2014-2015 Academic Catalog 
    
    Mar 29, 2024  
2014-2015 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

SPAN 117 - Field Work in the Latino Community


Offers an opportunity to work in an agency or project serving the Latino community in Worcester (the bilingual school program, Casa de la Comunidad, Worcester Legal Services, etc.). Advisers supervise the student work. Students keep a journal on the experience in which they examine language, culture and related problems of the bilingual community. Students read works of Latino literature and write short papers in Spanish. Weekly meetings with instructor.

Prerequisites: Proficiency in Spanish; successful completion of course work in the field or fields related to the specific project area; seniors only/permission of instructor. Offered for credit, but is not graded.

Anticipated Terms Offered: Offered every year.

Placement Guidelines
Please visit the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures for the language placement guidelines.