OLLI101506 - 5 Cuentos Cortos y una Novela (5 Short Stories and a Novel) [Online via Zoom]
Course Description
5 Cuentos Cortos y una Novela (5 Short Stories and a Novel)
Instructor: Alicia Romeu
Dates: Tuesdays, Sep 26-Oct 31
Time: 10:00 AM-11:30 AM
Location: Online via Zoom
We will read 5 short stories and 1 short novel by Spanish speaking writers, such as Cortázar, Márquez, Esquivel among others. All of the material is available in translation on the Instructor Handout page and links will be provided to access the material in English. We will focus on one story per session. You will meet the writer, summarize the story and the rest of the session will be dedicated to talking about the reading, encouraging participants to share their thoughts, opinions, comments, and questions. The course will not require knowledge of Spanish but if all participants are able, we could conduct the sessions in Spanish. In order to start the first session, you will need to read a very short story ahead of the session. A link to the story will be available on my Instructor Handout page.
Pre-requisite: None. Knowledge of Spanish language is helpful but not required.
Maximum online registrants: 20
Instructor’s Bio:
Alicia H. Romeu has studied Romance Languages and history for the past fifty years. She has earned three master’s degrees: the first one from I.T.E.S.M. from Monterrey, México, a Bilingual Bicultural degree from LaSalle University in Philadelphia culminating with an Educational Administration degree from Villanova University. Her teaching experience goes back almost 50 years having retired from Germantown Academy in Fort Washington. She is now a guide at the Philadelphia Museum of Art after graduating from a two-year training program.
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