SPA 1010-5 Elementary Spanish I (5 + 0)

This is a basic course in Spanish, with emphasis primarily on pronunciation, speaking and understanding, supplemented by grammar, reading and writing.

SPA 1020-5 Elementary Spanish II (5 + 0)

Prerequisite: SPA 1010 or one or two years of high school Spanish

This course is the continuation of SPA 1010. (General Studies-Level I, Communications)

SPA 1110-3 Basic Conversational Spanish I (3 + 0)

This course is designed to teach the essentials of the Spanish language through a conversational approach.

SPA 1120-3 Basic Conversational Spanish II (3 + 0)

Prerequisite: SPA 1110 or equivalent or permission of instructor

A continuation of SPA 1110.

SPA 1800-1-15   International Spanish Year I (1-15 + 0)

This variable credit course is designed for first-year students learning Spanish in a study-abroad setting. The course will recognize an approved, study-abroad, educational experience in Spanish speaking, comprehension, reading and writing.

SPA 2110-3 Intermediate Spanish (3 + 0)

Prerequisites: SPA 1010 and SPA 1020

This course emphasizes oral proficiency and continues the sequence of SPA 1010 and SPA 1020. Classes are taught mainly in Spanish.

SPA 2120-3 Spanish Reading and Conversation (3 + 0)

Prerequisite: SPA 2110, or equivalent, or permission of instructor

This intermediate course is designed to afford the student the necessary practice to communicate with ease in Spanish. Emphasis lies on vocabulary building, reading of cultural material and conversational skills.

SPA 2310-3 Spanish Grammar and Composition I (3 + 0)

Prerequisite: SPA 1020 or two or three years of high school Spanish

Intermediate course to review and strengthen knowledge of the structure of the Spanish language as a basis for more advanced work in speaking, understanding, reading and writing.

SPA 2320-3 Spanish Grammar and Composition II (3 + 0)

Prerequisite: SPA 2310 or equivalent, or permission of instructor

This course is designed to widen and reinforce the different structures of the Spanish language in order to strengthen the student's writing skills.

SPA 2800-1-15 International Spanish Year II (1-15 + 0)

Prerequisites: one year of college Spanish or equivalent

This variable credit course is designed to recognize second year study of Spanish language and culture in an approved study-abroad setting.

SPA 3050-3 (FRE 3050, GER 3050, MDL 3050) Cultural Crossroads: France, Germany, Spain (3 + 0)

Prerequisite: ENG 1020

This course gives students the cultural background necessary to understand and appreciate those spiritual and intellectual developments that have given today's three European nations (representing our language disciplines) their characteristics. Main topics include the Indo-European language family, the cultural and technological development of Germanic and Romance-speaking countries, the causes for the rise and fall of these countries throughout the 2000 years under consideration, the role of women in politics and the arts, the development of differing social etiquette, reasons for mass emigrations, and contributions of immigrants to their new countries, and the effect that the European Union has on the educational social welfare of its member nations. Students can get credit for only one prefix.

SPA 3100-3 Spanish Terminology for the Bilingual Classroom (3 + 0)

Prerequisite: two years of college Spanish, its equivalent, or permission of the instructor

A practical course designed to help students with the Spanish structures and terminology used in the different areas of instruction.

SPA 3110-3 Advanced Conversation (3 + 0)

Prerequisite: two years of college Spanish or equivalent, or permission of instructor

An advanced course to broaden and strengthen the student's conversational skills, emphasizing current topics in the Hispanic world.

SPA 3140-3 Advanced Composition (3 + 0)

Prerequisites: SPA 2310 and SPA 2320 or equivalent, or permission of instructor

This course is designed to reinforce and develop further student's abilities in composition tasks that reflect the kind of writing students are generally asked to perform as Spanish majors. Classes are conducted in Spanish.

SPA 3150-3 Spanish Phonetics: Theory and Practice (3 + 0)

Prerequisite: two years of college Spanish or equivalent, or permission of instructor

This course in Spanish phonology is aimed at improving students' pronunciation and introducing them to the field of descriptive linguistics.

SPA 3200-3 Culture and Civilization of Spain (3 + 0)

Prerequisites: two years of college Spanish or equivalent, or permission of instructor; and satisfaction of Level I General Studies course requirements

This course is an advanced Spanish conversational approach to the understanding of the traditions and history of Spain, and the national character as expressed in everyday life. It is based on a reading-lecture discussion format. Oral presentations and a term paper are required. This class is conducted in Spanish. (General Studies-Level II, Arts and Letters)

SPA 3210-3 Spanish-American Culture and Civilization (3 + 0)

Prerequisites: two years of college Spanish or equivalent, or permission of instructor; and satisfaction of Level I General Studies course requirements

This course is an advanced Spanish conversational approach to the chief cultural characteristics of the Hispanic-American world. It is based on a reading/lecture/discussion format. Oral presentations and a research paper are required. Conducted in Spanish. (General Studies-Level II, Arts and Letters)

SPA 3220-3 Folklore and Culture of the Mexican Southwest (3 + 0)

Prerequisites: two years of college Spanish or equivalent, or permission of instructor; and satisfaction of Level I General Studies course requirements

This course is designed to acquaint the students with the culture, folklore and civilization of the Mexican American in the Southwest. The introductory lectures will deal with the Spanish and Indian heritage. Main concentration will be on the culture and folklore of the people from the arrival of Juan de Onate to the present. The course is conducted entirely in Spanish. (General Studies-Level II, Arts and Letters)

SPA 3250-3 Introduction to Literary Studies in Spanish (3 + 0)

Prerequisite: SPA 2320 or equivalent, or permission of instructor

This course is designed to introduce the students to the study of literature in the Spanish language. Emphasis will be placed on reading and critical analysis of representative works, main literary trends and terminology. Conducted in Spanish.

SPA 3330-2 Spanish Social and Commercial Correspondence (2 + 0)

Prerequisite: SPA 2320 or equivalent, or permission of instructor

This course presents the fundamental points relative to personal and business letters in Spanish, special emphasis on the development of a vocabulary for all types of letters.

SPA 3400-3 Survey of Spanish Literature I (3 + 0)

Prerequisite: SPA 3250 or equivalent, or permission of instructor

A general survey of the literature of Spain from the Middle Ages through the romantic era. Reading of representative works, lecture on biography, criticism and recitation will be included. Conducted in Spanish.

SPA 3410-3 Survey of Spanish Literature II (3 + 0)

Prerequisite: SPA 3250 or equivalent, or permission of instructor

This course presents Spanish literature since 1870, including post-romanticism, realism, naturalism, the generation of 1898, the genero chico and more recent works. Conducted in Spanish.

SPA 3510-3 Masterpieces of Latin American Literature (3 + 0)

Prerequisite: SPA 3250 or equivalent, or permission of instructor

This course is designed to introduce the student to the most important works in Latin American literature with an emphasis in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Conducted in Spanish.

SPA 3520-3 Contemporary Mexican Literature (3 + 0)

Prerequisite: SPA 3250 or equivalent, or permission of instructor

This is a course that presents the most representative literary figures of contemporary Mexico. Beginning with the novel of the Revolution, the student will be reading and discussing the works of living authors, including Juan Rulfo, Carlos Fuentes and Octavio Paz. Conducted in Spanish.

SPA 3600-3 Latin American Film (2 + 2)

Prerequisite: SPA 2320

This 3000-level course, a survey of recent Latin American film, is interdisciplinary and cross-cultural, emphasizing the socio-economic and political issues that gave rise to a specific movement. This course, conducted in Spanish, is designed to introduce the students to the cinematic work of a number of Latin American film artists, and to heighten perceptual skills in viewing films and increase critical understanding of the ways films function as visual discourse.

SPA 3800-1-15 International Advanced Spanish (1-15 + 0)

Prerequisite: upper-division standing in Spanish or equivalent

This course is designed to recognize upper-division study in language, culture and literature in a study-abroad setting. This advanced study in Spanish uses a variety of methods and includes reading, writing and discussion seminars in Spanish.

SPA 4010-3 Advanced Spanish Writing and Grammar I (3 + 0)

Prerequisite: SPA 3140 or equivalent, or permission of instructor

This course is designed to afford the student of Spanish an overall acquaintance with contemporary grammatical analysis and terminology, in order to promote and enhance the student's sensitivity regarding the syntactical structure of the Spanish oral and written modes of expression. Classes are conducted in Spanish.

SPA 4020-3 Advanced Spanish Writing and Grammar II (3 + 0)

Prerequisite: SPA 4010 or equivalent, or permission of instructor

This course is an intensive study of Spanish idiomatic expressions and selected vocabulary to strengthen the stu-

dent's language skills, with emphasis on written style and on the understanding of the Spanish syntax. The main purpose of this course is to enable the student to manipulate the target language with accuracy, elegance and assertiveness. Classes are conducted in Spanish.

SPA 4110-3 Contemporary Spanish Literature (3 + 0)

Prerequisite: SPA 3400 or SPA 3410 or equivalent, or permission of instructor

This course involves the study and discussion of the major works in contemporary Spanish literature. The course is designed to provide a meaningful language experience through literature and to give an insight into essential problems common to the Hispanic world. Conducted in Spanish.

SPA 4120-3 Contemporary Latin-American Literature (3 + 0)

Prerequisite: SPA 3510 or equivalent, or permission of instructor

This is a course in which the student will be critically reading and discussing the major works of contemporary Spanish American authors in order to appreciate their literary and cultural values and to participate in a meaningful language experience. Conducted in Spanish.

SPA 4200-3 Spanish-American Essay: 19th and 20th Centuries (3 + 0)

Prerequisites: SPA 3110 or equivalent, or permission of instructor, satisfaction of all Level I and Level II General Studies course requirements, and senior standing

Presents, discusses and analyzes the most important literary work of representative nineteenth and twentieth centuries Spanish-American essayists. The course exposes the student to the thought and stylistic modes found in the intellectual production of the selected prominent figures to be studied. Conducted in Spanish. (Senior Experience)

SPA 4310-3 History of the Spanish Language (3 + 0)

Prerequisites: SPA 3140 and SPA 4010 or SPA 4020, satisfaction of all Level I and Level II General Studies course requirements, and senior standing

An introductory course in Spanish philology aimed at improving students' knowledge of Spanish sounds, forms and word order, with the focus on how the Spanish language began and has changed through the centuries. (Senior Experience)