Teaching Spanish Thru Literature and Film

Catalog description

A practical approach to the use of Hispanic films and literary texts for Spanish language instruction. The course prepares secondary teachers as well as college instructors to integrate film and literature as relevant tools in the Spanish classroom. Main goals include: 1) to expose students to the histories and cultures of the Spanish-speaking world , 2) to make use of film and literary texts as tools for practicing essential skills related to learning a foreign language, 3) to instruct students in the pedagogical principles and research that guide the use of film and literary texts as tools for learning a foreign language.