120 Spanish I (4) For students with limited proficiency in Spanish. Practice in listening comprehension, oral communication, elementary reading and writing.
150 Spanish II (4) Continuation of Spanish 120; increased emphasis on listening comprehension, oral communication, reading, and writing. Prerequisite: SPAN 120.
220 Spanish III (4) Continuation of Spanish 150; intensive work in listening comprehension, oral communication, reading and writing, with emphasis on free expression; readings related to Hispanic culture and civilization. Prerequisite: SPAN 150.
230 Spanish Society and Culture (4) (Spain Summer Program) Introduction to Spanish history, culture, and society; survey and interpretation of major literary and artistic movements within a sociohistoric context. Conducted in English.
251 Intermediate Oral Communication (4) Intensive practice in oral communication skills in small groups; personalized corrective work in pronunciation. Additional work in grammar review and reading and writing skills. Prerequisite: SPAN 220.
252 Intermediate Composition and Grammar (4) Intensive review of Spanish grammar, with emphasis on building writing skills through study of various writing styles; personalized corrective work in writing. Additional practice in reading and oral communication skills. Prerequisite: SPAN 220.
253 Intermediate Reading and Grammar (4) Extensive reading for vocabulary development and comprehension of literary and non-literary texts. Additional work in grammar review and written and oral communication skills. Prerequisite: SPAN 220.
255x Spanish Literature in Translation from the Middle Ages to 1700 (4) Representative classics including the Poem of the Cid, The Celestina, Life is a Dream, and Don Quixote. Conducted in English. Not available for major credit.
256xg Spanish Literature in Translation from 1700 to the Present (4) Readings of major authors such as Galdos, Unamuno, Ortega, Lorca, Cela, and Alexandre. Conducted in English. Not available for major credit.
257xg Spanish American Literature in Translation to 1930 (4) Major works of Spanish American literature from the period of exploration to the 1930s. Conducted in English. Not available for major credit.
258xg Modern Spanish-American Narrative in Translation (4) Readings and discussion of texts by major Spanish-American novelists and short story writers from the early 20th century to the present. Conducted in English. Not available for major credit.
260 Mexican Literature in Translation (4) Mexican literature from the first chroniclers to contemporary writers; development of prose, poetry, and the novel; evolution of the theater. Conducted in English.
280 Introduction to Hispanic Linguistics (4) Basic concepts of linguistics as applied to the study of the Spanish language; preparation for advanced Spanish language courses. Prerequisite: SPAN 252.
295g Introduction to the Study of Hispanic Literature (4) Literary forms, genres and movements, methods of literary analysis and terminology in the context of the literature of Spain and Spanish America. Prerequisite: SPAN 252.
300 Survey of Spanish Literature (4) Literature of Spain from its origins in the Middle Ages to the present day, with emphasis on literary history, principal genres, and movements. Prerequisite: SPAN 295.
301 Survey of Spanish American Literature (4) Representative authors and works from the Colonial period to the present. Prerequisite: SPAN 295.
311 Advanced Oral Communication: Applied Phonetics (4) Oral reports, discussions and description of the sounds of Spanish; exercises in pronunciation and transcription. Prerequisite: SPAN 280 or departmental approval.
312 Advanced Composition and Grammar (4) Study of Spanish syntax for development of an individual writing style; special attention to contrastive analysis of English and Spanish. Prerequisite: SPAN 252 or departmental approval.
341 Advanced Conversation and Culture (4) (Madrid Summer Program) Conversation based on study of Spanish art and architecture. Field trips.
352 Studies in Golden Age Literature (4) Analysis of texts that are important both aesthetically and historically: Lazarillo, Abencerraje, Diana, major poets and playwrights. Prerequisite: SPAN 300 or SPAN 301.
360 Culture and Civilization: Spain (4) The Spanish cultural heritage in art, literature, music, and other fields. Prerequisite: SPAN 252.
366 Major Spanish Literary Movements from Romanticism to the Present (4) Representative works of romanticism and naturalism, Generation of '98, surrealism, vanguardism, and contemporary social literature in Spain. Prerequisite: SPAN 300 or SPAN 301.
370 Culture and Civilization: Spanish America (4) Indigenous cultures and the European inheritance. Treatment of U.S.-Spanish American relations. Conducted in Spanish. Prerequisite: SPAN 252.
372 Modern Spanish American Fiction (4) Development of modern Spanish American narrative, special emphasis on the "new" novel: authors such as Borges, Cortazar, Fuentes, Garcia Marquez, and Vargas Llosa. Prerequisite: SPAN 300 or SPAN 301.
380 Literature of Mexico (4) Principal writers and their works from Colonial times to the present. Prerequisite: SPAN 300 or SPAN 301.
388 U.S. Latino Fiction and the Literatures of the Americas (4) (Enroll in COLT 388)
390 Special Problems (1-4) Supervised, individual studies. No more than one registration permitted. Enrollment by petition only.
391 Introduction to Contemporary Spanish Literature (4) (Madrid Summer Program) Readings in contemporary Spanish literature. Includes lectures by recognized Spanish writers and scholars. Prerequisite: SPAN 300 or SPAN 301.
405 History of the Spanish and Portuguese Languages (4) Development of sounds, forms, words, meanings and structures from their origins to modern Spanish and Portuguese. Prerequisite: SPAN 280, and either SPAN 311 or SPAN 312.
408 Morphophonology of Spanish (4) Advanced study of the sound system of Spanish and its interrelation with forms and meanings. Prerequisite: SPAN 280, and either SPAN 311 or SPAN 312.
412 Syntax and Semantics (4) syntax; analysis of the meaning of sentences and discourse. Prerequisite: SPAN 280, SPAN 312.
413m Social and Geographic Varieties of Spanish (4, Fa) Historical, social, and cultural elements represented in the dialectal diversity of the Spanish language; fieldwork in bilingual communities in the United States. Majors prepare assignments in Spanish, non-majors in English. Conducted in Spanish and English. Prerequisite: Reading knowledge of Spanish and departmental approval.
420 Spanish Applied Linguistics (4) Concepts of applied linguistics in Spanish; emphasis on second language learning problems; contrastive analysis. Prerequisite: SPAN 280; SPAN 311 or SPAN 312.
422 Translation Techniques (4) Practice and fieldwork in the techniques of professional written translation, as applied to literature, journalism, law, medicine, business. Prerequisite: SPAN 312; recommended preparation: SPAN 412.
442 Advanced Reporting in Spanish (3) (Enroll in JOUR 442)
450 Literature of the Spanish Middle Ages (4) Textual and critical analysis of epic, lyric, and balladic poetry; Books of Chivalry, collections of tales; Chronicles and theater. Prerequisite: SPAN 300 or SPAN 301.
460 Don Quijote (4) A thematic, structural, and stylistic analysis of Cervantes' masterpiece. Prerequisite: SPAN 300 or SPAN 301.
463 Modern Spanish Novelists (4) Selected works of the 19th-20th century narrative fiction in representative writers such as Galdos, Unamuno, Cela, and Goytisolo; major trends in the concept-practice of narrative structure. Prerequisite: SPAN 300 or SPAN 301.
464 Introduction to Contemporary Spanish Theatre (4) (Madrid Center only) Historical evolution of the contemporary Spanish theatre; readings of dramatic texts supported by attendance at live stage performances. Prerequisite: SPAN 300 or SPAN 301.
470 Studies in Colonial Spanish American Literature (4) Major texts emphasizing the chronicles, the nature of the Indians and baroque literature. Prerequisite: SPAN 300 or SPAN 301.
473 Studies in Modern Spanish American Poetry (4) Literary movements, principal works and authors, from Colonial times to the present. Prerequisite: SPAN 300 or SPAN 301.
479 Comparative Chicano/Mexican Cultures (4) Comparative examination of Mexican and Chicano cultures through a social and historical approach; analysis of representative works. Coordinated lectures, readings, field trips, and cultural events. Prerequisite: SPAN 220, SPAN 295.
485 The Novel of the Mexican Revolution (4) Representative works related to the Mexican Revolution. Prerequisite: SPAN 300 or SPAN 301.
490x Directed Research (2-8, max 8) Individual research and readings. Not available for graduate credit. Prerequisite: departmental approval.
495 Seminar for Majors and Minors (4) Two options: (1) Study of a major work or writer, a principal literary theme or movement; or (2) a selected topic in Spanish language and linguistics. Prerequisite: SPAN 280, SPAN 295, and two courses in the upper division in the same area as the seminar topic (e.g., language or literature).
499 Special Topics (2-4, max 8)
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