THIS COURSE TAUGHT AT MILLS CAMPUS



This is an advanced Spanish composition course in which students will develop writing skills in Spanish while learning the basic principles of journalistic style. Students will read Spanish newspaper, magazine, and internet articles to become familiarized with the different journalistic genres (news reports, interviews, editorials, reviews, etc) and practice oral skills through class presentations. These discussions, along with assigned readings, will serve as a basis for grammar reviews, vocabulary exercises and editing practice, along with discussions of the journalistic genres. As part of the course, students will have the opportunity to contribute to, edit, and design the Spanish School weekly, EL CALIFORNIO. (1 unit)



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