SPAN 350Advanced Conversation

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This course focuses on current and relevant topics that engage students in dynamic conversations and discussions. To facilitate discussions, instructors use input from different kinds of textual and audiovisual material, such as literary texts, news, articles, blogs, podcasts, pictures, videos, short films, etc. Grammar, vocabulary, and pronunciation will be reviewed in the context of specific communicative needs. Students in this class will have the opportunity to learn more about the language and enhance their oral communication, through conversations with Colombian students from the Instituto Caro y Cuervo specializing in Spanish pedagogy. This class is intended for students who are in the need of practicing their oral communication skills. PREREQUISITES: 241, 249, 250, 251, equivalent, or permission of instructor.