| 08 | M-W---- | 2:30P-3:50P | January Hall / 10A | Linhard | May 4 2020 3:30PM - 5:30PM | 20 | 22 | 0 |
| Desc: | PODCASTS AND OTHER STORIES: FROM ORAL TRADITIONS TO RADIO AMBULANTE. This class centers on podcasts in Spanish as a news source, a form of entertainment, and as an art form that follows specific conventions. In addition to listening and working with a variety of podcasts in Spanish, students will acquire a skill set that will enable them to create an original podcast episode in Spanish. Students will refine their oral proficiency, hone their research skills, acquire a more profound understanding of current events (and the historic circumstances that led to them) in the Spanish-speaking world, and experiment with different narrative strategies. Certain grammar points will be reviewed based on reading and listening assignments and on issues discussed in class. For their final project students will collaborate on the production of an original podcast episode, which will require substantial research and work with primary and secondary sources in Spanish. The course will begin with a more individual approach to oral narratives and then, week by week, students will build up their vocabulary, their confidence speaking Spanish in public, and skills that range from low- to more high-tech storytelling techniques. We will begin the semester listening and telling stories about identity, family, and belonging, and then move to other topics, focusing specifically (yet not extensively) on three areas: the politics of memory, public health, and immigration. We will discuss different podcasts and related readings each week, and each section of the course concludes with a short oral presentation. Grades will be based on participation, oral presentations, writing assignments, occasional quizzes, and the final project. |
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| Actions: | | Books | | Syllabus | | Syllabi are provided to students to support their course planning; refer to the syllabus for constraints on use. |
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