Current Events & Conversation (SPA 373)

Term: 2017-2018 Academic Year Fall

Faculty

Lincoln C LambethShow MyInfo popup for Lincoln C Lambeth

lambeth@cofo.edu

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Personal Biography

BA in Spanish & Journalism, Indiana University, 1985 MA in Spanish linguistics, Indiana University, 1989 PhD in Spanish Literature, University of Florida, 2000 Dissertation title: "Science and Spanish Tradition Fused: Ramon y Cajal's Discursive Strategy in Reglas y consejos sobre investigacion cientifica: los tonicos de la voluntad." Present interests: Spanish cultural studies / Latinos in the United States / Textbook project: "A trabajar" (Spanish for occupations)

Description

Prerequisite: SPA 213. Intensive discussion of current events, especially from Hispanic countries, based on articles and videos from Spanish-language media. Students seek out news items to bring and present to the class for discussion. Special emphasis on vocabulary building. May be repeated once. Offered Occasionally