SP 317A,318A - Short Fiction of Latin America;Central America, Mexico, the Caribbean I and II each

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Merrimack College

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A reading of serious contemporary fiction (short stories, novellas, short novels) of major writers such as Asturias, Carpentier, Ferre, Fuentes, Rulfo, Lezama Lima, etc. As these texts are often a real challenge to readers whose native language is not Spanish, considerable time will be devoted to development of strategies in reading for comprehension and content. The instructor will discuss the situation in the modern period of the nation of the writer under discussion. Frequent discussion of problems, brief written reports, oral readings and reports, written translations will be assigned. Prerequisite: SP 302A or an adequate reading knowledge of Spanish. Fulfills a requirement towards a major or minor in Spanish. Satisfies the humanities distribution requirement. Three hours a week.

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.merrimack.edu

Phone Number:

(978) 837-5000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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