Undergraduate Courses

100A. Introductory Spanish. (2:3:1) Independent Study also.

First semester for those who have had no Spanish and desire maximum time for assimilation.

100B. Second Semester, Introductory Spanish. (2:3:1) Prerequisite: Span 100A.

Continuation of Span 100A.

101, 102. Foundational Spanish 1, 2. (4:5:2 ea.) F, W, Sp, Su

For students with no previous Spanish. Fundamentals of Spanish, emphasizing communication. (Accelterated sections available.) Pass/Fail only.

105. University Spanish 1. (4:5:1) F, W, Sp, Su Prerequisite: two years of high school Spanish or Span 101, 102 or placement by diagnostic test.

Continued development of grammar, cultural understanding, reading, writing, and conversation skills as introduced in foundational courses. Students are expected to attain an intermediate–mid proficiency level.

106. University Spanish 2. (4:5:1) F, W, Sp, Su Prerequisite: Span 105.

Expanded development of grammar, cultural understanding, reading, writing, and conversation skills as introduced in foundational and intermediate courses. Students are expected to attain an intermediate–mid to intermediate–high proficiency level.

111R. Spanish Conversation 1. (2:2.5:1 ea.) F, W, Sp, Su Prerequisite: two years of high school Spanish or Span 101, 102 or equivalent. Recommended: concurrent enrollment in Span 105.

Development of conversation skills in Spanish.

112R. Spanish Conversation 2. (2:2.5:1 ea.) F, W, Sp, Su Prerequisite: three years of high school Spanish or Span 105 or equivalent. Recommended: concurrent enrollment in Span 106.

Continued development of conversation skills in Spanish.

199R. Academic Internship. (1–3:Arr.:Arr. ea.) Prerequisite: department chair's and cooperative education coordinator's consent.

Work experience evaluated by supervisor and posted on student's transcript.

205. University Spanish 3. (4:5:1) F, W, Sp, Su Prerequisite: four years of high school Spanish or Span 106 or equivalent or placement by diagnostic test.

Continued development of grammar, cultural understanding, conversation skills, writing, and reading through the study of literature. Students are expected to attain an intermediate–high proficiency level. Fulfills the university core Languages of Learning requirement.

206. University Spanish 4. (4:5:1) F, W, Sp, Su Prerequisite: Span 205.

Expanded development of grammar, cultural understanding, conversation skills, writing, and reading through the study of literature. Students are expected to attain a strong intermediate–high or advanced–low proficiency level.

311R. Spanish Oral Proficiency Preparation. (2:2:1 ea.) Prerequisite: Span 212 or equivalent.

Tools course to help students meet oral proficiency requirements for major and minor. Will not count for major or minor.

321. Third-Year Spanish Reading, Grammar, Culture, and Composition 1. (3:3:0) F, W, Sp, Su Prerequisite: Span 206 or equivalent.

First semester of a two-semester sequence. Intensive study and practice with Spanish grammar, vocabulary, and writings incorporating cultural and literary readings. First class for returned Spanish-speaking missionaries. Fulfills the university core Languages of Learning requirement. Required for Spanish major and minor.

322. Third-Year Spanish Reading, Grammar, Culture, and Composition 2. (3:3:0) F, W, Sp, Su Prerequisite: Span 321 or equivalent.

Second semester of a two-semester sequence. Intensive study and practice with Spanish grammar, vocabulary, and writings incorporating cultural and literary readings. Some sections have readings and writing assignments focusing on the professions. Required for Spanish major and minor.

326. Spanish Phonetics and Pronunciation. (3:3:0) Prerequisite: Span 202 or equivalent.

Spanish sound system; underlying concepts of Spanish speech production and applications to pronunciation.

329. Survey of Hispanic Linguistics. (3:3:0) Prerequisite: Span 321 or equivalent.

Introduction to linguistics of Spanish: phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, history of the Spanish language, philology, dialectology, sociolinguistics, and psycholinguistics.

339. Introduction to Spanish Literature. (3:3:0) Prerequisite: Span 202 or equivalent 322 or concurrent enrollment. Course is prerequisite to 400-level literature courses.

Readings in modern Hispanic literatures, focusing on formal literary analysis.

345. Iberian Civilization. (3:3:0) Prerequisite: Span 202 or equivalent 322 or concurrent enrollment.

Culture, history, art, music, and traditions of Spain.

355. Ibero-American Civilization. (3:3:0) Prerequisite: Span 202 or equivalent 322 or concurrent enrollment.

Culture, history, art, music, and traditions of Spanish America.

365. Mexican-American Culture. (3:3:0) Prerequisite: Span 202 or equivalent.

Contemporary culture (education, popular and fine arts, worldview, attitudes, etc.) of the Mexican-American in the U.S.

377. Spanish Teaching Methods 1. (3:3:2) Prerequisite: Span 321, 326; 345 or 355; Sc Ed 276R; fingerprinting and FBI clearance for Spanish teaching majors and minors.

History of language teaching methods; standards-based unit and lesson planning; strategies for teaching speaking, listening, reading, writing, grammar, and vocabulary.

378. Spanish Teaching Methods 2. (3:3:2) Prerequisite: Span 377.

Strategies for teaching culture; use of instructional media and technology; assessment of learner performance; foreign language program models; planning for continuing professional development.

380. Practicum in Teaching Spanish. (1:0:3) Prerequisite: Sc Ed 276R; Span 377; concurrent enrollment in Span 378; Spanish teaching major status.

Implementing meaningful and engaging instruction for secondary students in Spanish; developing critical thinking, problem solving, literacy, and democratic character; assessing learner performance.

395R. Contemporary Culture. (1–3:Arr.:Arr. ea.) For Study Abroad programs only. Prerequisite: Span 102 or equivalent.

Contemporary Spanish (or Spanish-American) culture: the people and their customs and institutions.

399R. Academic Internship: Spanish Language Field Experience. (1–6:0:0 ea.) Prerequisite: program coordinator's consent.

On-the-job experience.

415A. Beginning Translation and Interpretation, English to Spanish. (1.5:3:1) F 1st blk. Prerequisite: Span 321, 322, with a B grade or better.

Introduction to history, theory, and principles of translation and interpretation dealing specifically in English to Spanish.

415B. Beginning Translation and Interpretation, Spanish to English. (1.5:3:1) F 2d blk. Prerequisite: Span 415A.

Introduction to history, theory, and principles of translation and interpretation, dealing specifically in Spanish to English.

416A. Intermediate Translation and Interpretation, English to Spanish. (1.5:3:1) W 1st blk. Prerequisite: Span 415B.

Systematic study and contrastive exercises in translation and interpretation from English to Spanish. Translation of texts in general conceptual fields.

416B. Intermediate Translation and Interpretation, Spanish to English. (1.5:3:1) W 2d blk. Prerequisite: Span 416A.

Systematic study and contrastive exercises in translation and interpretation from Spanish to English. Translation of texts in general conceptual fields.

417A. Advanced Translation and Interpretation, English to Spanish. (1.5:3:1) F 1st blk. Prerequisite: Span 416B.

Translation of texts in specific fields. Simultaneous interpretation. From English to Spanish.

417B. Advanced Translation and Interpretation, Spanish to English. (1.5:3:1) F 2d blk. Prerequisite: Span 417A.

Translation of texts in specific fields. Simultaneous interpretation. From Spanish to English.

418. Translation and Interpretation Project. (3:3:0) Prerequisite: Span 417A,B.

Individual translation and/or interpretation projects.

421. Fourth-Year Grammar. (3:3:0) F, W Prerequisite: Span 321, 322.

Fourth-year study of Spanish grammar and usage.

423. Border Spanish. (3:3:0) Prerequisite: Span 321 or equivalent.

Mexican-American speech patterns, including language contact and bilingualism. Previous course in linguistics strongly recommended.

425. Contrastive Analysis of the Structures of Spanish and English. (3:3:0) Prerequisite: Span 321.

Contrastive analysis of phonology, morphology, syntax, and semantics of Spanish and English.

429R. Special Topics in Spanish Linguistics. (3:3:0 ea.) Prerequisite: Span 326 or 329.

Course content varies yearly; focuses on specific area of linguistics such as dialectology or sociolinguistics.

430R. Special Topics in Hispanic Culture. (3:3:0) F, W, Sp, Su Prerequisite: Span 322 or concurrent enrollment.

Regional and thematic approaches to Hispanic culture. Subject matter will vary.

438. Hispanic Cinema. (3:3:0) Prerequisite: Span 339 or equivalent.

Introduction to study of film; background in appreciating best of motion picture art in Spain and Spanish America. Previous experience with film useful but not required.

439R. Hispanic Theatre Production. (3:3:0 ea.) Prerequisite: director's consent.

Theory and practice of dramatic performance. Includes participation in play to be performed during semester. Note: No more than 3 hours of 439R credit may count toward any degree.

440. Medieval Spanish Literature. (3:3:0) Prerequisite: Span 441 or equivalent.

Spanish literature from El Cantar de Mió Cid (1140) through La Celestina (1499).

441. Survey of Spanish Literature. (3:3:0) Independent Study also. Prerequisite: Span 339.

Literary masterpieces of Spain.

443R. Golden Age Literature. (3:3:0 ea.) Prerequisite: Span 441 or equivalent.

Sixteenth- and seventeenth-century Spanish literature.

444. Don Quijote. (3:3:0) Prerequisite: Span 441 or equivalent.

In-depth study of Cervantes' El ingenioso hidalgo don Quijote de la Mancha.

446R. Nineteenth-Century Literature. (3:3:0 ea.) Prerequisite: Span 441 or equivalent.

Romanticism (1770s through 1870s) and/or the novels of Benito Pérez Galdós and his contemporaries.

448R. Twentieth-Century Spanish Literature. (3:3:0 ea.) Prerequisite: Span 441 or equivalent.

Genre (twentieth-century novel, drama, or poetry) or particular school (Generation of 1898, Generation of 1927, etc.) emphasized.

449R. Special Topics in Spanish Literature. (3:3:0 ea.) Prerequisite: Span 441 or equivalent.

Specific topics in Spanish (peninsular) literature. Course content will vary each semester to offer optimum exposure to all areas of Spanish literature.

450R. Early Spanish-American Literature. (3:3:0 ea.) Prerequisite: Span 451 or equivalent.

Indigenous literature (Maya, Nahuatl, etc.) and other texts written in Spanish Colonial America through eighteenth century.

451. Survey of Hispanic-American Literature. (3:3:0) Independent Study also. Prerequisite: Span 339.

Literary masterpieces of Spanish America.

454R. The Spanish American Novel. (3:3:0 ea.) Prerequisite: Span 451 or equivalent.

Selected Spanish-American novelists such as Juan Rulfo, Gabriel Garciá Márquez, Alejo Carpentier, Mario Vargas-Llosa, etc.

455R. Spanish American Poetry. (3:3:0 ea.) Prerequisite: Span 451 or equivalent.

Selected Spanish-American poets, movements, and national traditions.

456R. Spanish American Drama. (3:3:0 ea.) Prerequisite: Span 451 or equivalent.

Twentieth-century theatre from Spanish America and Brazil.

458R. Hispanic-American Short Story. (3:3:0 ea.) Prerequisite: Span 451 or equivalent.

Introduction and development of an important literary genre in Spanish America, including works of Jorge Luis Borges, Julio Cortázar, Juan Rulfo, Gabriel Garciá Márquez, etc.

459R. Special Topics in Spanish American Literature. (3:3:0 ea.) Prerequisite: Span 451 or equivalent.

Specific topics in Latin American literature. Course content will vary each semester to offer optimum exposure to all areas of Latin American literature.

461. Spanish-Speaking American (Mexican-American) Literature. (3:3:0) Prerequisite: Span 339 or instructor's consent.

Spanish-English literature of the Mexican-American within the United States.

477. Techniques of Spanish Instruction. (3:3:0) Prerequisite: Span 321, 322, 326, 339; 345 or 355.

Techniques for teaching the four language skills and grammar, vocabulary, and culture; use of technology; assessing language achievement. For students not enrolled in Spanish teaching major or minor.

480R. Directed Research in Spanish. (1–3:Arr.:0 ea.) Prerequisite: written proposal subject to department approval. Independent Study only.

Under faculty member's direction, designing and conducting research project covering material not normally presented in regular course work. Research paper required. Total Span 480R credit toward bachelor's degree not to exceed 3 hours.

490. Senior Seminar in Spanish. (3:3:0) Prerequisite: senior standing.

Bibliography, research, and writing of senior thesis. Recommended for students planning graduate studies in Spanish.

491. Senior Proficiency Evaluation. (0:1:0)

Tool course to meet oral proficiency requirement for all majors and teaching minors. No major or minor credit.

Graduate Courses

520. Problems in Spanish Grammar. (3:3:0)

Application of contemporary grammatical concepts to problems in Spanish grammar.

521. Romance Philology. (3:3:0)

Comparative study of evolution of Latin into modern romance languages.

522. History of the Spanish Language. (3:3:0)

Linguistic sources that contributed to formation of the Spanish language.

529R. Special Topics in Spanish Linguistics. (3:3:0 ea.) Prerequisite: Span 520, 522.

Topics include semantics, dialectology, and sociolinguistics.

577. Spanish Language Teaching Procedures. (3:3:2) For public school teachers.

Mastery of skills specific to foreign language instruction. Lectures, demonstrations, practical experience.