Spanish Advanced Topics - Cinema

Spanish Cinema – Latin America, Spain, and beyond

This course is designed to help students expand their Spanish language proficiency and enrich their cultural understanding through a variety of films addressing relevant cultural and historical events in the target language. Students will watch and discuss a series of films produced in Latin America, Spain and the United States. There will be continued emphasis on improving communication skills through practicing conversation, listening comprehension, and more sophisticated writing. Using film as a guide, students will engage in a journey of exploration to better understand past and present Spanish-speaking communities and cultures. Students will discuss their ideas and opinions in class and make cross-cultural comparisons between these societies and communities in the United-States. Students will also learn about current film producers and directors from the Spanish-speaking world. These authentic sources will provide the opportunity for cultural reflection through the use of the Spanish language. Students will need to have a Netflix account for the class.