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dc.contributor.authorGroeger, Margaritaen_US
dc.coverage.temporalSpring 2002en_US
dc.date.issued2002-06
dc.identifier21F.711-Spring2002
dc.identifierlocal: 21F.711
dc.identifierlocal: IMSCP-MD5-16d764a18d7c9e0e25d69e9f4527373a
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/36335
dc.description.abstractSubject designed as a logical complement to Advanced Reading and Writing in Spanish. Unlike 21F.713, which focuses primarily on literary language, subject focuses on expository and journalistic writing that examines the social and cultural impact of science and technology in Hispanic societies. Topics considered are: family structure and community, personal identity, gender relations, relationship to natural world, value systems and religion, education and work-life. Ethical implications of technological decision-making also discussed. Improves oral and written skills through discussions of audiovisual materials, simulations, interviews, guided compositions, regular journal writing, and participation on an online forum. Readings include: journalistic reports, essays, and literary selections offering diverse perspectives. Taught in Spanish. From the course home page: Course Description En este curso el estudiante perfeccionará su comunicación oral y escrita mediante el estudio y la discusión de temas relacionados al impacto social y cultural de la ciencia y la tecnología en ciertas sociedades hispanas. Algunos de los temas que se considerarán son los efectos de los cambios tecnológicos en la estructura familiar y comunitaria, en las relaciones entre los sexos, en la identidad personal y cultural, en el mundo natural y en los sistemas de valores, la religión, la educación y el trabajo. También se examinarán y compararán diversas actitudes hacia la innovación tecnológica y científica tal como se expresan en los medios de comunicación, los debates públicos, la literatura y el arte de las sociedades hispanas. Las ramificaciones éticas de las decisiones tecnológicas también se discutirán.en_US
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dc.subjectspanishen_US
dc.subjectforeign languageen_US
dc.subjectconversationen_US
dc.subjectwritingen_US
dc.subjectliteratureen_US
dc.subjectcultureen_US
dc.subjecttechnological changeen_US
dc.subjectsocietyen_US
dc.subjecthispanicen_US
dc.subjectgender relationsen_US
dc.subjectidentityen_US
dc.subjectreligion educationen_US
dc.subjectcommunityen_US
dc.subjectmediaen_US
dc.subjectethicsen_US
dc.subjectlatin americaen_US
dc.subjectwestern europeen_US
dc.subjectspainen_US
dc.subjectcentral americaen_US
dc.subjectsouth americaen_US
dc.title21F.711 Advanced Spanish Conversation and Composition, Spring 2002en_US
dc.title.alternativeAdvanced Spanish Conversation and Compositionen_US
dc.typeLearning Object
dc.contributor.departmentMassachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Foreign Languages and Linguistics


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