The Ohio State University

Office of Continuing Education
Department of Spanish and Portuguese
& Center for Latin American Studies

Latino Ohio:
A Culture Course in English
for Educators and Other Professionals

A close-up look at Hispanic life in Ohio
with attention to cultural, linguistic, and professional issues
especially important to those working with Spanish-speaking populations.

Meeting Around the State on six Saturdays next spring

Taught by Professor Terrell A. Morgan

5 graduate or undergraduate credits of SPANISH 589S

LATINO OHIO is a five-credit course designed to introduce educators and other professionals to Ohio's Hispanic populations through small-group interaction with faculty specialists and community leaders; hands-on exploration of Hispanic gathering places across the state; a range of learning formats, information sources, and research methodologies; networking with others with related vocational interests; and concentrated work on a project tailored to their own professional development.

The course is taught in English. No knowledge of Spanish is assumed, but aspects of Spanish are highlighted (and practiced, if necessary) in the context of cultural phenomena intimately related to language.

CLASS MEETINGS

Class will be held on Saturdays usually beginning at 10:00 a.m.
A light lunch will be provided, and the group will move to a local restaurant for an early dinner,
finishing up by 7:30 p.m.

Please note that class begins on April 4. Students may receive books and assignments in advance of that date so as to begin reading and become familiar with the many online and community resources available to them. Class will be held every other Saturday through May 30, and then once again the following Saturday. (The calendar has been set so as to avoid the weekends of Passover, Easter, Mother's Day, Memorial Day, and OSU graduation.)

Students enrolling should make plans to attend all six classes!

CALENDAR FOR 2009

Saturday, April 4, 2009
Meet at 10:00 a.m. in Room 255 Hagerty Hall on the OSU campus in Columbus.

Saturday, April 18, 2009
Location TBA

Saturday, May 2 , 2009
Location TBA

Saturday, May 16, 2009
Location TBA

Saturday, May 30, 2009
Location TBA

Saturday, June 6, 2009
Location TBA

TEXTBOOKS
(provided at no cost to the students enrolled)

The Hispanic Way: Aspects of Behavior, Attitudes, and Customs in the Spanish-Speaking World ,
by Judith Noble and Jaime Lacasa
(Passport Books, McGraw-Hill, Lincolnwood, Illinois, 1991)

Everything You Need to Know about Latino History, by Himilce Novas
(Plume/Penguin, New York, 2003)

Latinos: Remaking America, edited by Marcelo M. Suárez-Orozco and Mariela M. Páez
(University of California Press, Berkeley, 2009)

Course packet for SPANISH 589S
with additional readings

COURSE REQUIREMENTS

In addition to readings and other biweekly assignments, course requirements will include two major components:

Journal/Scrapbook

Final "Product"

For more information or to enroll, please contact:

Rachel Sanabria, Academic Advisor
Department of Spanish and Portuguese
The Ohio State University

Telephone (614) 292-7388
Fax (614) 292-SPAN
E-mail sanabria.3@osu.edu

For a special opportunity for SPANISH teachers, click here.

 
  OSU is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Institution.
If you have difficulty accessing any portions of this page with adaptive technology,
please contact Terrell A. Morgan at 614.292.9555 or via e-mail at morgan.3@osu.edu.