Spanish Through Film

Course Description

Summary

Students in this course will continue to learn the Spanish language through an immersion in Latin American and Spanish films. While there will be some focus on stylistic nuances, script-writing, acting, dubbing, and directors’ biographies, it is expected that we will continue to develop sufficient linguistic ability to focus on cinematographic and social movements. A consideration, for instance, of national and regional identity, political violence, border crossing, intolerance, and gender identity, will drive the student-generated conversation. The course will provide specific and explicit support for the linguistic development necessary to communicate in increasingly complex ways, in both written and oral Spanish. This support will generally be student-driven, servicing the content, corroborating the hope that in confronting our own preconceived notions of the Spanish-speaking world we will simultaneously debunk those regarding how a language is taught. Conducted in Spanish. Introductory level.