SPN - Spanish

SPN 101 is an introductory course in which students acquire foundational Spanish grammar and vocabulary in meaningful social contexts. Through multimedia, students are introduced to the geography and cultures of the Spanish-speaking world. Listening comprehension, reading, writing, and speaking skills are developed through communicative activities and assignments. SPN 101/102 are taken as a comprehensive, consecutive sequence.

SPN 102 is an introductory course in which students acquire foundational Spanish grammar and vocabulary in meaningful social contexts. Through multimedia, students are introduced to the geography and cultures of the Spanish-speaking world. Listening comprehension, reading, writing, and speaking skills are developed through communicative activities and assignments. SPN 101-102 are taken as a comprehensive, consecutive sequence.

This class provides students with the opportunity to learn a full year of Spanish in six weeks with the advantage of intensive study, which promotes greater retention. Students will practice verb conjugations and usage, gain proficiency skills, and learn key grammatical concepts.

In SPN 201 students increase listening, reading, writing, and speaking skills at the intermediate level while advancing knowledge of the vocabulary, geography, and cultures of the Spanish-speaking world. Foundational grammar concepts are solidified and built upon by introducing advanced grammatical structures through multimedia content and communicative activities and assignments. SPN 201-202 are taken as a comprehensive, consecutive sequence.

In SPN 202 students increase listening, reading, writing, and speaking skills while advancing knowledge of the vocabulary, geography, and cultures of the Spanish-speaking world. Grammar concepts are solidified and built upon through multimedia and communicative activities. Students will be able to recognize other cultural perspectives and use them in interactions in target language. SPN 201-202 are a comprehensive, consecutive sequence.

Course will offer students an opportunity to immerse themselves in the Spanish language and strengthen their linguistic and relevant cultural skills. Follows SPN 102 and will build on the concepts covered at the introductory level. This intensive class substitutes for SPN 201-202, thus making it possible to complete the language requirement in the CAS B.A. core curriculum.

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Spanish 301 and 302 are bridges to all upper-division Spanish courses and develop advanced writing and conversation skills. Grammar review, reading, vocabulary building, and class discussion lead to essays and presentations on relevant cultural topics. Students will be able to recognize other cultural perspectives and use them in interactions in target language. These courses may be taken in any order.

Spanish 301 and 302 are bridges to all upper-division Spanish courses and develop advanced writing and conversation skills. Grammar review, reading, vocabulary building, and class discussion lead to essays and presentations on relevant cultural topics. Students will be able to recognize other cultural perspectives and use them in interactions in target language. These courses may be taken in any order.

Intense review of Spanish grammar which will benefit those who have a high proficiency in the language and need a thorough review of concepts in order to enhance writing, reading, oral, and speaking skills. Of special benefit to education majors who seek a Spanish endorsement and will be teaching the language at the elementary or secondary level.

SPN 308 is a bridge to upper-division Spanish courses that advances heritage speakers' writing, reading, and presentational skills. For bilingual and bicultural students, the course emphasizes Hispanic cultures in the U.S. Students will be able to recognize other cultural perspectives and use them in interactions in target language. Students self-select for this course and take it instead of SPN 301-302.

This course studies cultural production during the Spanish Golden Age of the 1500s and 1600s. Readings and discussions will examine issues including love and its attendant emotions, religious identity, societal honor, attitudes towards death, and the perspectives of female authors and characters. Students will relate their understanding of Renaissance and Baroque literature to the 21st century and their own experiences.

Canonical dramas, tragedies, and comedies illuminate stasis, change, and conflict in Spanish society across three centuries. Discussion of the plays focuses on the individual's struggle for rights against the reassertion of traditional social mores with a focus on gender identity. Embedded grammar instruction includes close reading of text, frequent writing, and live theater performance by students for oral practice.

This course aims to deepen students’ understanding of the historical and cultural transformations in Latin America through the experiences, artistic productions, and testimonies of women whose actions were crucial to social changes. It has a multidisciplinary approach that includes traditional literary texts and visual and performative forms of expression. Course embeds grammar to build advanced reading and writing skills.

Through the study of different cultural manifestations such as literature, film, music, comics, painting, cuisine, and folklore this course introduces students to significant aspects of Mexican history, sociocultural traits, and current affairs that have shaped the country and its people. This class also focuses on literary analysis, interpretation, and refining advanced writing skills.

Close reading of short stories by prominent contemporary Latin American writers with the goal of enhancing reading comprehension and improving grammatical accuracy in writing, while enhancing understanding of the cultures and history of the region. The course focuses on vocabulary building, linguistic analysis, and literary interpretation, in order to acquire a deeper understanding of how the Spanish language carries meaning.

This course introduces students to Ecuador’s present-day culture and society. To achieve this goal, the course covers significant aspects of Ecuadorian history, sociocultural traits, and current affairs that provide students with some of the fundamental facts and information that have shaped the country and its people. This course is offered in the Quito, Ecuador, Summer Program.

Course is designed for students in professional programs who need a thorough review of oral and written Spanish language skills in addition to specific terminology related to health and social issues: immigration, education, employment, workers' compensation, and domestic violence, and their influence in Latino health and medical services.

This course studies the literary production of Miguel de Cervantes, one of the most iconic writers of the Spanish Golden Age. Students will read selections of his great masterpiece, Don Quixote de la Mancha, as well as examples of his lesser-known but equally important work in other genres, including plays, shorter fiction, dramatic interludes, and the pastoral novel.

After an introduction to Spain's geography, peoples, and system of government, the course examines the broad social, political, and cultural trends which define Spain today through historical, literary, and journalistic readings. Readings and films embed special topics such as family, marriage, immigration, youth cultures, and the coastal environment to build vocabulary and support research projects for course.

Through the study of different representations such as literature, painting, popular art, film, and music, the course addresses questions of cultural unity and national identity; ethnic and racial heritage and diversity; social and cultural institutions; struggle for social change; and the controversial role of the United States in the politics of Latin America.

Students will spend six weeks engaging in services in Quito, Ecuador. The focus is on issues impacting mental, physical, and spiritual well-being of individuals/communities in Ecuador and services designed to address these issues and work for social/economic justice. Comparisons are made to systems in the U.S.  Approval of Studies Abroad Director required.

This course offers training in oral interpretation between health care providers and patients, as well as sight translation of healthcare documents. In addition, students will be exposed to the linguistic and cultural background of Spanish-speaking communities in the USA in order to better understand their health issues and medical conditions.

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Research, study, and original work under the direction of a faculty mentor, leading to a scholarly thesis document with a public presentation of results. Requires approval of thesis director, department chair, dean, and the director of the honors program, when appropriate.