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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: SPN 302. Students will continue to improve their linguistic skills as well as historical and cultural awareness by examining some of the fundamental literary works that are essential to the development and understanding of Spanish society. Class discussion will focus on representative authors of such movements as Romanticism, Realism, Existentialism, Surrealism, and Postmodernism. The course introduces basic elements of literary criticism. (Every two years)
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: SPN 302. A study of representative works in prose and poetry from the colonial period through postmodernism. Readings will include the chronicles and letters of Christopher Columbus and Hernan Cortes, and works by later writers such as Sor Juana de la Cruz, Jose Maria Hereda, Ricardo Palma and the modernist poets Jose Marti, Julian Casal, Gutierrez Najera, and J. Asuncion-Silva, with special emphasis on the poetry of Ruben Dario. The course seeks to develop further proficiency in the communication skills as well as analyze literature within a social and cultural context. Attention will be given to socio-political conditions as a force in the formation of the literature. (Every two years)
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: SPN 302. A study of the major literary works produced by Spanish America during the twentieth century. Readings will include selections in poetry, drama, and prose. The course emphasizes H. Quiroga, Luis Borges, Julio Cortazar, Jose Donoso, Isabel Allende, and five Nobel Prize recipients: Gabriela Mistral, Pablo Neruda, Octavio Paz, Miguel Angel Asturias, and Garcia Marquez. The course seeks to develop further proficiency in the communication skills as well as analyze literature in a social and cultural context. Attention will be given to sociopolitical conditions as a force in the formation of the literature. (Every two years)
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: SPN 302 This course is designed to engage and prepare students in a cultural, historical and geographical exploration of Spain while continuing the enhancement and refinement of the four language skills (listening, reading, writing, and speaking). Classroom discussions will be supplemented by films and readings from newspapers, magazines and selected literary works which highlight the political, historical and social situation of Spain today. (Every two years)
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: SPN 302 This course is designed to engage and prepare students in a cultural, historical and geographical exploration of Latin America while continuing the enhancement and refinement of the four language skills (listening, reading, writing, and speaking). Classroom discussions will be supplemented by films and readings from newspapers, magazines and selected literary works which highlight the political, historical and social situation of Latin America today. (Every two years)
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: SPN 302. A study of selected contemporary texts and movements. The course emphasizes the communicative skills of listening, reading, speaking, and writing within a social and cultural context, using such themes as personal identity, the family, the individual and society, and social classes in Spain. The course also seeks to develop proficiency in basic literary analysis and criticism. (Every two years)
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3.00 Credits
Rerequisite: SPN 252. An introduction to the communicative skills of business language: speaking, listening comprehension, reading, writing, and cross-cultural awareness. Emphasis is placed on developing proficiency in realistic contextualized situations encountered in the Hispanic business community. (Every two years)
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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: consent of instructor. May be repeated for major or minor credit. (Occasional)
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: one 300-level literature class and consent of instructor. A study of representative works of the great dramatists, prose writers, and poets of the 16th and 17th centuries. Emphasis will be placed on works of Cervantes, Lope de Vega, Calderon, Tirso de Molina, and Gongora. (Occasional)
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: SPN 302. This course is designed to help students refine their written communication through practical exercises in both free and directed composition. Concentrates on the development of form and style through the study of model texts by Hispanic authors. (Occasional)
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