Spanish

SPAN 833 - History of the Spanish Language
Credits: 3.00
The evolution of the Spanish language from the period of origins to the present. Special fee. (Not offered every year

SPAN 852 - Drama and Poetry of the Siglo de Oro
Credits: 3.00
Social and historical background of baroque period. Representative plays of Lope de Vega, Tirso de Molina, Calderon; lyric poetry of Lope, Gongora, and Quevedo; prose developments. Special fee. (Not offered every year.)

SPAN 854 - Age of Cervantes
Credits: 3.00
Study of the major works of Cervantes and his contemporaries in the context of the historical, literary, and social currents of the time. Special fee. (Not offered every year.)

SPAN 855 - Literature of 19th Century
Credits: 3.00
Larra, Espronceda, Becquer, Perez Galdos, and Blasco Ibanez. Romanticism, realism, and naturalism. Special fee. (Not offered every year.)

SPAN 856 - Modern Spanish Poetry
Credits: 3.00
Study of selected Spanish poets of the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries in the context of the historical, literary, and social currents of the times. Special fee. (Not offered every year.)

SPAN 857 - Spanish Drama of the 20th Century
Credits: 3.00
Study of selected Spanish dramatic works of the 20th century in the context of the historical, literary, and social currents of the times. Special fee. (Not offered every year.)

SPAN 858 - Spanish Prose of the 20th Century
Credits: 3.00
Novels, short stories, and essays. Unamuno, Baroja, Menendez Pidal, Ortega y Gasset, Julian Marais, Aranguren, Perez de Ayala, Gironella, and Cela; survey of contemporary prose. Special fee. (Not offered every year.)

SPAN 871 - Latin American Drama
Credits: 3.00
From pre-Hispanic origins to the present; modern playwrights of Mexico and Puerto Rico. Special fee. (Not offered every year.)

SPAN 872 - Latin American Novel
Credits: 3.00
Development from Romanticism to the present; contemporary trends and techniques. Special fee. (Not offered every year.

SPAN 873 - Latin American Short Story
Credits: 3.00
Representative authors; stress on the 20th century. Principles of interpretation. Special fee. (Not offered every year.)

SPAN 874 - Major Latin American Authors
Credits: 3.00
Special fee. (Not offered every year.)

SPAN 890 - Grammatical Structure of Spanish
Credits: 3.00
An overview of the grammatical structure of Spanish through an in-depth analysis of both morphology and syntax, with emphasis given to the meaningful contrasts that exist within the Spanish language and to grammatical contrasts between Spanish and English. Special fee.

SPAN 891 - Methods of Foreign Language Teaching Spanish
Credits: 3.00
Interdepartmental course. Objectives, methods, and techniques in teaching Spanish, French, German, and Latin from elementary grades through college. Discussion, demonstration, preparation of instructional materials, microteaching of the language skills. Prereq: permission. Special fee.

SPAN 897 - Special Studies in Spanish Language and Literature
Credits: 3.00
A) The History of the Spanish Language; B) Medieval Spanish Literature; C) Spanish Literature of the Renaissance; D) Spanish Literature of the Golden Age; E) Spanish Literature of the 18th and 19th Centuries; F) Spanish Literature of the 20th Century; G) Contemporary Spanish Literature; H) Latin American Literature of the 16th and 17th Centuries; I) Latin American Literature of the 18th and 19th Centuries; J) Latin American Literature of the 20th Century; K) Contemporary Latin American Literature; L) Structural and Applied Linguistics; M) Spanish Literary Criticism; N) Latin American Essay; O) Latin America; P) Spanish Theatre; Q) Spanish Poetry; R) Latin American Poetry; S) Galdos; T) Archetype Latin American Literature; U) Special Teaching Problems; V) Spanish Civilization and Culture; W) Latin American Civilization and Culture. Specialized courses covering topics not normally presented in regular course offerings. Prereq: permission of major supervisor. Special fee.

SPAN 898 - Special Studies in Spanish Language and Literature
Credits: 3.00
A) Hispanic Minorities of the United States; B) Portuguese; C) Hispanic Film; D) Introduction to Hispanic Linguistics; F) Other. Specialized courses covering topics not normally presented in regular course offerings. Barring duplication of content, Topic F may be repeated for credit. Prereq: permission of major supervisor. Special fee.

SPAN 899 - Master's Thesis
Credits: 1.00 to 6.00
Cr/F.

SPAN 901 - Bibliography and Methods of Research
Credits: 1.00
Required of all graduate students in their first year of study. An introduction to standard bibliographical techniques and to form and style in the preparation and writing of research findings. Preparation of a research paper.

SPAN 903 - Applied Linguistics
Credits: 1.00
Required of all graduate assistants teaching in the departmental program, but open to all graduate students in Spanish. Discussion of current methodology and linguistic approaches to the teaching of Spanish. Instruction in the use of audio-visual aids including language laboratories. Readings, discussion, class observation. May be repeated for a total of 3 credits.

SPAN 995 - Independent Study
Credits: 1.00 to 3.00
Guided individual study with training in bibliography and organization of materials. Topics selected by instructor and student in conference. Barring duplication of content, may be repeated for credit. Prereq: permission of major supervisor.

SPAN 997 - Graduate Seminar
Credits: 3.00
Presents and discusses selected topics in Spanish language and literature. See SPAN 897 for list of topics. Prereq: permission of major supervisor. Special fee.

SPAN 998 - Graduate Seminar
Credits: 3.00
Presents and discusses selected topics in Spanish language and literature. See SPAN 898 for list of topics. Barring duplication of content, Topic F may be repeated for credit. Prereq: permission of major supervisor. Special fee.