Spanish 101, 102 - Elementary Spanish 1, 2
Fall, spring
An intensive introduction to all elements of the Spanish language. The development of linguistic competency aims to promote the understanding of human language as a vehicle for communication shaped by the cultural worldview of speakers in Spanish-speaking communities. Five class hours weekly, including two hours of practicum. One and one-quarter units each semester.
Spanish 103 - Intensive Elementary Spanish
Annually
An intensive review of all the topics covered in both Elementary Spanish 101 and 102. Five class hours weekly, including two hours of practicum. One and one-quarter units.
Spanish 105, 106 - Directed Independent Elementary Spanish 1, 2
Fall, spring
An alternative approach to Spanish 101, 102 which allows students to complete course requirements by working independently with technology-based materials. Two class hours weekly and laboratory practice. One unit each semester.
Spanish 108 - Directed Independent Intensive Elementary
Fall, spring
An intensive review of all of the topics covered in both Elementary Spanish 101 and 102. Requires independent work with technology-based materials which help direct learning. Two class hours weekly and laboratory practice. One unit.
Spanish 201, 202 - Intermediate Spanish 1, 2
Fall, spring
An intensive grammar review, followed by oral practice, and readings in literature and culture. For students who have completed Spanish 102 or its equivalent. Four class hours weekly, including one hour of practicum. One unit each semester.
Spanish 215, 216 - Directed Independent Intermediate Spanish 1, 2
Fall, spring
An alternative approach to Spanish 201, 202 which allows students to complete course requirements by working independently with technology-based materials. One class hour weekly and laboratory practice. One unit each semester.
Spanish 251 - Spanish in the U.S.: A sociolinguistic Perspective
Every third year
An overview of the main Latino communities in the U.S., the context of their presence here, and their experience as an ethnolinguistic minority. Topics include, but are not limited to, the varieties of Spanish spoken in these communities, language acquisition, bilingualism, code switching and other language-contact phenomena, language policy, language maintenance and loss, bilingual education, the Official English Movement, and the interaction between language and gender, race, social class and ethnicity. Taught in English. One unit.
Spanish 301 - Spanish Composition and Conversation
Fall, spring
Designed for students who have completed one year of intermediate Spanish. This course (or its equivalent) is a prerequisite to any literature course taught in Spanish. Class is limited in size to enable students to receive individual attention in developing their writing and speaking skills and oral comprehension. One hour per week of practicum required. Prerequisite: Spanish 202 or the equivalent. One unit.
Spanish 302 - Aspects of Spanish Culture
Alternate years
Devoted to the study of outstanding examples of Spanish thought, art, and historical developments. Readings, lectures, and discussions in Spanish. Prerequisites: Spanish 301 or the equivalent. One unit.
Spanish 303 - Aspects of Spanish-American Culture
Alternate years
Devoted to the study of examples of Spanish-American culture from pre-Columbian times to the present, including the early civilizations, the Spanish Conquest, the Wars for Independence, and the modern period. Readings, lectures, and discussions in Spanish. Prerequisites: Spanish 301 or the equivalent. One unit.
Spanish 305 - Introduction to Literary Genres
Fall, spring
Designed as an introduction to drama, poetry, and prose fiction of 20th-century Spain and Spanish America, this course familiarizes students with literary analysis and further develops their oral and written skills. Recommended for students who have completed Composition and Conversation and a course in Hispanic culture. Advanced (Spanish) literature students should not enroll in this course. Conducted in Spanish. Prerequisite: Spanish 301 or the equivalent. One unit.
Spanish 310, 311 - Survey of Spanish Literature
Alternate years
A survey of the literature of Spain from medieval times to the present, including the major writers of the Golden Age, of the romantic and realist periods, and of the Generation of 1898. Conducted in Spanish. Prerequisite: Spanish 301 and Spanish 305. One unit each semester.
Spanish 312, 313 - Survey of Spanish-American Literature
Alternate years
A study of the literature of Spanish America from pre-Columbian times to the present, including the major writers of the Colonial period, and of the 19th and 20th centuries. Conducted in Spanish. Prerequisite: Spanish 301 and Spanish 305. One unit each semester.
Spanish 314 - Spanish for Business
Alternate years
An introductory course in business Spanish that aims at developing the written and oral skills needed to interact effectively with Spanish speaking clients. The course emphasizes the acquisition of basic business terminology in Spanish, as well as the development of cross-cultural awareness in a professional setting. Prerequisites: Spanish 301 or its equivalent. One unit.
Spanish 315 - Advanced Spanish Composition and Conversation
Fall, spring
This one-semester course provides practice in all the skills of advanced language through a wide variety of activities: the study of basic phonetics, in-depth review of difficult grammatical structures, conversations, readings, and discussions. Students are trained in analytical writing. Prerequisites: Spanish 301 or the equivalent. One hour per week of practicum required. One unit.
Spanish 316 - Advanced Spanish Grammar
Every third year
This one-semester course provides intensive review and practice of advanced grammar structures with emphasis on improving writing skills. Systematic grammar drills, translation and readings will serve as a basis for analysis of syntactic and semantic structures of Spanish. The course emphasizes strategies for all stages of the writing process, from generating and organizing ideas to rules of accentuation and punctuation. Prerequisite: Spanish 301 or the equivalent. One unit.
Spanish 317 - Composition for Bilingual Speakers
Fall
Designed for bilingual students who speak Spanish at home but would like to improve their reading and writing skills. Focuses on Latino issues through discussion and commentary of the works of contemporary Latino writers and film makers, with emphasis on using the language-reading and writing-rather than reviewing the grammar. The class is limited in size to enable students to receive individualized attention. One unit.
Spanish 318 - Phonetics and Phonology
Every third year
A practice course for improvement of pronunciation and introduction to phonetic transcription. Aimed at students with a desire to improve their pronunciation of Spanish, expand their knowledge of the various dialects of the language, and an interest in knowing how the sound system of Spanish works. Conducted in Spanish. Prerequisite: Spanish 305. One unit.
Spanish 399 - Special Topics
Alternate years
Advanced courses in Hispanic linguistics, literature or culture. Topic varies with each separate offering. Literary offerings can be used by majors as the equivalent of one of the required 400 level literature courses. One unit.
Spanish 400 - Topics in Medieval Spanish Literature
Alternate years
Focuses on different aspects of Medieval Spanish Literature. Topics previously offered have included Medieval Heroes, Saints and Sinners, The Image of Women, Love in Medieval Spain, Death and Dying. Conducted in Spanish. Prerequisite: Spanish 305 and a semester of survey (preferably Spanish 310). One unit.
Spanish 401 - Topics in Golden Age Literature
Alternate years
Focuses on different aspects of Spanish Golden Age Literature. Topics previously offered have included Golden Age Drama and its Staging, Spanish Golden Age Sentimental Fiction, The Evolution of Spanish Romance, and Renaissance and Baroque Poetry. Conducted entirely in Spanish. Prerequisite: Spanish 305 and one semester of survey (preferably Spanish 310). One unit.
Spanish 402 - Don Quixote
Alternate years
A close reading of Cervantes’ masterpiece in order to provide a coherent understanding of the author’s attitude toward life and art. Through an analysis of such elements as point of view, plot structure, characterization, interpolated novels and poems, language, and irony, the course defines Cervantes’ conception of narrative prose fiction and his role as the originator of the modern novel. Conducted in Spanish. Prerequisite: Spanish 305 and a semester of survey (preferably Spanish 310). One unit.
Spanish 403 - 19th-Century Spanish Literature
Every third year
A study of the rise of romanticism and realism in Spain and their respective developments as literary movements in the Spanish peninsula. Course may include such authors as Larra, Bécquer, and Galdós, and such classics as Don Alvaro o la fuerza del destino and Don Juan Tenorio. Conducted in Spanish. Prerequisite: Spanish 305 and a semester of survey (preferably Spanish 311). One unit.
Spanish 404 - 20th-Century Spanish Narrative
Every third year
A study of the major trends and writers of fiction in Spain after the realist and naturalist eras. Through the writings of such prominent authors as Cela, Sender, and Matute, the course examines the formal and thematic characteristics of Spanish narrative before and after the Spanish Civil War. Conducted in Spanish. Prerequisite: Spanish 305 and a semester of survey (preferably Spanish 311). One unit.
Spanish 405 - Modern Spanish-American Narrative
Every third year
Explores the response of several modern Spanish-American writers to the following questions: What is fiction? What are the roles of the author, the narrator, and the reader? Special attention is given to such outstanding novelists of the “Boom” as Rulfo, Cortázar, Cabrera Infante and García Márquez, and to the development of their works within the context of the modern novel. Conducted in Spanish. Prerequisite: Spanish 305 and a semester of survey (preferably Spanish 313). One unit.
Spanish 406 - Modern Spanish Drama
Every third year
Focuses on the different trends of 20th-century Peninsular theater: poetic theater, social, existential, and the theater of the absurd. The course includes readings from such representative playwrights as Federico García Lorca, Antonio Buero Vallejo, Alfonso Sastre, Antonio Gala, and Fernando Arrabal. Conducted in Spanish. Prerequisite: Spanish 305 and a semester of survey (preferably Spanish 311). One unit.
Spanish 407 - Topics in Modern Spanish and Spanish-American Poetry
Alternate years
Examines various aspects of Spanish and Spanish-American poetry since Modernismo. Among these are: Rubén Darío and Modernismo; Antonio Machado; Hispanic vanguard poetry; the Grupo poético de 1927; Pablo Neruda; and Spanish-American social poetry. Conducted in Spanish. Prerequisite: Spanish 305 and a semester of survey (preferably Spanish 311 or 313). One unit.
Spanish 408 - Gabriel García Márquez
Every third year
Provides a general introduction and overview of García Márquez’ writing career and analyzes some of his most notable novels. Learn to read works analytically to uncover the relationship between the aesthetic and historical dimensions of García Márquez’ literary universe. Conducted in Spanish. Prerequisite: Spanish 305 and a semester of survey (preferably Spanish 313). One unit.
Spanish 409 - Topics in Colonial Spanish-American Literature
Alternate years
An advanced course in 16th-18th-century Spanish-American literature. Readings emphasize the diversity of the colonial period, with in-depth analyses of works from several major genres. Discussion focuses on the significance of these works from a contemporary perspective as well as on the historical and cultural distance that separates us from the world views contained therein. Conducted in Spanish. Prerequisite: Spanish 305 and a semester of survey (preferably Spanish 312). One unit.
Spanish 410 - Literature of Exile, Immigration, and Ethnicity
Every third year
A study of the novels of Puerto Rican, Mexican-American, U.S. Dominican, and Cuban-American writers from 1970 to the present. Explores how the experience of biculturality and displacement is dramatized in the literature of these authors. Conducted in Spanish. Prerequisite: Spanish 305 and a semester of survey (preferably Spanish 313). One unit.
Spanish 411 - Latin American Literature of 19th Century
Every third year
Examines the models for understanding the different cultural formations in the emancipated ex-colonies of Spain. Focuses on periods of ideological change and artistic revolution from independence on, exploring the connections between ideology and representation of national models. Prerequisite: Spanish 305 and a semester of survey. One unit.
Spanish 413 - Spanish in the US: A Sociolinguistic Perspective
Alternate years
An overview of the main Latino communities in the U.S., the context of their presence here, and their experience as an ethnolinguistic minority. Topics include, but are not limited to, the varieties of Spanish spoken in these communities, language acquisition, bilingualism, code switching and other language-contact phenomena, language policy, language maintenance and loss, bilingual education, the Official English Movement, and the interaction between language and gender, race, social class and ethnicity. Prerequisites: 2 courses beyond Spanish 301 or its equivalent, or by permission of instructor. Offered in Spanish. Also offered in English as Spanish 251. One unit.
Spanish 420 - Latin-American Film
Every third year
Serves as an introduction to film analysis, studies the development of the medium in Latin America, and explores issues of cultural difference through discussion of the cinematic portrayal of representative historical periods, figures, intellectual and political movements. Conducted in Spanish. Prerequisite: Spanish 305. One unit.
Spanish 421 - 20th-Century Spain through Film
Every third year
Studies some of the most relevant historical, political, and social issues in 20th-century Spain as depicted through film. Focuses on films which portray Spain at its different historical stages (pre-Franco era, Francoist Spain, transition era, and modern Spain). Conducted in Spanish. Prerequisite: Spanish 305. One unit.
Spanish 422 - Cultural History of The Spanish Language
Every third year
Provides a general overview of the Spanish language as the result of historical and cultural developments. Examines the main characteristics of the Spanish language and the different varieties of Spanish that are spoken today. Conducted in Spanish. Prerequisite: Spanish 305 and a semester of survey. One unit.
Spanish 461 - 19th- and 20th-Century Women Writers of Spain
Every third year
Examines some of the outstanding women writers of the 19th and 20th centuries of Spanish literature. Explores the most prominent literary, social, cultural, and existential issues expressed in their works. These works are studied in the context of the major trends of European literature in the past two centuries. Conducted in Spanish. Prerequisite: Spanish 305 and a semester of survey (preferably Spanish 311). One unit.
Spanish 491, 492 - Third-Year Tutorial
Annually
Eligible third-year students may elect one or both of these courses only with the permission of the Department Chair. Tutorials are offered only to students who have taken previously all other advanced courses offered in a given semester. One unit each semester.
Spanish 493, 494 - Fourth-Year Tutorial
Annually
Eligible fourth-year students may elect one or both of these courses only with the permission of the Department Chair. Tutorials are offered only to students who have taken previously all other advanced courses offered in a given semester. One unit each semester.
* The courses and descriptions listed above are taken directly from the official College Catalog.
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