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Twin Cities Courses
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Future effective dates indicate the first term the course may be available.
Find out when a particular course is offered using the
Class Schedule.
Register for classes online.
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SPANISH AND PORTUGUESE (SPPT)
College of Liberal Arts; UMR Chancellor's Office
Spanish & Portuguese
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SPPT 3256
- Latin American Cultural Discourse
(3.0 cr; =[SPPT 3256H]; Prereq-SPAN 3015; spring, offered periodically)
Cultural assumptions in current modes of interpreting Latin American reality. Representative texts are analyzed.
SPPT 5930
- Selected Topics in Hispanic and Lusophone Cultural Discourse
(3.0 cr [max 9.0 cr]; Prereq-Reading knowledge of Span and Port; A-F or Aud, fall, summer, every year)
Cultural discourses in Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking areas. Historical intersections/divergences. Taught in Spanish or Portuguese, and in English when cross-listed. Topics specified in Class Schedule.
SPPT 5999
- The Teaching of College-Level Spanish: Theory and Practice
(3.0 cr; Prereq-Grad or #; fall, every year)
Theoretical grounding in the general principles of second language acquisition and guidance with their practical applications to the teaching of first- and second-year Spanish at the college-level.
SPPT 8400
- Topics in Modern Hispanic and Lusophone Culture
(3.0 cr [max 9.0 cr]; Prereq-Three 5xxx SPAN or PORT courses; fall, spring, offered periodically)
Advanced research in methods of analysis of cultural products, including but not limited to literature. Emphasizes historical, ideological, and theoretical frameworks within which representative texts/events may be interpreted.
SPPT 8920
- Critical Theory Seminar
(3.0 cr [max 9.0 cr]; Prereq-Grad student; fall, spring, even years)
Critical theory as it intersects with cultural issues related to Hispanic/Lusophone worlds. Content varies according to faculty expertise, but remains within geopolitical parameters of nations/regions of Spanish/Portuguese-speaking worlds.
SPPT 8930
- Dissertation Workshop
(3.0 cr [max 6.0 cr]; Prereq-Grad student, #; A-F or Aud, fall, even years)
Critical/supportive forum for issues related to dissertation research/writing. Conceptualizing the dissertation. Shaping one's topic. Audience. Uses of language. Feedback. Producing the dissertation prospectus.
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