SNC 301 - Conversation & Debate

Course unit(s): 1
Meets Explore Core requirement (students beginning Fall 2024 and later): IC
Prerequisite(s): SNC 204 - Hispanic Languages & Cultures .
This course is designed to enhance students’ fluency in Spanish by motivating them to speak about and debate topics related to Latin America and Spain. Through cultural readings, films, and other multi-media materials, students will enhance their ability to communicate in Spanish and broaden their perspective of the Spanish speaking world. This approach assumes that listening, speaking, and culture reinforce each other. Students will explore the diverse cultural tapestry of the Hispanic World and its peoples and the numerous connections between those cultures and their own. Through debate and discussion, students will have the opportunity to learn about, understand, and embrace multiple diverse cultural perspectives.
Class meetings will consist of a combination of communicative activities, such as pair and group work, that emphasize student preparation and participation. The class will be in person and conducted in Spanish.
Offered every semester.