43 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.
Basic conversational Spanish illustrating essential grammatical principles. Reading of simple texts and writing. Attribute/Distribution: AL, HU
Continuation of SPAN 1. Attribute/Distribution: AL, HU
Limited review of elementary grammar concepts and introduction to more advanced grammar and vocabulary. Emphasis on discussion, reading, and writing about short literary works and current topics in the Spanish-speaking world. Attribute/Distribution: AL, HU
Continuation of SPAN 011. Attribute/Distribution: AL, HU
Topics related to modern languages and literatures not covered in regular courses. Repeat Status: Course may be repeated.
Materials not covered in regular courses. Repeat Status: Course may be repeated. Attribute/Distribution: AL, CC, HE, HU, W
Beginning level of Spanish language, literature, or culture courses taught abroad. Repeat Status: Course may be repeated. Attribute/Distribution: AL, CC, HE, HU, W
Intensive review of Spanish grammar with stress on finer points. Analysis of syntax and style. Improvement of grammar through composition. Heritage speakers should substitute with another 100-level class. Attribute/Distribution: AL, HU, W
Conversational practice stressing the building of vocabulary based on literary texts and topics of general interest. Designed to stimulate fluent and spontaneous use of spoken Spanish. does not count toward completion of major. Attribute/Distribution: AL, HU
The historical and cultural evolution of Spain. Discussion of representative literary works in their cultural and historical contexts. Attribute/Distribution: AL, CC, HU, W
The historical and cultural evolution of Latin America. Discussion of representative literary works in their cultural and historical contexts. Attribute/Distribution: AL, CC, HU, W
Topics related to Spanish and Hispanic Studies culture or language not covered in regular courses. Repeat Status: Course may be repeated. Attribute/Distribution: AL, CC, HU, W
Materials not covered in regular courses. Repeat Status: Course may be repeated. Attribute/Distribution: AL, CC, HE, HU, W
Intermediate level of Spanish language, literature, or culture courses taught abroad. Attribute/Distribution: AL, CC, HE, HU, W
An introduction to business concepts and vocabulary in Spanish. Specialized professional vocabulary and business culture in Spanish-speaking countries. Prerequisites: SPAN 141 Attribute/Distribution: AL, HU
Improving writing proficiency through practice in composition and translation. Prerequisites: SPAN 141 Attribute/Distribution: AL, HU, W
An introduction to the analysis of Latin American and Spanish cultural productions. Prerequisites: SPAN 141 Attribute/Distribution: AL, CC, HU, W
A survey of Spanish American narratives that deal with the relationship between indigenous and occidental cultures. While examining works created from the late 19th century up until present day, we analyze the construction of cultural identity in several countries including Bolivia, Ecuador, and Mexico. Analysis will include works of poetry, short story, novel, essay, and film by several influential artists: Clorinda Matto de Turner, Jorge Icaza and José María Arguedas, to name just a few. Prerequisites: SPAN 141 Attribute/Distribution: AL, CC, HU, W
Comparative study of representative works by major writers such as Quiroga, Borges, and Cortazar, among others. Attribute/Distribution: AL, CC, HU, W
An introduction to cinema in the Spanish-speaking world. Oral discussion and written analysis of selected films. Students view films independently. Prerequisites: SPAN 141 Attribute/Distribution: AL, CC, HU, W
For prospective medical personnel communicating with Spanish-speaking patients. Healthcare vocabulary, patient-provider interaction, and cultural background of the Latino patient. Prerequisites: SPAN 141 Attribute/Distribution: AL, CC, HU
Research project under the direct supervision of a faculty member. Repeat Status: Course may be repeated.
Professionally supervised practicum experience in an area related to the field. Repeat Status: Course may be repeated.
Topics related to Spanish and Hispanic Studies culture or language not covered in regular courses. Repeat Status: Course may be repeated. Attribute/Distribution: AL, CC, HU, W
Materials not covered in regular courses. Repeat Status: Course may be repeated. Attribute/Distribution: AL, CC, HU, W
Advanced level of Spanish language, literature, or culture courses taught abroad. Repeat Status: Course may be repeated. Attribute/Distribution: AL, CC, HU, W
Supervised participation in various aspects of the teaching of a course. Consent of instructor, department chairperson, and permission of the Dean required. Repeat Status: Course may be repeated.
While Franco’s dictatorship caste devastation on an already fragile nation, cultural production born from these oppressive years is some of the richest in modern Spanish history. In examining works by Carmen Laforet, Antonio Buero Vallejo, and Carlos Saura, among others, we will explore the ways in which the genres of literature, theater, and film worked to promote or contest ideologies during times of terror and censorship. Attribute/Distribution: AL, CC, HU, W
Study of representative works with emphasis on Cuba and Puerto Rico. Writers include Barnet, Carpentier, and Rodriguez Juliá. Attribute/Distribution: AL, CC, HU, W
While the economic crisis in Spain has piqued international awareness, the concept of crisis itself is better understood in the larger frame of Spanish modernization. This course will study poetry, literature, and visual culture that attend to distinct moments of crisis that have shaped and contested the formation of Spain from the end of the nineteenth century to the present. Attribute/Distribution: AL, CC, HU, W
Discussion of fiction, poetry, drama, and film from the main groups in the U.S. Hispanic population. Discussion of Hispanic ethnic identity, bilingualism, and minority issues. Attribute/Distribution: AL, CC, HU, W
Study of poetry and narrative works by Latin American women writers. Authors include Rosario Ferré, Rosario Castellanos, Elena Poniatowska, and Cristina Peri Rossi, among others. Prerequisites: SPAN 152 Attribute/Distribution: AL, CC, HU, W
Research project under the direct supervision of a faculty member. Repeat Status: Course may be repeated.
Designed to give advanced qualified students the chance to acquire field experience and training with selected firms and governmental agencies in Spanish-speaking countries or U.S. agencies serving the Hispanic community. Assigned readings, written reports, and employer performance evaluations are required. Students must be registered through an educational institution to receive credit. Consent of instructor required. Repeat Status: Course may be repeated. Attribute/Distribution: CC, HU, W
Topics related to Spanish culture or language not covered in regular courses. Repeat Status: Course may be repeated. Attribute/Distribution: AL, CC, HU, W
Since its inception as an object of conquest, the misprized region known as Latin America has been the home to multiple contested identities. In examining written, filmic, and other visual texts from the pre-Columbian and colonial eras, the nation-building projects of the nineteenth century, the consolidated states of the twentieth century, and up to present day, this class will analyze what it has meant to be “Latin American” over the region’s long history. Prerequisites: SPAN 152 Attribute/Distribution: AL, CC, HU
From the earliest works of Latin American narrative onward, melodrama has served as a fundamental tool for the structuring of dramatic conflict. Ranging from the programmatic social novel to the most parodic contemporary works, we will carefully examine the aims of melodramatic narration in works by Roberto Arlt and Mario Vargas Llosa, among others, as well as in various films and telenovelas. Attribute/Distribution: AL, CC, HU, W
This seminar delves into the act of translation both as a nexus of comprehension between languages and cultures but also as a medium of signification of habits and ways of life in times of globalization. Concentrating specifically on contemporary Spain impacted by technological growth and economic stagnation, our seminar will examine works of art, literature, film, and poetry that bring to light the power of translation as well as its limits in the circulation of languages, customs, politics and cultures. Repeat Status: Course may be repeated. Prerequisites: SPAN 151 Attribute/Distribution: AL, CC, HU, W
An opportunity for students to undertake an honors project with consent of instructor. Repeat Status: Course may be repeated. Attribute/Distribution: CC, W
Materials not covered in regular courses. Repeat Status: Course may be repeated. Attribute/Distribution: AL, CC, HU, W
Across the history of the region defined as Latin America, urbanization, on the one hand, and the isolation of national interiors, on the other, have contributed to a problematic relationship between the city and the country. In examining works by the likes of Roberto Arlt, José Donoso, and Mario Bellatin, among others, this course examines the dialogue between the ostensibly separate environs of city and country, and questions they ways in which they influence one another. Attribute/Distribution: AL, CC, HU, W
This class will examine works from the so-called Boom of Spanish American literature in the 1960s alongside texts produced following this crucial moment of artistic and social change throughout Latin America. Moving from the Boom toward the postmodern, we will consider works by Gabriel García Márquez, Manuel Puig, and Mario Levrero, among others. Attribute/Distribution: AL, CC, HU, W
Professional level of Spanish language, literature, or culture courses taught abroad. Repeat Status: Course may be repeated. Attribute/Distribution: AL, CC, HU, W
Source: Lehigh University's catalog, linked per course · table learning_unit · CourseShelf publish 59
