SPAN 3348 - Spanish Civilization and Culture

• Acquires information relating to cultural traditions and issues, synthesizes and examines findings in original essays and cites references correctly in accordance with MLA guidelines.
• Demonstrates culturally acceptable behavior (including suitable registers of language) to be used in a variety of socioeconomic settings.
• The successful student: recognizes, and interprets the significance of, the most commonly cited cultural references (such as landmarks, works of art and literature, historical events and figures, traditions and customs).
• Analyzes cultural products and social practices in a detailed manner using frameworks established in disciplines related to coursework in modern languages, such as linguistics, literature, cinema, and cultural studies.
• Comprehends and takes notes on short lectures by the professor in the target language.
• Evaluates references and social contexts of the target cultures from his or her own perspective in class discussions and in writing.
• Understands the complexity of messages transmitted by these references, and appreciates that cultural statements and images may be inherently ambiguous.