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21G.703

Spanish III

4-0-8 units. HASS-H · Undergraduate

Aims at consolidation and expansion of skills in listening comprehension, speaking, reading, and writing. Uses short stories and other readings, films, music, and Web projects (including a multimedia exchange with students in Spain) to study issues of historical and current interest in Hispanic culture. Limited to 18 per section.

Spring 2006

This course is the first intermediate-level course in Spanish, with a focus on grammar review, additional vocabulary, writing of essays in Spanish and enhancement of cultural awareness. Group activities and projects, and conversation are emphasized. There are detailed simulation activities, readings about literature and art from Latin America and Spain, activities with music videos and interviews, and viewings of recent films such as _El espinazo del diablo_, _Juana la loca_, and _María llena eres de gracia_. Students also participate in the MITUPV Exchange [project](/courses/21g-703-spanish-iii-spring-2006/pages/projects), a multimedia-centered Web site that deals with university life at MIT, the Universidad Politécnica de Valencia in Spain, and other universities.

Readings

  • Sandstedt, Lynn A., Ralph Kite, and John G. Copeland. Literatura y arte: Intermediate Spanish . 8th ed. Boston, MA: Thomson/Heinle, 2004. ISBN: 0838457819.
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  • Gill, Mary McVey, Brenda Wegmann, and Teresa Méndez-Faith. En contacto: Gramática en acción . 7th ed. Boston, MA: Thomson/Heinle, 2003. ISBN: 003034722X.
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  • 3 · Gramática , capítulo 1.
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  • 4 · Lit. y arte , Unidad 1.
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  • 5 · Gramática , capítulo 2.
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  • 7 · Lit. y arte , Unidad 2.
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  • 8 · Gramática , capítulo 3.
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  • 11 · Lit. y arte , Unidad 3.
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  • 15 · Gramática , capítulo 4.
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  • 16 · Gramática , capítulo 5.
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  • 21 · Lit. y arte , Unidad 4.
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  • 23 · Gramática , capítulo 6.
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  • 24 · Gramática , capítulo 7.
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  • 26 · Lit. y arte , Unidad 5, solamente la introducción y la sección sobre el arte.
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  • 28 · Lit. y arte , Unidad 6. (¡Ojo! Este cuento es difícil; trate de encontrar referencias a la Biblia judeocristiana.)
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  • 33 · Gramática , capítulo 8.
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  • 34 · Gramática , capítulo 9, solamente la introducción y la sección sobre el arte.
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  • 37 · Lit. y arte , Unidad 7.
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  • 38 · Gramática , capítulo 10.
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  • 39 · Lit. y arte , Unidad 8.
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  • 40 · Gramática , capítulo 11.
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  • 41 · Lit. y arte , Unidad 9.
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  • 42 · Gramática , capítulo 12.
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  • 43 · Lit. y arte , Unidad 10. También, Unidad 11, p. 160-164.
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Prerequisites & course information

Subject meets with 21G.753 Prereq: 21G.702 or permission of instructor U (Fall, Spring) 4-0-8 units. HASS-H

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