Courses

For freshmen only. Organized around the general topic of cultural differences. Focuses on a related issue such as gender or history articulated in the literature of Spain, Latin America, and the Hispanic United States. Taught in English; students read selected literary texts in English from the various traditions. Does not count towards the Spanish major. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: literature and the arts. Prerequisites: Restricted to students with 0-26 credits (Freshmen) only.

Offers students a firm command of Spanish grammar. Grammar is used as a point of departure for development of oral skills. Reading and writing are stressed to a lesser degree. Attendance at the language laboratory may be mandatory. Credit not granted for this course and Span 1150.

Continuation of Span 1010. Attendance at the language laboratory may be mandatory. Prereq., SPAN 1010 (mingrade of C-), or placement. Credit not granted for this course and SPAN 1150.

Grammar review. Emphasizes reading, writing, and speaking skills. Attendance at the language laboratory may be mandatory. Prereq., SPAN 1020 (min grade C-), or placement. Credit not granted for this course and SPAN 2150. Meets Maps requirement for foreign language.

Grammar review. Emphasizes reading, writing, and speaking skills. Attendance at the language laboratory may be mandatory. Prereq., SPAN 2110 (min grade C- )or better, or placement. Credit not granted for this course and SPAN 2150.

Intensive review of grammar and other subjects covered in SPAN 2110 and 2120. Attendance at the language laboratory may be mandatory. Prereq., SPAN 1020 (min grade of C-), or placement and departmental approval. Credit not granted for this course and SPAN 2110 or 2120. Meets MAPS requirement for foreign language.

Offers an intensive introduction to the Catalan language for those able to speak Spanish. By the end of the course students should be able to communicate well in all language-skills areas: listening comprehension, speaking, reading and writing. Students will also have gained a better understanding and appreciation of the Catalan singularity. Prereq., five semesters of college Spanish or equivalent, or SPAN 3000, or placement, or department approval.

Transitional course that introduces students to the Spanish major and improves their writing skills. Involves composition, reading, and to a lesser extent, conversation. Prereq., Span 2120 or 2150 (min grade C-), the equivalent, or placement.

Emphasizes vocabulary acquisition and speaking fluency. Through structured and carefully monitored individual, group, and class work, students achieve enduring language growth and meaningful acculturation that otherwise could only be achieved through an extended stay in an Hispanic country. This course is intended for those who are learning Spanish as a second-language. Native speakers of Spanish who have pursued formal education in a Spanish speaking country will not be admitted to the course. Heritage speakers of Spanish (native speakers who have pursued formal education in a non-Spanish speaking setting) as well as students from bi-lingual K-12 programs must meet with the coordinator to determine appropriate class level. Prereqs., SPAN 2120 or 2150 (mingrade C-), the equivalent, or placement. Credit not granted for this course and SPAN 3002. Does not count toward the Spanish major.

Designed for Spanish majors, this course focuses on refining fluency in both informal and formal discourse through group discussions, class work, and individual and group presentations with a focus on preparing students for communication in professional settings. To that end, the materials used in the course will emphasize themes and problems relevant to the contemporary Hispanic world. Prereq., SPAN 3000 (min grade C-) or equivalent. Credit not granted for this course and SPAN 3001.

Designed to refine expository and argumentative writing in Spanish, this course will center around four main areas of study: culture, linguistics, sociopolitical and economic reality, and literature and criticism. A multi-draft process-based approach will guide the writing and revision of essays. Additionally, there will be a focus on grammar and lexical issues most challenging for students at the third-year level. Prereq., SPAN 3000 (min. grade C-). Similar to SPAN 4010. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: written communication.

Includes the study of business vocabulary, business concepts, geographic context, and cultural context. Prereq., SPAN 3000.

Continuation of SPAN 3030 with more emphasis on interpreting and elementary translation. Some attention is given to the writing of resumes and application letters, as well as to the entire job-search process. Prereqs., SPAN 3000, 3030. Prerequisites: Restricted to Spanish majors with a subplan of International Spanish for Professionals.

Designed to teach some of the methods, techniques, and tools of descriptive linguistics as they apply to articulatory phonetics. Students analyze important contrasts between sounds of Spanish and English bymeans of phonetic transcription. Prereq., SPAN 3000.

Students read short stories and other brief narrative texts, critical and creative essays, short plays, and poems to facilitate the acquisition of critical skills in identification of basic ideological and formalistic issues within texts being studied. Prereq., SPAN 3000 or equivalent.

Analysis of texts from morphological and syntactic perspectives. Structural and semantic characteristics of major features of Spanish are studied at the sentence level. Use of these grammatical features is then studied in selected literary texts. Prereq., SPAN 3000 or equivalent.

Introduces students to fundamental areas of linguistic analysis with special attention paid to Spanish (and Portuguese). The structural systems of language will be introduced (principles of sound patterns, word formation, meaning, and sentence structure). Different types of language variation will be discussed (historical, social, regional). Prereq., SPAN 3000 or equivalent.

Examines historical bases of modern Spain's cultural and political currents. Prereq., SPAN 3000.

Examines literary, artistic, and philosophical currents in Latin America beginning with pre-Columbian indigenous cultures and continuing to the present. Prereq., SPAN 3000. Credit not granted for this course and SPAN 3220.

Examines literary, artistic, and philosophical currents in Spanish America and Portuguese America (Brazil), from pre-Columbian times to the present. Taught in Spanish. Prereq., SPAN 3000. Recommended prereqs., PORT 2110 and 2120. Credit not granted for this course and SPAN 3210. Same as PORT 3220.

Introduces students to the literary, artistic, and historical currents of Catalonia, an economically vibrant area of the Iberian Peninsula with 10 million people, its capital Barcelona, and a distinct culture and language. The course examines national identity and major works from renowned Catalan artists, spanning architecture, painting, and literature, like Dali, Gaudi, or Miro. Prereq., SPAN 3000.

Introduces students to the contemporary social and cultural trends of Catalonia as they take place mainly in its capital Barcelona. The course examines current developments in fields such as theatre, art, fashion, cooking, urban design or architecture. Prereq., SPAN 3000.

Considers a series of late 19th and 20th century canonical works from several genres (poetry, short story,essay, and the novel). The student will acquire a very specific knowledge of late 19th and 20th century Argentine literature, its relationship to specific social actors and specific historical processes. This is a faculty sponsored Global Seminar to Rosario, Argentina, offered through the Study Abroad Program. Prereq., SPAN 3000 or equivalent.

Explores the history of Barcelona, a cosmopolitan city that is one of the oldest in Europe, from an interdisciplinary, European perspective that emphasizes the city's cultural diversity and pluralism. A range of historical, literary, artistic, and sociological texts will be examined. Taught in Spanish. Offered through the Study Abroad program. Prereq., SPAN 3000. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: human diversity.

Surveys leading writers of Spain from 1898 until the present. Prereq., SPAN 3100.