Introduction to Hispanic Culture: The Arts Course Description of Course

Introduction to Hispanic Culture: The Arts Course

DESCRIPTION OF COURSE

The Introduction to Hispanic Culture courses are classes for students interested in the culture and language but are not yet ready for the Spanish 1-5 sequence.

Culture shapes our view of the world. In this semester course, students will get an inside look at the culture of the people of the Spanishspeaking world. Students will explore culture through geography, art, music, television and film. This course is designed to build real-world skills for non-Spanish speaking students to familiarize themselves with cultural aspects of interest. Students will study cultural customs and necessary vocabulary in order to discuss the arts. Students may listen to radio programs, watch television programs and movies and view art. Students will also be able to exchange pleasantries with Spanish speakers. Helping students to acquire functional language to recognize and use will be part of what this course offers. No previous study of Spanish is needed.