Contemporary Hispanic Culture Through Film: A Collaborative Student Project Through Blogs, and…

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This third-year course taught entirely in Spanish introduces students to several Hispanic films and cultures. Students should demonstrate high intermediate to advanced Spanish linguistic skill levels. This course will explore contemporary cinematographic modes of representing class, race, gender, culture, aesthetics, and ideology in Hispanic countries. The course will also introduce Web 2.0 (blogs, wikis, podcast, RSS feed, discussion groups) via individual and group projects. This highly motivating context will significantly improve student listening comprehension and conversations skills, their understanding of cultural differentiation, and their critical thinking.