Esbozos culturales introducción

In Esbozos culturales, you will be reading short selections on a wide variety of cultural topics — common architectural styles in Latin America, popular sports in the Spanish speaking world, famous figures from the world of art, music, film, and literature. You will also read about some aspects of culture such as typical university life and dating in both Latin America and Spain. In Esbozos culturales, you also will find readings about different Spanish speaking countries; these will provide you with a brief background of the countries, and give you some insight into just how diverse the Spanish speaking world is. Initially, your readings will be in English, but you will, little by little, begin to do the readings in Spanish, and by the end of the class, they will be almost entirely in Spanish. In this section, you will also be exposed to grammar and vocabulary that you will work to understand from context as there will be words, phrases and structures that you will not yet have mastered. In some cases, translations are provided, in others, you will be working from the context to understand the passage.

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN TO DO:

  • Describe Spanish culture, explain how Hispanic people greet each other in Latin America and Spain, and understand how the Spanish language has evolved over the centuries.

LEARNING ACTIVITIES

The learning activities for this section include:

Take time to complete all of the exercises and reflect on each of the readings in this section of the module.

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