This topic course will provide students with a general overview and a better understanding of the LGBTQA community/minority in the Hispanic World through a series of different artistic and cultural manifestations: politics, political linguistics, cinema, music, literature, painting, history, law and society.
The course will consist of four main thematic units. Each unit will have its own cultural content. These cultural aspects will be used not only for the correspondent cultural component of the course but also for the design of in-class and out-of-class grammar and vocabulary activities. The subtopics of each unit will be thematically related as well as the main movie, readings and songs selected. Students will be able to practice and improve their comprehension and listening skills while relating the language to the common thread: LGBTQA in the Hispanic World.
Intended Audience:
Important note regarding SPANISH 232: sections .015, .022, .030 .031, .037, .044, .045, .050, and .056 are special topics sections (Winter 2021). Please review the specific course descriptions before registering.
Class Format:
As a DC (Distance due to COVID) course, this course will be taught in a remote, synchronous mode. Enrolled students are expected to be available remotely during all scheduled class times via a platform such as Zoom, Blue Jeans, etc. This course will predominantly require daily synchronous participation from students via a platform such as Zoom, Blue Jeans, etc. During class, students will practice what they have learned at home and in previous remote sessions through communicative activities in small groups via Zoom, Blue Jeans, etc. Assessment format for this course will vary. Assessment will include synchronous and asynchronous assignments, individual and partner/group assignments, and assignments assessing reading, writing, listening, speaking in the target language. Assessments will also explore the concepts of cultural awareness and reflectivity.