47 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.
Has not completed SPAN 1602 or SPAN 1604 Credits: 4 Emphasis on listening comprehension and speaking, with gradual introduction of reading and writing.
SPAN 1101 and has not completed either SPAN 1602 or SPAN 1604 Credits: 4 Emphasis on listening comprehension and speaking, with gradual introduction of reading and writing.
SPAN 1102 or SPAN 1601 placement and has not completed SPAN 1602 or SPAN 1604 Credits: 3 Intensive, concentrated course in review grammar and reading, with practice in listening and speaking.
SPAN 1604 placement FDR: World Language (FL) Credits: 3 Emphasis on reading and composition skills, with extensive practice in speaking and listening through class discussion. Some grammar review.
SPAN 1602 , SPAN 1604 , or SPAN 2000 placement Experiential Learning (EXP): Yes Credits: 4 Direct exposure to the language, people, and culture of Costa Rica. Designed to improve grammar and vocabulary of the advanced student through intensive training in Spanish with special emphasis on oral proficiency. The program also includes a home-stay with a Costa Rican family, excursions to local and national sites of interest, cultural activities, and a service-learning component at the local elementary school, hospital, law and accounting firms, or other community agencies.
SPAN 1602 , SPAN 1604 , or SPAN 2000 placement. Credits: 3 Development of speaking skills for communication in Spanish. Acquisition and use of practical vocabulary and development of pronunciation skills.
SPAN 1602 , SPAN 1604 , or SPAN 2000 placement Credits: 3 The course emphasizes oral comprehension while examining a diversity of factors influencing the health of Hispanic patients. A primary goal is to learn to conduct a complete medical interview in Spanish via a blend of readings, discussions, films, role-playing, and writing assignments. Students develop their ability to read, write, and converse in Spanish using information and vocabulary pertaining to the medical sciences and healthcare, and they gain cultural awareness and insights into Hispanic peoples and cultures.
SPAN 1602 , SPAN 1604 , or SPAN 2000 placement FDR: Humanities Distribution (HU) Credits: 3 A survey of significant developments in Spanish civilization. The course addresses Spanish heritage and the present-day cultural patterns formed by its legacies. Readings, discussions and papers, primarily in Spanish, for further development of communication skills.
SPAN 2012Spanish-American Civilization and Culture3
SPAN 1602 , SPAN 1604 , or SPAN 2000 placement FDR: Humanities Distribution (HU) Credits: 3 A survey of significant developments in Spanish-American civilizations. The course addresses Spanish-American heritage and the present-day cultural patterns formed by its legacies. Readings, discussions and papers primarily in Spanish for further development of communication skills.
SPAN 2013Seville and the Foundations of Spanish Civilization4
SPAN 1602 , SPAN 1604 , or SPAN 2000 placement FDR: Humanities Distribution (HU) Experiential Learning (EXP): Yes Credits: 4 This course examines contemporary social issues in Spain through lectures and interviews with local subjects in Spain. Lectures provide a formal understanding of contemporary Spanish society, while interviews of local subjects provide data for further analysis by the students that may challenge, complement or further develop their understanding of current social issues.
SPAN 2016Living on the Edge: Identities in Motion in Argentina and Uruguay4
SPAN 1602 , SPAN 1604 , or SPAN 2000 placement. FDR: Literature Distribution (HL) Credits: 3 Spanish literary masterpieces from the Poema del Cid through the present. Readings and discussions are primarily in Spanish.
SPAN 2040Introducción a la literatura hispanoamericana3
SPAN 1602 , SPAN 1604 , or SPAN 2000 placement FDR: Literature Distribution (HL) Credits: 3 Spanish-American literary masterpieces from colonial times through the present. Readings and discussions are primarily in Spanish.
SPAN 2065Rise Up! Indigenous Poetry and Resistance in the Hemispheric Americas4
SPAN 1602 , SPAN 1604 , or SPAN 2000 placement Credits: 3 Preparation for analysis of Hispanic literature. Composition develops style and method for analyzing prose, poetry, and drama in Spanish. Conversation continues vocabulary building and concentrates on discussion of literary themes.
SPAN 2090Topics in Latin American Culture and Literature4
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SPAN
Credits (min)
4
Credits (max)
4
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Repeatable
May be repeated for degree credit if the topics are different.
SPAN 1602 , SPAN 1604 , or SPAN 2000 placement Credits: 4 This course offers students the opportunity to further their knowledge of the culture and literature of a specific Latin American country, and their awareness of Latin America in general, through the study of special cultural and literary topics. Readings, discussions, and assignments occur primarily in Spanish.
SPAN 2091Poetry Workshop1-3
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SPAN
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
3
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Repeatable
May be repeated for degree credit if the topics are different.
SPAN 1602 , SPAN 1604 , or SPAN 2000 placement Experiential Learning (EXP): Yes Credits: 1-3 A poetry workshop taught in Spanish. Students read, write, and critique poetry with the faculty member in both the workshop setting and in individual conferences. The course also includes exercises in the translation and recitation of poetry.
SPAN 2905Special Topics in Conversation3-4
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SPAN
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
4
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Repeatable
May be repeated for degree credit if the topics are different.
SPAN 1602 , SPAN 1604 , or SPAN 2000 placement Credits: 3-4 Further development of listening and speaking skills necessary for advanced discussion. Acquisition of both practical and topic-specific vocabulary. Appropriate writing and reading assignments, related to the topic, accompany the primary emphasis on conversational skills. Recent topics include: Hispanic Cinema and La Prensa.
SPAN 2906Topics in Hispanic Culture and Expression3-4
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SPAN
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
4
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Repeatable
May be repeated for degree credit if the topics are different.
SPAN 1602 , SPAN 1604 , or SPAN 2000 placement Credits: 3-4 This course offers students the opportunity to further their understanding of Hispanic cultures and their expression by focusing on a relevant cultural, linguistic or literary topic, on an historical period, or on a region of Spain, Latin America or the U.S. Readings, discussions, and assignments are primarily in Spanish.
SPAN 3008Power and Ideology: (Critical) Discourse Perspectives3
SPAN 2075 FDR: Humanities Distribution (HU) Credits: 3 This course explores different theoretical approaches to account for the relationship between language and power, and therefore the relationship between language use and social processes. In particular, it observes how meaning is constructed and reconstructed in the discourse manifested in different settings and platforms ranging from social media to institutional and official communication (political discourse, media discourse, academic discourse, etc.).
SPAN 2011 or SPAN 2020 FDR: Literature Distribution (HL) Credits: 3 Muslims, Jews, and Christians co-existed for eight hundred years on the Iberian Peninsula. This course examines these diverse cultures through texts (literary, historical, religious, and philosophical) from the eleventh century to the expulsion of Jews in 1492. The objective of the course is to glean from the remnants of the experience of their co-existence insights into the distinctive characteristics of each culture and how they understood and influenced each other.
SPAN 2020 and SPAN 2075 FDR: Literature Distribution (HL) Credits: 3 Close reading and discussion of this Early Modern novel. May include close reading and discussion of additional narrative and poetic genres of the Golden Age, as represented in or contributing to the Cervantine work
SPAN 2020 and SPAN 2075 FDR: Literature Distribution (HL) Credits: 3 Close reading and discussion of a variety of selected Golden Age dramas of the 17th century. Representative dramatists may include Calderón de la Barca, Tirso de Molina, Lope de Vega, and María de Zayas.
SPAN 2020 and SPAN 2075 FDR: Literature Distribution (HL) Credits: 3 A study of the comedia and the novela corta and the manner in which the secular women writers inscribe themselves within and beyond these genres. Close reading and discussion of representative works that may include the short stories and plays by María de Zayas, Ana Caro, Leonor de Meneses, Mariana de Carvajal, and Angela de Azevedo.
SPAN 2020 and SPAN 2075 FDR: Literature Distribution (HL) Credits: 3 A study of the most significant portrayals of the Castilian warrior Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar, El Cid (1045-1099), from his 12th-century biography Historia Roderici to the Hollywood blockbuster El Cid . Epic poems, late medieval ballads, and Renaissance drama all recreate the legendary life of El Cid. This course examines the relevant narratives in an effort to determine the heroic values and attributes recreated by authors and their audiences for nearly a thousand years.
SPAN 2040 and SPAN 2075 FDR: Literature Distribution (HL) Credits: 3 A study of the Spanish-American short story with special attention to the works of Quiroga, Borges, Cortázar, and Valenzuela.
SPAN 2040 and SPAN 2075 FDR: Literature Distribution (HL) Credits: 3 This course examines the artistic reaction to the 1910 Mexican Revolution and seeks to understand its aesthetic impact on 20th-century Mexican artists from a variety of genres. Seminal works from narrative, poetry, and essay as well as the visual arts reveal how some artists promoted the ideals of the Revolution, others became disenchanted, and still others invented revolutionary styles of expression in order to convey a new cultural self-perception and worldview.
SPAN 3042Spanish-American Narrative: The Boom Generation3
SPAN 2040 and SPAN 2075 FDR: Literature Distribution (HL) Credits: 3 Analysis of the most relevant poetic texts of Spanish-America, including U.S. Hispanic poetry, beginning with precursors of 20th-century poetry and spanning to contemporary works. Representative works include those by Octavio Paz, Gabriela Mistral, Pablo Neruda, Nicanor Parra, Ernesto Cardenal, Raúl Zurita, among others.
SPAN 3046Poetry in Prison: Immigration. Empathy, and Community Engagement3
2 Spanish courses numbered between 2000 and 2999. Credits: 3 This course analyzes areas of the Spanish language that are problematic for non-native speakers of Spanish. At the same time, students explore the processes involved in the standardization of a language, in particular the Spanish language, as a social and political construct.
SPAN 3092Spanish Language Theory and Practice3
A topics course that approaches language study through theories of language use and meaning, as well as their practical application through extensive writing exercises. Topics may include translation theory, analysis of theoretical approaches to language study, and advanced grammar.
Subject
SPAN
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credits
Type
course
Repeatable
May be repeated for degree credit if the topics are different.
3 Spanish credits in courses numbered between 2000 and 2999 Credits: 4 An intensive workshop devoted to the practical application, methods, and theories of literary translation. Students collaborate to produce artistic renderings of literary texts into the target language in a workshop-style setting. Preliminary attention is given to English-to-Spanish narrative as well as Spanish-to-English poetry. The primary activity involves the collaborative production of an original translation of a previously non-translated Spanish short story into English.
SPAN 3097Literature of Spain Seminar3
Subject
SPAN
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credits
Type
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Repeatable
May be repeated for degree credit if the topics are different.
SPAN 2020 and SPAN 2075 FDR: Literature Distribution (HL) Credits: 3 A seminar focusing on a single period, genre, motif, or writer. The specific topic will be determined jointly according to student interest and departmental approval.
SPAN 3098Spanish-American Seminar3
Subject
SPAN
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credits
Type
course
Repeatable
May be repeated for degree credit if the topics are different.
SPAN 2040 and SPAN 2075 FDR: Literature Distribution (HL) Credits: 3 A seminar focusing on a single period, genre, motif, or writer. Recent topics have included “Spanish American Women Writers: From America into the 21st Century,” “20th Century Latin America Theater,” and “Past, Memory, and Identity in Contemporary Argentina’s Cultural Products.” May be repeated for degree credit if the topics are different.
SPAN 4001Directed Individual Study1
Subject
SPAN
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
1
Credit unit
Credits
Type
course
Repeatable
May be repeated for degree credit if the topics are different.
Instructor consent Credits: 1 Nature and content of course to be determined by students’ needs and by instructors acquainted with their earlier preparation and performance.
SPAN 4002Directed Individual Study2
Subject
SPAN
Credits (min)
2
Credits (max)
2
Credit unit
Credits
Type
course
Repeatable
May be repeated for degree credit if the topics are different.
Instructor consent Credits: 2 Nature and content of course to be determined by students’ needs and by instructors acquainted with their earlier preparation and performance.
SPAN 4003Directed Individual Study3
Subject
SPAN
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credits
Type
course
Repeatable
May be repeated for degree credit if the topics are different.
Instructor consent Credits: 3 Nature and content of course to be determined by students’ needs and by instructors acquainted with their earlier preparation and performance.
SPAN 4903Honors Thesis3
Interested students should see a member of the Spanish faculty by winter term of their junior year.
