SPA 202: Intermediate Spanish Language & Culture
Course Description
A combined study of language and culture including major social systems and themes of Hispanic culture.
Topics to explore:
- El Dia de los Muertos: Day of the Dead
- El noviazgo y la boda: Weddings
- La quinceanera: Fifteenth Birthday
- La Navidad: Christmas Celebrations
- El Ano Nuevo: New Year's Celebrations
- La Virgen de Guadalupe y su influence en la cultura mexicana: The virgin and her affect on Mexican Culture
- La Semana Santa: Holy Week
- La presencia de los hispanos en los Estados Unidos: Hispanics in the United States
- Spanglish: The impact of Spanish on English
- La Musica o un tipo de musica: Music and its influence in culture
- Pamplona: The bull run and fighting
- Dias feriadas de un pais de tu interes: Holidays in a country of your interest that influence the culture
- Las drogas: Drugs
- La inmigracion: Immigration
- La educacion: Education
- Los ninos Callejeros: Children on the street
- El Sincretismo: Syncretism
- Un grupo de indigenous en algun pais: Indigenous groups and their impact on culture
- La pobreza: Poverty
- La Revolucion: Revolution
