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Have you taken 2-3 years of Spanish in high school, or 2 semesters in college? Are you looking for a great class to use towards your Gen Ed Humanities requirement? Also, this class may be perfect for students who received the "Illinois Seal of Biliteracy" and want to continue their language study (ask us for placement advice). You will review grammar points, practice your Spanish in conversation and composition, and broaden your understanding of the cultures of the Spanish-speaking world. Honors section available: WLS 2291G Intermediate Spanish I Honors (4 credits)

Have you taken 3-4 years of Spanish in high school, or 3 semesters in college? Are you looking for a great class to use towards your Gen Ed Humanities requirement? Also, this class may be perfect for students who received the "Illinois Seal of Biliteracy" and want to continue their language study (ask us for placement advice). You will review grammar points, practice your Spanish in conversation and composition, and broaden your understanding of the cultures of the Spanish-speaking world. Note: Taking this class plus 4 more upper-division WLS courses (12 credits) completes a Spanish minor. Honors section available: WLS 2292G Intermediate Spanish II Honors (4 credits)

An introduction to practical and theoretical relations between film and literature.” In this course, we will study a variety of film and literary approaches to and appropriations of real-life social and political incidents that had a profound impact on the body politic. We will encounter historical moments, novels, poetry, and films from around the world (specifically, for this course, in the U.S., Mexico, Chile, Colombia, Argentina, and Britain) in order to study how different practitioners of literature and film work to explore and make sense of human experience during times of personal or national difficulty

An analysis of the imperial systems and cultural hybrids that shaped conceptions of "Latin America" until independence. The course covers a broad spectrum of pre-Columbian development and how it affected the evolution of European settlement patterns and borderland regions. Particularly, it emphasizes the experiences of Indigenous and Afro-descendant individuals and the ways they challenged forced labor regimes and white supremacist racial hierarchies. Ultimately, this course shows the impact of hemispheric and Atlantic connections on the development of nationalisms in sites formerly colonized by Spain and Portugal.

 

 

On Demand. Individual study of a topic of the student’s choice under the direction of a faculty member approved by the Chairperson of the Latin American & Latinx Studies (Dr. Vanesa Landrus, vmlandrus@eiu.edu). The student must submit and receive approval of a detailed study plan prior to central registration. Prerequisites: Enrollment in the Latin American & Latinx Studies minor; consent of supervising faculty member and permission of the Chairperson of the Latin American & Latinx Studies program.

This interdisciplinary course introduces students of all backgrounds to the contributions to society made by people from the United States with roots in Latin America.  You will explore Latinx creative expressions, such as literature, musical theater, and cultural studies, in their historical contexts across national backgrounds.

 

Our class discussions will also highlight the living legacies of Latinx cultures in the US—in artistic innovations, languages, foodways, scholarship, and public life.  Our thoughtful engagement with these traditions will reveal the beauty, variety, and complexity of Latinx communities in our country.  Join us in this celebration of an important part of our country’s heritage!

Perfect your understanding of Spanish grammar while increasing your vocabulary, reading and listening comprehension, and overall command of the language, through intensive in-class written practice and oral communication. The course will incorporate audiovisual and textual material from various countries across the Spanish-speaking world. Language of instruction will be Spanish.

 

 

Read texts and watch films from every corner of Latin America as you expand your vocabulary and strengthen your listening, reading, speaking and writing skills. Course conducted in Spanish.

 

 

Have you had 4 or more years of Spanish in high school (or 4semesters in college)? In this course, you will develop your conversational skills and pronunciation. You will learn to express your opinion on a variety of intriguing and current topics. Language of instruction will be Spanish.

Is Argentina more European than Latin American—or something entirely its own?
This course explores Argentina’s rich, complex, and dynamic culture shaped by a unique blend of European and Latin American traditions. Students examine how gaucho roots, Spanish colonialism, and mass European immigration came together to create an expressive, dramatic, and deeply connected national identity. Through music, film, food, sports, literature, and history, the course moves from the streets of Buenos Aires to the rural pampas, examining how culture, politics, and identity continue to shape Argentina today. Course conducted in Spanish.

 

 

 

Have you taken 2-3 years of Spanish in high school, or 2 semesters in college? Are you looking for a great class to use towards your Gen Ed Humanities requirement? Also, this class may be perfect for students who received the "Illinois Seal of Biliteracy" and want to continue their language study (ask us for placement advice). You will review grammar points, practice your Spanish in conversation and composition, and broaden your understanding of the cultures of the Spanish-speaking world. Honors section available: WLS 2291G Intermediate Spanish I Honors (4 credits)

Have you taken 3-4 years of Spanish in high school, or 3 semesters in college? Are you looking for a great class to use towards your Gen Ed Humanities requirement? Also, this class may be perfect for students who received the "Illinois Seal of Biliteracy" and want to continue their language study (ask us for placement advice). You will review grammar points, practice your Spanish in conversation and composition, and broaden your understanding of the cultures of the Spanish-speaking world. Note: Taking this class plus 4 more upper-division WLS courses (12 credits) completes a Spanish minor. Honors section available: WLS 2292G Intermediate Spanish II Honors (4 credits)

On Demand. Individual study of a topic of the student’s choice under the direction of a faculty member approved by the Chairperson of the Latin American & Latinx Studies (Dr. Vanesa Landrus, vmlandrus@eiu.edu). The student must submit and receive approval of a detailed study plan prior to central registration. Prerequisites: Enrollment in the Latin American & Latinx Studies minor; consent of supervising faculty member and permission of the Chairperson of the Latin American & Latinx Studies program.

Have you had 4 or more years in high school (or 4 semesters in college)? In this course, you will develop your conversational skills and pronunciation. You will learn to express your opinion on a variety of intriguing and current topics!

 

Is your major in Health Sciences, Psychology, CDS, or related fields? Are you maybe a Spanish minor? This class could be perfect for you. It is a third-year Spanish course focused on the vocabulary and grammar needed by health care practitioners and professionals in allied fields to communicate with the Spanish-speaking community, taking into account its unique concerns, to support a culturally competent practice

In this class, students are going to learn about major theatrical movements in Latin America;

analyze literary works from many countries using technical vocabulary in Spanish; identity major authors from Latin America and Spain; use MLA database to locate critical works; distinguish between and use primary sources and secondary works on theatre and Twentieth Century Latin American literature; and memorize and perform shot plays in front of an audience.

 

 

An introduction to the experiences of peoples of Latin American and Hispanic Caribbean descent in the United States from the sixteenth century through the present that emphasizes the influence of immigration, imperialism, racialization, and community building processes. We will analyze how Latine peoples adjust, integrate, assimilate, resist, and adapt to the political, economic, and social conditions that define their surroundings.

 

An analysis of the geopolitical phenomena and social movements that occurred in Latin America from independence to the present. We will center questions related to the impact of colonial legacies and foreign exploitation in the development of inequalities in the region. Ultimately, this course shows the impact of hemispheric and transnational connections in the development of national and regional identities in nations formerly colonized by Spain and Portugal

An introduction to Latin American and Latinx literatures in their sociocultural and historical contexts, with emphasis on such writers as Anzaldúa, Borges, Cisneros, García Márquez, Machado, Mistral, Neruda, Paz.