Language & Literature Seminar (3 credits)
Practicum/Internship (3 credits)

This concentration focuses on the social, cultural, political, economic and religious issues of Latin America in the target language.  Students examine how Latin Americans view their neighbors to the north and around the world through conversations, conferences and related literature.  Presentations by invited speakers are delivered in Spanish, while all required readings and assignments are written in Spanish.  This concentration is designed to:

• Expand students' Spanish language skills through a seminar taught exclusively in Spanish, a practicum or trip in the Latin American context and the daily use of Spanish while living with a Costa Rican host family. 
• Examine Latin America through its literature, using it as a means to examine society and culture. 
• Meet and interact with prominent literary figures in the region.   
• Attend local theatrical and film productions.

This concentration is designed for Spanish language majors with a minimum of one year of college or university intermediate Spanish and one semester of advanced Spanish conversation and/or composition.

 Advanced Language & Literature Syllabus

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