SPAN6505B-L09
Adv Academic Writing
Advanced Spanish Writing
The course aims at developing students academic writing skills through the understanding of key concepts of discourse analysis such as reference, cohesion, and coherence. A variety of text types will be analyzed in class. Rethoric devices such as argumentation, hypothesis, and exposition will be presented and practiced through writing tasks, with group work integrated into the course. Special attention will be given to the articulation of class activities with the requirements of other courses at the same level. (1 unit).
Required texts: Estrella Montolío (coord), Manual Práctico de Escritura Académica, vol. II (Barcelona: Editorial Ariel, 2002. ISBN: 84-344-2868-7); material in electronic form on Segue; standard Spanish-English Dictionary (recommended: Oxford).
Recommended text: Diccionario de la lengua española (Madrid: Real Academia Española, 2 vols).
The course aims at developing students academic writing skills through the understanding of key concepts of discourse analysis such as reference, cohesion, and coherence. A variety of text types will be analyzed in class. Rethoric devices such as argumentation, hypothesis, and exposition will be presented and practiced through writing tasks, with group work integrated into the course. Special attention will be given to the articulation of class activities with the requirements of other courses at the same level. (1 unit).
Required texts: Estrella Montolío (coord), Manual Práctico de Escritura Académica, vol. II (Barcelona: Editorial Ariel, 2002. ISBN: 84-344-2868-7); material in electronic form on Segue; standard Spanish-English Dictionary (recommended: Oxford).
Recommended text: Diccionario de la lengua española (Madrid: Real Academia Española, 2 vols).
- Term:
- Summer 2009, LS 6 Week Session
- Location:
- McCardell Bicentennial Hall 405 MBH 405
- Schedule:
- 12:00pm-12:59pm on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday (Jun 29, 2009 to Aug 14, 2009)
- Type:
- Lecture
- Instructors:
- Mercedes Fernandez Isla
- Subject:
- Spanish
- Department:
- Spanish (& Portuguese UG)
- Division:
- Language School
- Requirements Fulfilled:
- Language & Stylistics
- Levels:
- Undergraduate, Non-degree, Graduate
- Availability:
- View availability, prerequisites, and other requirements.
- Course Reference Number (CRN):
- 60180
- Subject Code:
- SPAN
- Course Number:
- 6505
- Section Identifier:
- B