Core Courses
for BA in Spanish:
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SPN 3301 Review Grammar and Writing
3
or
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SPN 3343 Advanced Spanish for Native
Speakers 3
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SPN 3422 Advanced Grammar and
Composition 3
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SPW 3820 Peninsular Spanish
Literature 3
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SPW 3130 Spanish American Literature
3
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SPN 3733 General Linguistics 3
(or equivalent)
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One additional course in Spanish
Linguistics 3
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One additional course in Spanish
or
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Spanish American Literature 3
(Students who
have advanced proficiency in Spanish may
replace the six language credits with
electives in Spanish at the 3000 or 4000
level with the written permission of their
advisors).
Academic Learning Compacts
The Board of
Governors requires that every undergraduate
program provide its students with academic
learning outcomes and inform them of the
program's mission. During the course of
their studies, Spanish Majors must be aware
that they will be required to take part in
assessment activities. For more information,
please
click here.
Elective Courses
Twelve credits
of electives in Spanish at the 3000 or 4000
level from a range of courses in
Spanish/Spanish American literature, Spanish
linguistics, Hispanic culture, and
Translation/Interpretation.
Minor in Spanish
Language and Culture
Required Credits
for Minor
(15 credits of Core Courses and three
credits of electives. Total: 18 semester
hours)
Core Courses
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SPN 3301 Review Grammar and Writing
3 or
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SPN 3343 Advanced Spanish for Native
Speakers 3
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SPN 3733 General Linguistics 3
(or equivalent)
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SPW 3820 Peninsular Spanish
Literature 3
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SPW 3130 Spanish American Literature
3
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One SPN course on Culture 3
Elective Courses
Three credits in
Spanish at the 3000 or 4000 level in
language, literature, culture, or
translation/interpretation.
Students who have advanced proficiency in
Spanish may replace SPN 3422 Review Grammar
and Writing or SPN 2341 Advanced Spanish for
Native Speakers with another upper-level
Spanish elective with the written permission
of their advisors.
SPN 3733 (or equivalent) is a prerequisite
for other linguistics offerings.
For more
Information Contact Prof. Aurelio Baldor at baldora@fiu.edu
Course Offerings
in Spanish
SPN 1000
Elementary Spanish (3). Emphasis on oral
skills, contemporary language and culture.
Content oriented to students with specific
professional or leisure interests. This
course is not part of a series. No
prerequisites.
SPN 1030 Elementary Spanish for Medical
Personnel (5). Conversational elementary
Spanish for medical personnel. Recommended
for non-native speakers of Spanish who are
in nursing or other health-related
professions.
SPN 1130 Spanish I (5). Course
designed specifically for beginning
university students with no previous
language study. Emphasis on oral Spanish and
on acquiring basic language skills.
SPN 1131 Spanish II (5). Emphasis on
oral Spanish and on acquiring basic language
skills.
SPN 2200 Intermediate Spanish I (3).
Provides intermediate training in the
acquisition and application of basic
language skills. Prerequisites: SPN 1131 or
equivalent.
SPN 2201 Intermediate Spanish II (3).
Last course of a four-semester sequence
which implements a proficiency-oriented
approach. Focuses on the development of
listening and reading comprehension skills,
and encourages maximum oral interaction and
the practice of writing.
SPN 2210 Oral Communications Skills (3).
Development of oral skills through skits,
debates, and contextualized communication.
Prerequisites: SPN 1131 or equivalent.
SPN 2230 Intermediate Readings in Spanish
(3). Provides opportunities to develop
fluency. Emphasis on selected literary and
/or cultural readings; films and group
activities intended to stimulate
communication and enhance an understanding
of Hispanic culture. Prerequisites: SPN 1131
or equivalent. Corequisite: SPN 2200
recommended.
SPN 2240 Intermediate Spanish
Conversation (3). This course is
designed to help students maintain and
increase their ability in the language while
unable to continue the regular sequence. May
be repeated twice. Prerequisites: SPN 1131
or equivalent.
SPN 2270 Foreign Study (6). Intermediate
level. One semester full-time credit for
foreign residence and study. Individual
cases will be evaluated for approval.
SPN 2330 Advanced Readings in Spanish
(3). Further develops, at an advanced
level, appropriate reading, oral, and
writing skills. Emphasis on advanced
cultural and literary readings by Spanish
and Spanish American authors.
Prerequisites: SPN 2230 or permission of
instructor.
SPN 2340 Intermediate Spanish for Native
Speakers (3). Improvement of spelling,
grammar, vocabulary, reading, writing, and
oral skills for Hispanic bilinguals educated
in the U.S., with less than two years of
formal training in Spanish but whose mother
tongue is Spanish. Prerequisite: Ability to
understand Spanish.
SPN 2341 Accelerated Intermediate Spanish
for Native Speakers (3). Develop cultural and
linguistic competence through intensive oral
and written work. Emphasis will be given to
reading and writing skills. Prerequisite:
SPN 2340.
SPN 3013 Language Skills for Professional
Personnel (3). The course is geared to
the special linguistic needs of the
community groups (medical, business,
technical, etc.).
SPN 3031 Intermediate Spanish for Medical
Personnel (3). Provides intermediate
training in the acquisition and application
of medical language skills. Prerequisites:
SPN 1030 or permission of the instructor.
SPN 3301 Review Grammar and Writing (3).
Practice in contemporary usage through
selected readings in culture and
civilization. Development of writing and
speaking ability in extemporaneous contexts.
The course will be conducted exclusively in
the target language. For non-native
speakers.
SPN 3343 Advanced Spanish for Native
Speakers (3). Improvement of literacy
skills through grammar review, composition,
and selected readings of representative
Hispanic writers, including Cuban, Puerto
Rican, and Chicano authors. For U.S.
Hispanic bilinguals with at least two years
of formal training in Spanish.
Prerequisites: SPN 2340 or permission of the
instructor.
SPN 3401 Advanced Conversation (3).
Improvement of oral proficiency and
listening comprehension skills, correction
of accent, vocabulary building. Use of small
group conversation, pronunciation tapes, and
varied outside readings.
SPN 3410 Advanced Oral Communication (3).
Development of oral skills through a variety
of speaking and conversational activities:
public speaking, debate, drama, recitation.
For native speakers and advanced
non-natives. Prerequisite: Oral ability in
Spanish.
SPN 3413 Communication Arts (3). Oral
interpretation and dramatic reading.
Original and non-original texts will be the
content of the course. Study of shared modes
of experience and their individual
linguistic expression in an acquired
language.
SPN 3422 Advanced Grammar and Composition
I (3). To consolidate the student’s
command of oral and written Spanish.
Advanced readings of authentic materials.
Preparation and documentation of written
monographs. For natives and advanced
non-natives. Prerequisites: SPN 2341, SPN
3301 or equivalent.
SPN 3423 Advanced Grammar and Composition
II (3). Focuses on advanced writing and
reading skills. Preparation and
documentation of written monographs.
Prerequisite: SPN 3422.
SPN 3440 Spanish Business Composition/
Correspondence (3). Training in the
special writing needs of business:
letter-writing, memoranda, brochures,
advertising, proposals, declarations,
government documents, etc.
SPN 3520 Spanish American Culture I (3).
Introduction to the major artistic and
cultural phenomena in Latin America. Art,
music, film, and literature will be
discussed in their cultural context.
Prerequisite: Ability to understand Spanish
at advanced level.
SPN 3521 Spanish American Culture II (3).
Study of the evolution of national
identity in Latin America, from the 19th
Century to the present. Prerequisites:
Spanish American Culture I or permission of
instructor.
SPN 3702 Applied Linguistics (3).
Examination of available linguistic
materials for self-instruction.
Problem-solving in syntax and phonetics,
through the application of
modern/traditional methods. Prerequisites:
LIN 3010 or equivalent. (Conducted in
Spanish).
SPN 3733 General Linguistics (3).
Examination and synthesis of the concepts
and perspectives of major contributions to
language theory. (Conducted in Spanish.)
Equivalent to LIN 3010. Students who take
LIN 3010 may not receive credit for SPN 3733
or LIN 3013.
SPN 3780 Phonetics (3). The
application of phonetic theory and practice
for speech refinement. Study of sound
patterns in communication and creative
activity. Prerequisites: LIN 3010, LIN 3013,
SPN 3733 or equivalent.
SPN 3820 Dialectology (3). Definition
and analysis. Problem-solving in dialect
classification. Prerequisites: LIN 3010, LIN
3013, SPN 3733 or equivalent.
SPN 4312 Introduction to Spanish Syntax
(3). An introduction to Spanish syntax.
Topics include an introduction to syntactic
analysis and syntactic phenomena of Spanish.
Prerequisites: LIN 3010, LIN 3013, SPN 3733
or equivalent.
SPN 4470 Foreign Study: Advanced Language
Literature (12). Full semester credit
for foreign residence and study/work.
(Approval of the Department required.)
SPN 4500 Spanish Culture (3). Open to
any student who understands the target
language. The development of a particular
civilization. Emphasis on the evolution of a
society, its ideas and its values.
SPN 4790 Contrastive Phonology (3).
Contrasts in the sound systems of English
and Spanish. Prerequisites: LIN 3010, LIN
3013, SPN 3733 or equivalent.
SPN 4802 Contrastive Syntax (3).
Contrasts in the grammatical systems of
English and Spanish with emphasis on
structures with equivalent meanings.
Recommended for students of translation and
interpretation. Prerequisites: LIN 3010, LIN
3013, SPN 3733 or equivalent or permission
of the instructor.
SPN 4822 Hispanic-American
Socio-linguistics (3). Language and
society in Latin America. Sociolinguistic
theory followed by consideration of specific
language problems in Spanish and Portuguese
speaking areas of the Americas.
Prerequisites: LIN 3010, LIN 3013, SPN 3733
or equivalent.
SPN 4840 History of the Language (3).
The internal and external history of
language development. Examination of model
texts from key periods of evolution.
Prerequisites: LIN 3010, LIN 3013, SPN 3733
or equivalent.
SPN 4905 Independent Study (1-3).
Project, field experience, readings, or
research.
SPN 4930 Special Topics in Linguistics
(3). Provides the opportunity for
students and instructor to explore topics
not included in the regular course
offerings. Content to be determined.
SPN 4936 Senior Seminar (3). Topic
and approach to be determined by students
and instructor.
SPN 5060 Language for Reading Knowledge
(3). Designed primarily for graduate
students who wish to attain proficiency for
M.A. or Ph.D. requirements. Open to any
student who has no prior knowledge of the
language.
SPN 5061 Language for Reading Knowledge
(3). Emphasis on translation of
materials from the student’s field of
specialization. Prerequisites: SPN 5060 or
the equivalent.
SPN 5525 Spanish American Culture (3).
A graduate survey of the major artistic
phenomena in Latin America. Art, music,
film, and literature will be discussed in
their cultural context. Prerequisites:
Graduate standing and permission of the
instructor.
SPN 5536 Afro-Cuban Culture (3).
Explores the role played by blacks in Cuban
culture. Issues studied include: Afro-Cuban
religions, languages, and music, as well as
the Afro-Cuban presence in literature and
the arts.
SPN 5537 Special Topics in Afro-Hispanic
Culture (3). Close examination of
various topics related to the culture of
African diaspora groups in the Hispanic
world.
SPN 5705 The Structure of Spanish (3).
An introduction to Spanish linguistics.
Topics include Spanish phonetics, phonology,
morphology, and syntax. Students who have
previously taken Syntactic Structures of
Spanish and/or Sound Structure of Spanish
will not receive credit for this course.
Prerequisites: LIN 3010, LIN 3013, SPN 3733
or equivalent.
SPN 5725 Syntactic Structures of Spanish and
English (3). An in-depth study of
syntactic structures in Spanish and English,
with an emphasis on how linguistic theory
can account for the similarities and
differences between the two languages.
Prerequisites: LIN 3010, LIN 3013, SPN 3733
or equivalent.
SPN 5736 Spanish as a Heritage Language:
Acquisition and Development (3).
Examines applied linguistics research and
practice concerning acquisition, retention
and literacy development of Spanish as a
minority or heritage language in the United
States. Prerequisites: LIN 3010, LIN 3013,
SPN 3733 or equivalent or permission of
instructor.
SPN 5805 Morphological Structures of
Spanish and English (3). A survey of the
morphologies of Spanish and English. Topics
include the difference between isolating and
synthetic languages, rich vs. impoverished
agreement, and syntactic ramifications of
morphology. Prerequisites: LIN 3010, LIN
3013, SPN 3733 or equivalent.
SPN 5807 Syntactic Structures of Spanish
(3). The study of syntactic structures
in Spanish, topics include different
syntactic approaches to current issues in
Spanish syntax. Prerequisites: LIN 3010, LIN
3013, SPN 3733 or equivalent.
SPN 5824 Dialectology of the Spanish
Caribbean (3). Study of varieties of
Spanish used in the Caribbean area,
including Miami-Cuban Spanish. The course
will take historical and contemporary
perspectives and will involve research among
informants in South Florida. Prerequisites:
LIN 3010, LIN 3013, SPN 3733 or equivalent.
SPN 5845 History of the Language (3).
Historical development of the Spanish
language, primarily from the point of view
of internal linguistic change. Spanish as an
example of general processes of language
development. Prerequisites: LIN 3010, LIN
3013, SPN 3733 or equivalent.
SPN 5908 Independent Study (1-3).
Project, field experience, readings, or
research.
SPT 3110 Literature in Translation (3).
Masterpieces of Hispanic literature in
English. Comparative use of the original
text. Discussion and interpretation.
SPT 3800 Foundations to Translation
Skills (3). Techniques of translation,
in Spanish and English, applied to law,
business, technology, and literature.
SPT 3812 Foundations of Interpreting (3).
Exercises in sight translation, consecutive
and simultaneous interpretation in Spanish
and English. Theory and practice.
SPT 4400 African Presence in Latin
American Literature (3). Studies a
selection of relevant Latin American
literary works (in translation) dealing with
the effects of African culture in
Spanish-American and Brazilian literatures.
SPT 4801 Translation Practica (3).
Translation of media, literary, and
scientific texts.
SPT 4802 Practica in Oral Translation and
Interpretation (3). Sight translation
into and out of English. Introduction to the
study of terminology.
SPT 4803 Practica in Legal Translation
(3). Provides advanced training in
translating most commonly used legal
documents in both civil and criminal
procedures.
SPT 4804 Practice in Legal Interpretation
(3). Training in consecutive and
simultaneous interpretation of both civil
and criminal legal proceedings before
Federal and State courts.
SPT 4805 Translation in Communication
Media (3). Provide insight into the
techniques of translation of advertising,
public relations and publicity materials to
be used in the mass media such as print and
broadcasting.
SPT 4806 Oral Skills for Interpreters
(3). Voice production in sight
translation, consecutive and simultaneous
interpretation. Vocal projection,
enunciation and phonetics, theory and
practice. Extensive exercises in vocal
control. Use of sound equipment.
SPT 4807 Practica in Business Translation
(3). Business and language translation
and the business world. Principles,
techniques, and methods of business
translation. Extensive practical exercises
in translating routine business documents
from English to Spanish and vice versa.
SPT 4808 Practica in Technological
Translation (3). Language and
technology. The translator in the
technological world. Principles, techniques,
and methods of technological translation.
Extensive practical exercises.
SPT 4809 Practica in Medical Translation
(3). Medical language. The translator
and the medical world. Principles,
techniques and methods of medical
translation. Extensive practical exercises
in translating routine medical documents
from English to Spanish and vice versa.
SPT 4813 The Interpreter and Language
(3). The interpreter as a linguistics
expert. The stylistic levels of language.
Legal jargon and street language in English
and Spanish. Dialectal problems. Practical
and ethnical problems.
SPT 4814 Conference Interpreting (3).
Interpreting for international conferences
and for diplomacy. Intensive practice in
simultaneous interpretation.
SPT 4820 Computer-Aided Translation (3).
The translating machine and computer-aided
translation. Machine operation. Selected
applications of computer translating texts
from various disciplines. Correction of
translated texts with computers.
SPT 4830 Interpreting for Business (3).
The principles and techniques of
interpreting in the context of a bilingual
(Spanish/English) business setting.
Consecutive, simultaneous interpretation and
sight translation of business matters.
SPT 4833 Advanced Practica in Medical
Translation (3). Provides advanced
training in the practice and theory of
medical translation using the Internet as a
fundamental tool. The course material is
presented completely online and requires the
student to become familiar with use of the
internet as an essential instrument for
investigation. Prerequisite: SPT 4809.
SPT 4940 Judicial Translation-Interpretation
Internship (3). Students will spend a
semester working in state and federal courts
under the supervision of a professor, in
order to practice in situations in what they
have learned. Prerequisites: SPT 4804.
SPT 4941 Professional
Translation-Interpretation Internship (3).
Students will spend a semester working in
state and federal courts under the
supervision of a professor, in order to
practice in situations what they have
learned. Prerequisites: SPT 4803, SPT 4804.
SPT 4942 Medical Interpreting (3).
Training medical interpretation, including
ethics, professional standards, and roles of
the medical interpreter. Extensive practice
with authentic materials.
SPT 5118 Literature in Translation (3).
Masterpieces of world literature. Open to
students who are proficient in more than one
language.
SPT 5715 Hispanic Women Writers in
Translation (3). Readings and analysis
of Spanish and Spanish American women
writers in translation. Emphasis on cultural
and linguistic considerations involved in
the translation of literary texts.
Prerequisites: Graduate standing or
permission of the instructor.
SPW 3130 Spanish American Literature (3).
Close reading and analysis of prose, poetry
and drama. Selections from Spanish American
Literature. Prerequisites: SPN 3422 or
equivalent and oral and written proficiency
in Spanish.
SPW 3323 Garcia Lorca’s Theatre (3).
Readings from representative plays by
Spain’s finest dramatist of the 20th
century, including his three well-known
tragedies and a number of short comic plays.
Discussion of such themes as social and
individual justice and freedom; passion and
repression; and the role of poetry in the
theatre. Prerequisites: SPW 3130 or SPW 3820
or permission of the instructor.
SPW 3324 Contemporary Spanish Drama:
Buero Vallejo (3). Chronological
readings from plays written between
1949-1980. Emphasis on dramatic reading. An
examination of the evolution of dramatic art
in the contexts of censorship and freedom.
Prerequisites: SPW 3130 or SPW 3820 or
permission of the instructor.
SPW 3342 Twentieth Century Spanish Poets
(3). Readings from selected poets of the
20th century, such as Antonio Machado,
Miguel Hernandez, Damaso Alonso, and Rafael
Alberti. Close examination of the poems
representative of these poets, and their
contribution to the development of Spanish
poetry from the Generation of 1898 to the
middle of the 20th century. Prerequisites:
SPW 3130 or SPW 3820 or permission of the
instructor.
SPW 3371 The Latin American Short Story
(3). Readings from the 19th century
authors and such 20th century masters as
Borges, Cortazar, Cabrera Infante, Garcia
Marquez, and Rulfo. Examination of
short-story techniques and of such themes as
social satire, the nature of reality,
reason, and irrationally. Prerequisites: SPW
3130 or SPW 3820 or permission of the
instructor.
SPW 3392 Cuban Culture Through Cinema
(3). The evolution of popular culture in
Cuba as expressed in films from the 1930s to
the present.
SPW 3423 Masterworks of the Golden Age
(3). Readings from selected masterpieces
of the Spanish Renaissance and Baroque, such
as La Celestina, Lazarillo de Tormes, and
the short novels of Cervantes. Emphasis on
satire and the representation of such human
problems as freedom, poverty, and the
rebellion of the individual. Prerequisites:
SPW 3130 or SPW 3820 or permission of the
instructor.
SPW 3520 Prose and Society (3). The
dynamics of participation and alienation
between prose writers and their environment.
Prerequisites: SPW 3130 or SPW 3820 or
permission of the instructor.
SPW 3604 Don Quijote (3). A careful
reading and discussion of Cervantes’ Don
Quijote, with particular attention to its
multiple meanings in human terms, its
innovative contributions to the novel in
Europe, and the author’s use of irony,
characterization, and humor. Prerequisites:
SPW 3130 or SPW 3820 or permission of the
instructor.
SPW 3720 The Generation of 98 (3).
Based on the works of Azorin, Baroja,
Ganivet, Machado, Maetzu, Unamuno, and
Valle-Inclan. This course will emphasize the
individual thrust each author makes to
foster artistic revolution and human
regeneration, within a society characterized
by abulia and existentialist anxiety.
Prerequisites: SPW 3130 or SPW 3820 or
permission of the instructor.
SPW 3810 Literary Analysis (3). The
identification and appreciation of
techniques for sensitive reading and
discussion of literary texts.
SPW 3820 Peninsular Spanish Literature
(3). Close reading and analysis of
prose, poetry, and drama. Selections from
Spanish peninsular literature.
Prerequisites: SPN 3422 or equivalent and
oral and written proficiency in Spanish.
SPW 3930 Special Topics (3). Readings
and discussion of literary/linguistic topics
to be determined by students and instructor.
Prerequisites: SPW 3130 or SPW 3820 or
permission of the instructor.
SPW 4133 Eastern Thought and Latin
American Literature: The Age of Octavio Paz
(3). An exploration of Eastern thought’s
influence on Latin American literature since
pre-Columbian times: emphasis on Octavio Paz
and his contemporaries, in relation to
20th-century Western thought.
SPW 4263 The Spanish Novel of the
Nineteenth Century (3). Within the
context of literature and society,
representative Spanish novels of the epoch
will be studied. Special attention will be
given to Galdos and Clarin. Prerequisites:
SPW 3130 or SPW 3820 or permission of the
instructor.
SPW 4271 The Spanish Novel of the 20th
Century (3). A study of the genre in
Spain before and after the Civil War.
Emphasis will be on predominant narrative
tendencies. Representative authors will be
discussed, such as Cela, Laforet, Sender,
Matute, Medio, and others. Prerequisites:
SPW 3130 or SPW 3820 or permission of the
instructor.
SPW 4280 Spanish American Novel I (3).
A view of Spanish American narrative
from Colonial times to the
turn-of-the-century with focus on the
development of literary trends and
movements. Prerequisites: SPW 3130 or SPW
3820 or permission of the instructor.
SPW 4281 Spanish American Novel II (3).
Study of Spanish America’s outstanding
novelists: Güiraldes, Carpentier, Cortázar,
Fuentes, Vargas Llosa, Donoso, and García
Márques. Considers their works in relation
to Spanish American themes. Prerequisites:
SPW 3130 or SPW 3820 or permission of the
instructor.
SPW 4300 Modern Spanish Drama (3).
Examines the production of major Spanish
playwrights from the middle of the 18th
century to the present. Analyzes the social
functions theatre has fulfilled in different
periods, its intended audiences, and the
poetics the authors represent.
Prerequisites: SPW 3820 or SPW 3130.
SPW 4304 Latin American Theatre (3).
A view of Latin American theatre from the
19th century to the present. Representative
works of the most renowned dramatists will
be examined, with emphasis on the works of
Usigili, Triana, Márques Wolff, and Diaz.
Prerequisites: SPW 3130 or SPW 3820 or
permission of the instructor.
SPW 4334 Golden Age Poetry (3).
Selected readings from the major lyric poets
of the 16th and 17th centuries. Special
attention to the problems of contemporary
readings of classical texts. Prerequisites:
SPW 3130 or SPW 3820 or permission of the
instructor.
SPW 4343 Poetry of Garcia Lorca (3).
Chronological examination of the major works
of Spain’s greatest poet. Special attention
to the lyric and dramatic features.
Prerequisites: SPW 3130 or SPW 3820 or
permission of the instructor.
SPW 4351 Spanish American Poetry I (3).
A view of Spanish American poetry from the
Pre-Colonial period until 1850.
Representative works of the most renown
poets will be examined, with emphasis on
Ercilla, Sor Juana, Bello, Heredia, and
Avellaneda. Prerequisites: SPW 3130 or SPW
3820 or permission of the instructor.
SPW 4352 Spanish American Poetry II (3).
A view of Spanish American poetry from
1850 to the present. Representative works of
the important poets will be examined, and
special attention will be given to Lezama
Lima, Parra, Paz, and Vallejo.
Prerequisites: SPW 3130 or SPW 3820 or
permission of the instructor.
SPW 4364 The Spanish American Essay (3).
A study of the ideological and intellectual
forces that have shaped the Spanish American
thought, as expressed in the works of
representative authors such as Rodo, Mallea,
Martinez Estrada, Paz, Manach, and others.
Prerequisites: SPW 3130 or SPW 3820 or
permission of the instructor.
SPW 4384 Spanish-American Literature
Before Independence (3). Studies
Spanish-American literature prior to
Independence providing a general
understanding of the development of
literature from the Conquest to the
Enlightenment. Prerequisites: SPW 3130 & SPW
3820 or permission of the instructor.
SPW 4390 Genre Studies (3).
Examination of a single literary form (e.g.
short story, poetry), or the study of
interaction between literary types (e.g.
novel and drama). Prerequisites: SPW 3130 or
SPW 3820 or permission of the instructor.
SPW 4391 Contemporary Spanish Cinema (3).
Cinema-tographic modes of representing
reality in the Spain of the post-Franco era.
Focuses on class, race, gender, culture,
aesthetics, and ideology.
SPW 4420 Quevedo’s Satire (3). An
introduction to the literary world of
Spain’s great baroque poet, who created
modern satire in Spanish. Prerequisite: A
good understanding of Spanish.
Prerequisites: SPW 3130 or SPW 3820 or
permission of the instructor.
SPW 4424 Golden Age Drama (3). Close
readings from the finest plays written in
Spain’s Golden Age by Lope de Vega,
Calderon, Tirso, and others, including the
Don Juan theme. An examination of theatre as
stylized conformity and as protest
literature in a highly controlled society.
Prerequisites: SPW 3130 or SPW 3820 or
permission of the instructor.
SPW 4440 18th Century Spanish Literature
(3). Examines the most relevant poetry
and prose produced by 18th century Spanish
writers. Prerequisites: SPW 3130 and SPW
3820.
SPW 4470 Asia in 19th Century Hispanic
Literature (3). Studies the formation
and influence of Asia in 19th century
Spanish and Spanish-American literary
discourse.
SPW 4580 El Dorado in Hispanic Literature
and Film (3). The Age of Discovery and
Conquest in Hispanic literature and film.
Considers the works of Columbus, Cadeza de
Vaca and Lope de Aguirre in contrast with
contemporary reconstructions of their lives.
Prerequisites: SPW 3130 or permission of the
instructor.
SPW 4590 Creative Modes (3).
Discussion of a single mode or a plurality
of epoch styles such as classical/ baroque,
realism/surrealism. The peculiar/common
features of expressive media. Prerequisites:
SPW 3130 or SPW 3820 or permission of the
instructor.
SPW 4930 Special Topics (3).
Independent readings, research, or project.
SPW 5135 Spanish American Literature for
Teachers (3). Overview of major trends
in Spanish American literature. Especially
designed for school teachers and majors in
modern language education. Not for M.A. or
Ph.D. Spanish majors. Prerequisite:
Permission of the instructor.
SPW 5155 Comparative Studies (3).
Cross-over and distinctiveness in a
multi-language problem, period, or
aesthetic.
SPW 5225 Textual Reading and Analysis
(3). Studies how texts are constructed,
the role played by Poetics and Rhetoric in
their formulation, and the context in which
they were produced. Prerequisite: Graduate
standing.
SPW 5237 The Traditional Spanish American
Novel (3). Study and analysis of the
traditional Spanish novel as a form of art,
from 19th century Lizardi’s El periquillo
sarniento, to 1950. The novels and authors
studied are representative of
‘costumbrismo’, ‘romanticismo’,
‘naturalismo’, ‘modernismo’, and
‘criollismo’.
SPW 5277 Twentieth Century Spanish
Narrative (3). Analysis of the Spanish
novel from Ferlosio’s El Jarama to the
present. The perspective will be focused
within historical, social, and artistic
context. Representative authors such as
Cela, Martin Santos, Umbral, Delibes, Benet,
Goytisolo, and others will be included.
SPW 5286 Contemporary Spanish American Novel
(3). A study of the Spanish American
Novel from 1950. The course will intensively
and extensively focus on the novelists who
are best known for their innovations,
defining and analyzing the qualities which
give originality and newness both in themes
and language.
SPW 5346 Poetry of Jorge Guillen (3).
Selected readings from the five volumes of
Aire nuestro. Emphasis on the techniques of
close reading and explication. Related
selections from Guillen’s literary
criticism.
SPW 5358 Graduate Seminar: Prose and Poetry
of Jorge Luis Borges (3). Close readings
of short stories and poetry. Emphasis on
Borge’s linguistic and cultural pluralism
and the interplay of philosophy with
fabulation.
SPW 5359 Graduate Seminar: Poetry of
Pablo Neruda (3). Chronological
examination of the major works of Chile’s
Nobel Laureate. Related readings from
Neruda’s Memories. Emphasis on the poet’s
linguistic and aesthetic innovations.
SPW 5387 Women and Poetry (3). Women
as poets and the poeticized. Close reading
of Peninsular and Latin American texts, 16th
- 20th Century. Students examine the
contributions of women and how they have
been represented in poetry. Prerequisites:
4000 or 5000 level course in Hispanic
Poetry.
SPW 5396 History of Cuban Cinema (3).
Overview of Cuban Cinema, from its origins
to the present.
SPW 5405 Medieval Spanish Literature (3).
Readings in Medieval literature of Spain
including the epic, the learned poetry of
the XIIIth and XIVth Centuries, and the
literature of Juan II’s court.
Prerequisites: Graduate standing or
permission of the instructor.
SPW 5407 The Renaissance in Spain (3).
Readings in the literature and cultural
expressions of the Spanish Renaissance.
Prerequisites: Graduate standing or
permission of the instructor.
SPW 5408 Colonial Latin American
Literature (3). The most important and
representative literary works of Colonial
Latin America from the Cronicas to Lizardi.
Prerequisites: Upper level and graduate
standing.
SPW 5425 Quevedo: Poetry (3). Close
reading of selected poems by Spain’s
greatest baroque poet and creator of modern
Spanish satire, including poems on love,
death, and metaphysical concerns, and a wide
range of humorous poems.
SPW 5426 Quevedo: Prose Satire (3).
Close reading of selected satires in prose
by Spain’s greatest baroque satirist and
creator of modern Spanish satire. Includes
Quevedo’s picaresque novel El Buscon, and
his Suenos, or Visions of Hell.
SPW 5428 Theatre in Calderon and Lope
(3). The creation of verbal theatrical
technique in the Baroque masters Calderon de
la Barca and Lope de Vega.
SPW 5436 Poetry Writing in Spanish (3).
Readings from Spanish and Latin American
texts; description and recreation of
traditional and experimental metrics.
Students will exchange critiques of original
poems. Prerequisites: sample of unpublished
poems; wordprocessing literacy; permission
of the instructor.
SPW 5475 19th Century Latin American
Literature (3). A study of the main
literary works of Spanish speaking 19th
Century Latin America: Romanticism, Realism,
Naturalism and Modernism. Prerequisites:
Upper level and graduate standing.
SPW 5486 Modern Spanish Women Writers
(3). Analysis of narrative works by
Spain’s most representative women writers
from the 19th century to the present.
Emphasis on the novel. Includes works by
Pardo Bazan, Matute, Laforet, Martin Gaite.
Prerequisites: Graduate standing or
permission of the instructor.
SPW 5515 Advanced Studies in Hispanic
Folklore (3). Studies the oral literary
and linguistic tradition of the Hispanic
world. Prerequisites: Graduate standing or
permission of the instructor.
SPW 5535 Spanish Romanticism (3).
Study of Spanish Romanticism through the
analysis of major literary figures of the
movement: Larra, Zorrilla, Espronceda,
Castro and Becquer. Prerequisite: Graduate
standing.
SPW 5546 Hispanic Neoclassicism (3).
Study of major Spanish and Spanish-American
Neoclassic writers: Cadalso, Moratin,
Jovellanos, Carrio de la Vandera, mier and
Lizardi. Prerequisite: Graduate Standing.
SPW 5556 Spanish Realism and Naturalism
(3). Readings in Spanish XIXth Century
Novel of Realism and Naturalism including
Alarcon, Perez Galdos, Pardo Bazan, Clarin
and Blasco Ibanez. Prerequisites: Graduate
standing or permission of the instructor.
SPW 5575 Spanish American Modernism (3).
An in-depth study of prose and poetry of one
of the most important periods of Spanish
American literature, focusing on Marti,
Dario, Najera, Casals, Silva, Valencia,
Lugones, and Herrera y Reissig.
SPW 5585 Learning Technology in Spanish
Pedagogy and Research (3). Exploration
of the role of technology in today’s
language and literature learning
environment. Overview of the WWW,
Network-based communication, and electronic
databases related to Hispanic language and
literature. Prerequisite: Graduate standing
or advanced undergraduate with permission of
the instructor.
SPW 5595 Magical Realism and Typologies
of Non-Realist Fiction (3). Theories of
magical realism, fantastic and non-realist
fiction, focusing on narrative technique.
Authors may include Onetti, Borges,
Cortázar, Asturias, Carpentier, Rulfo,
Márquez, Allende or others. Prerequisites:
Graduate standing or permission of the
instructor.
SPW 5606 Cervantes (3). A
comprehensive introduction to the
masterpieces of Cervantes as the creator of
the modern novel, and to critical theories
about his art.
SPW 5729 Major Writers of the Generation
of ’98 (3). Study of the social and
political circumstances of Spain at the turn
of the XIX Century, and analysis of the work
of Ganivet, Azorin, Baroja. Machado, Maeztu,
Unamuno and Valle-Inclan. Prerequisites:
Graduate standing or permission of the
instructor.
SPW 5735 Hispanic Literature of the United
States (3). Readings in the literature
of Hispanics in the United States.
Prerequisites: Graduate standing or
permission of the instructor.
SPW 5756 Mexico in Poetry (3). Close
reading of modern poets; discussion of
essays on Theory and Practice. Students
examine national representation in Myth,
symbol and metaphor. Prerequisites: 4,000 or
5,000 level course in Culture of Literature.
SPW 5776 Black Literature in Latin
America (3). An examination of the
different genres in Latin American
literature focusing on the life of
Afro-Hispanics, from the beginning of this
literary tradition to the present time.
Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
SPW 5781 The Representation of Women in
Spanish Literature and Film (3). Study
of cinematographic adaptations of Spanish
novels, plays and short stories. Analyzes
the representation of the female subject in
both literary and filmic works.
Prerequisites: Graduate standing or
permission of the instructor.
SPW 5786 Spanish American Women Writers
(3). Through a selection of poems, plays
and novels, this course studies Spanish
American women’s production from
Independence to the present times.
Prerequisite: Graduate students only.
SPW 5806 Methods of Literary Research (3).
Introduction to bibliography, methods of
research, the composition of essays,
rhetoric, and the presentation of
documentation. Theory of literary criticism,
and its practical application to texts in
Spanish.
SPW 5934 Special Topics in
Language/Literature (3). Content and
objectives to be determined by student and
instructor.
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