Spanish (SPAN)
SPAN 1311 Beginning Spanish I 3 Credits
Department: College of Arts and Sciences
Develop Spanish language skills at the Novice-Mid level, as defined by ACTFL Speaking and Writing Standards, through oral and written communication. Students will practice obtaining information, describing, narrating, and expressing opinions on current events, personal experiences, and daily routines in basic, structured interactions.
SPAN 1312 Beginning Spanish II 3 Credits
Department: College of Arts and Sciences
Continuation of material in SPAN 1311. (CC No. 2312)
Prerequisite(s): SPAN 1311
SPAN 2300 International Study 3 Credits
Department: College of Arts and Sciences
Students will be offered an opportunity to experience and apply real-world language and culture in a natural setting. The experience will include enrolling in Spanish courses, living with a Spanish family, participating in cultural activities organized by the host institution, and making field trips to historical and cultural monuments.
May be Repeated for a maximum of 6 hours
SPAN 2305 Speakers of Spanish: Communication and Culture I 3 Credits
Department: College of Arts and Sciences
This course is intended for Speakers of Spanish who have been exposed to spoken Spanish and are fluent or quasi-fluent speakers but have little or no formal study of the language. It provides formal Spanish language study in the academic setting, like English-speaking students studying English. It focuses on developing reading, writing, speaking, and listening skills in Spanish.
SPAN 2311 Intermediate Spanish I 3 Credits
Department: College of Arts and Sciences
Review of grammar, reading, composition, conversation. Language lab practice.
Prerequisite(s): SPAN 1312
SPAN 2312 Intermediate Spanish II 3 Credits
Department: College of Arts and Sciences
Prerequisite: SPAN 2311 or equivalent
Offered: Fall, Spring
Prerequisite(s): SPAN 2311
SPAN 2315 Spanish for Native/Heritage Speakers 3 Credits
Department: College of Arts and Sciences
This course is intended for Heritage Speakers of Spanish who have been exposed to spoken Spanish and are fluent or quasi-fluent speakers, but have little or no formal study of the language. It provides formal study of Spanish language in the academic setting in the same way English-speaking students study English. It focuses on the development of reading, writing, speaking and listening skills in Spanish.
Prerequisite(s): SPAN 2311
SPAN 2320 Spanish for Professionals 3 Credits
Department: College of Arts and Sciences
This course is designed for professionals who want to learn basic Spanish as related to their daily professional activities and, in addition, to understand the cultural values of the Latino peoples in the US. The course is designed to teach professionals how to do specific tasks in Spanish as well as focusing on communication in Spanish with Spanish speaking clients.
SPAN 3300 Spanish Conversation 3 Credits
Department: College of Arts and Sciences
Required of all majors.
Prerequisite(s): SPAN 2311
SPAN 3310 Advanced Grammar and Composition 3 Credits
Department: College of Arts and Sciences
Vocabulary building, intensive review of grammar as needed for sentence structure. The development of the paragraph in written composition. Frequent written reports.
SPAN 3311 Professional Spanish – Special Topics 3 Credits
Department: College of Arts and Sciences
This course is designed for students who want to learn professional Spanish at an advanced level in order to apply it to the career of their choice (business, medical, governmental, law, etc.) It focuses on specific professional terminology, skills needed for writing letters, conducting telephone conversations, transactions, and international procedures. Operational and strategic issues involved in interaction with Hispanic populations, institutions, firms and markets; international trade; competitive, vendor-customer, and collaborative relations. The topic will vary.
May be Repeated for a maximum of 6 hours
SPAN 3315 Advanced Expository Writing 3 Credits
Department: College of Arts and Sciences
Focus on developing analytic and critical thinking skills, and developing critical essays using contemporary research methods relevant to Spanish literature.
Offered: Fall
SPAN 3320 Culture/Civilization of Spain 3 Credits
Department: College of Arts and Sciences
Geography, history, government, art, economic resources and psychology of Spain. Lectures, readings, oral and written reports.
SPAN 3330 Culture and Civilization of Latin America 3 Credits
Department: College of Arts and Sciences
This course explores and analyzes the geography, history, government, cultural arts, economic resources, and psychology of the Spanish-speaking countries of Latin America. Students will be exposed to culture and popular culture discourses, films, documentaries, photographs, and museum collections, and they will develop written reports, oral presentations, and academic essays.
Prerequisite(s): SPAN 2311 or SPAN 2312
SPAN 3365 Spanish for the Medical Professions I 3 Credits
Department: College of Arts and Sciences
This course develops foundational Spanish communication skills for healthcare settings, focusing on speaking, listening, and essential medical vocabulary. Readings and activities emphasize patient interactions, medical terminology, and cultural competency. Special attention is given to the needs of Spanish-speaking communities in the United States and other regions worldwide to enhance effective communication in medical environments.
SPAN 4310 Latin American Lit I 3 Credits
Department: College of Arts and Sciences
Hispanic America's outstanding writers and their works from the modernist movement to the present. Lectures, readings, oral and written reports.
Prerequisite(s): SPAN 2312
SPAN 4320 Latin American Lit II 3 Credits
Department: College of Arts and Sciences
Hispanic America's outstanding writers and their works up to the modernist movement to the present. Lectures, readings, oral and written reports.
Prerequisite(s): SPAN 2312
SPAN 4330 Sur Span Peninsular Lit I 3 Credits
Department: College of Arts and Sciences
Spain's outstanding writers and their works from the Enlightenment to the present. Lectures, readings, oral and written reports.
May be Repeated for a maximum of 6 hours
Prerequisite(s): SPAN 2312
SPAN 4340 Survey of Spanish Peninsular Literature II 3 Credits
Department: College of Arts and Sciences
Spain's outstanding writers and their works from the Enlightenment to the present. Lectures, readings, oral and written reports.
Prerequisite(s): SPAN 2312
SPAN 4360 Teaching Methods 3 Credits
Department: College of Arts and Sciences
Teaching methodologies, including a focus on first and second language acquisition theories, learning theories, approaches and techniques of second-language instruction.
SPAN 4370 Special Topics 3 Credits
Department: College of Arts and Sciences
Spain's outstanding writers and their works from the generation of 98 up to the present. Lectures, readings, oral and written reports.
May be Repeated for a maximum of 6 hours
Prerequisite(s): SPAN 2312
SPAN 4380 Adv Conversation TOPT 3 Credits
Department: College of Arts and Sciences
Intensive oral practice along with preparation for the TOPT. Grammar and culture are also components of the course but only to the extent that they are necessary to improve conversation skills.
SPAN 5300 Critical Approaches to Literature 3 Credits
Department: College of Arts and Sciences
This course is designed to introduce contemporary critical theories as a guide to reading and analysis of literary texts.
Restriction(s):
Undergraduate level students may not enroll.
SPAN 5305 Mexican Literature and Popular Culture 3 Credits
Department: College of Arts and Sciences
This course will focus on the theoretical discourses of the richness of Mexican Popular Culture and on the various cultural manifestations and phenomena of which it is comprised. We will examine narrative, written and visual texts, as well as those that are part of the cultural arts: painting, music, and cinema. We will investigate the cultural production, in which themes, customs, beliefs, celebrations and habits manifest themselves both in the city and in the Mexican rural regions.
Restriction(s):
Undergraduate level students may not enroll.
SPAN 5310 Acquisition of Spanish as a Second Language and Methods 3 Credits
Department: College of Arts and Sciences
The module provides students with in-depth knowledge of both theory and methods in second language acquisition (Spanish). Moreover, students learn to critically judge new teaching methods and learning strategies in second-language acquisition. The module also familiarizes students with research and research methods in second language acquisition. We extrapolate from this base principles and parameters to guide classroom instruction. We cover a full range of topics from grammar and input to spoken and written language.
Restriction(s):
Undergraduate level students may not enroll.
SPAN 5320 Sintaxis Del Espanol 3 Credits
Department: College of Arts and Sciences
To analyze the different aspects of Spanish Syntax.
Restriction(s):
Undergraduate level students may not enroll.
SPAN 5330 Literatura Espanola 3 Credits
Department: College of Arts and Sciences
This course studies the most relevant and significant post war Spanish literature. Some of the topics studied are Social Realism, Experimentalism, and the Novel after 1970.
Restriction(s):
Undergraduate level students may not enroll.
SPAN 5340 Cultura Espanola 3 Credits
Department: College of Arts and Sciences
This course gives the student a perspective of the political, social, and cultural realities of Spain today, focusing on diversity, history, art and film.
Restriction(s):
Undergraduate level students may not enroll.
SPAN 5350 Teaching of Foreigh Languages: Teaching Heritage Speaker 3 Credits
Department: College of Arts and Sciences
This course gives students pedagogical methods and strategies in teaching Spanish to heritage Language Learners. The course will provide guidelines for assessing proficiency, develop appropriate materials, discuss classroom management and organization and instructional strategies specific for Heritage Speakers.
Restriction(s):
Undergraduate level students may not enroll.
SPAN 5360 Studies in Latin American Literature 3 Credits
Department: College of Arts and Sciences
Critical readings and/or selected topics in Latin American Literature. Reading of selected core works are explored in depth, emphasizing critical interpretation and analysis.
Restriction(s):
Undergraduate level students may not enroll.
SPAN 5370 Studies in Latin American Culture 3 Credits
Department: College of Arts and Sciences
Critical readings and/or selected topics in Latin American Culture. Studies on different topics and characteristics of Latin American Culture (such as gender realtions, religion and art, pre Colombian history, political developments), emphasizing critical interpretation and analysis.
Restriction(s):
Undergraduate level students may not enroll.
SPAN 5380 Studies of Hispanic Literatures in the US 3 Credits
Department: College of Arts and Sciences
This course offers an overview of the history of Latino/a literature, introducing the major trends and placing them into an historical framework stretching from the noneteenth century to today.
Restriction(s):
Undergraduate level students may not enroll.
SPAN 5385 Seminar in Spanish Linguistics 3 Credits
Department: College of Arts and Sciences
This course provides an in-depth exploration of a specific issue/theme/period/genre to understand Spanish general and contemporary linguistics.
May be Repeated for a maximum of 6 hours
Restriction(s):
Undergraduate level students may not enroll.
SPAN 5390 Special Topics in Teaching 3 Credits
Department: College of Arts and Sciences
Students will undertake teching projects supervised by a graduate faculty member in Spanish and meet with their mentors to assess their teaching objectives, techniques, materials, and outcomers.
Restriction(s):
Undergraduate level students may not enroll.
SPAN 5391 Thesis 3 Credits
Department: College of Arts and Sciences
This course is designed for students completing the Master of Arts in Teaching Spanish program. Over the course of the semester, students will develop a research design, identify appropriate data to adapt to a research thesis, and identify and get in contact with relevant academic materials related to their main topic of research. Students will attend graduate workshops to prepare for their theses defense in the subsequent semester. this course will be an online course and will require significant student participation.
May be Repeated for a maximum of 6 hours
Restriction(s):
Undergraduate level students may not enroll.
SPAN 5392 Thesis II 3 Credits
Department: College of Arts and Sciences
This course is designed for students to continue working with the research thesis in the Master of Arts in Teaching Spanish program. In this course students will edit, format and work face to face with their mentors in order to complete their thesis. Also, students will attend mandatory workshops designed by the College of Graduate Studies. Students should carefully follow the College of Graduate Studies calendar to see when workshops are offered and follow all rules and regulations.
Restriction(s):
Undergraduate level students may not enroll.
SPAN 5395 Seminar in Historical Spanish Linguistics 3 Credits
Department: College of Arts and Sciences
This course deals with selected topics on the development of Spanish and its dialects and cultures. This course provides students with knowledge of the historical and geographical factors that lead to the development and spread of the Spanish language and its dialects throughout the Iberian Peninsula, Latin America, and the rest of the World.
May be Repeated for a maximum of 6 hours
Restriction(s):
Undergraduate level students may not enroll.