Advanced to Superior Spanish Grammar and Writing

A. SPAN 601 is a grammar and writing course that targets Superior level functions, such as analysis and argumentation.B. SPAN 601 is designed to foster the transition from Advanced to Superior level writing ability as defined by the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Language (i.e., descriptions, narrations, and expositions to essays consisting of analyses and argumentation) in Spanish. Multiple readings on topics of current and general interest (education, immigration/multiculturalism, gender/the family, power/politics, communication, nature/technology and science) are analyzed to serve as models for assignments consisting of brief but formal academic papers. SPAN 601 also emphasizes Superior level grammar, linguistic functions, and stylistic and rhetorical conventions.C. Six 600-750 word papers due each week.Midterm and Final Examinations.One 2,000 word paper, due at the end of the semester.