Beginning Spanish I and II
Spanish - SPAN
Courses of Instruction 101F-102F.
Beginning Spanish I and II.
101F is prerequisite to 102F.
Lecture 3 hours; 3 credits each semester. An introduction to the Spanish language providing a foundation in listening, speaking, reading, writing and culture. Weekly attendance in language laboratory is required in addition to the classroom meetings.
121F. Intensive Beginning Spanish. Lecture
3 hours; 3 credits. Prerequisite: at least three years of high school Spanish and placement test. This course is designed for students who have had significant experience in the study of Spanish but do not place in the second year of the program.
195, 196. Topics in Spanish.
1-3 credits. A study of selected topics designed as electives for non-majors. These courses will appear in the course schedule booklet, and will be more fully described in a booklet distributed to all academic advisors.
201-202. Intermediate Spanish I and II.
Lecture 3 hours; 3 credits each semester. Prerequisite: SPAN 102F or 121F or advanced placement for 201; SPAN 201 or advanced placement for 202. 201 builds on concepts taught in 101F-102F with considerable emphasis on culture through discussion, reading and writing in Spanish. 202 focuses more attention on writing, listening and conversational skills. The culture component continues with readings which may include literary pieces.
221. Intensive Intermediate Spanish.
Lecture 3 hours; 3 credits. Prerequisite: SPAN 121F or advanced placement or permission of the instructor. This accelerated course is designed for students who have successfully completed Spanish 121F or have scores above the Spanish 201 level but below the 300 level on the Spanish placement test. Students completing this course will have completed the foreign language requirement through the 202 level.
295, 296. Topics in Spanish.
1-3 credits each semester. Prerequisite: none. A study of selected topics designed as electives for non-majors. These courses will appear in the course schedule booklet, and will be more fully described in a booklet distributed to all academic advisors.
311. Communicative Competence: Speaking and Listening.
Lecture 3 hours; 3 credits. Prerequisite: a grade of C or better in SPAN 202 or advanced placement. Development of speaking and listening skills using a variety of task-oriented strategies enabling students to become full conversational partners.
312W. Communicative Competence: Reading and Writing.
Lecture 3 hours; 3 credits. Prerequisite: a grade of C or better in SPAN 202 or advanced placement and ENGL 112L, 144L, or FLET 100L, or permission of instructor. A functional approach to the development of reading and writing skills targeting a variety of subjects, styles, and audiences.
320. Spanish Culture & Civilization.
Lecture 3 hours; 3 credits. Prerequisite: SPAN 311 and SPAN 312W, advanced placement, or permission of instructor. A survey of Spanish civilization from the Roman occupation of the Iberian Peninsula to the present day with emphasis on the political and social development of Spain.
321. Latin American Culture & Civilization.
Lecture 3 hours; 3 credits. Prerequisite: SPAN 311 and SPAN 312W, advanced placement, or permission of instructor. A course designed to introduce the student to the basics of Latin American civilization through a close study of its politics, art, literature, film and other related areas.
331. Introduction to Spanish Literature: Medieval to 1700.
Lecture 3 hours; 3 credits. Prerequisites: SPAN 311 and 312W or permission of the instructor. This survey course introduces students to the literary tradition of medieval and Golden Age Spain. In addition to reading the prose, poetry and theater of the most prominent writers of this period, students will learn critical terminology for talking about literature. Course objectives are for students to be able to do the following: read, analyze, compare, and critically discuss works of literature in Spanish; characterize various literary periods and movements of the 13th-17th centuries; and relate the texts read in class to their corresponding historical contexts.
332. Introduction to Spanish Literature: 1700 to Present.
Lecture 3 hours; 3 credits. Prerequisites: SPAN 311 and 312W or permission of the instructor. The course offers an overview of the literature of Spain from the mid-1700s to the present. Students will read works of prose, poetry and theater of the most prominent writers of these centuries, along with background material in order to become familiar with literary periods and their historical contexts. Course objectives are for students to be able to do the following: read, analyze, compare, and critically discuss works of literature in Spanish; characterize various literary periods and movements of the 18th-20th centuries; and relate the texts read in class to their corresponding historical contexts.
333. Introduction to Early Latin American Literature:
Lecture 3 hours; 3 credits. Prerequisites: SPAN 311 and 312W or permission of the instructor. A panoramic study of Spanish American literature from its origins in pre-Columbian indigenous literature through the essayists of the Spanish conquest, the colonial writers of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, the Romantics and Realists to the Modernists. Students will read works of prose, poetry and theater of the most prominent writers of these centuries, along with background material in order to become familiar with literary periods and their historical contexts. Course objectives are for students to be able to do the following: read, analyze, compare, and critically discuss works of literature in Spanish; characterize various literary periods and movements of the 16th-18th centuries; and relate the texts read in class to their corresponding historical contexts.
334. Introduction to Modern Latin American Literature.
Lecture 3 hours; 3 credits. Prerequisites: SPAN 311 and 312W or permission of the instructor. A panoramic study of Spanish American literature from Modernists to the post-Modernists to the contemporary novelists, short story writers, poets and dramatists. Students will read works of prose, poetry and theater of the most prominent writers of these centuries, along with background material in order to become familiar with literary periods and their historical contexts. Course objectives are for students to be able to do the following: read, analyze, compare, and critically discuss works of literature in Spanish; characterize various literary periods and movements of the 18th-20th centuries; and relate the texts read in class to their corresponding historical contexts.
366. Business Spanish: Language and Culture.
Lecture 3 hours; 3 credits. Prerequisites: SPAN 311 and 312W or permission of instructor. A situation-based language course focusing on grammar, vocabulary, and conversation in culturally relevant business contexts.
369. Practicum.
1-3 credits. Prerequisite: nine credit hours at the 300 or 400 level. Internships in private and public organizations that provide an opportunity for students to apply and enhance language skills or cultural knowledge in a workplace setting. (qualifies as a CAP experience)
377, 378. Extracurricular Studies.
1-3 credits each semester. Prerequisite: approval by the department and the dean, in accordance with the policy on granting credit for extracurricular activities. Extracurricular activities may be approved for credit based on objectives, criteria, and evaluative procedures as formally determined by the department and the student prior to the semester in which the activity is to take place. Such credit is subjected to review by the provost.
395, 396. Topics in Spanish.
1-3 credits each semester. Prerequisite: SPAN 202 or the equivalent. A study of selected topics designed for non-majors, or for elective credit within a major. These courses will appear in the course schedule booklet, and will be more fully described in a booklet distributed to all academic advisors.
407/507. Advanced Grammar and Syntax.
Lecture 3 hours; 3 credits. Prerequisite: 9 hours of 300-level Spanish courses. Designed to refine competence in grammar and style in the process of writing various types of essays.
410/510. Spanish Applied Linguistics.
Lecture 3 hours; 3 credits. Prerequisite: 9 hours of 300-level Spanish courses. Course is an introduction to Spanish linguistics and its application to the teaching and learning of Spanish. Topics include Spanish syntax, semantics, phonetics, and pragmatics and their practical applications to language learning.
415/515. Spanish Phonetics.
Lecture 3 hours; 3 credits. Prerequisite: 9 hours of 300-level Spanish courses. A study of the sound system of Spanish from both theoretical and applied perspectives. Intensive practice in pronunciation and contrastive analysis of Spanish and English.
447/547. Drama of the Spanish Golden Age.
Lecture 3 hours; 3 credits. Prerequisite: 9 hours of 300-level Spanish courses. A study of selected works of the major playwrights of the Golden Age: Lope de Vega, Calderon de la Barca, Tirso de Molina, Ruiz de Alarcon.
448/548. Contemporary Spanish Drama.
Lecture 3 hours; 3 credits. Prerequisite: 9 hours of 300-level Spanish courses. A study of contemporary Spanish playwrights since Federico García Lorca.
449/549. Contemporary Spanish-American Drama.
Lecture 3 hours; 3 credits. Prerequisite: 9 hours of 300-level Spanish courses. A study of contemporary Spanish-American drama through the reading of representative authors.
464/564. Contemporary Novel in Spanish America.
Lecture 3 hours; 3 credits. Prerequisite: 9 hours of 300-level Spanish courses. A study of the Spanish-American novel since the Mexican revolution. Reading of representative works.
465/565. Spanish-American Short Story.
Lecture 3 hours; 3 credits. Prerequisite: 9 hours of 300-level Spanish courses. A study of the Spanish American short story with readings from the 16th to the 20th centuries.
466/566. Spanish Short Story.
Lecture 3 hours; 3 credits. Prerequisite: 9 hours of 300-level Spanish courses. A study of the development of the short story in Spain involving writers from the 15th century to the present.
467/567. Cervantes.
Lecture 3 hours; 3 credits. Prerequisite: 9 hours of 300-level Spanish courses. A study of the principal works of the foremost Spanish novelist, including Don Quijote, Novelas Ejemplares, and selected theatrical works.
468/568. Spanish Novel.
Lecture 3 hours; 3 credits. Prerequisite: 9 hours of 300-level Spanish courses. Study of the Spanish novel from Don Quixote to modern times.
469/569. Hispanic Film.
Lecture 3 hours; 3 credits. Prerequisite: 9 hours of 300-level Spanish courses. A topical study of the major works of Spanish and Latin American film from Buñuel to the present. The course will explore many issues, including those related to gender, race, symbolism, and class struggle.
471/571. Hispanic Women Authors.
Lecture 3 hours; 3 credits. Prerequisite: 9 hours of 300-level Spanish courses. A study of fictional and non-fictional works by Spanish, Spanish-American, and U.S. Latina writers from the 16th to the 20th century. The course analyzes gender identity and roles and the interaction of gender, race, and class in literary representations of courtship and marriage, spirituality, nationalism, colonialism, and multiculturalism.
473/573. Contemporary Latina Literature: From Borders to Crossroads.
Lecture 3 hours; 3 credits. Prerequisite: 9 credit hours of 300 level Spanish courses. The course focuses on poetry and prose fiction written by Chicana, Puerto Rican, Cuban-American, and Dominican-American women authors in the last twenty years. Attention will also be paid to the very influential theoretical work written by Chicanas. Students will develop a critical understanding of the varieties of Latina construction of a cultural identity.
495/595, 496/596. Topics in Spanish.
1-3 credits each semester. Prerequisite: 9 hours of 300-level Spanish courses. The advanced study of selected topics designed to permit small groups of qualified students to work on subjects of mutual interest which, due to their specialized nature, may not be offered regularly. These courses will appear in the course schedule booklet, and will be more fully described in a booklet distributed to all academic advisors.
497, 498. Tutorial Work in Special Topics in Spanish.
1-3 credits each semester. Prerequisites: 9 hours of 300-level Spanish courses. Independent reading and study on a topic to be selected under the direction of an instructor. Conferences and papers as appropriate.
602. Intensive Spanish for Teachers: Language and Culture.
Lecture 3 hours; 3 credits. Prerequisite: graduate standing. This course is designed for Spanish teachers interested in keeping up with cultural developments in the Spanish-speaking world and in maintaining/improving linguistic performance. Emphasis will be placed on authentic materials from newspapers, magazines, film and video, and the Internet.
695/696. Topics in Spanish.
Lecture 1-9 hours; 1-9 credits. Prerequisite: graduate standing. Advanced study of selected topics which may not be offered regularly. These courses appear in the course schedule booklet and are more fully described in supplements distributed to graduate program directors.
697/698. Tutorial Work in Special Topics in Spanish.
1-3 credits. Prerequisites: graduate standing and approval of the department chair. The independent reading and study on a topic to be selected under the direction of an instructor. Conferences and papers as appropriate.
