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SPAN 1000-3. Cultural Difference through Hispanic Literature. For freshmen only. Organized around the general topic of cultural differences. Focuses on a related issue such as gender or history articulated in the literature of Spain, Latin America, and the Hispanic United States. Taught in English; students read selected literary texts in English from the various traditions. Does not count towards the Spanish major. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: literature and the arts.

SPAN 1010-5. Beginning Spanish 1. Offers students a firm command of Spanish grammar. Grammar is used as a point of departure for development of oral skills. Reading and writing are stressed to a lesser degree. Attendance at the language laboratory may be mandatory. Credit not granted for this course and SPAN 1150.

SPAN 1020-5. Beginning Spanish 2. Continuation of SPAN 1010. Attendance at the language laboratory may be mandatory. Prereq., SPAN 1010 (min. grade of C-), or placement. Credit not granted for this course and SPAN 1150.

SPAN 2110-3. Second-Year Spanish 1. Grammar review. Emphasizes reading, writing, and speaking skills. Attendance at the language laboratory may be mandatory. Prereq., SPAN 1020 (min. grade C-), or placement. Credit not granted for this course and SPAN 2150. Meets MAPS requirement for foreign language.

SPAN 2120-3. Second-Year Spanish 2. Grammar review. Emphasizes reading, writing, and speaking skills. Attendance at the language laboratory may be mandatory. Prereq., SPAN 2110 (min. grade C-) or better, or placement. Credit not granted for this course and SPAN 2150.

SPAN 2150-5. Intensive Second-Year Spanish. Intensive review of grammar and other subjects covered in SPAN 2110 and 2120. Attendance at the language laboratory may be mandatory. Prereq., SPAN 1020 (min. grade of C-), or placement and departmental approval. Credit not granted for this course and SPAN 2110 or 2120. Meets MAPS requirement for foreign language.

SPAN 3000-5. Advanced Spanish Language Skills. Transitional course that introduces students to the Spanish major and improves their writing skills. Involves composition, reading, and to a lesser extent, conversation. Prereq., SPAN 2120 or 2150 (min. grade C-), the equivalent, or placement.

SPAN 3001-3. Spanish Conversation. Emphasizes vocabulary acquisition and speaking fluency. Through structured and carefully monitored individual, group, and class work, students achieve enduring language growth and meaningful acculturation that otherwise could only be achieved through an extended stay in an Hispanic country. This course is intended for those who are learning Spanish as a second-language. Native speakers of Spanish who have pursued formal education in a Spanish speaking country will not be admitted to the course. Heritage speakers of Spanish (native speakers who have pursued formal education in a non-Spanish speaking setting) as well as students from bi-lingual K–12 programs must meet with the coordinator to determine appropriate class level. Prereqs., SPAN 2120 or 2150 (min. grade C-), the equivalent, or placement. Credit not granted for this course and SPAN 3002. Does not count toward the Spanish major.

SPAN 3002-3. Advanced Spanish Conversation. Designed for Spanish majors, this course focuses on refining fluency in both informal and formal discourse through group discussions, class work, and individual and group presentations with a focus on preparing students for communication in professional settings. To that end, the materials used in the course will emphasize themes and problems relevant to the contemporary Hispanic world. Prereq., SPAN 3000 (min. grade C-) or equivalent. Credit not granted for this course and SPAN 3001.

SPAN 3030-3. Professional Spanish for Business 1. Includes the study of business vocabulary, business concepts, geographic context, and cultural context. Prereq., SPAN 3000.

SPAN 3040-3. Professional Spanish for Business 2. Continuation of SPAN 3030 with more emphasis on interpreting and elementary translation. Some attention is given to the writing of resumes and application letters, as well as to the entire job-search process. Prereqs., SPAN 3000, 3030.

SPAN 3050-3. Spanish Phonology and Phonetics. Designed to teach some of the methods, techniques, and tools of descriptive linguistics as they apply to articulatory phonetics. Students analyze important contrasts between sounds of Spanish and English by means of phonetic transcription. Prereq., SPAN 3000.

SPAN 3100-3. Literary Analysis. Students read short stories and other brief narrative texts, critical and creative essays, short plays, and poems to facilitate the acquisition of critical skills in identification of basic ideological and formalistic issues within texts being studied. Prereq., SPAN 3000 or equivalent.

SPAN 3120-3. Advanced Spanish Grammar. Analysis of texts from morphological and syntactic perspectives. Structural and semantic characteristics of major features of Spanish are studied at the sentence level. Use of these grammatical features is then studied in selected literary texts. Prereq., SPAN 3000 or equivalent.

SPAN 3150-3. Linguistic Analysis of Spanish. Introduces students to fundamental areas of linguistic analysis with special attention paid to Spanish (and Portuguese). The structural systems of language will be introduced (principles of sound patterns, word formation, meaning, and sentence structure). Different types of language variation will be discussed (historical, social, regional). Prereq., SPAN 3000 or equivalent.

SPAN 3200-3. Spanish Culture. Examines historical bases of modern Spain’s cultural and political currents. Prereq., SPAN 3000.

SPAN 3210-3. The Cultural Heritage of Latin America. Examines literary, artistic, and philosophical currents in Latin America beginning with pre-Columbian indigenous cultures and continuing to the present. Prereq., SPAN 3000. Credit not granted for this course and SPAN 3220.

SPAN 3220-3. Latin American Culture: Spanish America and Brazil. Examines literary, artistic, and philosophical currents in Spanish America and Portuguese America (Brazil), from pre-Columbian times to the present. Taught in Spanish. Prereq., SPAN 3000. Recommended prereqs., PORT 2110 and 2120. Credit not granted for this course and SPAN 3210. Same as PORT 3220.

SPAN 3310-3. 20th Century Spanish Literature. Surveys leading writers of Spain from 1898 until the present. Prereq., SPAN 3100.

SPAN 3340-3. 20th Century Spanish American Literature. Introduces contemporary Spanish American literature. Prereq., SPAN 3100.

SPAN 3800-3. Selected Readings: Latin American Literature in Translation. Introduces selected Latin American (Spanish and Portuguese) literature masterpieces. Taught in English. Does not count toward the Spanish major.

SPAN 4010-3. Advanced Rhetoric and Composition. Designed to improve written expression in Spanish. Offers a detailed study of nuances of grammar points most difficult for students. Gives attention to errors in student compositions and to various styles of written Spanish. Prereqs., SPAN 3100 and 3120 or equivalent.

SPAN 4060-3. Problems of Business Translation in Spanish 1. Develops skills in English-Spanish and Spanish-English translation and interpretation. Prereq., SPAN 3040 or equivalent.

SPAN 4070-3. Problems of Business Translation in Spanish 2. Legal and commercial documents are studied, prepared, and discussed to enable students to perform successfully in real translation situations. Prereq., SPAN 4060 or equivalent.

SPAN 4110-3. Hispanic Women Writers. Discusses the image of women in Spanish literature through the centuries using works by representative female writers. Prereqs., SPAN 3100, 3120, and an additional course above SPAN 3000.

SPAN 4150-3. Masterpieces of Spanish Literature to 1700. Treats major literary tendencies of Spanish literature from its origins to the end of the Baroque period. Prereqs., SPAN 3100, 3120, and an additional course above SPAN 3000.

SPAN 4160-3. Masterpieces of Spanish Literature: 1700 to Present. Requires a reading of selected masterpieces and an examination of major movements and figures in the literature of Spain from 1700 to the present. Prereqs., SPAN 3100, 3120, and an additional course above SPAN 3000.

SPAN 4170-3. Masterpieces of Spanish American Literature to 1898. Examines major works of Spanish American literature from the colonial period to the late 19th century. Emphasizes major figures and their works. Prereqs., SPAN 3100, 3120, and an additional course above SPAN 3000.

SPAN 4180-3. Masterpieces of Spanish American Literature: 1898 to Present. Examines major works of Spanish American literature from late 19th century to present. Prereqs., SPAN 3100, 3120, and an additional course above SPAN 3000.

SPAN 4220 (1-3). Special Topics in Spanish and/or Spanish American Literature. Examines intensively particular topics or issues concerning Spanish and/or Spanish American literature selected by the instructor. May be repeated up to 7 total credit hours. Prereqs., SPAN 3100, 3120, and an additional course above SPAN 3000.

SPAN 4230-3. Special Topics in Luso-Brazilian and/or African Literature. Designed to examine intensively particular topics or issues concerning the literatures of Portugal, Brazil, and/or the African countries of Portuguese colonization. Taught in Spanish. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Prereqs., PORT 3230, SPAN 3100, 3120, and an additional course above SPAN 3000. Same as PORT 4230.

SPAN 4430-3. Special Topics in Hispanic Linguistics. Examines intensively particular topics or issues concerning Hispanic linguistics selected by the instructor. May be repeated up to 9 total credit hours on different topics. Prereqs., SPAN 3100, 3120, and an additional course above 3000.

SPAN 4450-3. Introduction to Hispanic Linguistics. Introduces students to the main areas of inquiry within the field of Hispanic linguistics. Topics to be covered include speech and language, phonetics and phonology, morphology and syntax, semantics, linguistic change and variation, and Spanish spoken in the United States. Prereqs., SPAN 3100, 3120, and an additional course above 3000. Same as SPAN 5450.

SPAN 4500-3. Methods of Teaching Hispanic Literature and Cultures. Introduces the methodologies associated with teaching Hispanic literature and culture in the secondary schools. Prereqs., SPAN 3100, 3120, and an additional course above SPAN 3000. Same as SPAN 5500.

SPAN 4620-3. Cervantes. Prereqs., SPAN 3100, 3120, and an additional course above SPAN 3000.

SPAN 4650-3. Methods of Teaching Spanish. Familiarizes students with current methodology and techniques in foreign language teaching. Peer-teaching coupled with opportunity to teach mini-lessons provide students with actual teaching experience in the foreign language classroom. Prereqs., SPAN 3100, 3120, an additional course above SPAN 3000, and admission to the teacher certification program or departmental approval. Same as SPAN 5650.

SPAN 4660-6. High School Spanish Teaching. Part of supervised secondary school teaching required for state certification to teach Spanish. These hours do not count toward student hours in the major nor in the total departmental hours allowed. The credit is pass/fail only. Prereq., SPAN 4650/5650.

SPAN 4840 (1-3). Independent Study. Departmental approval required. May be repeated up to 7 total credit hours.

SPAN 4930 (1-4). Languages Internship for Professions. Participants interested in public service or management-oriented careers in government or business are able to work as interns in public sector agencies or in private industry, on campus, or abroad. Prereqs., SPAN 3100 and 3200, an additional course above SPAN 3000, and departmental approval. Instructor consent required.

SPAN 4980-1. Methods Language Learn/Pedagogy. Required, intensive mini-course for teaching assistants in Spanish and Portuguese. Provides teachers with the opportunity to learn about language learning theory and pedagogy. Prereq., graduate standing or departmental consent.

SPAN 4990-3. Spanish Honors Thesis. May be repeated up to 7 total credit hours. Prereqs., 18 hours of upper-division Spanish (3.00 GPA overall and 3.50 GPA in Spanish).

SPAN 5120 (1-3). Seminar: Spanish Literature and/or Spanish American Literature. Selected topics in Spanish and/or Spanish American literature. May be repeated up to 7 total credit hours. Prereq., graduate standing in Spanish or departmental consent. Same as SPAN 7120.

SPAN 5130 (1-3). Seminar: Critical Approaches to Hispanic Literature. Treats various topics and genres, as needs and resources dictate. Gives special attention to theoretical and critical analysis of Hispanic literature with greatest emphasis on contemporary trends. Genres might include narrative, poetry, and theatre. May be repeated up to 7 total credit hours. Prereq., graduate standing in Spanish or departmental consent. Same as SPAN 7130.

SPAN 5140-3. Seminar: Spanish Literature, Medieval Period. Studies medieval works, authors, and themes, with consideration of principal influences from other literatures. Reading in Old Spanish. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Prereq., graduate standing and SPAN 5420 or 7420 or instructor consent. Same as SPAN 7140.

SPAN 5200-3. Seminar: Spanish Literature, Renaissance and Baroque. Treats various topics, as needs and resources dictate. Special attention to developing historical and current theoretical and critical background of each topic. Representative topics might include Renaissance poetry in Spain, Cervantes, Don Quixote, and Novelas ejemplares, picaresque novel, and the Spanish comedia of the 17th century. May be repeated up to 7 total credit hours. Prereq., graduate standing in Spanish or departmental consent. Same as SPAN 7200.

SPAN 5210 (2-4). Seminar: Spanish Literature, 18th and/or 19th Centuries. Treats various topics, as needs and resources dictate. Gives special attention to developing historical and current theoretical and critical background of each topic. Representative topics might include romantic prose, poetry and theatre, realism and naturalism (prose narrative), 19th century poetry, and 19th century theatre. May be repeated up to 7 total credit hours. Prereq., graduate standing in Spanish or departmental consent. Same as SPAN 7210.

SPAN 5220 (1-3). Seminar: Spanish Literature, 20th Century. Treats various topics, as needs and resources dictate. Gives special attention to developing historical and current theoretical and critical background of each topic. Representative topics might include the generation of 1898, poetry of the 20th century, theatre of the 20th century, pre-Civil War novel, and post-Civil War novel. May be repeated up to 7 total credit hours. Prereq., graduate standing in Spanish or departmental consent. Same as SPAN 7220.

SPAN 5300 (2-4). Seminar: Spanish American Literature, Colonial Period and/or 19th Century. Treats various topics, as needs and resources dictate. Gives special attention to developing historical and current theoretical and critical background of each topic. Representative topics might include pre-Columbian literature, colonial prose and narrative, colonial poetry, romantic novel, the realist and naturalist novel and short story, 19th-century poetry, and gaucho literature. May be repeated up to 7 total credit hours. Prereq., graduate standing in Spanish or departmental consent. Same as SPAN 7300.

SPAN 5320 (1-3). Seminar: 20th Century Spanish American Literature. Treats various topics, as needs and resources dictate. Gives special attention to developing historical and current theoretical and critical background of each topic. Representative topics might include modernism, theatre, the essay, the regional novel, the novel of the Mexican Revolution, the modern novel, contemporary theatre, and contemporary poetry. May be repeated up to 7 total credit hours. Prereq., graduate standing in Spanish or department consent. Same as SPAN 7320.

SPAN 5400 (2-4). Seminar: Spanish Phonology. Topics within Spanish phonology are treated, as needs and resources dictate. Gives special attention to different schools and contemporary theoretical developments. Representative topics might include generative phonology applied to Spanish, Spanish phonology for college teaching, and different schools of Spanish phonology. May be repeated up to 7 total credit hours. Prereq., graduate standing in Spanish or departmental consent. Same as SPAN 7400.

SPAN 5410 (2-4). Seminar: Spanish Syntax. Treats topics within Spanish syntax, each requiring a semester’s study, as needs and resources dictate. Gives special attention to different schools and contemporary theoretical developments. Representative topics may include generative/transformational grammar applied to Spanish, fundamental problems in Spanish syntax, and different schools of Spanish syntax. May be repeated up to 7 total credit hours. Prereq., graduate standing in Spanish or departmental consent. Same as SPAN 7410.

SPAN 5420 (2-4). Seminar: History of the Spanish Language. Treats topics within the history of the Spanish language, as needs and resources dictate. Concerned with linguistic evolution of Spanish from neo-Latin to its present status as a world language; considers important historic, linguistic, literary, and cultural currents. Representative topics might include a diachronic study of Spanish linguistic forms, the extension of Spanish to the New World, and linguistic and literary texts in Old Spanish. May be repeated up to 7 total credit hours. Prereq., graduate standing in SPAN or departmental consent. Same as SPAN 7420.20.

SPAN 5430 (1-3). Seminar: Hispanic Linguistics. Studies a major topic from an area such as phonology, syntax, history of the Spanish language, Hispanic linguistics and literature, or applied Hispanic linguistics. May be repeated up to 7 total credit hours. Prereq., graduate standing in Spanish or departmental consent. Same as SPAN 7430.

SPAN 5440-3. Seminar: Trends in Hispanic Linguistics. Provides an overview of major trends and issues in Hispanic linguistics, including phonology, syntax, dialectology, sociolinguistics, discourse analysis, text linguistics, semiotics, history of the Spanish language, language acquisition, and applied linguistics. May be repeated up to 7 total credit hours. Prereq., graduate standing in Spanish or departmental consent. Same as SPAN 7440.

SPAN 5450-3. Introduction to Hispanic Literature Linguistics. Same as SPAN 4450.

SPAN 5460-3. Topics in Spanish Applied Linguistics. Treats topics within the scope of Spanish first and second language acquisition and the speech of bilinguals. Other topics include contrasting linguistics, interlingual stages of learning, and code switching as they relate to language acquisition. Prereq., graduate standing or instructor consent. Same as SPAN 7460.

SPAN 5500-3. Seminar: Methods of Teaching Hispanic Literature and Cultures. Same as SPAN 4500.

SPAN 5650-3. Methods of Teaching Spanish. Same as SPAN 4650.

SPAN 6840 (1-3). Independent Study. May be repeated up to 7 total credit hours. Prereq., graduate standing in Spanish or departmental approval.

SPAN 6940 (1-3). Master’s Degree Candidate. Prereq., graduate standing in Spanish or departmental approval.

SPAN 6950 (1-6). Master’s Thesis. Prereq., graduate standing in Spanish or departmental approval.

SPAN 7120 (1-3). Seminar: Spanish Literature and/or Spanish American Literature. Same as SPAN 5120.

SPAN 7130 (1-3). Seminar: Critical Approaches to Hispanic Literature. Same as SPAN 5130.

SPAN 7140-3. Seminar: Spanish Literature, Medieval Period. Same as SPAN 5140. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours.

SPAN 7200-3. Seminar: Spanish Literature, Renaissance and Baroque. Same as SPAN 5200.

SPAN 7210 (2-4). Seminar: Spanish Literature, 18th and/or 19th Centuries. Same as SPAN 5210.

SPAN 7220 (1-3). Seminar: Spanish Literature, 20th Century. Same as SPAN 5220.

SPAN 7300 (2-4). Seminar: Spanish American Literature, Colonial Period and/or 19th Century. Same as SPAN 5300.

SPAN 7320 (1-3). Seminar: 20th Century Spanish American Literature. Same as SPAN 5320.

SPAN 7400 (2-4). Seminar: Spanish Phonology. Same as SPAN 5400.

SPAN 7410 (2-4). Seminar: Spanish Syntax. Same as SPAN 5410.

SPAN 7420 (2-4). Seminar: History of the Spanish Language. Same as SPAN 5420.

SPAN 7430 (1-3). Seminar: Hispanic Linguistics. Same as SPAN 5430.

SPAN 7440-3. Seminar: Trends in Hispanic Linguistics. Same as SPAN 5440.

SPAN 7460-3. Topics in Spanish Language Acquisition and Applied Linguistics. Same as SPAN 5460.

SPAN 8840 (1-3). Independent Study. May be repeated up to 7 total credit hours. Prereq., graduate standing in Spanish or departmental approval.

SPAN 8990 (1-10). Doctoral Dissertation. All doctoral students must register for not fewer than 30 hours of dissertation credit as part of the requirements for the degree. For a detailed discussion of doctoral dissertation credit, refer to the Graduate School section. Prereq., graduate standing in Spanish or departmental approval.

PORT 1010-5. Beginning Portuguese 1. Offers students a firm command of Portuguese grammar. Uses grammar as point of departure for development of oral skills. Reading and writing stressed to lesser degree. Attendance at language laboratory may be mandatory.

PORT 1020-5. Beginning Portuguese 2. Continuation of PORT 1010. Prereq., PORT 1010 (min. grade C-) or placement.

PORT 2110-3. Second-Year Portuguese 1. Includes grammar review and a study of Portuguese and Brazilian culture, civilization, literature, and art. Prereq., PORT 1020 (min. grade C-) or placement. Meets MAPS requirement for foreign language.

PORT 2120-3. Second-Year Portuguese 2. Includes grammar review and a study of Portuguese and Brazilian culture, civilization, literature, and art. Prereq., PORT 2110 (min. grade C-) or placement.

PORT 2350-3. Portuguese for Spanish Speakers. Intensive introduction to the Portuguese language for those able to speak Spanish. Prereq., five semesters of college Spanish or equivalent, SPAN 3000, placement, or departmental approval.

PORT 3220-3. Latin American Culture: Spanish America and Brazil. Examines literary, artistic, and philosophical currents in Spanish America and Portuguese America (Brazil), from pre-Columbian times to the present. Taught in Spanish. Prereq., SPAN 3000. Recommended prereqs., PORT 2110 and 2120. Credit not granted for this course and SPAN 3210. Same as SPAN 3220.

PORT 3230-3. Lusophone Cultures: Brazil, Portugal, and Lusophone Africa. Examines literary, artistic and intellectual currents in Brazil, Portugal and Lusophone Africa from the 15th century period of Portuguese expansion to the post-colonial present. Taught in Portuguese. Prereqs., PORT 2110, 2120 and 2350 (min. grade C-) or departmental approval.

PORT 4110-3. Survey of Brazilian Literature. Examines major works of Brazilian literature. Prereqs., PORT 2120, 2350 and 3230 (min. grade C-) or equivalent. Same as PORT 5110.

PORT 4150-3. Survey of Portuguese Literature. Examines major works of Portuguese literature. Prereq., PORT 2120, 2350, and 3230 (min. grade C-) or equivalent. Same as PORT 5150.

PORT 4230-3. Special Topics in Luso-Brazilian and/or African Literature. Designed to examine intensively particular topics or issues concerning the literatures of Portugal, Brazil, and/or the African countries of Portuguese colonization. Taught in Spanish. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Prereqs., PORT 3230, SPAN 3100, 3120, and an additional course above SPAN 3000. Same as SPAN 4230.

PORT 4840 (1-3). Independent Study. May be repeated up to 7 total credit hours. Prereq., departmental approval.

PORT 5110-3. Survey of Brazilian Literature. Same as PORT 4110.

PORT 5150-3. Survey of Portuguese Literature. Same as PORT 4150.