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Morris Courses
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Future effective dates indicate the first term the course may be available.
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SPANISH (SPAN)
Division of Humanities
Division of Humanities - Adm
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SPAN 1001
- Beginning Spanish I (FL)
(4.0 cr; fall, summer, every year)
Development of basic skills of Spanish (reading, speaking, writing, listening) and an introduction to the cultural contexts of Latin America and Spain.
SPAN 1002
- Beginning Spanish II (FL)
(4.0 cr; Prereq-1001 or placement or #; fall, spring, summer, every year)
Continuation of the sequence beginning with 1001.
SPAN 1311
- Salvador Da Bahia, Brazil: Exploring Its African Identity (IP)
(2.0 cr; =[LAAS 1311]; spring, offered periodically)
Same as LAAS 1311. Focus on how Afro-Brazilian cultural identity is created and maintained in the face of globalization and immigration in Salvador da Bahia, a city in northeastern Brazil that embraces a vigorous and invigorating ethnic and cultural diversity. [Continuing Education course]
SPAN 1993
- Directed Study
(1.0 - 5.0 cr [max 10.0 cr]; Prereq-approved directed study form; fall, spring, every year)
An on- or off-campus learning experience individually arranged between a student and a faculty member for academic credit in areas not covered in the regular curriculum.
SPAN 2001
- Intermediate Spanish I (IP)
(4.0 cr; Prereq-1002 or placement or #; fall, every year)
Review and building of the four basic skills in Spanish with emphasis on critical reading skills and writing for communication.
SPAN 2002
- Intermediate Spanish II (IP)
(4.0 cr; Prereq-2001 or placement or #; spring, every year)
Continuation of the sequence beginning with 2001.
SPAN 2121
- Associated Languages: Intensive Portugese (IP)
(4.0 cr; Prereq-2002 or Fren 2002 or #; fall, spring, offered periodically)
Intensive, accelerated study of the basic skills of Brazilian Portuguese (reading, writing, listening, and speaking) with emphasis on oral competency.
SPAN 2993
- Directed Study
(1.0 - 5.0 cr [max 10.0 cr]; Prereq-approved directed study form; fall, spring, every year)
An on- or off-campus learning experience individually arranged between a student and a faculty member for academic credit in areas not covered in the regular curriculum.
SPAN 3001
- Spanish Composition and Conversation I (IP)
(4.0 cr; Prereq-2002 or #; fall, every year)
Further review of the four skills in Spanish, with emphasis on: 1) development of greater competence and confidence in conversational Spanish; 2) greater precision and sophistication in written communication; and 3) analytical proficiency in reading selections from diverse literary and cultural contexts.
SPAN 3002
- Spanish Composition and Conversation II (IP)
(4.0 cr; Prereq-3001; spring, every year)
Continuation of the sequence beginning with 3001.
SPAN 3101
- Introduction to Hispanic Literature (HUM)
(4.0 cr; Prereq-3001; prereq or coreq 3002 for majors; spring, every year)
Study of a variety of literary genres representing the literature of Spain and Latin America; rudiments of literary analysis and interpretation. Students should demonstrate the ability to read and comprehend the literary works studied, analyze works critically while developing a sensitivity toward certain cultural aspects and literary nuances expressed therein; participate in and comprehend sustained class discussion with respect to certain topics or themes; write with accuracy in Spanish and show some degree of analytical proficiency at the short paper level.
SPAN 3211
- Literature and Culture of Latin America (HUM)
(4.0 cr; Prereq-3002, 3101; spring, offered periodically)
Study of important exemplary works of Latin American literary and cultural production through major historical periods. Texts are examined in light of multiple contexts, such as artistic, political, historical, and philosophical.
SPAN 3212
- Literature and Culture of Spain (HUM)
(4.0 cr; Prereq-3002, 3101; fall, offered periodically)
Study of important exemplary works of Spanish (peninsular) literary and cultural production through major historical periods. Texts are examined in light of multiple contexts, such as artistic, political, historical, and philosophical.
SPAN 3621
- Seminar: Confessions and Letters in Latin American Fiction (HUM)
(4.0 cr; Prereq-3002, 3101; spring, offered periodically)
Study of confessions and letters in Latin American fiction. Fiction is seen as a combination of texts within other texts. The combination becomes part of the fictional game which imitates and enhances reality.
SPAN 3622
- Seminar: Exile and Emigration in Latin American Fiction (IP)
(4.0 cr; Prereq-3002, 3101; fall, offered periodically)
Study of contemporary Latin American literary texts where characters face forms of exile, abandonment, and displacement as a result of emigration to Europe and the United States.
SPAN 3623
- Seminar: Ecology and Nature in Latin American Literature (ENVT)
(4.0 cr; Prereq-3002, 3101; fall, offered periodically)
Study of Latin American texts where authors create characters that read or misread Nature and its preservation or extinction. How globalization is making this issue more relevant in the Latin American context.
SPAN 3651
- Seminar: Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra's "El ingenioso hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha" (HUM)
(4.0 cr; Prereq-3002, 3101; fall, offered periodically)
Study of Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra's novel "El ingenioso hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha" in light of its socio-historical context.
SPAN 3652
- Seminar: Literary Minorities in Early Modern Spain (HUM)
(4.0 cr; Prereq-3002, 3101; fall, offered periodically)
Study of the representative literary works written by or about Spanish Jewish and Muslim minorities in light of their respective socio-historical contexts.
SPAN 3653
- Seminar: Maria de Zayas: Literary Violence in Golden Age Spain (HUM)
(4.0 cr; Prereq-3002, 3101; fall, offered periodically)
Study of the major works of 17th-century writer Maria de Zayas y Sotomayor, "The Enchantments of Love" (1637) and "The Disenchantments of Love" (1647), in light of their socio-historical contexts and the political issues surrounding the formation of literary canons.
SPAN 3654
- Seminar: Sex, Love, and Marriage in Golden Age Spanish Literature (HUM)
(4.0 cr; Prereq-3002, 3101; fall, offered periodically)
The theme of sex, love, and marriage in Golden Age Spanish Literature through prose, poetry, and theatre of the Golden Age (XVI-XVII centuries) Spain. Consideration of the gender relations and gender politics reflected in the works and the socio-historical context in which these works were produced.
SPAN 3671
- Seminar: Origins of the Spanish Character (HUM)
(4.0 cr; Prereq-3002, 3101; fall, offered periodically)
Analysis of the Medieval and Golden Age roots of many of the beliefs and attitudes of contemporary Spain. Themes common to Spain, explored in both traditional and modern contexts, may include honor, patriotism, religion, idealism, individuality, satire, love, pride, etc.
SPAN 3672
- Seminar: Reform in Spain: The Saint and the Journalist (HUM)
(4.0 cr; Prereq-3002, 3101; fall, offered periodically)
Analyzing, comparing, and contrasting the lives and writings of St. Teresa of Avila (XVI Century) and Mariano Jose de Larra (XIX Century) as they worked toward a better Spain. Difficulties of religious and cultural reform as well as differences in traditional and enlightenment values are explored.
SPAN 3681
- Seminar: Romanticism and Revolution in 19th-Century Spain (HUM)
(4.0 cr; Prereq-3002, 3101; fall, offered periodically)
Study of representative texts (prose and poetry) from the first half of the 19th century in Spain, with emphasis on the expression of the Romantic vision within the particular political context of the period, marked by tensions between liberal reform and traditional conservatism.
SPAN 3682
- Seminar: Realism and Reform in 19th-Century Spain (HUM)
(4.0 cr; Prereq-3002, 3101; fall, offered periodically)
Study of representative texts (novels, stories, and essays) from the second half of the 19th century in Spain, with emphasis on the rise of realism as an exploration of the socio-political reality of the era and the need for reform. The focus is on general trends in Western cultures (eg., industrialization, positivism, secularization).
SPAN 3683
- Seminar: Modernity and Identity in Spain, 1900-1930 (HUM)
(4.0 cr; Prereq-3002, 3101; fall, offered periodically)
Study of representative texts (prose and poetry) from the early decades of the 20th century in Spain with particular emphasis on their responses to changes brought by modernity: advancing technology, modern psychology, political experimentation, spiritual exploration, and artistic innovation.
SPAN 3993
- Directed Study
(1.0 - 5.0 cr [max 10.0 cr]; Prereq-approved directed study form; fall, spring, every year)
An on- or off-campus learning experience individually arranged between a student and a faculty member for academic credit in areas not covered in the regular curriculum.
SPAN 4001
- Research Symposium (HUM)
(4.0 cr; Prereq-#; A-F only, spring, every year)
A capstone experience for majors, consisting of an introduction to research methods and critical approaches to literature, as well as development of an independent research project and presentation.
SPAN 4993
- Directed Study
(1.0 - 5.0 cr [max 10.0 cr]; Prereq-approved directed study form; fall, spring, every year)
An on- or off-campus learning experience individually arranged between a student and a faculty member for academic credit in areas not covered in the regular curriculum.
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