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Fundamentals of Spanish composition, comprehension, pronunciation, speaking, reading, and writing in a cultural context. Classes are conducted in Spanish and students engage in active use of the language. No prior knowledge expected. Cannot be taken for credit after SPAN 002.
Credit(s): 4.00
Continuation of SPAN 001. Fundamentals of Spanish composition, comprehension, pronunciation, speaking, reading, and writing in a cultural context. Classes are conducted in Spanish and students engage in active use of the language. Cannot be taken for credit after SPAN 051. Prerequisite: SPAN 001 or equivalent.
Credit(s): 4.00
Thorough review of Spanish grammar in preparation for intermediate level. Considerable emphasis on written exercises.
Credit(s): 3.00
Elementary language study targeted to specialized vocabulary needs, such as health, ecology, community development, etc.. Prerequisite: SPAN 002 or Instructor permission.
Credit(s): 1.00 to 3.00
Elementary language study for students on the UVM Oaxaca program. Includes grammar study and attention to developing oral proficiency skills. Prerequisite: SPAN 001.
Credit(s): 3.00
Significant review of grammar, moving toward increased proficiency in composition, comprehension, pronunciation, speaking, reading, and writing. Emphasis on cultural context. Compositions, oral practice, reading. Cannot be taken for credit after SPAN 052. Prerequisites: SPAN 002, SPAN 009 or equivalent.
Credit(s): 3.00
Continuation of SPAN 051. Grammar review, moving toward increased proficiency in composition, comprehension, pronunciation, speaking, reading, and writing. Emphasis on cultural context. May not be taken for credit concurrently with, or following receipt of, credit for SPAN 080. May not be taken for credit after SPAN 101. Prerequisite: SPAN 051 or equivalent.
Credit(s): 3.00
Continuation of SPAN 051. Students improve grammar, proficiency and their knowledge of the Hispanic world, while acquiring a Global South perspective surrounding sustainability. May not be taken for credit concurrently with, or following receipt of, credit for SPAN 52. May not be taken for credit after SPAN 101. Prerequisite: SPAN 051.
Credit(s): 3.00
An on-site supervised work experience combined with a structured academic learning plan directed by a faculty member or a faculty-staff team in which a faculty member is the instructor of record, for which academic credit is awarded. Offered at department discretion.
Credit(s): 1.00 to 3.00
Intermediate language study for students on the UVM Oaxaca program. Includes grammar study and attention to developing oral proficiency skills. Prerequisite: SPAN 002.
Credit(s): 3.00
Introductory courses or seminars on topics beyond the scope of existing departmental offerings. See Schedule of Courses for specific titles.
Credit(s): 1.00 to 18.00
Introductory courses or seminars on topics beyond the scope of existing departmental offerings. See Schedule of Courses for specific titles.
Credit(s): 1.00 to 18.00
Writing practice, sentence structure, correct expression, and guided discussions in Spanish of cultural topics. A good command of basic grammar expected. Topics vary by offering; periodic offering at intervals that may exceed four years. Prerequisite: SPAN 052 or SPAN 080 or Instructor permission.
Credit(s): 3.00
The sound system of Spanish: Spanish/English pronunciation contrasted; vowels, consonants, rhythms, intonation. Counts as major/minor elective, not for A&S language requirement. Prerequisite: SPAN 052 or SPAN 080 or Instructor permission.
Credit(s): 3.00
An intensive study of Spanish grammar. Topical approach. Prerequisite: SPAN 052 or SPAN 080 or Instructor permission.
Credit(s): 3.00
Advanced language study for students on the UVM Oaxaca program. Includes grammar study and attention to developing oral proficiency skills. Prerequisite: SPAN 052.
Credit(s): 3.00
Spanish composition and conversation course that explores the Mexican and Mexican-American experience in the United States during the nineteenth, twentieth, and twenty-first centuries and focuses on issues of sustainability, food sovereignty and institutionalized racism in service-learning and global contexts. Prerequisites: SPAN 052 or SPAN 080 or equivalent; GRS 001 recommended. Cross-listed with: GRS 111.
Credit(s): 3.00
Introduction to basic genres of Hispanic literatures (narrative, poetry, drama, essay); development of analytical and critical reading/discussion skills. Short analytical papers and ample class discussion. Prerequisite: SPAN 101 or concurrent enrollment with Instructor permission.
Credit(s): 3.00
An introductory literature course; students will read and analyze texts associated with the diverse cultures of Spain as it began the period of colonial expansion. Prerequisite: SPAN 140.
Credit(s): 3.00
An introductory literature course; students read and analyze literature and film written and produced in Spain from the neoclassical period until the present day. Prerequisite: SPAN 140.
Credit(s): 3.00
An introductory literature course; students read and analyze Latin American texts from the period before the conquest to the 1898 Spanish American War. Prerequisite: SPAN 140.
Credit(s): 3.00
An introductory literature course; students read and analyze Latin American literature and film produced in the tumultuous 20th and 21st centuries. Prerequisite: SPAN 140.
Credit(s): 3.00
Undergraduate student service as a teaching assistant, usually in an introductory level course in the discipline, for which credit is awarded. Offered at department discretion.
Credit(s): 1.00 to 3.00
On-site supervised work experience combined with a structured academic learning plan directed by a faculty member or a faculty-staff team in which a faculty member is the instructor of record, for which academic credit is awarded. Offered at department discretion.
Credit(s): 1.00 to 18.00
See Schedule of Courses for specific titles. Prerequisite: SPAN 140.
Credit(s): 1.00 to 18.00
See Schedule of Courses for specific titles. Prerequisite: SPAN 140.
Credit(s): 1.00 to 18.00
A course which is tailored to fit the interests of a specific student, which occurs outside the traditional classroom/laboratory setting under the supervision of a faculty member, for which credit is awarded. Offered at department discretion. Permission of chair required. Prerequisite: SPAN 140.
Credit(s): 1.00 to 18.00
Undergraduate student work on individual or small team research projects under the supervision of a faculty member, for which credit is awarded. Offered at department discretion. Permission of Chair required. Prerequisite: SPAN 140.
Credit(s): 1.00 to 18.00
To improve both written and oral proficiency. Textbook supplemented by panel discussions, debates, translation, and a weekly composition. Prerequisite: SPAN 101 or Instructor permission.
Credit(s): 3.00
Varied topics devoted to a special area such as translation, creative writing, Spanish for the professions (medicine, business, journalism, law), etc. Topics vary by offering; periodic offering at intervals that may exceed four years. Prerequisite: SPAN 101 or Instructor permission.
Credit(s): 3.00
The evolution of the Spanish language from its origins to the present. Prerequisite: SPAN 140.
Credit(s): 3.00
Introduction to the field of Hispanic linguistics, exploring the structures, sounds, semantics, and history of Spanish and its varieties around the world. Prerequisite: Six credits at 100 level.
Credit(s): 3.00
Study of the dialectical features that differentiate Latin American and peninsular Spanish and factors that have contributed to this process. Prerequisite: Six credits at 100 level.
Credit(s): 3.00
A topical approach to exploration of self and society in Spain's poetic voices before 1700. Verses range from humorous to amorous, from satirical to political. Prerequisite: SPAN 140.
Credit(s): 3.00
An exploration of topics on Spain's richly diverse literature written before 1700. Prose and/or theatre texts from this highpoint of cultural development are the focus. Prerequisites: SPAN 143, SPAN 144, SPAN 145, or SPAN 146, or Instructor permission.
Credit(s): 3.00
A topical approach to the study of Cervantes, author of Don Quijote de la Mancha, and his works' significance as a reflection of/on Spain's literary-cultural landscape. Prerequisites: One course from SPAN 143, SPAN 144, SPAN 145, or SPAN 146.
Credit(s): 3.00
How Spanish writers since the Enlightenment have responded to the changes accompanying the arrival of "modernity". Topics may include questions of identity, democracy, traditional beliefs. Prerequisite: SPAN 140.
Credit(s): 3.00
Literature in Spain from the Franco dictatorship to the present. Topics include censorship and dissidence, writing-in-exile, and contemporary trends. Prerequisite: SPAN 140. Undergraduate only.
Credit(s): 3.00
A topical exploration of Spanish poetry. Themes may include the innovations of Modernismo, the Generation of '98, the Generation of '27, the "Novísimos," the "Postnovísimos," and recent hypertextual trends. Prerequisites: SPAN 140.
Credit(s): 3.00
A topical exploration of how Hispanic women writers and literary representations of gender-related issues reflect, expand and question literary and cultural norms. Prerequisite: SPAN 140.
Credit(s): 3.00
Exploration of writers and communities at the margins of mainstream Latin-America and/or Spanish culture. Topics may include indigenous, Afro-Hispanic, regionalist authors; testimonial literatures; censorship. Pre/Co-requisites: SPAN 143, SPAN 144, SPAN 145, or SPAN 146, or Instructor permission.
Credit(s): 3.00
Introduction to border literatures of the Hispanic worlds. These texts partake of two or more cultural spheres, challenging traditional notions of linguistic, literary, cultural hegemony. Prerequisites: SPAN 143, SPAN 144, SPAN 145, or SPAN 146, or Instructor permission.
Credit(s): 3.00
Explores the folklore of Spain and Latin America with emphasis on literary and artistic traditions. Prerequisites: SPAN 143, SPAN 144, SPAN 145, or SPAN 146, or Instructor permission.
Credit(s): 3.00
A cultural studies approach to the representation of major Latin American cities in literature, film, and cultural critique. Topics may include: marginality, minorities, globalization, and social constructions of space. Prerequisite: SPAN 143, SPAN 144, SPAN 145, or SPAN 146, or Instructor permission.
Credit(s): 3.00
A study of the "masters" of the Latin American short story (Borges, Cortazar, Rulfo) and of non-canonical writers of the 20th and 21st centuries. Prerequisite: SPAN 140.
Credit(s): 3.00
A topical exploration of Latin-American poetry. Possibilities include the innovations of modernismo, recent hypertextual trends and more. Prerequisite: SPAN 140.
Credit(s): 3.00
Explores Cuban cinema in the context of the revolution and how Cuban films portrayed the dialectical struggle necessary to continue political and social change. Prerequisites: SPAN 143, SPAN 144, SPAN 145, or SPAN 146, or Instructor permission.
Credit(s): 3.00
A study of the relationship between Latin-American performance and its political contexts. Emphasis is placed on works particularly concerned with reshaping culture, politics, and aesthetics. Prerequisites: SPAN 143, SPAN 144, SPAN 145, or SPAN 146, or Instructor permission.
Credit(s): 3.00
A study of representative works by major authors tracing the development of narrative forms from their roots in the last century to the present. Prerequisite: SPAN 140.
Credit(s): 3.00
Topics may include early uprising against Spain, representation of revolutionary figures (Simon Bolivar, Pancho Villa, etc.), contemporary resistance to imperialism, among others. Prerequisite: SPAN 140.
Credit(s): 3.00
Readings and analysis of late 15th and 16th century narratives. Discussion of European and Native American perspectives, religious disputes, and the "Leyenda Negra" (Black Legend). Prerequisite: One course from SPAN 143, SPAN 144, SPAN 145, or SPAN 146 or Instructor permission.
Credit(s): 3.00
Undergraduate student service as a teaching assistant, usually in an introductory level course in the discipline, for which credit is awarded. Offered at department discretion.
Credit(s): 1.00 to 3.00
On-site supervised work experience combined with a structured academic learning plan directed by a faculty member or a faculty-staff team in which a faculty member is the instructor of record, for which academic credit is awarded. Offered at department discretion.
Credit(s): 1.00 to 18.00
Approaching film as reflection and shaper of Hispanic cultures through comparison with texts relevant to cultural context. Includes study of film terminology and analysis. Prerequisite: One course from SPAN 143, SPAN 144, SPAN 145, or SPAN 146 or Instructor permission.
Credit(s): 3.00
A study of the Spanish cultures from earliest times through 1700, emphasizing major intellectual, political, and artistic developments. Prerequisite: One course from SPAN 143, SPAN 144, SPAN 145, or SPAN 146 or Instructor permission.
Credit(s): 3.00
A study of the cultures of Spain from the Enlightenment to the present, emphasizing the major intellectual, political, and artistic developments. Prerequisite: SPAN 140.
Credit(s): 3.00
A study of colonial Latin American cultures from pre-Hispanic times through Independence. Emphasis on major intellectual, artistic, and cultural developments. Prerequisite: SPAN 140.
Credit(s): 3.00
An overview of the cultures of Latin America with a multidisciplinary approach to understanding cultural constructions. Themes included: the city, nationhood, subjectivity, marginality. Prerequisites: SPAN 143, SPAN 144, SPAN 145, or SPAN 146, or Instructor permission.
Credit(s): 3.00
See Schedule of Courses for specific titles. Prerequisite: SPAN 140.
Credit(s): 1.00 to 18.00
See Schedule of Courses for specific titles. Prerequisite: SPAN 140.
Credit(s): 1.00 to 18.00
A course which is tailored to fit the interests of a specific student, which occurs outside the traditional classroom/laboratory setting under the supervision of a faculty member, for which credit is awarded. Offered at department discretion. Permission of Chair required. Prerequisite: SPAN 140.
Credit(s): 1.00 to 18.00
Undergraduate student work on individual or small team research projects under the supervision of a faculty member, for which credit is awarded. Offered at department discretion. Permission of Chair required. Prerequisite: SPAN 140.
Credit(s): 1.00 to 18.00
Focus on a particular cultural topic in the Hispanic world. Study might emphasize regional studies, current conflicts on ecology, ethnicity, and gender. Prerequisite: SPAN 140.
Credit(s): 3.00