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Spanish Courses
SPAN 101 Elementary Spanish (3) Conversation, grammar, reading.
Pre: consent. HSL
SPAN 102 Elementary Spanish (3) Conversation, grammar, reading.
Pre: consent. HSL
SPAN 201 Intermediate Spanish (3) Continuation of oral practice
and grammar study; increasing emphasis on reading and written composition.
Laboratory drill. Pre: 102. HSL
SPAN 202 Intermediate Spanish (3) Continuation of 201. Pre:
201. HSL
SPAN 203 Intensive Second-Year Spanish (6) Course content of
SPAN 201 and 202 covered in one semester. Three two-hour sessions per
week plus laboratory practice. Pre: 102 or 103. HSL
SPAN 258 Intermediate Spanish Abroad (3) Intensive course of
full-time formal instruction on the second-year level in Spanish language
and culture in a Spanish-speaking country. Pre: 102. HSL
SPAN 259 Intermediate Spanish Abroad (3) Continuation of 258.
HSL
SPAN 260 Intensive Intermediate Spanish Abroad (V) Intensive
course of formal instruction on the second-year level in Spanish language
and culture in a Spanish-speaking country. For semester programs only.
Pre: 102. HSL
SPAN 300 Reading in Spanish (3) Development of language skills
through reading of literary and cultural texts. Pre: 202 or placement
exam or consent.
SPAN 301 Grammar and Composition (3) Selected grammar review
and intensive practice in effective use of the written language. Pre:
202 or consent.
SPAN 302 Grammar and Composition (3) Selected grammar review
and intensive practice in effective use of the written language. Pre:
202 or consent.
SPAN 303 Conversation I (3) Intensive practice in spoken Spanish.
Pre: 303 (or concurrent), or consent.
SPAN 304 Conversation II (3) Continuation of 301. Pre: 301 or
consent.
SPAN 305 Introduction to Spanish-English Translation (3) A practical
introduction to Spanish-English translation with translations of texts
from Spanish to English and the reverse. Pre: 303 and/or 304, concurrently;
or consent.
SPAN 306 Commercial Spanish (3) Language as used in business
communication; commercial terminology. Pre: 202 or consent.
SPAN 330 Phonetics and Pronunciation Practice (3) Analysis of
the Spanish phonological system, in contrast with English. Practice
in pronunciation; laboratory drill. Pre: 202.
SPAN 351 Spanish Cultural Perspectives (3) Survey of the history
and cultures of Spain. Pre: 202 or consent. DH
SPAN 352 (Alpha) Latin American Cultural Perspectives (3) Survey
of the history and cultures of Latin America. (B) Pre-Columbian and
Colonial periods; (C) Independence, nationhood and current issues. Repeatable
for other topics, but not for the same topic. Pre: 202 or consent.
DH
SPAN 358 Third-Level Spanish Abroad (3) Intensive course of
full-time formal instruction on the third-year level in Spanish language
and culture in a Spanish-speaking country. Pre: 202 or 259 or equivalent.
SPAN 359 Third-Level Spanish Abroad (3) Continuation of 358.
SPAN 360 Intensive Third-Level Spanish Abroad (V) Intensive
course of formal instruction on the third-year level in Spanish language
and culture in a Spanish-speaking country. For semester programs only.
Pre: 202 or 260 or equivalent.
SPAN 361 Masterworks of Spanish Literature (3) Reading and discussion
of representative works of Spanish literature: origins to 18th century.
Pre: 303 or consent. DL
SPAN 362 Masterworks of Spanish Literature (3) Reading and discussion
of representative works of Spanish literature: 18th century to present.
Pre: 303 or consent. DL
SPAN 371 Spanish-American Literature (3) Reading and discussion
of representative works of Spanish-American literature: Colonial period
through Romanticism. Pre: 303 or consent. DL
SPAN 372 Spanish-American Literature (3) Reading and discussion
of representative works of Spanish-American literature: Modernism to
the present. Pre: 303 or consent. DL
SPAN 403 Advanced Composition and Conversation (3) Advanced
practice; emphasis on building active vocabulary. Pre: 304 or consent.
SPAN 405 Spanish-English Translation (3) Factors in the art
of translation. Practice in translating material from Spanish to English
and the reverse. Pre: 304 or consent.
SPAN 451 Introduction to Spanish Linguistics (3) Evolution of
Spanish from Latin; modern social and geographical dialects. Pre: 330.
SPAN 452 The Structure of Spanish (3) Analysis of morphology,
syntax, and semantics. Pre: 304, 330, and one of 361, 362, 371, or 372;
or consent.
SPAN 458 Fourth-Level Spanish Abroad (3) Intensive course of
full-time formal instruction on the fourth-year level in Spanish linguistics,
civilization, culture, and literature in a Spanish-speaking country.
Pre: any two of 301, 303, 304, 358, 359; or 6 hours of 360.
SPAN 459 Fourth-Level Spanish Abroad (3) Continuation of 458.
SPAN 460 Intensive Fourth-Level Spanish Abroad (V) Intensive
course of formal instruction on the fourth-year level in Spanish language
and culture in a Spanish-speaking country. For semester programs only.
Pre: 360 or equivalent.
SPAN 461 Spanish Neoclassicism/Romanticism (3) Representative
works from Spanish Neoclassicism (18th century) and Romanticism (19th
century). Genres: theater, poetry, essay, novel. Pre: 361, 362, or consent.
DL
SPAN 477 U.S. Latino Literature (3) A study of the literature
of U.S. Hispanics written in Spanish or bilingually. Pre: 371 or 372
or consent. DL
SPAN 478 Hispanic Women’s Literature (3) The feminine experience
in Western literary and cultural traditions as seen by women in Spain
and Latin America. Pre: one of 361, 362, 371 or 372; or consent.
DL
SPAN 480 Hispanic Theater (3) Study of representative authors
and plays from Spain and Latin America. Repeatable once. Pre: one of
361, 362, 371, or 372; or consent. DL
SPAN 495 (Alpha) Topics in Hispanic Scholarship (3) Hispanic
authors, periods, or themes. (B) literature and society, DL;
(C) Hispanic poetry, DL; (D) literature and film, DH.
Repeatable for other topics, but not for the same topic. Pre: one of
361, 362, 371, or 372; or consent.
SPAN 658 Seminar in Spanish Linguistics (3) Repeatable. Pre:
graduate standing or consent.
SPAN 660 Medieval Spanish Literature (3) Representative readings
in prose and poetry, from origins through 15th century. Pre: graduate
standing or consent.
SPAN 665 (Alpha) Golden Age Literature (3) Spanish literature
from the 16th and 17th centuries. (B) theater; (C) prose; (D) poetry;
(E) Cervantes. Pre: graduate standing.
SPAN 669 19th-Century Spanish Realism (3) Nineteenth-century
Spanish realism in the novel. Authors include Galdós, Clarin, Alarcón,
Pardo Bazán, Blasco-Ibáñez, Valera. Pre: graduate standing or consent.
SPAN 670 (Alpha) 20th-Century Spanish Literature (3) Representative
works from 20th-century literature. Genres: poetry, theater, essay,
novel. (B) generation of 1898; (C) preCivil War; (D) postCivil War.
Pre: graduate standing or consent.
SPAN 680 Spanish-American Novel (3) Critical analysis of major
Spanish-American novels. Pre: graduate standing or consent.
SPAN 681 Colonial Spanish-American Literature (3) Spanish-American
literature from period of discovery to independence. Representative
authors such as Sor Juana, Bernal Díaz del Castillo. Pre: graduate standing
or consent.
SPAN 682 Spanish-American Poetry (3) Study of representative
poets from all periods: Martí, Darió, Mistral, Guillén, Neruda, Paz,
etc. Pre: graduate standing or consent.
SPAN 683 Spanish-American Short Story and Essay (3) Study of
representative writers from various periods: Sor Juana, Palma, Quiroga,
Reyes, Borges, etc. Pre: graduate standing or consent.
SPAN 695 Seminar in Hispanic Literature (3) A period, author,
genre, or region. Repeatable. Pre: graduate standing or consent.
SPAN 699 Directed Research (V) Pre: consent of department chair.
Portuguese
PORT 101 Elementary Portuguese (3) Conversation, grammar and reading. HSL
PORT 102 Elementary Portuguese (3) Conversation, grammar and reading. Continuation of 101. Pre: 101. HSL
PORT 201 Intermediate Portuguese (3) Reading, conversation, writing, laboratory drill. Pre: 102. HSL
PORT 202 Intermediate Portuguese (3) Continuation of 201. Pre: 201. HSL
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