This document is a course outline for an 18 week course in literature of and about Mexico designed to give community college students the experience of studying a variety of literary forms, such as the epic, the lyric, the short story and the novel, in a foreign and exotic setting such as Mexico. Further, the course is intended to help the student gain a broad, and in some areas, a deep understanding of the Mexican cultural experience, leading to an understanding of the Mexican consciousness. Course goals and general materials and activities are described in this outline as are the objectives, methods, and readings (in translation) for each unit comprising the course. Course units cover Mexican literature from the pre-Hispanic period through the modern era. An extensive bibliography listing alternative readings from which instructors may select is attached. (JDS)