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short novel and two playsserve as the centerpiecefor class discussion ofHispanic literature andculture. Seeded ll1 thereadings lS grammarlearned and reviewedwithin an authentic,communicativeformat.Throughout the year,students write frequent,short response papers andtake frequent oral exams.At the end of each semester,students give exhibitions in which they demonstratethe working knowledge and skills they have developed.Texts: Couch et al., Una vez mas; Samaniego et al., jDime'Pasaporte a! Mundo XXI; and Schmitt, Schaum's OutLineof Spanish Grammar.S IVConducted in Spanish, this course offers a study of topicsin the Hispanic world, using sources such as short stories,periodicals, essays and films about Latin America. Thiscourse also dedicates a substantial amount of time to arigorous reinforcement of grammatical structures andcorrect usage of the language in its spoken and writtenforms. Grammatical study emphasizes the written andoral usage of all verb tenses, especially the subjunctiveand the past tenses, and problematic prepost " tions.Ado Ps LMtjUA.jeConducted in Spanish, this course provides studentswith a larger context for the literature of Latin Americawhich they have begun to read in their lower-levelcourses. While the course begins with a study of pre­Colombian civilizations, its primary focus is on thetwentieth century and current events in Latin America.Topics include the political importance of the MexicanMuralism movement, therise of dictatorships in LatinAmerica, the role of womenmresistance movements,particularly in Chile andArgentina, the involvementof the United States in LatinAmerica, and the age ofrevolution in Latin America.The course ends with a majorpaper and oral presentationon a subject of the student'schoice. In conjunction withthe study of Latin America,students prepare for the Advanced Placement SpanishLanguage Exanl by reviewing grammar and vocabularyinterspersed throughout lessons, class discussions, readingsand oral exams. Texts: Couch et al., Una vez mas;Gabriel Garda Marquez, Cinco Maestros and EL coronetno tiene quien [e escriba. Films: La Historia O.ficia[; Kissof the Spider Woman; Ivfissing; The Mission; Romero; andSalvador. Prerequisite: Completion of Spanish IV; orcon'lpletion of Spanish III with a teacher recommendation.H Atdlwrr oj the TwentidkCefUu,yyThis college-level course is the culmination of five yearsof the students' development of bilingualism in listening,speaking, reading and writing and their ability touse the language to understand the Hispanic worldviewthrough the intensive study of Hispanic literature.Students read major literary works of Federico GardaLorca,Jorge Luis Borges, Ana Maria Matute, Miguel deUnamuno Isabel Allende, Laura Esquivel and GabrielGarcia Marquez. In addition to readings and numerousresponse papers, at the end of each semester studentspresent a literary commentary on one of the majorworks they have studied. Prerequisite: Completion ofAP Spanish Language.62