26 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 101Conversational Spanish I
This introductory course in Spanish emphasizes oral and written communication. We stress all aspects of language learning: Students learn recognition through listening and reading exercises, and self-expression by means of speaking and writing. Spanish 101 is the first half of a year-long course. This is a fast-paced, active class in which each and every student must participate. This course is NOT for heritage speakers. Breadth and Proficiency category Global
This is a continuation of the introductory course Spanish 101. It emphasizes oral and written communication and stresses all four language skills. Students learn recognition through listening and reading exercises, and self-expression through speaking and writing. As before, the second half of the introductory sequence is a fast-paced, active class in which all members of the group are expected to participate. Breadth and Proficiency category Global Cultures and
Offered occasionally. Topics vary with each offering. Various aspects of language, literature, and civilization. To include study abroad and summer immersion programs.
This is an intermediate level Spanish class, a third semester in the normal college- level sequence. It is intended to fill the needs of those students who have successfully completed the equivalent of a first-year college course or two years of high school Spanish and help them to develop their communicative ability while reviewing and expanding basic structures and vocabulary. As linguistic skills are reinforced, so is cultural awareness. The course is the first half of a year-long sequence. Breadth and Proficiency category Global Cultures and Languages
This is the second part of the intermediate level Spanish class, a fourth semester in the normal college-level sequence. It is intended to fill the needs of those students who have successfully completed the equivalent of a year and a half of Spanish and help them to further develop their oral and written communicative ability as we review and expand grammatical patterns and vocabulary. Cultural knowledge and awareness are reinforced by means of exposure to the art, history, and geography of the Spanish-speaking world. Breadth and Proficiency category Global
Overview of Spain and its culture through a study of its literature, art, music, and film, including Spain’s contributions to Western civilization and the global community more broadly. The course will be offered in English. Also offered as GLOB 204. Breadth and Proficiency category Global Cultures and Languages
SPAN 210Spanish Communication -- Oral & Written (Intermediate Level)
The study of the Spanish language for oral and written expression. Required of all majors. Breadth and Proficiency category Global Cultures and Languages
A continuation of SPAN 210 with an introduction to representative short literary works. Breadth and Proficiency category Global Cultures and Languages 147
Offered occasionally. Topics vary with each offering. This course may include: upper-level courses, study abroad, or summer immersion programs. The following 300 and 400 level Spanish courses are conducted in Spanish:
A study of selected major works of Spanish literature, in various genres, from the earliest significant literary manifestations up to and including masterpieces of the Golden Age. The course will provide textual analysis, interpretation, and an overview of Spain’s cultural, political, and social history as a background against which these works were created.
A study of selected major works of Spanish literature, in various genres, with a concentration on the period following the Golden Age to the present (18th to 20th centuries). The course will provide textual analysis, interpretation, and an overview of Spain’s cultural, political, and social history as a background against which these works were created.
A study of selected dramatic works created in the interval between the flowering of the Generation of ’98 and our own time, with emphasis on the evolution of Spanish theatrical traditions, and the innovations in subject matter, language and technique of individual playwrights.
A study of selected masterpieces of Spanish poetry, with attention to the development of various forms from the earliest epic and lyrical examples, through the Renaissance and the best Romantic poetry. Emphasis is placed on the development of modern poetry from the end of the nineteenth century to our time.
A study and interpretation of the Spanish novel since the Civil War through close reading of representative works. Analysis of the novels’ socioeconomic and historical-philosophical contexts and the interplay between those contexts and the evolution of the genre itself.
An analysis of the cultural and social aspects of Hispanic life in the United States, stressing its historical and cultural roots, its language and its own patterns of belief and behavior.
A close study of the major novels by writers from Spanish America, with an emphasis on contemporary masterpieces that have greatly influenced the novel in English: e.g., works by Cortazar, Fuentes, Garcia Marquez, and Isabel Allende.
A study of selections from major works of Spanish literature, in various genres, but with a concentration on the essay and the narrative. The course will provide analysis and interpretation of texts, and an overview of Spain’s philosophical, political, and social history as a background against which these works were created and to which their authors responded.
The study of the Comedia, an outstanding body of dramatic works produced during the Golden Age of Spanish literature and a unique contribution to the development of Western drama. This course offers an exploration of the historical and social framework that was both reflected in and influenced by this vital and wholly conventionalized literary phenomenon. Students will learn about the theater of Lope de Vega, Calderón de la Barca, and their respective “schools.” They will explore the universal theme of “Life is a Dream” and the rich Spanish heritage of the “Don Juan” myth.
A careful reading and interpretation of the first modern novel and one of the masterpieces of world literature, viewed in the context of its author’s innovative vision of the role of fiction and against the background of a world power that has begun to lose its luster.
The development of a group of thinkers concerned with the problem of Latin American self-identity. The course will study such authors as: Andres Bello, José Martí, José Henríquez Ureña, Carlos Fuentes and others who have contributed to the intellectual development of Spanish America.
