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SPANISH (SPAN)

101. First Semester Spanish (4) GRD Oral approach. For the student with no previous experience in Spanish.

102. Second Semester Spanish (4) GRD Oral approach. P, SPAN 101 or placement examination.

195. Colloquium

a. Colloquium (1) I

199. Independent Study (1-4) [Rpt./]

201. Second Year Spanish (4) CDT P, SPAN 102 or placement examination. Credit allowed for only one of these courses: SPAN 201, SPAN 203.

202. Second Year Spanish (4) GRD P, SPAN 201 or placement examination. Credit allowed for only one of these courses: SPAN 202, SPAN 333.

203. Writing and Oral Skills for the Native Speaker of Spanish (4) I II Designed for students who learned most of their Spanish in a home environment. Introduces students to written Spanish. This course fulfills the University's foreign language requirement. Students receiving credit for 203 will not receive credit for 202, but can receive credit for 201.

204C. Intensive Spanish (8) S Offered in Guadalajara only. SPAN 204A is the equivalent of SPAN 101 and SPAN 102. SPAN 204B is the equivalent of SPAN 102 and SPAN 201. SPAN 204C is the equivalent of SPAN 201 and SPAN 202. Recommended for highly motivated students and/or those with experience in another Romance language.

205. Intensive Spanish (4) I S 205 is the equivalent of 101 and 102. Recommended for highly motivated students and/or those with experience in another Romance language.

206. Intensive Spanish (4) II S 206 is the equivalent of 201 and 202. Recommended for highly motivated students and/or those with experience in another Romance language. P, SPAN 205.

212. Latin America on Film (3) I II Study of Latin American cinema and how it portrays the historical, cultural, and socio-political reality of Latin America. Also considers the portrayal of Latin American literature on film.

214. Rewriting the Good Fight: the Spanish Civil War and its Legacy (3) I II Study of the Spanish Civil War and its Spanish, European, and worldwide contexts. Particular attention devoted to the artistic legacy of the Spanish Civil War in the visual arts, film, and literature.

251. Intermediate Spanish (3) I II CDT Combines all forms of language skills (speaking, reading, writing, and comprehension) with intermediate grammar. P, SPAN 202. Credit allowed for only one of these courses: SPAN 251, SPAN 253.

253. Intermediate Spanish for the Native Speaker (3) I For native speakers of Spanish who wish to continue to improve their writing, spelling, grammar and vocabulary within a dynamic cultural context. (Native speakers should take 253 instead of 251; credit is not allowed for both.)

285. Introduction to Humanities Computing (3) S (Identical with GER 285, which is home).

299. Independent Study (1-4) [Rpt./]

299H. Honors Independent Study (1-3) [Rpt./] I

305. Intensive Spanish, Fifth and Sixth Semesters (6) S GRD Offered in Guadalajara only. For those who have completed four semesters of college Spanish or equivalent. Will cover the 5th and 6th semester Spanish. A complete immersion in the study of intermediate Spanish, teaching all four skills. P, SPAN 204. Credit allowed for only one of these courses: SPAN 305, SPAN 325.

323. Intermediate Grammar and Writing for the Native Speaker (3) I II For the native speaker of Spanish who has had some formal instruction of the language and who wishes to improve grammar and writing. (Native speakers should take 323 instead of 325; credit is not allowed for both). P, SPAN 251 or SPAN 253.

325. Intermediate Grammar and Writing (3) I II Essential points of grammar, with emphasis on syntax and development of writing skills. P, SPAN 251.

330. Intermediate Conversation (3) I II P, SPAN 325. (Identical with LA S 330).

333. Intermediate Composition and Conversation for the Native Speaker (3) I II For the native speaker of Spanish. Students write compositions and do oral presentations on various cultural topics. (Native speakers should take 333 instead of 330; credit is not allowed for both.)

340. Phonetics (3) I II Intensive study of phonetics and phonology with emphasis on practical applications for non-native speakers of Spanish. P, SPAN 330 or SPAN 333.

343. Phonetics for the Native Speaker (3) I II For native speakers of Spanish. Basics of Spanish phonetics and overview of phonetic variants in the major varieties of New World and Peninsular Spanish. (Native speakers should take 343 instead of 340; credit is not allowed for both). P, SPAN 203.

350. Readings in the Literary Genres (3) I II P, SPAN 330 or SPAN 333. (Identical with LA S 350).

371B. Commercial and Technical Spanish (3) I P, SPAN 251 or SPAN 253. (Identical with LA S 371A-371B).

399. Independent Study (1-4) [Rpt./]

399H. Honors Independent Study (1-3) [Rpt./] I II

400. Survey of Spanish Literature (3) I II Introduction to Spanish literature from the Middle Ages to the contemporary period. P, SPAN 350.

401. Survey of Spanish-American Literature (3) I Introduction to Spanish-American literature from the colonial to the contemporary period. P, SPAN 350. (Identical with LA S 401).

402. Survey of Mexican Literature (3) S Major works by Mexican writers. Offered in Guadalajara only. P, 5 semesters of Spanish. (Identical with LA S 402).

403. Mexican and Mexican-American Literature (3) II Studies of major works by Mexican and Mexican-American writers. Taught in Spanish although a small portion of the readings may be in English. P, SPAN 350. (Identical with LA S 403, MAS 403).

414. Teaching of Modern Languages (3) II (Identical with TTE 414, which is home).

415. Creative Writing in Spanish (3) II Practice in writing poetry and fiction in Spanish. P, SPAN 450. (Identical with LA S 415).

425. Advanced Grammar and Composition (3) I II Advanced themes of grammar with emphasis on the syntax of verbs and the acquisition of terminology and skills to facilitate analysis. P, SPAN 325. (Identical with LA S 425).

430. Spanish Civilization (3) I Spanish milieu; geographical, political, and cultural aspects of Spanish civilization. P, SPAN 330 or SPAN 333.

431. Spanish-American Civilization (3) II Spanish-American milieu; geographical, political, and cultural aspects of Spanish-American civilization. P, SPAN 330 or SPAN 333.

433. Mexican and Mexican-American Civilization through Literature (3) I Study of the culture, history, literature and oral tradition (corridos, legends) of the Mexican and Mexican American. P, SPAN 330 or SPAN 333. (Identical with LA S 433, MAS 433).

433A. Mexican-American Civilization Through Literature (3) I

435. Cervantes' Don Quixote (3) II P, SPAN 350.

436. Readings in Spanish Prose from the Middle Ages through the Twentieth Century (3) II Readings in Spanish prose from the Middle Ages through the twentieth century. P, SPAN 350.

437. Spanish Theater (3) I Spanish theater selections from the middle ages through the twentieth century. P, SPAN 400.

438. Spanish Poetry (3) I II Readings in Spanish poetry from the Middle Ages through the twentieth century. P, SPAN 350.

440. Spanish-American Prose Fiction (3) I II Readings in Spanish American prose from the Colonial period through the twentieth century. P, SPAN 350.

441. Children's Literature in Spanish (3) I Survey of children's literature in Spanish, with special attention to the needs of American schools and libraries. P, SPAN 350. (Identical with LA S 441, LI S 441, MAS 441).

442. Spanish-American Theater (3) I Analysis and discussion of playwrights from the Americas drawn from the twentieth century. P, SPAN 350.

443. Spanish-American Poetry (3) I II Readings in Spanish American poetry from its beginnings to the twentieth century. P, SPAN 350.

444. Mexican and Mexican-American Prose Fiction (3) I II Major works by Mexican and Mexican-American novelists and short-story writers from the sixteenth to the twentieth centuries. P, SPAN 350. (Identical with LA S 444, MAS 444).

445. Novel of the Mexican Revolution (3) I II The revolution of 1910 as portrayed by Mexico's leading writers. P, SPAN 350. (Identical with LA S 445).

446. Mexican and Mexican-American Theater (3) I II Introduction to Mexican and Mexican-American Theatre with emphasis on the contemporary period. P, SPAN 350. (Identical with LA S 446, LA S 446, MAS 446).

447. Contemporary Mexican Literature (3) II S Major novelists of modern Mexico; their works, narrative perspective, characterization, language, time, space, and themes. P, SPAN 350. (Identical with MAS 447).

448. Mexican and Mexican-American Film (3) II Major films by Mexican and Mexican-American directors. Relationships of the cinema to Mexican and Chicano literature and culture. P, SPAN 350.

449. Topics in Spanish, Spanish-American, Mexican, and Mexican American Literature (3) Monographic, generic, work or author courses in any area of Spanish, Spanish-American, Mexican or Mexican-American literature. P, SPAN 350.

450. Conversation and Writing Skills (3) I II Study and practice in formal and informal usage of Spanish as oral communication. P, SPAN 330 or SPAN 333.

452. Introduction to Hispanic Linguistics (3) I II Survey of the fields of phonology, morphology, semantics and syntax, and other related topics. (Taught in Spanish) P, SPAN 425, SPAN 450. (Identical with LING 452, MAS 452).

453. Theory of Spanish Morphosyntax (3) I II Introduction to current theories of syntax to describe specific phenomena. P, SPAN 452. (Identical with LING 453).

455. Introduction to Romance Philology (3) I Introduction to the diachronic study of the major Romance languages in their phonologic and syntactic development from the Latin language. (Identical with FREN 455, ITAL 455, PORT 455).

457. Applied Linguistics (3) I Application of linguistic theory, including psycholinguistic and sociolinguistic approaches to pedagogy. P, SPAN 452. (Identical with LING 457).

459. Hispanic Linguistics (3) I II Topics include linguistic perspectives on Mexican-American Spanish and bilingualism, phonology, semantics, dialectology/sociolinguistics. Taught in Spanish. P, SPAN 452.

473. Spanish for the Classroom Teacher of Spanish (3) II Practical Spanish for the elementary and secondary school subject-matter teacher who uses Spanish as the medium of instruction. P, SPAN 253/SPAN 251 or SPAN 325/323 or SPAN 330/333. (Identical with MAS 473).

493. Internship (1-6)

498. Senior Capstone (1-3) I II

498H. Honors Thesis (3) [Rpt./ 2] I II

499. Independent Study (1-4) [Rpt./]

499H. Honors Independent Study (3) [Rpt./] I II

501. Introduction to Hispanic Studies (1) I II Broad view of fields of research, faculty and courses to familiarize students with some practical aspects of graduate studies, issues that pertain to specific fields of research and questions currently being debated across the profession.

510. Development of Spanish Medieval, Renaissance, and Golden Age Literature (3) I Spanish medieval, renaissance, and golden age literature (short fiction, poetry, novel and drama) from the twelfth through the seventeenth century.

511. Topics in Medieval Literature, Renaissance, and Golden Age Literature (3) [Rpt./ 3] I II Representative topics include the development of lyric verse; Mester de Clerecia, art of the Juggler; the Romancero; the development of prose; renaissance and baroque prose or verse; Cervantes; Golden Age drama; picaresque novel.

520. Development of Eighteenth, Nineteenth, and Twentieth-Century Spanish Literature (3) I Spanish eighteenth, nineteenth, and twentieth-century literature (short fiction, poetry, novel and drama).

521. Topics in Eighteenth, Nineteenth, and Twentieth-Century Spanish Literature (3) [Rpt./ 3] I II Representative topics include Spanish romanticism; nineteenth century realist and naturalist Spanish prose; the generation of '98; modern Spanish prose fiction; modern Spanish poetry; the contemporary novel of the post-Franco era; contemporary Spanish poetry; modern and contemporary Spanish theater.

530. Development of Spanish-American Literature from the Pre-Columbian Period to Independence (3) I Spanish-American literature from the Pre-Columbian period to independence (prose, poetry and drama). (Identical with LA S 530).

531. Topics in Spanish-American Literature from the Pre-Columbian Period to Independence (3) [Rpt./ 3] I II Representative topics include pre-Columbian Aztec, Mayan, and Maya-Quiche literature; the chronicle; Renaissance and baroque poetry.

540. Development of Spanish-American Nineteenth and Twentieth-Century Literature (3) I Spanish American nineteenth and twentieth-century literature (short fiction, poetry, novel and drama). (Identical with LA S 540).

541. Topics in Spanish-American Nineteenth and Twentieth-Century Literature (3) [Rpt./ 3 when topic varies] I II Representative topics include: nineteenth-century Hispanic-American prose fiction; modernismo; modern Hispanic-American prose fiction; modern Hispanic-American poetry; contemporary Hispanic-American prose fiction; contemporary Hispanic-American poetry; modern and contemporary Hispanic-American theater; trends in the Hispanic-American short story.

550. Development of Mexican and Mexican-American Literature (3) I Mexican and Mexican-American literature (short fiction, poetry, novel and drama) (Identical with LA S 550, MAS 550).

551. Topics in Mexican and Mexican-American Literature (3) [Rpt./ 3] I II Representative topics include: novel of the Mexican revolution; trends in Mexican and Mexican-American films; trends in contemporary Mexican literature; Mexican American prose fiction since 1965; trends in Mexican-American theater; major movements and authors of Mexican-American literature.

561. Topics in Hispanic Literature (3) [Rpt./ 3] I II Representative topics include Hispanic women writers; U. S. Hispanic literature; trends in modern and contemporary Spanish film; trends in modern and contemporary Hispanic American film.

571. Topics in Literary Theory and Criticism (3) [Rpt./ 3] I II Topics include historical overview of major developments in literary theory and criticism with theoretical and critical analysis of Hispanic texts.

574. Linguistic Perspectives on Mexican-American Spanish and Bilingualism (3) I II Focuses on descriptive linguistic analyses of Chicano language phenomena examined in sociolinguistic/psycholinguistic contexts. Analysis includes phonological and phonetic levels with primary emphasis on morphosyntactic and lexical realizations. Macro-sociolinguistic topics of languages in contact/conflict, language shift, language choice/preference, language attitudes and specific linguistic behaviors associated with Chicano bilingualism. P, SPAN 340. (Identical with LING 574, MAS 574).

580. Introduction to Hispanic Linguistics (3) [Rpt./ 3] I II May be taken up to four times and will rotate between the following four topics. Introduction to Hispanic Sociolinguistics: Current sociolinguistic perspective on the Spanish Language; Introduction to Spanish in the Americas: Diachronic and synchronic perspectives on the evolution and development of the Spanish-American Dialectology; Introduction to Spanish Phonology: Theoretical perspectives on major issues of Spanish phonology; Introduction to Spanish Morpho-Syntax: Current theoretical perspective on major issues of Spanish Morpho-Syntax.

581. Topics in Second Language Theories and Applications (3) [Rpt./ 3] I II May be taken up to four times and will rotate between the following four topics. Theories of second language acquisition: analysis of the current theories of second language acquisition including theories from linguistics, psychology and education; curriculum and materials development: development of curriculae and materials that reflect the impact of current research in the field of second language acquisition; theories and techniques of teaching Spanish: study and analysis of theories of language instruction and learning with an emphasis on proficiency-oriented approaches that stress strategic development of skills and accuracy; applied linguistics: application of current linguistic theories to language analysis for the purpose of teaching forms and functions based on patterns of use as well as similarities and contrasts with English.

582. Topics in Hispanic Linguistic Theories and Applications (3) I II May be taken up to four times and will rotate between the following four topics. Morphological theory: theoretical perspectives on the major morphosyntactic and morphophonological issues of Spanish Morphology; linguistic perspectives on Mexican American Spanish and analyses of (socio)linguistic phenomena encountered in the Spanish of the Southwest; history of the Spanish language: diachronic and synchronic perspectives on the evolution and development of peninsular Spanish; theoretical issues in Spanish phonology: further nonlinear theoretical analyses of selected problems in Spanish phonology.

587. Testing and Evaluation in Foreign/Second Language Programs (3) I II (Identical with GER 587, which is home).

596. Seminar

j. Second Language Acquisition (3) [Rpt./4] P, SPAN 506. (Identical to ENGL 596J, which is home).

599. Independent Study (1-4) [Rpt./]

696. Seminar

a. Seminar (3) [Rpt./ 2] I II

b. Spanish American Literature (3) [Rpt./ 2] I II

c. Mexican and Mexican Literature (3) [Rpt./ 2] I II

d. Hispanic Linguistics (3) [Rpt./ 2] I II

699. Independent Study (1-4) [Rpt./]

900. Research (1-9) [Rpt./] I II

920. Dissertation (1-9) [Rpt./]

930. Supplementary Registration (1-9) [Rpt./]


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