24 courses with the subject SPAN, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
SPAN 111Introduction to Spanish Language and the Spanish-Speaking World I
Students begin learning Spanish in an intercultural context. The course introduces the Spanish-speaking world through exploration of topics, for example: the geography of the Spanish speaking world; Mexico, our neighbor; and ecotourism. In-class speaking, listening, reading, and writing activities are complemented by attendance at two required culture tables. Open only to students who place into Spanish 111. Offered fall semester only. Does not count toward Spanish major.
SPAN 112Introduction to Spanish Language and the Spanish-Speaking World II
Students continue learning Spanish in an intercultural context. The course continues to examine the Spanish-speaking world through exploration of topics, for example: cities and urban life; housing; and the historical roots of culinary traditions and food production. In-class speaking, listening, reading, and writing activities are complemented by attendance at two required culture tables. Offered each semester and January Term. Does not count toward Spanish major. Prerequisite: SPAN 111 or placement into SPAN 112.
SPAN 231Intercultural Connections in Global Wrld: U.S. & Spanish-Speaking Wrld
Through exploring the material and human diversity of the Spanish-speaking world and important connections among the United States, the Spanish-speaking countries of Latin America, and Spain, students develop increasingly complex skills for analyzing and communicating in Spanish. An examination of geography, environmental challenges and solutions, development, demographic changes, and ethnic diversity highlights the intersection of cultural, economic, and environmental realities. Required attendance at two approved cultural activities. This intermediate I-level Spanish course is offered each semester and during January term. Does not count toward Spanish major. Prerequisite: SPAN 112 or placement into SPAN 231.
Students explore the diverse cultural histories and identities of Mexican-Americans, Cuban-Americans, and Puerto Ricans (among other Latinx groups) by considering how ethnicity, race, language, gender, and social class manifest themselves in U.S. histories of citizenry, immigration, economy, and education through generations of Latinxs. Class activities foster analysis of historical and autobiographical texts to reflect on how power and privilege intersect and shape students' own experiences. Attendance at cultural events required. This intermediate II-level Spanish course is offered every semester and during January term. Does not count toward Spanish major. Prerequisite: SPAN 231 or placement into SPAN 232. OLE Core Requirement: World Languages and Cultures; Power and Race.
SPAN 240Politics and Environment in Puerto Rico (study abroad)
This academic civic engagement course explores the culture of Puerto Rico, including its politics, national identity, folklore, and the environment. Students travel to Puerto Rico (a territory of the U.S.A.), where they read and analyze authentic materials in Spanish and participate in talks and discussions with local professors, college students, and community leaders. Among the topics explored are colonialism, religion, citizenship, tourism, gentrification, natural disasters, race, and sustainability. Offered periodically during January term. Apply through Smith Center for Global Engagement. A completed Spanish 250 or 251 course is required in order to be eligible to request major credit in Spanish (through petition). Students that have completed more than one 270 course are not eligible to request major credit in Spanish. Prerequisites: SPAN 232 or SPAN 233 or placement into SPAN 250 or 251. OLE Core Requirement: World Languages and Cultures; OLE Experience in Practice.
SPAN 250Family and Gender Roles in Spain: 1900 to Present
Students explore the topic of family and gender roles in Spanish society by analyzing cultural documents (literary and non-literary texts, including at least one substantive literary work). This cultural analysis provides for the development of critical reading and writing skills (e.g., description, narration, exposition, and argumentation). Taught in Spanish. Offered each semester. This course is equivalent to SPAN 251 and students can earn credit from only one of them. Prerequisite: SPAN 232 or placement into SPAN 250 or SPAN 251. OLE Core Requirement: World Languages and Cultures; Writing Across the Curriculum.
Students explore diverse experiences of modern Latin America through the lenses of gender and race, which provide a productive framework for examining economic, class, and other key aspects of Latin American society. Students will work with a variety of sources, both literary and non-literary, including articles, images, documents, and at least one substantive literary work. This cultural analysis provides for the development of critical reading and writing skills (e.g., description, narration, exposition, and argumentation). Taught in Spanish. Offered each semester. This course is equivalent to SPAN 250 and students can earn credit from only one of them. Prerequisites: SPAN 232 or placement into SPAN 250 or SPAN 251. OLE Core Requirement: Writing Across the Curriculum; World Languages and Cultures.
SPAN 270Spain's Cultural and Linguistic Legacy (study abroad)
This topics course explores a Spanish peninsular cultural, literary, and/or linguistic theme from a base in Spain through analysis and discussion of texts, guest lectures, excursions to appropriate cultural sites, field research, and related experiential activities. Sample topics include: Christians, Jews, and Muslims in Spain; Food, Migration, and Identity; and Spain's Multilingual and Multicultural Landscape. Taught in Spanish. Offered alternate years during January term. Apply through Smith Center for Global Engagement. Prerequisite: SPAN 250 or SPAN 251. OLE Core Requirement: OLE Experience in Practice; Global Histories and Societies.
Students examine the diverse elements that have shaped Spanish culture through an exploration of political, social, economic, religious, and artistic topics. They develop critical analysis skills through reading, discussion, and written and/or oral projects. This course includes the study of selected literary and non-literary texts, including at least one substantive literary work. May be repeated if topic is different. Taught in Spanish. Offered periodically. Prerequisite: SPAN 250 or SPAN 251.
Students examine the diverse elements that have shaped Latin American culture through an exploration of political, social, economic, religious, and artistic topics. They develop critical analysis skills through reading, discussion, and written and/or oral projects. The course features the study of selected literary and non-literary texts, including at least one substantive literary work. May be repeated if topic is different. Taught in Spanish. Offered periodically. Prerequisite: SPAN 250 or SPAN 251. OLE Core Requirement: OLE Experience in Practice; World Languages and Cultures.
Students examine the diverse elements that have shaped the cultures of U.S. Hispanics and Latinx through an exploration of political, social, economic, religious, and artistic topics. They develop critical analysis through reading, discussion, and written and/or oral projects. Students examine processes of identity and inclusion, and its connections to historical narratives. Students analyze materials through an intersectional lens of race, colorism, language, generational differences, class, gender, and sexuality. May be repeated if topic is different. Taught in Spanish. Offered periodically. Prerequisite: SPAN 250 or SPAN 251. OLE Core Requirement: Power and Race.
SPAN 274Contemporary Issues in the Spanish-Speaking World
Students analyze selected contemporary issues in the Spanish-Speaking world. Using readings from the press, academic sources, and governmental as well as non-governmental documents, students read, discuss, and write about issues at an advanced level of linguistic and analytical sophistication. The course includes study of at least one substantive literary work. May be repeated if topic is different. Taught in Spanish. Prerequisite: SPAN 250 or SPAN 251.
In this introduction to literary terminology and to principles of literary analysis across genres, literary texts (including poetry, short stories, theater, and novel) are studied in their socio-historical context. In different semesters, the focus may be literature of the Mexican Revolution, urban and rural life, or another topic chosen by the instructor. Taught in Spanish. Offered each semester. Prerequisite: SPAN 250 or SPAN 251. OLE Core Requirement: Creativity.
This course critically explores questions related to the acquisition and use of Spanish as first, Heritage, and second language in a social context with particular emphasis on Spanish and English bilingualism in the U.S. The course introduces the cognitive and social processes involved in learning, acquiring, and using Spanish as a second language. The questions also invite us to look at the intersections between language and identity. This course is required for the Spanish major. Taught in Spanish. Offered each semester. Prerequisite: SPAN 250 or SPAN 251.
Independent work is guided by a faculty member. Students need to have the necessary background, including appropriate coursework, before an independent project is approved. A student may not substitute an IS/IR course for a course regularly offered in a department or program. IS/IR culminates in at least one product (a paper, laboratory report, work of art, etc.). Normally, the student and faculty instructor are expected to meet at least once a week. See catalog for more information under registration and course enrollment. Prerequisites: at least second-year standing; at least 2 relevant courses for 298 (IS); approval from the faculty instructor, the academic advisor, and the department chair or program director.
What is the role of language in our society? What is the impact of bilingualism in the U.S.? Students explore such questions from current Spanish socio-linguistics research. Through analysis of data, students examine issues of language contact, variation and change, language and gender, language and power, and/or language planning. May be repeated if topic is different. This course includes the study of at least one substantive literary work. Taught in Spanish. Offered alternate years. Prerequisites: SPAN 250 or SPAN 251 and SPAN 276.
Students examine political, economic, religious and/or social issues through textual analysis of literary and/or non-literary works representing diverse voices of the Spanish-speaking world (e.g. Indigenous people, women, non-Castilian nationalities in Spain, or Afro-Hispanic groups). The course includes study of at least one substantive literary work. Sample topics include: Women and Repression or The Afro Hispanic Struggle for Identity. May be repeated if topic is different. Taught in Spanish. Offered annually. Prerequisites: SPAN 250 or SPAN 251 and at least one 270-level course.
Students explore one or more periods, genres, or topics of Spanish literature from its beginnings to the 21st century. Selected literary works are analyzed within their socio-historical and cultural contexts and in reference to pertinent critical or theoretical issues. Sample topics include: Sin and the Church in Medieval Literature, The Stage as Political Propaganda in Imperial Spain, and Federico García Lorca: Voices of the Oppressed. May be repeated if topic is different. Taught in Spanish. Offered annually. Prerequisite: SPAN 275.
Students explore one or more periods, genres, or topics from Pre-Columbian times to the 21st century. Selected literary works are analyzed within their socio-historical and cultural contexts and in reference to pertinent critical or theoretical issues. Sample topics include: The Shaping of Latin America; Personalism and Politics; Love and Magical Realism; and Literary Representations of Kitchens, Cooking, and Eating in Latin America. May be repeated if topic is different. Taught in Spanish. Offered annually. Prerequisite: SPAN 275.
Students explore a topic pertinent to more than one geographic area of the Spanish-speaking world (Spain, Latin America, and/or the Hispanic U.S.). Students focus on comparative analysis through reading, discussion and writing in Spanish. The course includes study of at least one substantive literary work. Sample topics include: Dictatorship and Literature, and Migration and the Forging of Identity. May be repeated if topic is different. Taught in Spanish. Offered periodically. Prerequisite: SPAN 250 or SPAN 251 and at least one 270-level course.
Independent work is guided by a faculty member. Students need to have the necessary background, including appropriate coursework, before an independent project is approved. A student may not substitute an IS/IR course for a course regularly offered in a department or program. IS/IR culminates in at least one product (a paper, laboratory report, work of art, etc.). Normally, the student and faculty instructor are expected to meet at least once a week. See catalog for more information under registration and course enrollment. Prerequisites: at least second-year standing; at least 5 relevant courses for 398 (IR); approval from the faculty instructor, the academic advisor, and the department chair or program director.
Students examine important issues in the Spanish-speaking world related to language, literature, history, or culture. Emphasis is given to close reading, discussion, analysis, and interpretation of selected sources, including the application of appropriate theoretical or disciplinary approaches. Topics vary according to the areas of expertise and professional interests of departmental faculty. May be repeated if topic is different. Taught in Spanish. Prerequisites: SPAN 250 or SPAN 251 and at least one 270-level course.
