Courses

Designed to examine intensively particular topics or issues concerning the literatures of Portugal, Brazil, and/or the African countries of Portuguese colonization. Taught in Spanish. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Prereqs., PORT 3230, SPAN 3100, 3120, and an additional course above SPAN 3000. Same as SPAN 4230.

Designed to examine intensively particular topics or ssues concerning the literatures of Portugal, Brazil, and/or the African countries of Portuguese colonization. Taught in Spanish. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Prereqs., PORT 3230, SPAN 3100, 3120, and an additional course above SPAN 3000. Same as PORT 4230.

Examines intensively particular topics or issues concerning Hispanic linguistics selected by the instructor. May be repeated up to 9 total credit hours on different topics. Prereqs., SPAN 3100, 3120, and an additional course above 3000.

Introduces students to the main areas of inquiry within the field of Hispanic linguistics. Topics to be covered include speech and language, phonetics and phonology, morphology and syntax, semantics, linguistic change and variation, and Spanish spoken in the United States. Prereqs., SPAN 3100, 3120, and an additional course above 3000. Same as SPAN 5450.

Introduces the methodologies associated with teaching Hispanic literature and culture in the secondary schools. Prereqs., SPAN 3100, 3120, and an additional course above SPAN 3000. Same as SPAN 5500.

Prereqs., SPAN 3100, 3120, and an additional course above SPAN 3000.

Familiarizes students with current methodology and techniques in foreign language teaching. Peer-teaching coupled with opportunity to teach mini-lessons provide students with actual teaching experience in the foreign language classroom. Prereqs., SPAN 3100, 3120, an additional course above SPAN 3000, and admission to the teacher certification program or departmental approval. Same as SPAN 5650.

Part of supervised secondary school teaching required for state certification to teach Spanish. These hours do not count toward student hours in the major nor in the total departmental hours allowed. The credit is pass/fail only. Prereq., SPAN 4650/5650.

May be repeated up to 7 total credit hours. Prereq., departmental approval.

Departmental approval required. May be repeated up to7 total credit hours.

Participants interested in public service or management-oriented careers in government or business are able to work as interns in public sector agencies or in private industry, on campus, or abroad. Prereqs., SPAN 3100 and 3200, an additional course above SPAN 3000, and departmental approval. Instructor consent required.

Required, intensive mini-course for teaching assistants in Spanish and Portuguese. Provides teachers with the opportunity to learn about language learning theory and pedagogy. Prereq., graduate standing or departmental consent.

May be repeated up to 7 total credit hours. Prereqs.,18 hours of upper-division Spanish (3.00 GPA overall and 3.50 GPA in Spanish).

Same as PORT 4110.

Selected topics in Spanish and/or Spanish American literature. May be repeated up to 7 total credit hours. Prereq., graduate standing in Spanish or departmental consent. Same as SPAN 7120. Prerequisites: Restricted to Graduate Students only.

Treats various topics and genres, as needs and resources dictate. Gives special attention to theoretical and critical analysis of Hispanic literature with greatest emphasis on contemporary trends. Genres might include narrative, poetry, and theatre. May be repeated up to 7 total credit hours. Prereq., graduate standing in Spanish or departmental consent. Same as SPAN 7130. Prerequisites: Restricted to Graduate Students only.

Studies medieval works, authors, and themes, with consideration of principal influences from other literatures. Reading in Old Spanish. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Prereq., graduate standing and SPAN 5420 or 7420 or instructor consent. Same as SPAN 7140.

Same as PORT 4150.

Treats various topics, as needs and resources dictate. Special attention to developing historical and current theoretical and critical background of each topic. Representative topics might include Renaissance poetry in Spain, Cervantes, Don Quixote, and Novelas ejemplares, picaresque novel, and the Spanish comedia of the 17th century. May be repeated up to 7 total credit hours. Prereq., graduate standing in Spanish or departmental consent. Same as SPAN 7200. Prerequisites: Restricted to Graduate Students only.

Treats various topics, as needs and resources dictate. Gives special attention to developing historical and current theoretical and critical background of each topic. Representative topics might include romantic prose, poetry and theatre, realism and naturalism (prose narrative), 19th century poetry, and 19th century theatre. May be repeated up to 7 total credit hours. Prereq., graduate standing in Spanish or departmental consent. Same as SPAN 7210. Prerequisites: Restricted to Graduate Students only.

Treats various topics, as needs and resources dictate. Gives special attention to developing historical andcurrent theoretical and critical background of each topic. Representative topics might include the generation of 1898, poetry of the 20th century, theatre of the 20th century, pre-Civil War novel, and post-Civil War novel. May be repeated up to 7 total credit hours. Prereq., graduate standing in Spanish or departmental consent. Same as SPAN 7220. Prerequisites: Restricted to Graduate Students only.

Treats various topics, as needs and resources dictate. Gives special attention to developing historical and current theoretical and critical background of each topic. Representative topics might include pre-Columbian literature, colonial prose and narrative, colonial poetry, romantic novel, the realist and naturalist novel and short story, 19th-century poetry, and gaucho literature. May be repeated up to 7 total credit hours. Prereq., graduate standing in Spanish or departmental consent. Same as SPAN 7300. Prerequisites: Restricted to Graduate Students only.

Treats various topics, as needs and resources dictate. Gives special attention to developing historical and current theoretical and critical background of each topic. Representative topics might include modernism, theatre, the essay, the regional novel, the novel of the Mexican Revolution, the modern novel, contemporary theatre, and contemporary poetry. May be repeated up to 7 total credit hours. Prereq., graduate standing in Spanish or department consent. Same as SPAN 7320. Prerequisites: Restricted to Graduate Students only.

Topics within Spanish phonology are treated, as needs and resources dictate. Gives special attention to different schools and contemporary theoretical developments. Representative topics might include generative phonology applied to Spanish, Spanish phonology for college teaching, and different schools of Spanish phonology. May be repeated up to 7 total credit hours. Prereq., graduate standing in Spanish or departmental consent. Same as SPAN 7400.

Treats topics within Spanish syntax, each requiring a semester's study, as needs and resources dictate. Gives special attention to different schools and contemporary theoretical developments. Representative topics may include generative/transformational grammar applied to Spanish, fundamental problems in Spanish syntax, and different schools of Spanish syntax. May be repeated up to 7 total credit hours. Prereq., graduate standing in Spanish or departmental consent. Same as SPAN 7410.