Course Descriptions
Undergraduate
SPAN 1201. Elementary Spanish I. (3) Corequisite: SPAN
1201L. Acquisition of communicative competence at a beginning
level, with attention to cultural awareness. (Fall, Spring,
Summer) (Evenings)
SPAN 1201L. Elementary Spanish I Practicum. (1) Corequisite:
SPAN 1201. Reinforcement of skills through supplemental activities.
Two hours per week. (Fall, Spring, Summer) (Evenings)
SPAN 1202. Elementary Spanish II. (3) Prerequisites: SPAN
1201 and 1201L, or equivalent. Corequisites: SPAN 1202L. Acquisition
of communicative competence at a beginning level, with attention
to cultural awareness. (Fall, Spring, Summer) (Evenings)
SPAN 1202L. Elementary Spanish II Practicum. (1) Prerequisites:
SPAN 1201 and 1201L, or equivalent. Corequisite: SPAN 1202. Reinforcement
of skills through supplemental activities. Two hours per week.
(Fall, Spring, Summer) (Evenings)
SPAN 2009. Hispanic Literature in English Translation. (WL)
(3) Studies of Spanish or Spanish American literature in translation.
Not applicable toward Spanish major. May be repeated for credit
as topics vary. Course conducted in English. (On demand)
SPAN 2050. Topics in Spanish. (1-3) Prerequisite: SPAN 2201
or permission of the department. Study of a particular facet of
the Spanish language, culture or literature. May be repeated for
credit as topics vary. (On demand)
SPAN 2201. Intermediate Spanish. (4) Prerequisite: SPAN
1202 or permission of the department. Reinforcement and expansion
of skill mastery developed in elementary courses on basis of grammar
review and conversation. Three class hours and two lab hours per
week. (Fall, Spring)
SPAN 2202. Intermediate Spanish. (4) Prerequisite: SPAN
2201 or permission of the department. Extensive practice in oral
and written control of the language on basis of readings from
Spanish or Spanish American literature. Three class hours and
two lab hours per week. (Fall, Spring)
SPAN 2210. Business Spanish. (3) Prerequisite: SPAN 2201
or equivalent. Introduction to the spoken and written language
of the Hispanic business community. Acquisition and use of financial,
legal and commercial terminology. (Alternate to SPAN 2202.) (Alternate
years)
SPAN 3009. Masterpieces of Hispanic Literature in English Translation.
(3) Prerequisites: sophomore standing and ENGL 1102. Advanced
studies of Spanish or Spanish-American literature in English translation.
Not applicable toward a Spanish major. May be repeated for credit
as topics vary. Course conducted in English. (On demand)
SPAN 3019. Hispanic Women Writers in English Translation. (WL
or WX) (3) Prerequisite: ENGL 1102 and sophomore standing,
or permission of instructor. Examination of prose and poetry by
women writers from Spain and the Americas to understand women's
voices and other cultures. Conducted in English. Knowledge of
Spanish not required. Not applicable toward Spanish major. (On
demand)
SPAN 3201. Advanced Grammar and Composition. (3) Prerequisite:
SPAN 2202 or permission of the department. Intensive oral and
written work in Spanish. (Fall)
SPAN 3202. Advanced Conversation and Composition. (3)
Prerequisite:
SPAN 2202 or permission of the department. Intensive oral and
written work in the language. Reports on collateral readings.
(Spring)
SPAN 3203. Introduction to Spanish Literature. (3) Prerequisite:
SPAN 2202 or permission of the department. Reading and analysis
of representative master works of Spanish literature from its
origins through the 20th century. (Alternate semesters)
SPAN 3209. Spanish Civilization and Culture. (3) Prerequisite:
SPAN 2202 or permission of the department. An overview of the
cultural heritage of peninsular Spain. (Alternate semesters)
SPAN 3210. Spanish American Civilization and Culture. (3)
Prerequisite: SPAN 2202 or permission of department. Introduction
to the cultural heritage of Spanish America. (Alternate semesters)
SPAN 3212. Introduction to Spanish American Literature. (3)
Prerequisite: SPAN 2202 or permission of the department. Introduction
to studies in Spanish American literature from the 16th century
through the contemporary period. (Alternate semesters)
SPAN 3231. Spanish Phonetics. (3) Prerequisite: SPAN 2202
or permission of the department. Detailed analysis of description
and production of Spanish sounds. Practical exercises include
phonetic transcription and recordings. Two class hours and two
lab hours per week. (On demand)
SPAN 3800. Directed Individual Study. (1-3) Prerequisite:
permission of the department; normally open only to FL majors
and minors. Individual work on a selected area of study. To be
arranged with the instructor, during the preceding semester. By
special permission only. May be repeated for credit. (On demand)
SPAN 4050. Selected Readings in Spanish. (1-2-3) (1-2-3G)
Prerequisites:
two 3000-level courses or permission of the department. Consideration
of a predetermined topic. May be repeated for credit as topics
vary. (On demand)
SPAN 4201. Nineteenth-Century Spanish Literature. (3) (3G)
Prerequisites: two 3000-level courses or permission of the department.
Survey of peninsular literature from Costumbrismo through the
Generation of 1898. Lectures, discussions, and reports. (Alternate
years)
SPAN 4202. Twentieth-Century Spanish Literature. (3) (3G)
Prerequisites: two 3000-level courses or permission of the department.
Treatment of major literary developments from the Generation of
1898 to present day. Lectures, discussions, and reports. (Alternate
years)
SPAN 4205. Novel of the Golden Age. (3) (3G) Prerequisites:
two 3000-level courses or permission of the department. El Lazarillo
through El Criticón. Lectures, discussions, and
reports. (Alternate years)
SPAN 4206. Theater of the Golden Age. (3) (3G) Prerequisites:
two 3000-level courses or permission of the department. Study of
works of the leading dramatists of the period. Lectures, discussions
and reports. (Alternate years)
SPAN 4210. Studies in Spanish American Poetry. (3) (3G)
Prerequisites: two 3000-level courses or permission of the department.
Studies of 19th- and 20th-century Spanish American poetry. (Alternate
years)
SPAN 4211. Studies in Spanish American Prose Fiction. (3) (3G)
Prerequisites: two 3000-level courses or permission of the department.
Studies of 19th- and 20th-century Spanish American prose fiction.
(Alternate years)
SPAN 4212. Studies in Spanish American Theater. (3) (3G)
Prerequisites: two 3000-level courses or permission of the department.
Studies of 20th-century Spanish American theater. (On demand)
SPAN 4213. Don Quijote. (3) (3G) Prerequisites: two 3000-level
Spanish courses or permission of the department. Study of Cervantes'
masterpiece. (On demand)
SPAN 4800. Directed Individual Study. (1-3) (1-3G) Prerequisite:
permission of the department; normally open only to FL majors
and minors. Individual work on a selected area of study. To be
arranged with the instructor, generally during the preceding semester.
By special permission only. May be repeated for credit. (On
demand)
Undergraduate/Available for Graduate Credit
Additional work required for graduate credit.
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