SPRING 2008 COURSE OFFERINGS
SPAN 512: ASSESSING FOREIGN LANGUAGE LEARNERS OF SPANISH
Professor Susan Mraz, ON-LINE
Designed exclusively for pre-service and in-service teachers of Spanish, this course will provide an in-depth study of assessment methods with emphasis on performance assessment, self assessment and achievement of National Standards. Conducted primarily in Spanish, it will
focus on assessment of Spanish language learners. This task-oriented course is organized into interactive discussion sessions with topics drawn from reading assignments, and weekly activities and discussions through which participant’s practice designing assessments and
accompanying rubrics, completing projects and portfolios, and applying self-assessment.
SPAN 515: CITIES OF LIGHTS & SHADOWS
Professor Simal, Friday – 6:00-9:00
This course focuses on contemporary Latin American narrative. Novels by several Latin American writers of the “boom” and “post-boom” eras will be read and analyzed in class. The class will have a seminar format. Students are expected to participate actively in class discussions and make one presentation during the semester. The course will include the reading of Latin American essayists on the topic of the urban development of writing in the area. Some of the topics that we will discuss will be the social contents of novels, the representation of space with respect to the development of characters and plots, and more specifically the psychology of the urban dweller in Latin American modern and post-modern settings.
SUMMER 2007 SCHEDULE
SPAN 502: TECHNOLOGY FOR THE SPANISH LANGUAGE CLASSROOM
Professor Susan Mraz, M-TH, July 2-August 2
This course, designed for pre-service and in-service teachers of Spanish as a foreign language, will acquaint participants with the many ways in which technology can be used to support and enhance the study of Spanish. It is assumed that participants will have basic word processing and Internet skills, as emphasis will be placed on more advanced functions including Power Point presentations and the design of web-based projects. Demonstrations and discussions of the use of overhead projectors, audio and videotapes/DVDs and language labs will also be included.
SPAN 550: SPAIN: BETWEEN PAST AND FUTURE
Staff, ON-LINE May 29th-July 12th
This interdisciplinary course introduces students to contemporary Spain. Topics include: literature, art, architecture, music, film, history, politics and society. The course explores Spain’s most salient 19th, 20th and 21st century social and cultural transformations. Advanced fluency in Spanish required. The course will prepare teachers to develop connections between course content and the Massachusetts National Standards for Foreign Language Learning. Prerequisite: Advanced fluency in Spanish is required.
SPRING 2007 COURSE OFFERINGS
SPAN 512: ASSESSING FOREIGN LANGUAGE LEARNERS OF SPANISH
Professor Susan Mraz, ON-LINE
SPAN 515: LATIN-AMERICAN FILM FOR SPANISH LANGUAGE CLASSROOM
Staff, TU - 5:00 - 8:00
SUMMER 2007 SCHEDULE
SPAN 502: TECHNOLOGY FOR THE SPANISH LANGUAGE CLASSROOM
Professor Susan Mraz, M-TH, July 2-August 2
SPAN 550: SPAIN: BETWEEN PAST AND FUTURE
Professor Jacobo Gutierrez, ON-LINE May 29th-July 12th
SPAN 597: SPANISH IN USE: AN INTRODUCTION TO PRAGMATICS
Professor Luis Alonso-Ovalle, TuTh 6:00-9:00 July 16th-August 23rd
Registration Info Line 617.287.7914 continuing.education@umb.edu or www.conted.umb.edu
For information about registration please contact Kathy FitzPatrick 617.287.7913.
For academic advising contact Professor Clara Estow, Certificate Program Director, Department of Hispanic Studies, Fourth Floor, Room 620, 617.287.7551.