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Courses with Costa Ricans at Veritas University - Winter 3 2009
Latin American Culture

48
Language Level: High Advanced
Latin American Culture [PHOT 305]
Language of Instruction: Spanish
Course taken with: Primarily Local Students
Veritas University (San José, Costa Rica)

Course Description

Area of Study

Courses with Locals

Hours & Credits

48

Hours of Instruction

3

Semester Credit Units

4

Quarter Credit Units

Prerequisites and Language Level

High Advanced
Prior to enrolling in courses at this language level, students must have completed or tested out of a minimum of five semesters (or seven quarters) of college-level Spanish at their home university in the U.S.

Overview

This course deals with the fundamental guidelines of Latin American thought through
the representative exponents of literary productions. This course evaluates Latin
America’s development from colonial time to the contemporary era emphasizing the
benefits of narratives as essential resources for the bringing about of cultural
reflection around the region with a construction of the students own imagination.