Course
Spanish Language and Culture in TV and Film
Name
FLI-3717AZ2
Available Classes
Not currently offered.
Description Course Outline Requirements Intended Audience More Details
Intended Audience
This course is designed for advanced Spanish language learners seeking to enhance vocabulary and grammar through contextualized learning. Students taking this course may be learning Spanish for employment, travel, or personal enrichment.
Description
Watching television programs and movies in Spanish is an excellent way to learn grammar and the subtleties of language that are often missing in traditional textbook-based courses. Whether you’re learning Spanish for business, travel, or personal enrichment, this course will enhance your vocabulary and deepen your understanding of Spanish-speaking countries and people. Each lesson contains a carefully chosen television episode or film clip accompanied by discussion and activities to improve comprehension. Instructional material may change based on the availability of resources. This course may be taken more than once.
Course Objectives
  1. make use of advanced grammar, vocabulary, and common expressions to discuss the content of Spanish television programs and movies.
  2. make use of advanced grammar, vocabulary, and common expressions to express opinions, make predictions, and evaluate outcomes.
  3. compare and contrast the culture of Spanish-speaking countries and people with one's culture of origin.
Outline of Instruction
  1. Introduction of media, vocabulary, preview activities.
  2. Topic analysis, use of stereotypes, review of future tense, conditional, and possessive pronouns, guided discussion.
  3. Topic analysis, historical significance, review of the subjunctive, guided discussion.
  4. Topic analysis, interpreting character traits and behavior, guided discussion.
  5. Topic analysis, expressing opinions, evaluating outcomes, guided discussion.
  6. Topic analysis, expressing opinions in writing and providing evidence from instructional content.
  7. Topic analysis, review of transitive and intransitive verbs, guided comprehension activities.
  8. Topic analysis, geographic influences, guided discussion.
Contact Hours
25
CEU's
2.5
Industry Standard, State, or National Certification
No
CE to CU Articulation
No
Prerequisites
Students taking this course should have a strong foundation in Spanish grammar and vocabulary that is clearly beyond the intermediate level. This class will be taught all or mostly in Spanish.
Text and Supplies Needed
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Clinical Site/Special Facilities
None.
Requirements for Successful Completion of this Course
  1. Attendance 90% or above
  2. Participation
Accreditation/Special Approval Requirements
None.
Intended Audience
This course is designed for advanced Spanish language learners seeking to enhance vocabulary and grammar through contextualized learning. Students taking this course may be learning Spanish for employment, travel, or personal enrichment.
Specific Industry or Business Support Needs
Industry or Job Titles Related to training Outcomes for Employment
  • N/A
Related Courses
  • Essential Spanish 1 - FLI-3717AU2
  • Essential Spanish 2 - FLI-3717AT2
  • Essential Spanish 3 - FLI-3717AX2
  • Essential Spanish 4 - FLI-3717AW2
  • Essential Spanish 5 - FLI-3717AV2
  • Beginning Conversational Spanish 1 - FLI-3717B1
  • Beginning Conversational Spanish 2 - FLI-3717D1
  • Intermediate Conversational Spanish I - FLI-3717AS2
  • Intermediate Conversational Spanish II - FLI-3717AY2
Course Contact Information
Community & Career Education Staff
cce@waketech.edu
919-532-5700