ACS Minicourse: Literature of the Jazz Age (ONLINE)

En este minicurso de 15 horas de ACS, impartido online para alumnos con un nivel avanzado de inglés, la clase examinará la literatura de los años 20 en los EE.UU.

This course travels back a century to explore the American literature of the 1920s, a period of intense literary creativity also known as “The Jazz Age.” We will discuss the major social, cultural, and economic shifts that took place during the decade, focusing on how writers of the “Lost Generation” and the Harlem Renaissance redefined arts and culture in “The Roaring Twenties.” Readings will include fiction, poetry, journalism, and theater by authors such as F. Scott Fitzgerald, Langston Hughes, Dorothy Parker, Ezra Pound, and Eugene O’Neill.

This course is designed for learners with an Advanced or Proficiency level of English.

Instructor: Karen Secrist, PhD

Language skills developed include:

• Oral expression (through class discussions and debates)
• Listening and reading comprehension (through the analysis of literature, music, film, and journalism)
• Writing (through in-class exercises)