OLLI5010 - Spanish Short Stories [In-person at TUCC]
Course Description
Spanish Short Stories
Instructor: Phyllis Bailey
Day of Week: Thursday
Dates: Oct. 9 – Dec. 11
Time: 10:30 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Location: In-person at TUCC
Students must have at least two years of Spanish study from OLLI or another educational institution. This course is conducted entirely in Spanish. Each class begins with a Q&A session covering local and international news, as well as personal information. Students will read and discuss short stories from El Cuento Hispánico, edited by Edward J. Mullen and John F. Garganigo (McGraw Hill, any edition), or from online sources. The class also discusses episodes of Destinos, an audiovisual series about the Castillo family, accessible online. Students will research current information about a selected Spanish-speaking country on the internet. Additional materials include Noche Oscura en Lima, a graded Spanish reader available online, and Al Día, a weekly Spanish newspaper published in Philadelphia.
Maximum: 20
Instructor Bio: Phyllis Bailey holds a BA in Spanish from the University of Kentucky and an MS in education administration from the University of Pennsylvania. She served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Brazil and as an exchange teacher in Puerto Rico. Bailey taught Spanish for 33 years and was chair of the World Language Department at Central High School. She also taught algebra and ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages). Bailey has studied in Mexico, Spain, and France and has traveled extensively.
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