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I am a peculiar case in Mexican literature because I grew up far from Mexico…I have a perspective on Mexico which is renewed…by surprise.  Quevedo, the great Spanish baroque poet, expresses this when he says, “Nothing astonishes me because the world has bewitched me.”  I am still being bewitched by Mexico….I live using a different language, but this helps me enormously with the Spanish language.  I grew up with American English and yet I was able to maintain my Spanish.  Spanish became something I had to maintain and re-create.  When I am outside of Mexico, the same sensation of being alone with the language and wrestling with it becomes extremely powerful, whereas when I am in Mexico, it is immediately debased into asking for coffee, answering the phone, and whatnot.  For me Spanish becomes an extraordinary experience when I am outside of Mexico.  I feel I have to maintain it for myself.
                                                                                                                                Carlos Fuentes

Spanish is a world language as well as the basis of an extraordinarily inventive literature, from Cervantes to Borges.  Through a series of readings that are analyzed and discussed in a round-table format, students can maintain and expand their knowledge of the language and its literature.  Students will also write several brief commentaries on selected texts.  This course is intended for students who are fully fluent and literate in Spanish.

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Enrollment is free and open to all qualified students in grades 9 through 12.  To apply, fill out the form provided and mail to Enrollment is free and open to all qualified students in grades 9 through 12.  To apply, fill out the form provided and mail to:

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The course will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis for qualified applicants.  Applications must be received no later than 17 January to ensure full consideration.

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