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J. Wang By focusing on film, this course increases students' fluency in all aspects of Chinese language. Students improve listening and speaking skills through viewing and discussion of contemporary films; they improve reading, writing, and narration skills through work with a film script. Through discussion and essay assignments, they learn to express personal responses, thoughts, and feelings. Prerequisite: CHIN 202 or the equivalent.
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J. Wang Through readings on developments in contemporary Chinese society, this course introduces students to the vocabulary and sentence structures specific to written Chinese. Exercises accompanying the readings and essay assignments help develop writing skills. The topics presented in the essays, such as the population explosion, new marriage practices, and new trends in popular culture, provide rich material for class discussion and improve the students' speaking, listening, and narration skills. Prerequisite: CHIN 202 or the equivalent.
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N. Stolova This course offers an introduction to Spanish literature from its medieval origins through the 15th century, with emphasis on the relations among literature, culture, and civilization. Works from different genres are studied, including epic poetry, Hispano-Arabic poetry, folk ballads, early theater, historical works, and short stories. The course explores issues of authorship, as well as the cultural, religious, and historical contexts that produced each work. Prerequisite: at least four years of secondary-school Spanish, or SPAN 202.
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3.00 Credits
These courses may be taken in any order. Reading assignments in these 350-level courses are made on the assumption that most registrants are first-year students taking their first course at this level. These courses are for students who have both good grammar training and about a year of reading in secondary school, or who complete SPAN 202 or the equivalent. Students who complete a 400-level course may not register for these surveys.
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3.00 Credits
F. Plata This survey examines the interrelated notions of love, sex, and honor as they appear in the prose, theater, and poetry of Spain. Emphasis is placed on the Renaissance and the Baroque, the so-called Golden Age of Spanish literature (16th and 17th centuries); readings, however, may include works from the Middle Ages and/or the 18th century. Prerequisite: at least four years of secondary-school Spanish, or SPAN 202.
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3.00 Credits
A. Johnson, M. Rugg Beginning with the loss of the empire in the 19th century and moving through a series of political upheavals, including civil war and fascism, the history of modern Spain has been one of turmoil and continual conflict. The numerous political crises both resulted from and resulted in larger crises of a social, spiritual, and moral nature. Questions of national identity, religious faith, and moral values, as they appear in Spanish literature from the late 19th century to the present day, are the focus of this course. Readings include works of prose, theater, and poetry drawn from a range of literary movements, and emphasis is placed on the socio-historical context and its relationship to literary innovation. Prerequisite: at least four years of secondary-school Spanish, or SPAN 202.
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3.00 Credits
F. Luciani Through a survey of Latin American literature from its pre-Columbian origins through the 20th century, this course examines the many forms of alternative reality that Latin American writers have created and explored. The course relates those realities to the cultural and sociological history of Latin America as well as to larger Western literary modes, such as the baroque, romanticism, and surrealism. Prerequisite: at least four years of secondary-school Spanish, or SPAN 202.
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3.00 Credits
L. Rojas The course explores the diversity of literary voices in Latin America, from pre-Columbian texts to the contemporary writings of Castellanos, Rulfo, and GarcÃa Márquez. This survey introduces students to the most important developments in Latin American literary history as it examines questions of cultural, ethnic, gender, and class identities. Prerequisite: at least four years of secondary-school Spanish, o r SPAN 202.
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3.00 Credits
Staff This course is structured as an intensive composition class. Emphasis is placed on mastering the fine points of Spanish grammar in order to improve writing skills. In addition to regular class meetings, students are required to attend a series of cultural events, which may include film, theater, etc. Prerequisites: at least four years of secondary-school Spanish, or SPAN 202. Not open to students who score 5 on the AP language exam or who complete SPAN 362, except by special permission of the instructor. Students required to take this course may do so only on campus.
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