SPANISH (SP)

101. BEGINNING SPANISH I 3 cr.  Intensive functional approach to the four language skills in a cultural context.  Classroom, multi-media, computer-assisted instruction. Only students with no previous instruction in Spanish are eligible to enroll.  (Fall)

101R. SPANISH IN REVIEW 3 cr.  Review of the fundamental structures and skills for students with limited previous study of Spanish. (Fall)

102. BEGINNING SPANISH II 3 cr.  Prerequisite:  SP 101, 101R, or equivalent.  Amplification of language skills in a cultural context.  Added emphasis on reading and writing. (Spring)

191-192. BEGINNING SUPERVISED STUDY 3 cr.  Supervised independent study of Spanish at the beginning level.

199. SPECIAL TOPICS 3 cr.  Occasional course on a selected topic announced in advance.

201-202. INTERMEDIATE SPANISH I, II 3 cr. each.  Prerequisite:  SP 102 or equivalent.  Further development of the four language skills for communication in a cultural context; expansion of vocabulary, idiomatic usage, and grammar.  SP 201 or equivalent prerequisite for SP 202. (Fall - 201, Spring - 202)

291-292. INTERMEDIATE SUPERVISED STUDY 3 cr. Supervised independent study of Spanish at the intermediate level.

299. SPECIAL TOPICS 3 cr. Occasional course on a selected topic announced in advance.

301. CONVERSATION IN SPANISH 3 cr.  Development of communicative competence in Spanish through oral practice and use of conversational strategies and techniques. (Fall)

302. WRITING IN SPANISH 3 cr.  Development of writing ability in Spanish through practice toward consolidation of independence in the use of the written word. (Spring)

305. SPANISH PHONOLOGY 3 cr.  Systematic analysis and practice of the sounds of spoken Spanish.

306. SPANISH FOR BUSINESS 3 cr.  Acquisition of linguistic skills and a sophisticated style for the business, legal, professional setting.  Emphasis on vocabulary, syntax, and idiomatic usage.

307. POPULAR CULTURES OF SPANISH-SPEAKING COUNTRIES 3 cr.  Latin American and Spanish cultures as seen in carnival performance, music, dance, soap operas, and films.  Discussion of the politics of everyday practices associated with these expressions, within sociopolitical processes of which they are a part.

310. THE CINEMA OF SPAIN 3 cr.  Selected films from Spain as an expression of culture, civilization, and language, or as a combination of these.  Films, instruction, and class discussion in Spanish.

311. PERSPECTIVES ON THE PEOPLE AND CULTURES OF SPAIN 3 cr.  Development of Spain, its people, and institutions from the origins to the present.  Various aspects of Spanish culture and intellectual development, especially as found in language, literature, and art forms. (Spring; alternates with SP 314)

312. THE CINEMA OF LATIN AMERICA 3 cr. Selected films from Latin America as an expression of culture, civilization, and language, or as a combination of these.  Films, instruction, and class discussions in Spanish.

314. PERSPECTIVES ON NATIONS AND CULTURES OF LATIN AMERICA 3 cr.  Development of Latin American culture from colonial times to the present.  Discussion of basic institutions, political and socioeconomic patterns, the arts, and folklore. (Spring; alternates with SP 311)

315. INTRODUCTION TO LITERARY ANALYSIS 3 cr.  Introduction to critical techniques for analysis of the principal literary forms:  the narrative, poetry, drama, and the essay.  Texts chosen from various periods of both Spanish and Latin American literature.  Prerequisite for all other Spanish literature courses.  (SP 315 may, however, be taken simultaneously with SP 325 or SP 327.) (Fall)

316. CREATIVE WRITING IN SPANISH 3 cr.  Fundamentals and practice of creative writing across the genres.

321. ADVANCED SPANISH GRAMMAR 3 cr.  Theory and practice of Spanish grammatical structures based on everyday usage and on literary language.  Guided and creative exercises and compositions.  Note:  Spanish majors are strongly encouraged to take SP 321 before taking 400-level courses. (Spring)

325, 326. INTRODUCTION TO SPANISH LITERATURE 3 cr. each. Prerequisite:  SP 315 (SP 325 may be taken simultaneously with SP 315).  SP 325:  from the Middle Ages to the beginning of the 19th century. (Fall; alternates with SP 327) SP 326: from the beginning of the 19th century to the present. (Spring; alternates with SP 328)

327, 328. INTRODUCTION TO LATIN AMERICAN LITERATURE 3 cr. each.  Prerequisite:  SP 315 (SP 327 may be taken simultaneously with SP 315).  SP 327:  from the 16th century to the mid-20th century. (Fall; alternates with SP 325)
SP 328:  representative contemporary literary texts. (Spring; alternates with SP 326)

398.  SUPERVISED STUDY 3 cr.  Supervised independent study.  Permission of instructor.
 
399. SPECIAL TOPICS 1-3 cr.  Occasional course on a selected topic announced in advance.

401. ADVANCED SPANISH CONVERSATION 3 cr. Course addresses the development of advanced vocabulary and conversational techniques. Activities include in-depth discussion and debate of current events and real-life issues as well as oral analysis of readings. For advanced students of Spanish.

407. TRANSLATION IN SPANISH 3 cr.  Prerequisites:  SP 301 and 302 or equivalent. Methods and mechanics of translation; selection of proper tools.  Comparison and evaluation of translated texts.

427. CONTEMPORARY SPANISH AND LATIN AMERICAN POETRY 3 cr.  Development of poetry in Spain and Latin America since 1900. 

429. RACE, IDENTITY, AND POLITICS IN AFRO-HISPANIC  LITERATURE 3 cr.  Racial constructs and the way peoples of African descent in Latin America and the Caribbean respond to the question of racial identity and politics. Exploration of Hispanic literary production in Equatorial Guinea, with particular attention to the use of art as a weapon against political dictatorship.

432. ARABS, JEWS, AND CHRISTIANS FROM FRONTIER TO EMPIRE: MEDIEVAL SPANISH LITERATURE 3 cr. Literary contributions of each of these cultures to the creation and development of a discourse of Spain.  Works examined include Poema de mio Cid, Milagros de Nuestra Señora, Libro de buen amor, El Conde Lucanor, Cancionero de Baena, La Celestina.

434. DRAMA OF THE GOLDEN AGE 3 cr. Development of the Spanish comedia in the cultural context of the Renaissance and Baroque periods.

435. CERVANTES 3 cr.  Study of the works of Cervantes, with special attention to the Quijote and the Novelas ejemplares.

463. CONTEMPORARY NARRATIVE OF ARGENTINA, CHILE, AND URUGUAY 3 cr.  Postmodern fiction and urban chronicles written in Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay in the last two decades, where the topics of exile and collective memory, marginality, gender, and violence find expression in the post-dictatorship imagination.

464. LATIN AMERICAN SHORT STORY 3 cr.  Exploration of major fictional trends in the contemporary short story in Latin America.  Selections from among the following:  Horacio Quiroga, Jorge Luis Borges, Juan Rulfo, Julio Cortázar, Gabriel García Márquez, Carlos Fuentes, Isabel Allende, and others.

484. LITERATURE OF MODERN SPAIN 3 cr.  Outstanding writers from the Generation of 1898 to the present.

498. ADVANCED SUPERVISED STUDY 3 cr.  Supervised independent study on special topics.  For advanced students.

499. SPECIAL TOPICS 1-3 cr.  Occasional course on a selected topic announced in advance.