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Abdala Mesa, Yohainna

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  • Women in Literature Intermediality Memory and Space Literature, Music and Cultural Production Migration, Diaspora, Transnationalism Colombia, Caribbean, Latine Studies Intersectional and Transnational Narratives

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  • SPAN 2110 - Second-Year Spanish 1
    Primary Instructor - Fall 2019 / Spring 2022 / Fall 2022 / Fall 2023 / Fall 2024 / Spring 2025 / Fall 2025 / Spring 2026
    Grammar review. Emphasizes reading, writing, and speaking skills. Department enforced prerequisite: SPAN 1020 (min. grade C-). Degree credit not granted for this course and SPAN 2150.
  • SPAN 2120 - Second-Year Spanish 2
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2023 / Fall 2023 / Fall 2024 / Spring 2025 / Spring 2026
    Grammar review. Emphasizes reading, writing and speaking skills. Department enforced prerequisite: SPAN 2110 (min. grade C-). Degree credit not granted for this course and SPAN 2150.
  • SPAN 3002 - Advanced Spanish Conversation
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2020 / Fall 2020 / Fall 2025
    Focuses on refining fluency in both informal and formal discourse through group discussions, class work and individual and group presentations in order to prepare students for communication in professional settings. To that end, the materials used in the course will emphasize themes and problems relevant to the contemporary Hispanic world. This course is designed for Spanish majors, minors and students seeking state certification as instructors of Spanish. Degree credit not granted for this course and SPAN 3001.
  • SPAN 3010 - Advanced Rhetoric and Composition
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2020 / Spring 2021 / Fall 2021 / Spring 2022 / Fall 2022 / Spring 2023
    Designed to refine expository and argumentative writing in Spanish, this course will center around four main areas of study: culture, linguistics, sociopolitical and economic reality, and literature and criticism. A multi-draft process-based approach will guide the writing and revision of essays. Additionally, there will be a focus on grammar and lexical issues that are the most challenging for students at the third-year level.
  • SPAN 3100 - Literary and Cultural Analysis in Spanish
    Primary Instructor - Fall 2020 / Fall 2021 / Fall 2023
    Fosters critical thinking and the ability to discuss texts from a historical, sociological, ideological and formalistic viewpoint. Analyzes literary and cultural expressions from Latin America, Spain and the US Latino traditions in different genres, ranging from fiction to poetry, and media from the written word to cinema and other visual arts.
  • SPAN 3120 - Advanced Spanish Grammar
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2020
    Develops a deeper understanding of grammatical features of Spanish. Advancement of Spanish language skills and development of metalinguistic awareness is achieved through examination of grammar usage in both texts and spontaneous speech productions within communities.

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