SPANPORT

Spanish and Portuguese

Spanish (SPAN)

020 Spanish for Reading Knowledge (0) Preparation for the ETS standardized examination, with readings related to the student's major area. Offered upon sufficient demand. Graded CR/NC.

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 SPAN 120; increased emphasis on listening comprehension, oral communication, reading, and writing. Prerequisite: SPAN 120.

220 Spanish III (4) Continuation of SPAN 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.

240 Spanish IV (4, FaSp) Intensive review of Spanish grammar with emphasis on four skills. Audiovisual materials and readings related to Hispanic culture and civilization. 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.

265 Spanish and the Media (4, FaSp) A programmatic introduction to the study of the Spanish language through the analysis of current life-media presentations. Includes aural and visual materials with oral and written exercises and practice. Prerequisite: SPAN 240.

266 Spanish Through Literature (4, FaSp) An intermediate-level course which aims to acquaint students with a selection of literary works from the Spanish-speaking world, while developing their skills in reading, writing and speaking. Prerequisite: SPAN 240.

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 240.

304 Survey of Spanish and Spanish American Prose (4, FaSp) A survey of narrative fiction of Spain and Spanish America from the Middle Ages to the present, acquainting students with fundamental terms and concepts required for the analysis of prose works. Prerequisite: SPAN 265 or SPAN 266.

305 Survey of Spanish and Spanish American Poetry and Drama (4, FaSp) An overview of poetry and theatre in Spanish from the 12th to the 20th centuries from Hispanic America and Spain, including traditional and literary poems, comedias and entremeses. Prerequisite: SPAN 265 or SPAN 266.

311 Advanced Spanish through Contemporary Issues: Oral Emphasis (4, FaSp) Advanced Spanish with emphasis on oral communication, through an examination of such issues as ecology, the impact of mass media and technology, race, gender, culture and language diversity. Prerequisite: SPAN 265 or SPAN 266.

312 Contemporary Issues: Advanced Reading and Writing (4, FaSp) Readings in contemporary issues, composition and grammar review with special attention to individual and conventional writing styles. Prerequisite: SPAN 265 or SPAN 266.

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: departmental approval.

360 Culture and Civilization: Spain (4) The Spanish cultural heritage in art, literature, music, and other fields. Prerequisite: SPAN 265 or SPAN 266.

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: departmental approval.

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 265 or SPAN 266.

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: departmental approval.

377 Early Spanish Society and the Literary Imagination (4, FaSp) Analysis of representative texts from 1100 to 1700 within their cultural context, illustrating social issues such as the individual versus the state and commoners versus the nobility. Prerequisite: SPAN 304 or SPAN 305.

378 Modern Society and the Literary Imagination (4, FaSp) Private and social experience reflected in 18th- to 20th-century Spanish literature; emphasis on how the individual's values and society's needs are transformed into imaginative literature. Prerequisite: SPAN 304 or SPAN 305 or departmental approval.

380 Literature of Mexico (4) Principal writers and their works from Colonial times to the present. Prerequisite: departmental approval.

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: departmental approval.

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 311 or SPAN 312.

412 Spanish Language and Style in Society (4, FaSp) Advanced grammar and vocabulary through compositions as relates to the expression of thought in the Spanish language and its variations, which focus on literary and professional writing styles in diverse Hispanic societies. Prerequisite: SPAN 311 and 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 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.

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 304 or SPAN 305.

460 Don Quijote (4) A thematic, structural, and stylistic analysis of Cervantes' masterpiece. Prerequisite: SPAN 304 or SPAN 305.

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 304 or SPAN 305.

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 304 or SPAN 305.

470 Studies in Colonial Spanish American Literature (4) Major texts emphasizing the chronicles, the nature of the Indians and baroque literature. Prerequisite: SPAN 304 or SPAN 305.

473 Studies in Modern Spanish American Poetry (4) Literary movements, principal works and authors, from Colonial times to the present. Prerequisite: SPAN 304 or SPAN 305.

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 265 or SPAN 266.

485 The Novel of the Mexican Revolution (4) Representative works related to the Mexican Revolution. Prerequisite: SPAN 304 or SPAN 305.

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: departmental approval; recommended preparation: 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)

511 Techniques and Procedures of Teaching Spanish as a Second Language (3) Practical classroom application of language teaching methods; evaluation of available textbooks; critique of master classes.

512 Spanish Phonetics and Phonology (3) The sound system and prosodic features of modern Spanish; examination of various phonological theories and their application in Spanish.

514ab Spanish Syntax (3-3) Selected approaches to the analysis of the syntactic system of Spanish. a: Structural and generative. b: Functional and contrastive. Prerequisite: SPAN 412.

515 Spanish Semantics (3) Current approaches to the analysis of the Spanish lexicon; discourse pragmatics. Prerequisite: SPAN 514a or b.

516 Historical Aspects of Spanish and Portuguese (3) Processes of language change in the development of the Spanish and Portuguese languages from their origin in spoken Latin to their modern stage. Prerequisite: SPAN 512 and SPAN 514a.

517 Spanish Applied Linguistics (3) Modern theories of first and second language acquisition and their application to Spanish teaching and learning. Prerequisite: SPAN 511, SPAN 514a or b.

518 Spanish Sociolinguistics (3) Principles of sociolinguistics and dialectology: sociolinguistic patterns in the Hispanic languages. Prerequisite: SPAN 413; SPAN 514a or b.

520 Critical Theory of Literary Genres (3, max 9) Introduction to the theory of modern literary genres (drama, narrative fiction, poetry).

523 Studies in Medieval Literature (3, max 6) Representative medieval texts, emphasizing major authors, genres and literary movements, within their historical and critical contexts. Prerequisite: SPAN 450 or departmental approval.

524 Literature of the Golden Age (3, max 9) Poetry, prose narrative or drama; representative works with their historical, generic and critical contexts; issues of genre and countergenre. Prerequisite: SPAN 352.

526 The Hispanic Enlightenment (3) Literary, philosophical and historical writings in the Hispanic world in relation to the general European background of the Enlightenment.

529 Studies in 19th Century Spanish Literature (3) Studies of works, historical background and criticism of the major movements of the 19th century in Spain; romanticism, realism, naturalism and spiritualism.

530 Modern Spanish Narrative (3) Main currents in Peninsular Spanish fiction from Baroja to Goytisolo, with emphasis on social commentary and its literary premises.

531 Studies in 20th Century Spanish Literature (3, max 6) Fiction and essay, or drama and poetry of the generations of 1898, 1915, 1927, 1936 and contemporary Spain.

532 20th Century Spanish Poetry (3) Main currents in Peninsular poetry from Post-Romanticism to the present day, including the poetics of Vanguardism and Neorealism.

533 Spanish American Colonial Literature (3) Major works of Spanish American literature, from the conquest to the 18th century, with emphasis on the chronicles, epic poetry and baroque literature.

534 Studies in 19th Century Spanish American Literature (3) Major works and literary trends in Spanish American literature from independence to the end of the 19th century.

535 Studies in Spanish American Modernismo (3) Poetry and prose of Spanish American modernismo; emphasis on both the poetics and literary practice of key figures, including Marti, Dario, and others.

536 20th Century Spanish American Poetry (3) Major 20th century poets and poetic movements in Spanish America; emphasis on poets such as Castellanos, Huidobro, Mistral, Neruda, Sabines, Vallejo, and others.

537 Spanish American Narrative from Modernismo to the Sixties (3) Representative texts of narrative fiction from modernism to the sixties, emphasizing major authors such as Dario, Quiroga, Borges, Azuela, and Asturias. Prerequisite: SPAN 520 (narrative fiction) or departmental approval.

538 Literature of the "Boom" (3) Representative texts of major "boom" authors such as Cortazar, Donoso, Fuentes, Garcia Marquez, and Vargas Llosa within their critical, cultural and socio-economic contexts. Prerequisite: SPAN 520 (narrative fiction) or departmental approval.

590 Directed Research (1-12) Research leading to the master's degree. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department. Graded CR/NC.

594abz Master's Thesis (2-2-0) Credit on acceptance of thesis. Graded IP/CR/NC.

595 Research Methods and Literary Criticism (3) Form, style, and mechanics of conducting, organizing and presenting research; bibliography; orientation in modern critical theory.

596 Research Methods in Spanish Linguistics (3) Examination of various research methods as applied to the study of the Spanish language; mechanics of organizing, conducting and presenting research in Spanish linguistics.

600 Seminar on Research in Medieval Spanish Literature (3) Evolution of critical theory and its application to research in medieval Spanish literature. Prerequisite: SPAN 450 or equivalent, SPAN 523, or departmental approval.

601 Seminar in Golden Age Drama (3, max 6) Dramatic theory and practice in 16th and 17th century Spain; development of comedia from Torres Naharro to Calderon de la Barca.

605 Seminar in Spanish Romanticism and Realism (3) Origin and nature of Spanish romanticism and realism in relation to their European counterparts. Prerequisite: SPAN 529.

607 Seminar on Literary Movements and Ideologies in Spain (3, max 6) Examination of the arguments for including figures in the generations of 1898, 1915, 1927 and 1936 in Spain and the literary movements included in them. Prerequisite: SPAN 531.

631 Seminar in the Spanish American Baroque (3) Analysis of major literary works of the Spanish American baroque in their historical, generic and critical context.

632 Seminar in Spanish American Romanticism, Realism, Naturalism (3, max 6) Romantic, realist, or naturalist literary movements in Spanish America; emphasis on theoretical framework, cultural context of each movement and problems in Spanish American literary history. Prerequisite: SPAN 534 or departmental approval.

635 Seminar in Vanguard and Neo-Vanguard Movements in Spanish America (3) Studies of significant avant-garde movements, groups, literary magazines and texts of the period between the World Wars and recent decades.

636 Seminar in Recent Trends in Spanish American Literature (3, max 6) Studies of drama, narrative fiction, poetry, or non-fiction prose, or a combination thereof; representative texts and critical issues raised by literary production after the 1960s. Prerequisite: SPAN 520 (drama, narrative fiction, or poetry) or departmental approval.

637 Seminar in Spanish American Non-Fictional Prose (3) Discussion of major texts of Spanish American non-fictional prose, including chronicles of discovery and conquest, the modern essay and testimonial literature.

638 Seminar in 20th Century Spanish American Fiction (3, max 6) Studies of major authors, texts and trends in 20th century Spanish American narrative fiction; problems in the critical theory of narrative.

651 Topics in Hispanic Literature (3, max 9) Seminars on literary movements, themes or problems.

672 Seminar in Spanish Morphophonology (3, max 9) Selected topics in Spanish morphology and phonology. Prerequisite: SPAN 512, SPAN 514a or b; and LING 531a.

674 Seminar in Spanish Syntax and Semantics (3, max 9) Detailed analysis of topics in modern Spanish syntax and semantics. Prerequisite: SPAN 514a or b; SPAN 515; LING 530a or b.

676 Seminar in Diachronic Aspects of the Hispanic Languages (3, max 6) In depth analysis of a particular topic in the historical development of the Hispanic languages. Prerequisite: SPAN 512; SPAN 514a or b; LING 542.

677 Seminar in Spanish Applied Linguistics (3) Critical study and analysis of major issues related to the teaching and learning of Spanish as a second language. Prerequisite: SPAN 515, SPAN 517; LING 502a or b.

678 Seminar in Hispanic Sociolinguistics (3, max 9) Selected topics in Hispanic sociolinguistics: social and geographic language varieties, language contact, discourse analysis, synchronic variation and processes of change in Spanish. Prerequisite: SPAN 518.

700 Colloquium in Hispanic Literature and Linguistics (1, max 3) Discussion and presentation of papers on a variety of topics in the areas of Hispanic language and literature. Prerequisite: any 600 level Spanish seminar. Graded CR/NC.

750 Seminar on a Major Hispanic Author or Work (3, max 9) Specialized topics for small groups of students.

752 Seminar on a Major Topic in Hispanic Linguistics (3, max 9) Analysis of selected topics of current interest as reflected primarily in the most recent literature. Prerequisite: any 600 level Spanish seminar relevant to the topic offered.

790 Directed Research (1-12) Research leading to the doctorate. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department. Graded CR/NC.

794abcdz Doctoral Dissertation (2-2-2-2-0) Credit on acceptance of dissertation. Graded IP/CR/NC.

Portuguese (PORT)

160 Intensive Portuguese I (6) Emphasis on aural and visual comprehension, oral expression and basic grammatical structures. Prerequisite: prior experience in a foreign language and departmental approval.

260 Intensive Portuguese II (6) Designed for fluency and accuracy in spoken and written expression; emphasis on pronunciation, comprehension and syntax. Prerequisite: PORT 160.

390 Special Problems (1-4) Supervised, individual studies. No more than one registration permitted. Enrollment by petition only.

590 Directed Research (1-12) Research leading to the master's degree. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department. Graded CR/NC.

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