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  • MLSP 336: Spanish Conversation

    3.00 Credits
    East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

    Through intensive, guided practice, this course aims to raise a student's spoken proficiency from the intermediate to the advanced level. Course resources include formal and informal texts from across the Spanish-speaking world, focusing on contemporary issues and using digital media for all kinds. A global, intercultural approach is taken. Examples of some of the themes covered are power and politics, the influence of mass media and technology, and current events. This is a required course for all MLSP majors, however, Heritage speakers should take MLSP 316/Spanish for Heritage Speakers, rather than this course; consult the department for guidance. Prerequisite:    MLSP215
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  • MLSP 401: Readings in Spanish Literature

    3.00 Credits
    East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

    Students undertake analytical readings of selected works of Spanish literature and engage in critical discussions of them. The course proceeds chronologically, beginning with a short introduction to the Latin roots of Castilian, and providing historical context for subsequent literary movements and writers as they are taken up. Each student will also engage in more focused research and writing on some aspects of the course material covered. Prerequisite:    MLSP310 AND MLSP315
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  • MLSP 402: Readings in Spanish-American Literature

    3.00 Credits
    East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

    Students undertake analytical readings of selected works of Spanish-American literature and engage in critical discussions of them. The course proceeds chronologically, beginning with a short introduction to indigenous literary compositions, and providing historical context for subsequent Spanish-language movements and writers as they are taken up. Each student will also engage in more focused research and writing on some aspect of the course material covered. Prerequisite:    MLSP215 AND MLSP310
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  • MLSP 408: Medical Spanish

    3.00 Credits
    East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

    Medical Spanish is designed for working medical professionals (or those soon entering that field) who already possess high intermediate-through-advanced Spanish proficiency. The course focuses extensively on expanding and deepening medical vocabulary, essential grammatical structures, and the cultural subtleties needed to interact effectively with Hispanic patients. Understanding the sociocultural framework of Spanish-speaking patients will be a critical part of the course. Class time will be based on homework practice, and will focus on situational dialogues that model typical conversations found in a variety of healthcare settings. Students will improve the accuracy and breadth of their medically-oriented Spanish, enabling more effective interactions, such as eliciting a medical history, comprehending Spanish descriptions of symptoms, and bridging communication among a patient, her/his family, and the medical institution. The development of useful Spanish conversational skills in a medical context will be the paramount course objective. Prerequisites: Departmental determination of (1) Spanish proficiency (minimum: Int. High on ACTFL scale) and (2) appropriate medical training via professional background or academic coursework.
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  • MLSP 410: Caribbean Liter and Culture

    3.00 Credits
    East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

    This course examines the literary, cultural, historical and social traditions of the Hispanophone Caribbean, which includes the Antillean and continental nations sharing the Caribbean Sea and coastlines. The course also takes the cultural productions of Caribbean diaspora communities in the US and elsewhere. Emphasis is given to the major literary and social works from the Colonial period to the present. Prerequisite:    MLSP310 AND MLSP315
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  • MLSP 411: Cuban Literature & Culture

    3.00 Credits
    East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

    This course explores how historical, political and social changes in Cuba are represented in Cuban literature and culture from the colonial era to the present. Using literature, music and visual arts, key moments integral to the development of the Cuban nation, as well as Cuban and Cuban diasporic identity, are examined. Prerequisites: MLSP 215 or 310; or departmental permission
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  • MLSP 421: Spanish Golden Age Literature

    3.00 Credits
    East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

    This course includes reading and analysis of key literary works of the Spanish Golden Age, with contextual study of medieval and humanist influences upon authors of that period. Prerequisite:    MLSP310 AND MLSP315
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  • MLSP 423: Mexican Literature

    3.00 Credits
    East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

    This course is an intensive study of prose literature which has appeared in Mexico since the Revolution. Reading and discussion of major works by Paz, Rulfo, Azuela, Yanez, Fuentes, and Ruben Romero are included. This course is offered on demand. Prerequisite:    MLSP310
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  • MLSP 425: Latin American Short Story

    3.00 Credits
    East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

    This course examines the development of the modern short story in Latin America from its nineteenth-century roots through several twentieth-century phases and into its present forms. Relevant theory and sociocultural context will accompany the study of this literature. Prerequisite:    MLSP310 AND MLSP401 OR MLSP402 OR MLSP444 OR MLSP445
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  • MLSP 426: Twentieth Century Spanish Drama

    3.00 Credits
    East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

    Students undertake readings of works by Valle-Incln, Casona, Garca Lorca, Buero Vallejo, Sastre and other major playwrights of Modern Spain. This dramatic production is viewed through literary and sociopolitical lens, with each work set against key historical and cultural events of its time. Prerequisite:    MLSP310
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