The Sounds of Spanish

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Through a cross-linguistic approach, students reflect on the major phonetic and phonological differences between Spanish and American English in order to promote awareness and thus development of their second language pronunciation. Students will also analyze authentic and meaningful audiovisual materials, which will expose them to major geographical, social and contextual varieties of Spanish-speaking communities. Finally, following a sociolinguistic approach, students reflect on the relationship between phonetic/phonological variation and the formation, development and perception of social and cultural identities; as well as on the development of their own identity as adult speakers of a second language. Prerequisite: three courses from the following: SPA 302 , SPA 307 , SPA 309 , SPA 310 , SPA 312 , SPA 322 , SPA 323 , SPA 325 , SPA 332 , SPA 333 , SPA 335 . Offered Occasionally.