58 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 1010First Year Spanish I4
Studies fundamentals of grammar, composition, conversation and reading. Max Credit: 4 USP 2015 Code: U5H
This course introduces a varied selection of readings and other cultural media in an immersive, intensive language class. Through the study of short stories, media articles, films, etc. , students learn cultural aspects of the Spanish-speaking world and are able to practice and improve their communicative abilities.
Stresses academic use of the Spanish language by native or near-native speakers, through composition, cultural readings, oral presentations, and digital interactions. This class will prepare native and near-native speakers for Spanish upper division classes. It will review spelling rules, grammatical terminology, dialectal and register differences, and academic vocabulary. Max Credit: 3
Intensively reviews grammar and composition-skill development. Also emphasizes specialized lexicons, written and oral translation, as well as conversational fluency. Max Credit: 3
This course studies the Spanish language in its social context as a language of the United States, through concepts such as: social and individual bilingualism, Spanglish, dialects, language contact, borrowings, code switching, language policy, or language ideology. Max Credit: 3
This course introduces literary analysis by focusing on different genres from the Hispanic tradition. The course if focused on developing interpretation strategies and it introduces key elements of literary criticism. Students are required to produce complex ideas about the texts, give oral presentations, and write essays on the texts read. Max Credit: 3
Encompasses books or periodicals of special interest to the student, selected in consultation with a staff member. Includes independent reading and reports. Max Credit: 4
Provides a general overview of issues in language change in the contemporary Spanish-speaking world. General topics include language vs. dialect, social factors affecting language variation/acquisition/maintenance, mechanisms of change, language contact effects, language attitudes, policy and planning, style and register and mixing of languages and bilingualism, among other, as they are seen in the Spanish language. Max Credit: 3
SPAN 3300 or LANG 4750 or consent of instructor. Dual Listed: SPAN 5070 .
SPAN 4080Spanish Advanced Grammar3
Intensive practice of Spanish grammar through syntactic analysis to raise language awareness. Study of Spanish grammar in connection with information theory and semantic roles, with a focus on complex sentences and different phenomena such as preposition requirements, word order, emphatic structures, etc. Max Credit: (Max. 9)
The course will examine the field of translation and the arduous task of the translator. Students will translate from English to Spanish and, less frequently, from Spanish to English; they will examine the grammatical, lexical and cultural difficulties faced by the translator; and, they will explain the translation processes. Max Credit: (Max. 6)
the Americas Examines Spanish American literature from a wide variety of perspectives: geographical regions (e. g. Caribbean, Andean, greater Mexico), theme (e. g. revolution, borders), period (e. g. Colonial, 19th century), or genre (e. g. poetry, theatre, film, non- fiction). Max Credit: (Max. 9)
Comprehensively studies romantic movement in Spain. Includes close reading and commentary of texts by authors such as Espronceda, Rivas, Zorrilla, Becquer and de Castro. Max Credit: 3
SPAN 3030 or SPAN 3050 , and SPAN 3140 . Dual Listed: SPAN 5260 .
SPAN 4310Intro Hisp Ling3
Overview of basic concepts and approaches to linguistics with examples from and emphasis on Spanish description. Basic concepts in semiotics, formal and non-formal linguistics, core areas in linguistics (phonetics & phonology, morphosyntax, semantics & pragmatics), as well as an overview of subfields of linguistics (psycholinguistics, sociolinguístics, computational linguistics, etc.) Max Credit: 3 Corequisite:
Presents a variety of significant literature, language, or cultural topics in Latin American, Peninsular, and other Spanish- speaking communities. Max Credit: (Max. 12)
Provides a general overview of issues in language change in the contemporary Spanish-speaking world. General topics include language vs. dialect, social factors affecting language variation/acquisition/maintenance, mechanisms of change, language contact effects, language attitudes, policy and planning, style and register and mixing of languages and bilingualism, among other, as they are seen in the Spanish g language. a Max Credit: 3
Intensive practice of Spanish grammar through syntactic analysis to raise language awareness. Study of Spanish grammar in connection with information theory and semantic roles, with a focus on complex sentences and different phenomena such as preposition requirements, word order, emphatic structures, etc. Max Credit: 3
A comprehensive study of the romantic movement in Spain. Close reading and commentary of texts by representative authors including Espronceda, Rivas, Zorilla, Becquer and de Catstro. Max Credit: 3
Introduction to research methods, including among other topics: bibliographic resources and citing, possible paper structures, data collection (surveys, experiments, others), ethics in research and IRB, basics of data tabulation and analysis, funding proposal writing, peer-reviewing, online presence, and ic conference presenting. Max Credit: 3
One 5000 level course in SPAN Linguistics One 5000 level course in SPAN Literature Credits: 3 Spanish elective credits at the graduate level Credits: 15 One 5000 level course (3 credits) can be taken outside the department with the approval of the thesis advisor or the graduate advisor Graduate-level courses include:
Designed for students who are involved in research for their thesis project. Also used for students whose coursework is complete and are writing their thesis. Max Credit: (Max. 24)
Credit: (Max. 24) Prerequisite: graduate standing. Special Education EDEX 2000 - Collaboration and Professional Relationships This course is designed to help students explore a range of collaboration and consultation strategies in the field of Special Education to enable them to successfully collaborate with a range of professionals, students, and families in a school setting. Course content will prepare prospective special education teachers with conflict resolution skills, the ability to effectively facilitate meetings, and increase their inter and intr personal skills. Credits: 3 Max Credit: 3
