Course Descriptions: Spanish

SPAN 101. ELEMENTARY SPANISH I (3)
A basic, culturally-oriented course in conversational Spanish designed for beginning students who wish to develop skills in speaking, reading, writing, and comprehending Spanish. Emphasis is placed on oral communication through dialogue and guided compositions. Audio and video tapes of Spain and Mexico are extensively used.

SPAN 102. ELEMENTARY SPANISH II (3)
A continuation of SPAN 101, this course allows students to strengthen their comprehension and speaking proficiency in Spanish by providing extensive practice in oral and written communication and self-expression and thorough discussions and oral presentations of readings in the culture of Spain, Mexico, Central America, and South America. Prerequisite: SPAN 101.

SPAN 203. INTERMEDIATE SPANISH I (3)
A review of the basic structures and phonetics of the Spanish language studied through readings and discussions of the culture and literature of Spain and other countries in Central and South America, and enhanced through further oral communication practices, brief compositions, and oral reports. Prerequisites: SPAN 101 and SPAN 102.

SPAN 204. INTERMEDIATE SPANISH II (3)
A continuation of SPAN 203, this course is designed for more advanced students and allows them to strengthen their proficiency in Spanish through advanced structural and oral exercises and several different kinds of writing assignments. Prerequisites: SPAN 101, SPAN 102, and SPAN 203.

SPAN 301. ADVANCED CONVERSATION AND COMPOSITION (3)
A course designed to help students sharpen their oral and writing skills through the use of guided conversation and composition. Topics for discussion include the family and cultural differences. Prerequisite: SPAN 204 or permission of the instructor.

SPAN 303. THE CONTEMPORARY HISPANIC WORLD (3)
Based on current documentation (literature and film) of contemporary society in Spain and Latin America, the course strives to give students an understanding of these cultures from a political, historical, social, and literary perspective. Prerequisite: SPAN 204 or permission of the instructor.

SPAN 304. INTRODUCTION TO SPANISH AND LATIN AMERICAN LITERATURE (3)
An introduction to textual analysis, the course comprises prose, poetry, and drama. The texts are studied using current critical techniques. Prerequisite: SPAN 204 or permission of the instructor.

SPAN 305. SPANISH FOR BUSINESS (3)
A course that will focus on the language of business, commerce, and management with the purpose of enabling the student to function better in a job market that requires language specific skills. Through oral and written exercises, students will learn to deal with business situations in the Spanish speaking world. Prerequisite: SPAN 204 or permission of the instructor.

SPAN 310. SURVEY OF SPANISH LITERATURE I (3)
An introduction to the study of literary movements from the Middle Ages to the Golden Age highlighting major representative works. Prerequisite: SPAN 304 or permission of the instructor.

SPAN 311. SURVEY OF SPANISH LITERATURE II (3)
A study of the major literary and philosophical movements in Spain from the 18th through the 20th centuries. The student will be exposed to examples of theater, prose, and poetry. Prerequisite: SPAN 304 or permission of the instructor.

SPAN 312. SURVEY OF LATIN AMERICAN LITERATURE I (3)
An introduction to the study of Latin American literature through representative works. Students engage in an examination of the literature of the New World beginning with the conquest and going on to Romanticism. Literary study will include analysis of prose and poetry. Prerequisites: SPAN 304 or permission of the instructor.

SPAN 313. SURVEY OF LATIN AMERICAN LITERATURE II (3)
A continuation of major literary movements in Latin America from post-Modernism to the present. Through the study of prose and poetry, students will be exposed to the social, artistic, and historical aspects of Latin America that these works evoke. Prerequisite: SPAN 304 or permission of the instructor.

SPAN 400. SEMINAR IN LITERATURE I (3)
A seminar course focusing on a literary genre, movement, period, or figure chosen by the instructor and approved by the instructor. The student is expected to attend regular meetings of the seminar, participate in open discussions, and present a series of short written and oral reports related to the topic chosen for study. The student is also responsible for submitting a major documented paper which individually investigates an aspect of the topics of the course as a whole.

SPAN 401. SEMINAR IN LITERATURE II (3)
A seminar course with the same format and requirements as SPAN 400 but concentrating on a different genre, movement, period, or figure chosen by the instructor and approved by the instructor. Prerequisites: SPAN 310 or 311 or 312 or 313.

SPAN 402. SEMINAR IN LITERATURE III (3)
A seminar course with the same format and requirements as SPAN 400 but focusing on a different genre, movement, period, or figure chosen by the instructor and approved by the instructor. Prerequisites: SPAN 310 or 311 or 312 or 313 and permission of the instructor.

SPAN 403. SEMINAR IN LITERATURE IV (3)
A seminar course with the same format and requirements as SPAN 400 but centering on a different genre, movement, period, or figure chosen by the instructor and approved by the instructor. Besides SPAN 400, students may also sign up for SPAN 401 and/or SPAN 402 and 403 and receive three credit hours for each course successfully completed. None of these courses is a prerequisite for the other two, but permission of the instructor is necessary for admission. Prerequisites: SPAN 310 or 311 or 312 or 313.

SPAN 410. PRACTICUM IN SPANISH (3)
A course designed in alliance with the Washington Semester Program or Co-op Program to allow college credit for practical work experience in the Washington/Baltimore areas. Prerequisites: SPAN 301 or 303 or 304 or 305 and permission of the instructor.