SPAN — Spanish

SPAN 101 Elementary Spanish I (5)

First part of a two semester sequence emphasizing the development of a functional proficiency in the four basic language skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing. Oral communication is stressed. (LAC)

SPAN 102 Elementary Spanish II (5)

Prerequisite: SPAN 101 or equivalent. A continuation of SPAN 101. (LAC)

SPAN 103 Spanish for Professionals (3)

Introductory Spanish language course emphasizing functional communication for teachers and professionals who work with Spanish-speaking students/families.

SPAN 201 Intermediate Spanish I (3)

Prerequisite: SPAN 102 or two years of high school Spanish. Review the basic principles of the language and emphasize oral Spanish communication. Become familiar with Spanish and Latin American civilization. (LAC, gtP)

SPAN 202 Intermediate Spanish II (3)

Prerequisite: SPAN 201 or three years of high school Spanish. A continuation of SPAN 201. (LAC, gtP)

SPAN 301 Spanish Grammar (3)

Prerequisite: SPAN 202 or approval from department. A systematic study of the more complex theories and forms of Spanish grammar with emphasis on mood, tense and voice.

SPAN 302 Spanish Composition (3)

Prerequisite: SPAN 301 or approval from department. Designed to increase the student's composition skills in Spanish through the use of original essays, descriptions, compositions, research papers and translations.

SPAN 303 Spanish Conversation (3)

A course designed to develop a high level of proficiency in spoken Spanish. Language functions are practiced in the context of practical everyday situations.

SPAN 304 Introduction to Hispanic Literature (3)

Prerequisite: SPAN 301 or approval from department. To acquaint the student with the elements of the various literary genres and literary criticism. The MLA Handbook will be introduced for research writing.

SPAN 305 Introduction to Hispanic Linguistics (3)

Prerequisites: SPAN 302 or Approval from Instructor. An introduction to the main concepts and issues related to the study of Hispanic linguistics.

SPAN 310 Spanish for Native Speakers (5)

Co-requisite: SPAN 311 Prerequisite: Functional Spanish language skills at the second-year level, or intermediate level of college Spanish; or equivalent. This course is designed for students who learned Spanish in an informal non-academic setting (home, Peace Corps, travel, foreign duty)

SPAN 311 Spanish for Native Speakers (1)

Course Description: Co requisite: SPAN 310. This is the cultural/conversational component of the Spanish course for native speakers. Laboratory activities include: presentations, debates, discussions, movie reviews.

SPAN 321 Spanish Civilization and Culture (3)

Prerequisite: Three years of college Spanish or approval from department. Designed to acquaint students with general trends of Spanish civilization and culture. Includes historical, economic, political and artistic developments of Spain from prehistoric times to the present.

SPAN 331 Latin American Civilization and Culture (3)

Prerequisite: Three years of college Spanish or approval from department. Designed to examine the historical and cultural development of the Latin American countries. Surveys the major historical events from the pre-Columbian period to the present.

SPAN 405 Spanish Phonetics and Dialects (3)

Prerequisite: Three years of college Spanish. The study of the major semantic, syntactic and phonological aspects of the Spanish language dialects and the standard Latin American Spanish found in the Americas.

SPAN 406 Introduction to Translation (3)

Prerequisites: SPAN 302. Introduction to translation techniques and resource material in a wide variety of subjects and styles. Emphasis will be placed on translation accuracy.

SPAN 407 Spanish for Oral Proficiency (3)

Prerequisite: SPAN 303. A course designed to develop oral proficiency by exposing students to advanced and superior linguistic functions.

SPAN 412 Spanish for Bilingual Education (3)

Prerequisite: SPAN 302. Develops Spanish language skills for teaching math, science and social studies. ACTFL/ETS Spanish Oral Proficiency Interview must be taken before student teaching.

SPAN 422 Directed Studies (1-3)

Individualized investigation under the direct supervision of a faculty member. (Minimum of 37.5 clock hours required per credit hour.) Repeatable, maximum concurrent enrollment is two times.

SPAN 450 Masterpieces of Spanish Literature (3)

Prerequisite: SPAN 304. Study Spanish Golden Age, Spanish and Spanish American Baroque and Latin American literary works of the period after independence. Includes poetry, novel, essay and drama.

SPAN 451 Masterpieces of Latin American Literature (3)

Prerequisite: SPAN 304. Study the Master’s of contemporary Latin American literature and the late 19th and 20th century Spanish literature.

SPAN 455 Literature for Children and Adolescents (3)

A study of award-winning works of literature. Emphasis on multi-cultural books for children and adolescent literature of acculturation and assimilation.

SPAN 456 Spanish and Latin American Short Story (3)

Prerequisite: Two years of college Spanish or equivalent. Study of the short story in Spain and Spanish America. Will review its development from the Middle Ages to the present. Includes works of Matute, Garcia Marquez, Borges and Rulfo.

SPAN 457 Masterpieces in Chicano/a Literature (3)

Prerequisite: SPAN 304. Study of the masterpieces of Chicano/a literature from the Spanish colonial period to the present. Focuses on the literature written during the decades of 1965-1995.

SPAN 459 Hispanic Drama (3)

Prerequisite: Two years of college Spanish or equivalent. A study of Hispanic drama masterpieces from Spain's Golden Age to the post-Civil War period; Latin America's Contemporary Theatre of Social Protest; and the United States' Hispanic Theatre Movement.

SPAN 502 Spanish Composition (3)

Designed to increase the student's composition skills in Spanish through the use of original essays, descriptions, compositions, research papers and translations.

SPAN 503 Spanish Conversation (3)

A course designed to develop a high level of proficiency in spoken Spanish. Language functions are practiced in the context of practical everyday situations.

SPAN 505 Spanish Phonetics and Dialects (3)

The study of the major semantic, syntactic and phonological aspects of the Spanish language dialects and the standard Latin American Spanish found in the Americas.

SPAN 506 Translation (2)

Students will be introduced to techniques, theory and history of translation in understanding the complexities involved in the translation of English to Spanish or Spanish to English.

SPAN 507 Spanish for Oral Proficiency (3)

A course designed to develop oral proficiency by exposing students to advanced and superior linguistic functions.

SPAN 508 Workshop (1-3)

A variety of workshops on special topics within the discipline. Goals and objectives will emphasize the acquisition of general knowledge and skills in the discipline. Repeatable, under different subtitles.

SPAN 510 Advanced Placement Program-Spanish (1-3)

Consent of instructor. A course designed to provide content and pedagogical information related to the teaching of grammar and literature in the secondary school Spanish advanced placement program. S/U graded. Repeatable, no limitations.

SPAN 521 Spanish Civilization and Culture (3)

Designed to acquaint students with general trends of Spanish civilization and culture. Includes historical, economic, political and artistic developments of Spain from prehistoric times to the present.

SPAN 531 Latin American Civilization and Culture (3)

Designed to examine the historical and cultural development of the Latin American countries. Surveys the major historical events from the pre-Colombian period to the present.

SPAN 550 Masterpieces of Spanish Literature (3)

Chronological study of Spanish literary movements, schools and their literary masterpieces from Middle Ages to XXI Century. Celestina, ‘el picaro’, Don Juan, and Don Quijote will be presented.

SPAN 551 Masterpieces of Latin American Literature (3)

Chronological study of Spanish American literary movements, schools and their literary masterpieces from Pre-Colombian texts to XXI Century authors. Includes poetry, novel, essay and drama.

SPAN 560 Spanish Civilization and Culture (2)

Interpretation of the civilization and culture of Spain from its earliest beginnings to the present. Includes an analysis of the artistic, political and economic currents that have shaped modern Spain.

SPAN 561 Latin American Civilization and Culture (2)

Designed to examine the cultural heritage of Latin America and its current state of political, economic and social development. Forces affecting the everyday life of the people are emphasized.

SPAN 562 Mexico and United States Hispanic Civilization and Culture (2)

The course examines the history and cultural heritage of the contemporary Mexican and of the Hispanics (Chicano, Cuban, Puerto Rican) living in the United States.

SPAN 563 Hispanic Cultural Topics (1-6)

Selected readings and discussion of a variety of cultural topics that manifest themselves in the everyday life of the Hispanic people. Customs and traditions will be emphasized. Repeatable, maximum of six credits.

SPAN 570 Readings in United States Hispanic Literature (1-6)

Designed to cover literature in English or Spanish by United States Hispanics: Mexican, Cuban or Puerto Rican Americans. Readings in narrative, theatre, poetry. Content is variable and determined by instructor. Repeatable, maximum of six credits.

SPAN 571 Readings in Spanish Literature (1-3)

Thorough coverage of topics such as any period of Spanish literature, especially the Golden Age, the generation of 1898 and post-Civil War novel. Repeatable, maximum three credits.

SPAN 572 Readings in Latin American Literature (1-3)

Designed to cover selected readings in Latin American literature. Course may be designed by author, themes or genre. Content is variable and will be determined by instructor. Repeatable, maximum of three credits.

SPAN 575 Masterpieces of 20th and 21st Century Latin America (2)

A study of the most representative Masterpieces of 20th century Latin American literature. Representative topics might include the modern novel, the essay, contemporary theatre and poetry and fantastic literature.

SPAN 576 Mexican Literature (1-3)

Provides a basic understanding of Mexican literature, its general trends and some of the most important authors in each of the four genres: poetry, novel, theatre and short story.

SPAN 580 Grammar Topics (1-6)

An in-depth study of difficult Selected structures of the language, which traditionally present problems; such as: the subjunctive mood, ser and estar, preterite vs. imperfect and others. Repeatable, maximum of six credits.

SPAN 581 Advanced Spanish Grammar (2)

An intensive study of the more complex theories and forms of Spanish grammar, with emphasis on mood, tense and voice.

SPAN 582 Spanish for Oral Proficiency (2)

A course designed to develop oral proficiency by exposing students to superior linguistic functions.

SPAN 583 Oral and Written Discourse (2)

Designed to enable students to speak and write extensively in Spanish, using description, narrations and exposition. Emphasis will be on fluency, accuracy and organization.

SPAN 600 Introduction to Graduate Study and Research Methods (3)

Orientation to graduate study in the MA in Foreign Languages: Spanish Teaching Emphasis, presents principles of design, analysis, and methodology of graduate-level research and writing the areas of pedagogy, linguistics, literature and cultural studies.

SPAN 622 Directed Studies (1-3)

Individualized investigation under the direct supervision of a faculty member. (Minimum of 37.5 clock hours required per credit hour.) Repeatable, maximum concurrent enrollment is two times.