FFC Requirement(s)
Domestic Pluralism (DP), Speaking-Intensive
Course Description
This course is specifically oriented towards heritage speakers of the language - this is, those for whom Spanish is the predominant spoken language in the home. Students who enter this class will not necessarily have had a formal education in the language, but they must be native speakers of it. The course introduces, reiterates and fortifies the student's grammatical and compositional skills while refining his/her oral expression. The class is conducted exclusively in Spanish, and in addition to the requisite participation, there are a considerable number of writing, literary analysis and reinforcement assignments throughout the semester. The students also research the various dialects of Latin American, Peninsular as well as U.S. Spanish.