Spanish: First Level Spanish (SPAN-300)
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Course Description
Three class periods. During the fall term, students read short stories, testimonies, and poems of diverse Hispanic traditions that explore notions of family, individual and collective identities, and personal and social relationships. These texts also serve as structural and thematic models to various written exercises (a short autobiographical essay, a fictional personal letter, and a significant anecdote) and other class activities.
The primary objective of the winter term is to expose students to a challenging and sophisticated literary text, Crónica de una Muerte Anunciada (Chronicle of a Death Foretold), by G. García Márquez, while enforcing their structural skills and communicative competence through a series of grammar, vocabulary, and comprehension exercises based on the novel.
In the spring, students read Las Bicicletas Son Para el Verano (Bicycles Are for Summer) and a play about the Spanish Civil War by a contemporary Spanish playwright, and then perform selected scenes from this work.
Steps in the Research Process
Begin your research with an understanding of the process
Get an Overview with Reference Sources
Below are some Reference Books in the Garver Room
REF 973.04 EN194 Encyclopedia Latina : history, culture, and society in the United States REF 973 H62 The Hispanic-American almanac : a reference work on Hispanics in the United States REF 973.91 AM35R v.10 American decades primary sources 1990-1999
Suggested Keywords or Subjects via Catalog Search
Try the following terms for your search:
- Ethnic, Culture, Linguistic
- Hispanic heritage
- Language acquisition
- Cultural assimilation
- Bilingualism--Latin America.
- Bilingualism--United States.
- Hispanic Americans -- Social conditions.
- Hispanic Americans -- Economic conditions.
- Hispanic American women -- Psychology.
Library Catalog
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Recommended Databases for Further Research
Access to Full Text Periodicals and other reference sources is available through the following subscription databases:
La Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos World Book in Spanish
Informe Revistas en Español
Lexis-Nexis Search today's news, or glance back more than 20 years
JStor A full text collection of scholarly journals, many going back to the first issue.
Cambridge Collections Online on the Latin American
Phillips Academy A to Z Databases
Selected Internet Resources
Internet Public Library Newspapers from around the world.
Boston Public Library Enciclopedia Universal en Espanol. (Note: To access to BPL's electronic resources, you will need to sign up an BPL's e-Card.
The Library of Congress's Portals to the World Recursos en Español
San Antonio Public Library
What Are Primary Sources and How to Find Them
A primary source is a document that shows direct, immediate or firsthand knowledge of a subject or event. It is a document written at the time or on the scene where an event occurred. The following are examples of primary sources:
- Autobiographies
- Diaries/Journals
- Letters
- Speeches
- Government Documents
- Travel Accounts
- Manuscripts
For more explaination, you may click Primary Sourceor ask our librarians for further help.
How to Build Up Your Bibliography
First, know what style your teacher asks you to use, then click the link Citing Sources to learn how to use them via samples given. Remember, even images and maps need to be cited! So, start your project early to avoid plagiarism.
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