Spanish Courses

SP 101-102. ELEMENTARY SPANISH
THREE CREDITS EACH
Fundamentals of spoken and written Spanish, and introduction to Spanish culture. Emphasis is placed on communicative proficiency. Work in language laboratory required.

SP 203-204. INTERMEDIATE SPANISH
THREE CREDITS EACH
Continuation of development of communicative skills in Spanish. Includes review and further study of grammar. Oral and written work based upon short cultural and literary texts. Work in language laboratory required.
Prerequisite: SP 102 or permission of instructor.

SP 205. CONVERSATION
THREE CREDITS
Practice in spoken Spanish, including discussions, oral presentation, and role-playing. Includes written exercises.
Prerequisite: SP 204 or permission of instructor.

SP 206. ADVANCED GRAMMAR, STYLISTICS, AND COMPOSITION
THREE CREDITS
Practice in written and oral skills with an emphasis on the refinement of grammatical and stylistic abilities.
Prerequisite: SP 204 or permission of instructor.


SP 208. CULTURE AND CIVILIZATION
THREE CREDITS
Systematic introduction to the political, social, economic, and cultural characteristics of Spain and the Spanish-speaking world. Readings from a variety of sources including the Spanish press.
Prerequisite: SP 204 or permission of instructor.

SP 209. LATIN AMERICAN CULTURE AND CIVILIZATION
THREE CREDITS
Systematic study of the historical, cultural, economic, and political development of the countries of Latin America (Spanish-speaking countries and Brazil). Pre-Columbian cultures (Maya, Aztec, and Inca) will be examined. Use of audio-visual material and other activities included.
Prerequisite: SP 204 or permission of instructor.

SP 210. SPANISH FOR BUSINESS
THREE CREDITS
Introduction to language use in the contemporary Spanish business world, including practice in reading, understanding, and writing business communications.
Prerequisite: SP 204 or permission of instructor.

SP 211. CONVERSATIONAL SPANISH FOR HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES
THREE CREDITS
Designed to provide the students with the basic terminology and conversational skills in Spanish for the health care field, and the social services area. Work on special problems of grammar and idiomatic expression.
Prerequisite: SP 204 or permission of instructor.

SP 212. NON-LITERARY TRANSLATION
THREE CREDITS
Students will learn some translation strategies by practicing with actual data taken from documents in a variesty of professional fields including medical, commericial and legal. Students will learn how to solve problems in technical translations: terminology, idiomatic expressions, verb usage and false cognates. The course will use a workshop approach and focus on practical issues in various professional fields. Includes a community service component.
Prerequisite: SP 203-204 or equivalent.

SP 301. INTRODUCTION TO LATIN AMERICAN LITERATURE
THREE CREDITS
An examination of literary language, genre conventions, and critical approaches, as well as an introduction to Spanish literary history.
Prerequisite: SP 204 or permission of instructor.

SP 307. SURVEY OF SPANISH LITERATURE I
THREE CREDITS
This course is a systematic survey of peninsular (Spanish) literature from the Middle Ages through the "Illustracion" or Neoclassicism literary periods, including a variety of genres. This course provides an overview of the development of literary movements throughout history.
Prerequisite: SP 203-204 or equivalent.

SP 308. SURVEY OF SPANISH LITERATURE II
THREE CREDITS
This course is a systematic survey of Spanish literature from Romanticism through the contemporary literary periods including a variety of genres. This course provides an overview of the development of literary movements throughout history.
Prerequisite: SP 203-204 or equivalent.

SP 395-396. INDEPENDENT RESEARCH
ONE TO THREE CREDITS EACH
Independent study and research in the field of the major under the direction of a staff member.
Prerequisite: Approval of department chairperson.

SP 397. SEMINAR
ONE TO THREE CREDITS
Presentations and discussions of selected topics.
Prerequisite: Approval of department chairperson. Maximum of three credits per student.

SP 399. COOPERATIVE EDUCATION
ONE TO SIX CREDITS
Professional cooperative education placement in a private/public organization related to the student's academic objectives and career goals. In addition to their work experience, students are required to submit weekly reaction papers and an academic project to a Faculty Coordinator in the student's discipline. (See the Cooperative Education section of the Bulletin for placement procedures.)
Prerequisites: Sophomore standing, 2.0 cumulative average, consent of academic advisor, approval of placement by department chairperson.

SP 198/298/398. TOPICS
VARIABLE CREDIT
Examination of a special topic in Spanish language, culture, or literature. Possible topics include literature of exile, the essay in contemporary Spain, pre- and post-Franco theater, literature written by women in the Democracy, peninsular twentieth-century poetry, literature in translation, aspects of bilingualism, problems of Spanish grammar, and history of the Spanish language.
updated 06.21.05 | Bulletin0506