The Courses

(All courses carry 3 credits unless otherwise noted.)

Note on all courses: Students not adequately prepared for the course in which they are registered may change to a lower level of Spanish through the fourth week of classes, on a space-available basis. The program reserves the right to remove from any class students who have not satisfied its pre-requisite(s). The program also reserves the right to remove from any class students who should be placed at a higher level.

Notes on Elementary and Intermediate Spanish sequences:

1. There are two sequences that cover the Elementary and Intermediate levels. Students interested in Spanish for General Purposes may complete SPANISH 110, 120, 230 and 240. Students who readily learn foreign languages may elect the intensive two-semester sequence SPANISH 126 and 246.

2. All courses in Elementary and Intermediate Spanish progressively develop students’ listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills. Grammar and vocabulary are introduced to support effective acquisition of communication skills. Aspects of culture of the Spanish-speaking world form the background to topics generated for practice of communication skills.

3. The foreign language requirement of the College of Humanities and Fine Arts is fulfilled by completion of one of the following: SPANISH 240, or 246.

4. Students unclear of their current proficiency should see Professor Carole Cloutier (Herter 408) for information about proper placement.

Credit restrictions on Elementary and Intermediate Spanish sequences:

No more than six credits may be earned for any combination of courses at the Elementary level (SPANISH 110-126). No more than six credits may earned for any combination of courses at the Intermediate level (SPANISH 230-246).

110 Elementary Spanish I (1st sem)

120 Elementary Spanish II (2nd sem)

126 Elementary Intensive Spanish  6 cr

230 Intermediate Spanish I (1st sem)

240 Intermediate Spanish II (2nd sem)

246 Intermediate Intensive Spanish 6 cr 

301 Conversational Spanish I

309 Spanish American Women Writers in Translation

311 Advanced Spanish Grammar 4 cr (both sem)

312 Oral and Written Expression (both sem)

313 Spanish Composition II/Junior Year Writing (both sem)

319 Introduction to Literary Analysis (AL) (both sem)

320 Literature of Spain I (AL) (both sem)

321 Literature of Spain II (AL) 4 cr  (both sem)

322 Spanish American Literature I (ALG) 4 cr (both sem)

323 Spanish American Literature II (ALG) 4 cr (both sem)

354 Spanish for Native Speakers I (1st sem)

367 Hispanic Children’s Literature

370 General View of Hispanic Linguistics (both sem)

373 Contrastive Analysis of Spanish and English (2nd sem)

378 Spanish Phonetics (both sem)

415 Culture and Civilization of Spain (2nd sem)

417 Culture and Civilization of Spanish America (ALG) 4 cr (1st sem)

465 Business Spanish

471 Linguistic Variety and Pluralism

558 The Spanish American Essay

572 Hispanic Dialectology

574 Bilingualism and Language Contact

579 Structure of Modern Spanish