Complex literary texts and academic articles from diverse Spanish-speaking regions. Develops advanced comprehension, thematic analysis, and critical interpretation of nuanced stylistic devices.
Unidad de aprendizaje especializada de español médico y defensoría para estudiantes hispanohablantes nativos y de herencia. Se centra en el cuidado geriátrico, protocolos de enfermería, traducción médica, y mediación cultural en hogares de ancianos, culminando en un proyecto de abogacía comunitaria.
A specialized sequence for graduate students focused on decoding and synthesizing complex academic and technical texts in Spanish, covering article structure, syntax, argumentation, and data interpretation.
A comprehensive graduate-level sequence exploring the intersection of Spanish grammar and literary analysis. Students analyze the works of Boom and Post-Boom authors to master narrative timeframes, descriptive imagery, the subjunctive of uncertainty, and character voice, culminating in a formal literary critique.
Focuses on analyzing and producing public discourse in Spanish, covering op-eds, manifestos, speeches, and digital rhetoric with an emphasis on rhetorical strategies and ethics.
An advanced writing sequence for graduate students focusing on stylistics, narrative voice, and creative non-fiction in Spanish. Students analyze master works from Hispanic authors to develop a sophisticated personal voice and technical mastery of prose rhythm, irony, and sensory detail.
A comprehensive graduate-level sequence focused on mastering the formal register, syntactic complexity, and rhetorical traditions of academic Spanish for research and publication.
A graduate-level investigation into how migration, borders, and translation redefine the Spanish literary canon through the lens of transnational and comparative literature.
This advanced Spanish sequence explores the Latin American essay as a tool for identity construction and intellectual debate. Graduate students will analyze rhetorical strategies across two centuries, from Martí's 19th-century nation-building to contemporary decolonial theory.
An intensive workshop for graduate students exploring the evolution of Spanish poetic stylistics from the Golden Age to contemporary 'antipoesía'. The sequence focuses on the 'explication de texte' methodology, linking formal linguistic choices to historical and philosophical shifts.
This advanced seminar sequence explores the evolution of narrative structures in 20th and 21st-century Latin American literature. Graduate students analyze how authors like Borges, Cortázar, Rulfo, and Enríquez use stylistic innovation to critique power, history, and social reality.
This sequence for graduate students explores the evolution of Hispanic poetry from the late 19th century to the present. Students analyze the radical shifts in form and voice, from the aesthetic perfection of Modernismo to the deconstructive impulses of the Vanguardia and the ironic democratization of Anti-poetry. The unit culminates in a mastery-level 'explication de texte' where students demonstrate advanced analytical skills.
An advanced graduate-level sequence exploring how Afro-Latinx and Indigenous authors use Spanish as a tool of resistance, subverting colonial structures through testimonio, negrismo, and linguistic code-switching to represent marginalized worldviews.
A comprehensive diagnostic assessment suite designed for adult learners to determine their current Spanish proficiency level across reading, writing, listening, and speaking. The materials move from foundational basics to advanced structures to provide a clear placement for the learner.
A 45-minute introductory lesson on Afro-Hispanic literature for undergraduate students, exploring themes of identity, resistance, and cultural hybridity through the works of key authors like Nicolás Guillén and Nancy Morejón.
A festive reading comprehension lesson for 12th-grade Spanish students focusing on cultural aspects of Christmas and winter in Spanish-speaking countries. This lesson enhances vocabulary and cultural understanding through a detailed text and interactive discussion.
