SPAN 1. Elementary 1
4 sem. hrs. Introduction to the Spanish language. Fundamentals of comprehension, speaking, reading and writing. No previous study of Spanish; or by departmental placement. Students who have studied two or more years of Spanish in high school and are placed in SPAN 1 must register for SPAN 9. Not open to students with native or near native fluency.
SPAN 2. Elementary 2
4 sem. hrs. Continuation of SPAN 1 plus supplementary reading. Offered every term. Prereq: SPAN 1; not open to students with native or near native fluency.
SPAN 3. Intermediate Spanish 1
3 sem. hrs. Grammar review, oral and written practice, and more intensive reading. Offered every term. Prereq: SPAN 2; or SPAN 9; or by departmental placement. Not open to students with native or near native fluency.
SPAN 4. Intermediate 2
3 sem. hrs. Continuation of SPAN 3. Offered every term. Prereq: SPAN 3; not open to students with native or near native fluency.
SPAN 5. Spanish Placement Credit
3-6 sem. hrs. A student who places at SPAN 10 and completes SPAN 10 with a grade of B or better will be eligible for three additional credit hours at a grade of S to be designated as SPAN 5. Students exempted from the foreign language requirement will be eligible for six additional credit hours at a grade of S to be designated as SPAN 5 upon completion with a grade of B or better of a third year course to be designated by the department. S/U grade assessment. Credit earned for SPAN 5 cannot be used toward the major or minor.
SPAN 9. Intensive Elementary Spanish
4 sem. hrs. A single-semester first-year intensive Spanish course designed for students who have had two or more years of high-school Spanish and who do not place in an intermediate second-year college level course. Emphasis is placed on acquisition of key features of Spanish vocabulary and structure, through participation in communicative activities and interaction with a variety of authentic texts. The course consists of four class hours and one hour of associated lab. Offered every semester. Two or more years of high school Spanish and departmental placement. Not open to students with native or near native fluency.
SPAN 10. Concentrated Intermediate Spanish
4 sem. hrs. Selective grammar review with conversation and extensive reading. Aimed to give qualified students the opportunity to complete their foreign language requirement in one term. Offered every term. Prereq: SPAN 2 with minimum grade of AB; or SPAN 9 with minimum grade of AB; or by departmental placement. Not open to students with native or near native fluency.
SPAN 82. Grammar Review and Writing
3 sem. hrs. Development of writing proficiency in Spanish through a variety of texts. Review and refinement of language structures and linguistic functions for more effective writing. Offered every term. Not open to native speakers or bilingual Spanish speaking students. Prereq: SPAN 4 or 10 or by departmental placement.
SPAN 83. Advanced Oral Skills
3 sem. hrs. Development of oral proficiency in Spanish within a wide range of contexts. Focus on activities and strategies to improve accuracy and fluency. Not open to native speakers or bilingual Spanish speaking students. May be taken concurrently with SPAN 82. Offered every term. Prereq: SPAN 82 or cons. of dept. ch.
SPAN 90. Introduction to Literary Analysis
3 sem. hrs. Basic literary concepts and analysis of the four genres, with intensive practice in reading and oral comprehension. Offered every term. Not open to students with native or near native fluency. Prereq: SPAN 82; or cons. of dept. ch.
SPAN 100. Peoples and Cultures of Spain
3 sem. hrs. Historical development of the cultures of Spain from early times to the present. The course will explore various topics pertaining to Spanish society, literatures, politics, art, music and film. Duplicate credit will not be given for SPAN 100 and SPAN 101. Offered fall term. Prereq: SPAN 82 or cons. of dept. ch.
SPAN 101. Hispanic Contributions to Western Civilization
3 sem. hrs. Readings in English translation dealing with the cultures and civilizations of Spain and Spanish America. Duplicate credit will not be given for SPAN 100 and SPAN 101, or for SPAN 102 and SPAN 101. May not be counted toward fulfillment of academic or teaching major or minor. Offered occasionally. Knowledge of Spanish not required.
SPAN 102. Peoples and Cultures of Spanish America
3 sem. hrs. A multidisciplinary and historical study of the development of the cultures and civilizations of Spanish-speaking America from pre-Columbian days to the present. Emphasis on the gradual evolution of the different artistic forms present in such areas as architecture, music, painting, literature, history, politics, education, art, and film. Duplicate credit will not be given for SPAN 101 and SPAN 102. Offered spring term. Prereq: SPAN 82 or cons. of dept. ch.
SPAN 103. Contemporary Issues in the Hispanic World
3 sem. hrs. Focuses on the study and discussion of current topics, preoccupations, trends and issues pertaining to various Hispanic societies of today in areas such as religion, educational reforms, ethnicity, race, identity, social stratification, and economic development. Offered annually. Prereq: SPAN 100; or SPAN 102.
SPAN 105. Masterpieces of Early Spanish Literature
3 sem. hrs. Spanish literature from its origin to the end of the 17th century. Readings include Berceo, Juan Ruiz, Garcilaso de la Vega, Fernando de Rojas, San Juan de la Cruz, Lope de Vega, Cervantes, and Quevedo. Offered annually. Not open to students with native or near native fluency. Prereq: SPAN 90; or cons. of dept. ch.
SPAN 106. Masterpieces of Modern Spanish Literature
3 sem. hrs. Continuation of SPAN 105. Representative Spanish literary works from the 18th century to the present. Readings include Moratín, Larra, Bécquer, Zorrilla, Unamuno, García Lorca and Rivas. Offered spring term. Not open to students with native or near native fluency. Prereq: SPAN 90; or cons. of dept. ch.
SPAN 125. The Spanish Renaissance
3 sem. hrs. Readings and analysis in literary historical context of selected, significant works from representative authors such as Lope de Vega, Calderón de la Barca, Tirso de Molina, Fray Luis de León, San Juan de la Cruz, Santa Teresa de Jesús, and Góngora. Offered occasionally. Prereq: SPAN 105; or SPAN 184; or cons. of dept. ch.
SPAN 126. Contemporary Spanish Theater
3 sem. hrs. A study of the major formal and thematic developments in contemporary peninsular Spanish theater with emphasis on the works of such dramatists as Valle Inclán, Mihura, Casona, Sastre, Buero Vallejo, García Lorca, Nieva, and Pedrero. Offered occasionally. Prereq: SPAN 106; or SPAN 184; or cons. of dept. ch.
SPAN 135. Practicum in Hispanic Theatre
2 sem. hrs. Development of language skills through participation in Hispanic dramatic productions. Subject to be announced. Offered occasionally. May be repeated for credit with cons. of dept. ch. S/U grade assessment. Prereq: SPAN 4; or SPAN 10; or cons. of dept. ch. Does not count toward major or minor in Spanish.
SPAN 142. Spanish Phonetics and Applied Linguistics
3 sem. hrs. Study of Spanish phonetics, phonological and orthographic systems, morphological and syntactic structures, and pragmatics. Emphasis on articulation, conditioned and dialectal variation, acquisition of Spanish by English-speaking learners, and pedagogical implications. Offered annually. Prereq: SPAN 82; or cons. of dept. ch.
SPAN 148. Hispanic Literature in English Translation
3 sem. hrs. Readings in English covering the major literary developments in Hispanic literature with emphasis on outstanding literary works and figures. Offered occasionally. Knowledge of Spanish not required. May be counted as part of the Arts and Sciences literature requirement but not as part of the foreign language requirement.
SPAN 150. Class, Gender and Politics in Contemporary Spanish Literature
3 sem. hrs. Non-dramatic literature after 1898 with emphasis on the social significance of literary production in contemporary Spain. Readings include Unamuno, Laforet, Matute, Delibes, Goytisolo, and Vázquez Montalbán. Offered occasionally. Prereq: SPAN 106; or SPAN 184; or cons. of dept. ch.
SPAN 152. Introduction to Business Spanish
3 sem. hrs. A practical overview of Spanish commercial terminology, vocabulary and correspondence used in modern and contextualized business settings in the Hispanic world. Offered fall term. Not open to students with native or near native fluency. Prereq: SPAN 82; or cons. of dept. ch.
SPAN 153. Advanced Spanish for Business
3 sem. hrs. Continuation of SPAN 152. The course is designed to train students to deal successfully with a linguistic, geographic and commercial context with business components and practices closely related to the Hispanic business world of today. Offered spring term. Prereq: SPAN 152 for non-native speakers; or cons. of dept. ch.
SPAN 154. Introduction to Spanish for the Health Professions
3 sem. hrs. This course is designed to introduce the student to Spanish used in the health professions. Medical terminology, language skills, and cultural awareness and sensitivity are among the areas that will be developed in the course. Offered annually. Not open to students with native or near-native fluency. Prereq: SPAN 82; or cons. of dept. ch.
SPAN 155. Advanced Spanish for the Health Professions
3 sem. hrs. An advanced course in medical Spanish to train students who plan to work in a health-related area to communicate effectively in their field. Service Learning is required in this course. Offered spring term. Prereq: SPAN 154; or cons. of dept. ch.
SPAN 158. Spanish American Literature in English Translation
3 sem. hrs. Major literary developments in Spanish-American literature with emphasis on outstanding literary works and figures. Offered occasionally. Knowledge of Spanish not required; does not count toward Spanish major or minor or as part of the foreign language requirement.
SPAN 170. Novels and Novelists in Spanish- America
3 sem. hrs. This course focuses on the different trends, forms, and contents of the Spanish American novel as a genre, with emphasis on the works of such modern and cosmopolitan writers as Sabato, Fuentes, Carpentier, Ferré, Allende, Esquivel, Vargas Llosa and García Márquez. Offered occasionally. Prereq: SPAN 106 or SPAN 184; and SPAN 193 or SPAN 194; or cons. of dept. ch.
SPAN 171. U.S. Latino/a Literature
3 sem. hrs. A comprehensive study of U.S. Latinos/as’ struggle for identity based on the ethnic, economic, historical, and cultural position of the Spanish-speaking population in the Untied States. Reading generally include Anaya, Castillo, Chévez, Cisneros, Díaz, and Rodríguez, among others. Offered occasionally. Prereq: SPAN 90 or 184; or cons. of dept. ch.
SPAN 172. Hispanic Film and Literature
3 sem. hrs. A comprehensive study of the interdependence between film and literature in different Spanishspeaking countries. Special attention to how literature and film relate to one another in their representation of key elements of Hispanic identities, such as family relations, culture, sex, gender, class, politics, and power. Course materials include films, readings in film theory, memoirs, and fiction. The course may focus on either Spain or Spanish-America. Offered occasionally. Prereq: SPAN 90 or 184; or cons. of dept. ch.
SPAN 175. Don Quijote
3 sem. hrs. In-depth study and analysis of Cervantes’ masterpiece Don Quijote within the historical, political, and cultural context of the Spanish Golden Age. Special attention to his life, his novelistic theories, his literary works and importance in the creation of the modern novel. Offered occasionally. Prereq: SPAN 105; or SPAN 184; or cons. of dept. ch.
SPAN 182. Advanced Composition and Conversation
3 sem. hrs. Practice and review of advanced grammatical structures of the Spanish language for further development of oral and written communication skills. Offered every term. Not open to students with native or near native fluency. Prereq: SPAN 82; or by departmental placement; or cons. of dept. ch.
SPAN 183. Spanish for the Bilingual Student
3 sem. hrs. Acquaints heritage speakers with advanced grammatical structures of the Spanish language for further development of their oral and written communication skills. Special emphasis placed on reading and lexical development, grammar review, orthographic practice and composition. Offered fall term.
SPAN 184. Introduction to Literary Analysis for the Bilingual Student
3 sem. hrs. Acquaints heritage speakers of Spanish with basic literary concepts and analysis of the four genres, the principal literary movements, and representative authors in the Hispanic world. Offered spring term.
SPAN 185. Advanced Grammar and Syntax
3 sem. hrs. Theoretical and practical study of selected major syntactic structures of Spanish. Emphasis on the development of advanced-level language functions, dialect variation, contrastive analysis, and pedagogical implications. SPAN 182 recommended prior to taking this course. Offered spring term. Prereq: SPAN 82 and SPAN 83; or cons. of dept. ch.
SPAN 190. Medieval Spanish Literature
3 sem. hrs. A study of representative literary texts from the Spanish Middle Ages to the 16th century with emphasis on both literary and cultural issues. Works studied generally include Poema del M’io Cid, Libro de Buen Amor, La Celestina and lyrical poetry. Offered occasionally. Prereq: SPAN 105; or SPAN 184; or cons. of dept. ch.
SPAN 192. Literature of the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries
3 sem. hrs. The major figures of the Enlightenment, Neoclassic, Romantic, Realist and Naturalist movements in Spain. Readings include Cadalso, Larra, Pardo Bazán, Clarín, and Galdós. Offered occasionally. Prereq: SPAN 106; or SPAN 184; or cons. of dept. ch.
SPAN 193. Spanish-American Literature 1
3 sem. hrs. This course presents a panoramic overview of the major writers and relevant literary manifestations present in the Hispanic World from the pre-Columbian days (e.g. Aztecs, Mayans and Incas), the Baroque, the Age of Enlightenment, and Romanticism until the insurgence of Modernismo. Writers studied generally include: Colón, Cortés, Las Casas, Inca Garcilaso de la Vega, Sor Juana, Bello, Sarmiento, and Martí, among others. Offered fall term. Prereq: SPAN 105; or SPAN 184; or cons. of dept. ch.
SPAN 194. Spanish-American Literature 2
3 sem. hrs. Continuation of SPAN 193. Literary developments from Modernismo to the present. Offers a review of various literary modes of thought and tendencies present in the Hispanic world throughout the 20th century in areas such as poetry-post modernism, avant-garde movements, the new poetry, the short story, the short novel and the essay. The Boom and post-Boom tendencies are also included. Writers studied generally include: Darío, Rodó, Quiroga, Mistral, Huidobro, Neruda, Guillén, Paz, Borges, Fuentes, García Márquez, Allende, Poniatowska and Menchú among others. Offered spring term. Prereq: SPAN 106; or SPAN 184; or cons. of dept ch.
SPAN 195. Independent Study
1-3 sem. hrs. Offered every term. Prereq: Cons. of dept. ch.
SPAN 196. Senior Seminar 3 sem. hrs. Advanced study of a cultural, linguistic or literary theme in Spanish. Seminar will fulfill the College of Arts and Sciences Senior Experience Curriculum requirement. Specific topic of the seminar to be announced in the Schedule of Classes. Offered occasionally. Prereq: Major or minor in Spanish and Sr. stndg.; or cons. of dept. ch.
SPAN 198. Topics in Language and Literature
1-3 sem. hrs. Subject to be announced. Offered occasionally. Prereq: Sr. stndg. or cons. of dept. ch.
SPAN 199. Senior Thesis
2 sem. hrs. Introductory thesis guidance for approved students under the direction of a departmental adviser. Offered occasionally. Prereq: Cons. of dept. ch.
SPAN 896. Senior Experience
3 sem. hrs. The Senior Experience requirement applies to all students who are seeking a B.A. degree in the Klingler College of Arts and Sciences. The goals of the Senior Experience requirement are 1) to provide an opportunity to apply one’s accrued educational experience to a mature study of a given theme informed by the University’s Mission; 2) to apply the skills of generating new knowledge within the standards of one’s disciplinary training, and 3) to promote an appreciation for social and individual complexity, an awareness and appreciation of diversity in all its forms, and an appreciation of faith in the human experience through fully engaging a chosen topic. Topics vary annually; course descriptions are available in department offices. Prereq: Sr. stndg., enrolled in the Klingler College of Arts and Sciences.
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