Spanish (Span)
The information below lists undergraduate courses approved in this subject area effective Summer and Fall, 1999.
Not all courses will necessarily be offered these terms. Please consult the Timetable for a listing of courses offered for a specific term.
100 Elementary Spanish Review. 4 Hours.
Language laboratory required. For students with two or three years of high school Spanish. Practice in listening and speaking. Emphasis on communication. Completion leads to Spanish 103. Prerequisites: Two or three years of high school Spanish and placement by department.
101 Elementary Spanish I. 4 Hours.
One-hour language laboratory required per week. For students who have never studied Spanish. Language communication. Practice in listening and speaking.
102 Elementary Spanish II. 4 Hours.
One-hour language laboratory required per week. Continues Spanish 101. Language communication, listening and speaking skills. Prerequisite: Span 101 or placement by department.
103 Intermediate Spanish I. 4 Hours.
Language laboratory required. Greater stress on writing skills without forgoing speaking and reading skills. Completion leads to Spanish 105 or 107. Prerequisite: Span 100 or 102.
105 Intermediate Spanish II: Reading Emphasis. 4 Hours.
Credit is not given for both Spanish 105 and 107. Development of reading skills without forgoing speaking and writing practice. Prerequisite:Span 103 or placement by department.
107 Intermediate Spanish II: Oral Emphasis. 4 Hours.
Credit is not given for both Spanish 107 and 105. Language laboratory required. Development of oral communication skills without forgoing reading and writing practice. Prerequisite: Span 103 or placement by department.
112 Spanish for Students from Hispanic Background I. 4 Hours.
For students of Hispanic background who have some knowledge of Spanish. Principal emphasis is on writing and reading. Prerequisite: Placement by department.
113 Spanish for Students from Hispanic Background II. 4 Hours.
Continuation of Spanish 112. Introduction of Hispanic literature selections, as well as continued emphasis on writing and vocabulary building. Prerequisite: Span 112 or placement by department.
114 Spanish for Students from Hispanic Background III. 4 Hours.
Continuation of Spanish113. Increased emphasis on composition and reading ability. Prerequisite: Span 113.
190 Contemporary Latin American Literature in Translation. 3 Hours.
Credit is not given for Spanish 190 if the student has credit in Spanish 211. Does not count toward Spanish major or minor. Major works of the literatures of Spanish America. Reading of Asturias, Borges, Garcia Marquez, and others.
191 Don Quijote in Translation. 3 Hours.
Does not count toward the Spanish major or minor. Parts I and II of Cervantes' masterpiece emphasizing its humanistic values.
200 Conversational Spanish. 3 Hours.
Not open to fluent Spanish speakers. Practice of conversational strategies for developing communicative competence in Spanish. Review of basic
grammatical structures. Prerequisite: Span 105 or 107.
201 Spanish Composition. 3 Hours.
Development and practice of basic techniques in Spanish composition without foregoing conversational practice. Review and practice of grammar. Prerequisite: Span 114 or 200.
205 Introduction to Spanish Phonetics. 3 Hours.
Introductory analysis of and practice in the Spanish sound system. Contrastive work in English and Spanish sounds. laboratory and recording exercises.
Prerequisite: Span 114 or 200.
210 Introduction to the Reading of Hispanic Texts. 3 Hours.
Close reading of Hispanic short stories, poems, and one-act plays. Application of basic literary concepts through the writing of critical analyses. Prerequisite: Span 105 or 107 or 114,or placement by department.
211 Introduction to the Analysis of Hispanic Texts. 3 Hours.
Credit is not given for Spanish 211 if the student has credit in Spanish 190. Close reading of short novels and dramas. Writing of critical analyses using concepts such as irony, narrative voice, and treatment of time.Prerequisite: Span 210.
220 Spanish for Business and Law.3 Hours.
Practice in conversation, composition, and grammar, emphasizing usage specific to the areas of business and law. Prerequisite: Span 105 or 107 or 114.
221 Spanish for Health Personnel. 3 Hours.
Practice in conversation, omposition, and grammar, emphasizing usage specific to the health fields. Prerequisite: Span 105 or 107 or 114.
230 Civilization and Culture of Spain. 3 Hours.
Cultural aspects of Spanish civilization. Prerequisite: Span 201 or consent of the instructor.
231 Civilization and Culture of Spanish America. 3 Hours.
Cultural aspects of Spanish-American civilization. Prerequisite: Span 201 or consent of the instructor.
260 Meso-American Literature and Culture.
431 Modern Spanish American Literature I. 3 Hours.
Nineteenth-century literary trends from the beginnings of the novel through Romanticism and Realism to Modernismo. Prose and poetry. Prerequisite: Span 312.
432 Modern Spanish American Literature II. 3 Hours.
Representative authors and movements from post-modernismo through Vanguardism and the tendencies of the last twenty years. Emphasis on poetry.Prerequisite: Span 312.
433 Modern Spanish American Narrative. 3 Hours.
The development of fiction in Spanish America from the Romantic era to the neo-realist novel and short story of the 1930s. Prerequisite: Span 312.
434 Contemporary Spanish American Narrative. 3 Hours.
Emergence of the New Fiction. Representative works of the 1940s from South and Central America, Mexico, and the Caribbean, through contemporary developments of the |Boom." Prerequisite: Span 312.
450 Foreign Language Teaching Methodology. 3 Hours.
Same as French 481 and Italian 460. Theories of second language learning. Evaluative procedures emphasizing oral proficiency testing, analysis of textbooks. Preparation and presentation of micro-lessons. Twenty hours of high school observation. Prerequisites: Junior standing and three courses at the 200 and 300 levels.
451 Educational Practice with Seminar I. 6 Hours.
Graduate credit only with approval of department. Same as Education 470. The first half of a two-segment sequence of practice teaching, including seminar, to meet certification requirements for teaching in the elementary or secondary school. Prerequisites: Good academic standing in a teacher education program, completion of 100 clock hours of pre-student-teaching field experiences, and approval of the college or department of specialization.
452 Educational Practice with Seminar II. 6 Hours.
Graduate credit only with approval of the department. Same as Education 471. The second half of a two-segment sequence of practice teaching, including seminar, to meet certification requirements for teaching in the elementary or secondary school. Prerequisites: Good academic standing in a teacher education program, completion of 100 clock hours of pre-student-teaching field experiences, credit or concurrent registration in Span 451, and approval of the college or department of specialization.
453 Spanish Applied Linguistics and Teaching. 3 Hours.
Issues in second language acquisition and foreign language acquisition research. Analysis of traditional and innovative methods in Spanish as a foreign and second language. Prerequisites: Advanced undergraduate or graduate standing and consent of the instructor.
455 Internship in Teaching Practice. 3 Hours.
Practicum in teaching Spanish as a second language to college adults, in developing communicative competence and in relating language to culture; classroom visitation. Prerequisite: Restricted to departmental teaching assistants in Spanish.
471 Spanish Culture andSociety. 3 Hours.
Same as Anthropology 471 and Latin American Studies 471. Introduction to themes in Spanish culture and society based primarily upon the literature in anthropology. Parallel sets of readings in Spanish and English. Prerequisite: Junior standing or consent of the instructor.
Posted: 26 Feb 99
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