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| 101 & 102. Elementary
Spanish I & II 1 course unit
each An introduction to basic grammar and vocabulary of, as well as communication skills in Spanish within its cultural contexts. Students will use a variety of authentic text and media resources to acquire and enhance linguistic skills. The first semester is designed for students with no knowledge of, or with a weak background in Spanish, the second—for students with limited, but residual previous exposure to Spanish. Assignment by placement test. Four class hours per week plus Language Learning Center assignments. 203 & 204. Intermediate Spanish I & II 1 course unit each An accelerated review of basic Spanish grammar through speaking, reading, writing and other linguistically appropriate activities. The introduction of more advance grammatical structures and a variety of authentic text and multimedia resources will enhance the students’ linguistic skills and sociocultural awareness of the Spanish speaking world. The development of functional skills and communicative ability is emphasized. Students also acquire the linguistic tools needed to continue learning Spanish as it pertains to their fields of interest. Assignment by placement test. Three class hours per week plus Language Learning Center assignments. 301, 302. Spanish Conversation & Composition Intensive practice of spoken Spanish with emphasis on techniques of oral expression, vocabulary development, and persistent grammatical difficulties. Discussions will be based on contemporary cultural readings, films and other multi-media materials. Offered every semester. Prerequisite: SPN 204 Intermediate Spanish II Meets general academic requirement W when offered as 302. 303, 304. Advanced Spanish Conversation & Composition Focused work in Spanish composition allowing students to develop creative, professional, and academic writing styles. Emphasis is placed on structure, style and content as well as grammar. Classic and contemporary texts, films and other multi-media resources will provide stylistic models as well as a cultural context for writings. Offered every semester. Prerequisite: SPN 301, 302 Spanish Conversation & Composition Meets general academic requirement W when offered as 304. 305, 306. Advanced Spanish Grammar & Translation Intensive study of advanced Spanish grammar and syntax with a focus on the cultural and linguistic differences between Spanish and English. Through oral and written work, grammatical concepts will be applied to the development of translation skills. Taught in Spanish. Offered in alternate years. Prerequisite: SPN 303, 304 Advanced Spanish Conversation & Composition Meets general academic requirement W when offered as 306. 310, 311. Business Spanish Practice in oral and written Spanish at an advanced level. Compositions, dictations, oral reports, and readings emphasizing Spanish business vocabulary (banking, importing and exporting, stock market, etc.). Offered in alternate years. Prerequisite: SPN 204 Intermediate Spanish II Meets general academic requirement W when offered as 311. 320, 321. Civilization of Spain An introduction to contemporary Spanish life, with its intellectual, economic and social phenomena as well as its regional aspects. The course also surveys the artistic, architectural and historical heritage of Spain. Taught in Spanish. Offered in alternate years. Prerequisite: SPN 301, 302 Spanish Conversation & Composition Meets general academic requirement H (and W which applies to 321 only.) 322, 323. Civilization of Latin America An introduction to contemporary Latin-American life, with its intellectual, economic and social phenomena as well as its regional aspects. The course also surveys the artistic, architectural and historical heritage of Latin-America. Taught in Spanish. Offered in alternate years. Prerequisite: SPN 301, 302 Spanish Conversation & Composition Meets general academic requirement C or H (and W which applies to 323 only). 410. Medieval & Renaissance Spanish Literature A study of representative works of Spanish literature from the Middle Ages through the Renaissance. Emphasis is placed on the literary analysis of the major genres of epic poetry, the fable, the picaresque novel and pre-Lope de Vega theater. Students will explore theme and theory within the social, historical, philosophical, and political context of the period. Taught in Spanish. Offered in alternate years. Prerequisite: SPN 303, 304 Advanced Spanish Conversation & Composition Meets general academic requirement L. 411. Cervantes A careful reading of Cervantes’ Don Quijote, the novel that broke stylistically and philosophically into the modern age. Other works by Cervantes will be included, allowing the student to gain a greater understanding of the essential interconnectedness of the different literary genres as well as insight into the politics and ideas of a crucial and defining moment in Spanish history. Taught in Spanish. Offered in alternate years. Prerequisite: SPN 303, 304 Advanced Spanish Conversation & Composition Meets general academic requirement L. 412. Spanish Theatre of the Golden Age A study of the development of 16th and 17th century Spanish drama through the works of major playwrights. Emphasis is placed on the structure, language, and major themes of the plays as well as the manner in which they reflect the rapidly changing society of that period. Taught in Spanish. Offered in alternate years. Prerequisite: SPN 303, 304 Advanced Spanish Conversation & Composition Meets general academic requirement L. 413. From the Golden Age to the Silver Age A study of the plays, poetry, and novels of 18th and 19th century Spain, reflecting the social, political, and ideological changes leading up to and throughout the Industrial Revolution. Special attention will be paid to the different roles of writer, narrator, and reader through textual clues. Taught in Spanish. Offered in alternate years. Prerequisite: SPN 303, 304 Advanced Spanish Conversation & Composition Meets general academic requirement L. 414. Contemporary Spanish Literature A study of Spain’s poetry, theatre, and the novel preceding and following the Spanish Civil War. Shifting cultural, political and social issues will be considered through different genres and authors; emphasis will be placed alternately on the Generation of 1898 and contemporary writers. Taught in Spanish. Offered in alternate years. Prerequisite: SPN 303, 304 Advanced Spanish Conversation & Composition Meets general academic requirement L. 415. Spanish American Literature I Reading and discussion of selections from Indoamerican writers of the Pre-Columbian era and from Spanish American writers from the fifteenth through the nineteenth centuries. Emphasis is placed on an understanding of the technical development of the various genres within each literary period as well as on the thematic content of the work as it relates to the period’s historical, political, social and philosophical context. Taught in Spanish. Offered in alternate years. Prerequisite: SPN 303, 304 Advanced Spanish Conversation & Composition Meets general academic requirement C or L. 416. Spanish American Literature II Reading and discussion of poetry, essays and short stories by Spanish-American writers of the twentieth century. Emphasis is placed on an understanding of the technical development of the various genres within the period as well as on the thematic content of the work as it relates to the period’s historical, political, social and philosophical context. Taught in Spanish. Offered in alternate years. Prerequisite: SPN 303, 304 Advanced Spanish Conversation & Composition Meets general academic requirement C or L. 417. Contemporary Spanish American Novel An in-depth study of the development of the novel in both the pre- and post- “boom” periods of the Spanish-American narrative. Emphasis is placed on an analysis of the literary techniques and thematic aspects of the works in relation to the various artistic and philosophical movements of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Taught in Spanish. Offered in alternate years. Prerequisite: SPN 303, 304 Advanced Spanish Conversation & Composition Meets general academic requirement C or L. 418. Hispanic Literature & Film An analysis of the relationship between literature and film, focusing on texts from Spain and/or Spanish America and their film adaptations. Issues to be discussed include film adaptation as a cultural construct; narrative voice in literature and film; the transformation of the written word to a visual image; and the relationship between politics, literature and film. Taught in Spanish. Offered in alternate years. Prerequisite: SPN 303, 304 Advanced Spanish Conversation & Composition Meets general academic requirement L. 419. Border Literature An exploration of contemporary narratives by Latino writers in the United States who focus on the border experience, understood as both a geographical and cultural phenomenon. Emphasis will be placed on the analysis of the literary techniques employed in the development of the narrative form within its political, social and cultural context. Topics include issues of class, ethnicity and gender. Taught in Spanish. Offered in alternate years. Prerequisite: SPN 303, 304 Advanced Spanish Conversation & Composition Meets general academic requirement L. 500-549. Spanish Seminar |
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