SPAN 304: Intro To Hispanic Literature
Conducted in Spanish, the course introduces the principles of literary analysis, based on reading and discussion of Hispanic literary texts. Includes fiction, drama, essay, and poetry from Spain and Spanish America.
Course Narrative
Span 304: Intro to Hispanic Literature. I took this class with Professor Christine Fernandez during the fall of 2017. This is one of the hardest classes that I have taken here at CSUMB. First, it was taught entirely in Spanish and being that literature is a difficult subject matter for me to begin with, being taught in Spanish made it exponentially more challenging. Initially, taking this class made me doubt my decision to become a Spanish major. Those first couple weeks of class were excruciating. I had a hard time keeping up with the reading and I only understood about 80% of what Professor Fernandez was saying. As the semester progressed, I found my groove and came to enjoy the narratives, poetry, and theater that we examined during the course. By the end of the class, I was able to understand 98% of class discussions (so my Spanish improved, too!) and I earned an A. This class gave me an appreciation for Hispanic culture by examining the literary works that have been produced by Hispanic authors since the Middle Ages. Now I’m not intimidated by the idea of picking up Bendígame Última and trying to read it.
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