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Medina Rodriguez, Eduardo Antonio
Instructor

Eduardo Medina Rodríguez completed a B.A. in Spanish Literature from California State University, Long Beach, and an M.A. in Spanish Literature and Linguistics from California State University, Fullerton. In 2022, he successfully defended his doctoral dissertation, “Albert Camus in the Poetry of Charles Bukowski and Carlos Martínez Rivas,” at the University of Missouri, Columbia. His teaching interests include language, literature and cultural studies, translation and interpretation, as well as Spanish for health professionals.

Currently Teaching

SPAN 202 – Fourth Semester Spanish

Continuation of Spanish 101, 102, and 201 or by placement exam. As the second semester of the second year Spanish, this course is designed to provide insight into the literature and culture of the Spanish speaking countries. Themes are developed by content-based cultural activities, which provide awareness in the Hispanic culture, and encourage students to formulate opinions on a variety of contemporary issues through authentic readings, discussions and writing. This course reviews the grammatical concepts in a more sophisticated way and analyses more complex syntactic structures considered within a functional whole such as the subjunctive moods, etc. The teaching approach integrates grammar and culture in a functional use through listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Classroom activities stress communication across the four skills with a strong aural, oral and written component. Audio, video, and computer materials incorporated.

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Continuation of Spanish 101, 102, and 201 or by placement exam. As the second semester of the second year Spanish, this course is designed to provide insight into the literature and culture of the Spanish speaking countries. Themes are developed by content-based cultural activities, which provide awareness in the Hispanic culture, and encourage students to formulate opinions on a variety of contemporary issues through authentic readings, discussions and writing. This course reviews the grammatical concepts in a more sophisticated way and analyses more complex syntactic structures considered within a functional whole such as the subjunctive moods, etc. The teaching approach integrates grammar and culture in a functional use through listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Classroom activities stress communication across the four skills with a strong aural, oral and written component. Audio, video, and computer materials incorporated.

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SPAN 251 – Intermediate Spanish

Combines all forms of language skills (speaking, reading, writing, and comprehension) with intermediate grammar.

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Combines all forms of language skills (speaking, reading, writing, and comprehension) with intermediate grammar.

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Combines all forms of language skills (speaking, reading, writing, and comprehension) with intermediate grammar.

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Combines all forms of language skills (speaking, reading, writing, and comprehension) with intermediate grammar.

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Combines all forms of language skills (speaking, reading, writing, and comprehension) with intermediate grammar.

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Combines all forms of language skills (speaking, reading, writing, and comprehension) with intermediate grammar.

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SPAN 382 – Legal/Business Translation

This course covers English/Spanish legal/business translation. It focuses on (1) building conceptual knowledge in the legal and business contexts and (2) language and translation competence in these settings. It introduces students to professional, nationally-accepted standards of translation practice and performance and uses authentic materials and contextually-meaningful situations.

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