All courses are 3 credits.
Lower Division
SPANISH 101 - Elementary Spanish
Essentials of grammar; written and conversational exercises; reading
of selected material based on cultural approach and knowledge of
Spain and Spanish-America; systematic training in pronunciation.
Instruction mainly conducted in Spanish.
SPANISH 110 - Elementary
Conversation
A
course intended to introduce the student to very simple every day
conversational topics. No written work. To be taken concurrently
with Spanish 101.
SPANISH 201 - Intermediate Spanish
Review
of grammar, composition and conversation. Intensive reading of
contemporary texts. Outside assignments and conversation. Classes
will be mostly conducted in Spanish. Prerequisite: Spanish 101 or 2
years of high school Spanish.
SPANISH 202 - Intermediate
Conversation
Conversation arranged among students, with the help of the
instructor, on assigned topics dealing with contemporary life and
culture. Prerequisite: Spanish 110 or the equivalent. To be taken
concurrently with Spanish 201.
Upper division
Courses HIST 295 and ART 262 in
English may be taken by Lower Division students.
Upper Division And Graduate Courses
For the following UPPER DIVISION COURSES, Numbers 295 through 450,
the prerequisite is 16 Units of LOWER DIVISION SPANISH or the
permission of the Director. Courses in ENGLISH have no prerequisite.
(HIST 295, HIST 495, ART 262).
Courses marked with an asterisk can be offered at graduate level by
special arrangements.
ART 262 - History of Spanish Art
(English)
Same as
SPANISH 335 except that lectures are given in English.
HISTORY 295 - Background of Spanish
Civilization (English)
Same as
SPANISH 330 except that lectures are given in English.
HISTORY 495 - Present Day Spain
(English)
Same as
SPAN 440 expect lectures, coursework and exams are in English.
SPANISH 302 - Advanced Conversation
Upper
Division conversation course on assigned topics of popular and
technical interest to be given extemporaneously. Preferably to be
taken concurrently with Course 304.
SPANISH 304 - Advanced Grammar and
Written Expression
Intensive grammar review and detailed study of Spanish text to
prepare for individual oral and written expression. Writing of
critical essays.
SPANISH 305 - Composition and
Conversation I
Grammar
review at an upper-intermediate levelcovering the following points : The verb “ser” and “estar”;
personal pronouns; the verb and its complements; use of
prepositions; the use of “por” and “para”. Selective reading and
writing of essays on assigned topics. Intensive practice of
conversation and vocabulary.
*SPANISH 315 - Spanish for Business
Vocabulary and terminology used in business practice, commercial
forms and letter writing. Letters of introduction, recommendation,
claim and business. Courtesy business. Product offers and sales
correspondence. Official correspondence and documentation. Sales
orders. Urgent communication. Business Translation. Retail and
wholesale markets. Prices. Legal characteristics of companies. Means
of payment.
SPANISH 325 - Analysis of Texts I
Spanish
and Latin American Poetry and Theater. Classic Poetry: Renaissance
and Baroque. Romantic Poetry and Theater. Contemporary and modern
poetry and theater. Latin American Poetry: Modernism. Hispanic
contemporary Theater.
SPANISH 327 - Trends and Theories of
Spanish Narrative
An
introduction to the shapes and forms of Spanish Narrative. This
bilingual course explores contemporary theories, plot, characters,
narrator, point of view, components of setting, and European
influences. Lectures will be in English and Spanish. Students may
choose to complete coursework and exams in either of the two
languages.
SPANISH 330 - Historical and Cultural
Perspectives of Spain
Geography and Man. Prehistory. Primitive Spain. Roman and Visigothic
Spain. Moslem Spain. The Reconquest. The Catholic Kings. The Spanish
domination during the XVI Century. The Spanish crisis of the XVII
Century. Reformism in the 18th Century. The origins of contemporary
Spain. The epoch of Isabel II and the Revolution (1868- 1875). The
era of the Bourbon Restoration ( 1875-1902). Carlism and the
Restoration. The XX Century. Political parties.
*SPANISH 331 - Historical and
Cultural Perspectives of Spanish-America
America
as a cultural unity; geographical background. Cultures of the
Mayans, Incas and Aztecs. Hispanidad; outline of Spanish culture.
Discovery and conquest of America. Colonization, culturization of
Spanish-America. Independence. Lectures in Spanish.
SPANISH 335A - History of Spanish Art
I
Introduction. Prehistoric art: Paleolithic and Neolithic.
Spanish-Romanic art. Pre-Romanic art. Spanish-Moslem Art. The great
international styles of the Middle Ages and its special Spanish
version. A comparative study of the Romanic and Gothic styles.
Romanic art: its beginnings and evolution in architecture, sculpture
and painting.
Santiago
de Compostela. Gothic art.
SPANISH 338 - Geography of Spain
A study
of the economic, demographic and regional panorama of Spain and its
inhabitants. Physical characteristics of the Spanish peninsula. The
climate. The population: its origins and evolution; population
movements. Socioeconomic structures and regional divisions. The
economy: agriculture, industry, communications, tourism. Special
emphasis will be given to Spain as part of the European Economic
Community.
SPANISH 341 - Survey of Spanish
Literature I
Historical background. Primitive poetry. The beginning of prose. The
literature of the XIV Century. The XV Century. Humanism. The theater:
its origins. Period of the Catholic Kings. The Renaissance. El
Romancero. The pastoral novel. Introduction to the Siglo de Oro. The
new poetry. Epic poetry of the Renaissance. The theater before Lope.
The novel. Chivalric books. The pastoral novel. Cervantes. The
Picaresque Novel. The Baroque. The Conceptismo. The School of
Calderon. Outside reading of representative works. Written reports.
SPANISH 352 - Spanish-American
Literature II: Modernism and the 20th Century
Modernism and realism. The contemporary period: novel, poetry and
theater. Required reading and written assignments.
SPANISH 402 - Spanish Phonetics
The
pronunciation of the Spanish language as spoken today by the
educated people of Spain and Spanish America. Particular emphasis on
vowels, consonants, sound changes, intonation of sentences, Spanish
American pronunciation. General concepts of phonetics: intensity,
quantity, intonation. Articulation drills. Use of phonetic texts and
transcriptions.
Intonation
drills. etc.
*SPANISH 405 - General Translation
Vocabulary and terminology used in literary texts of general
interest: newspapers, magazines, news bulletins, prose, etc.
Translation from English to Spanish and Spanish to English.
*SPANISH 413 - 19th Century Cultural
Codes
19th
Century Spanish literature, including Neo-classicism, Romanticism,
Realism, Naturalism and post-Romantic poetry. Works by Moratin,
Zorrilla, Galdós, Pardo Bazán, Bequer and Blasco Ibañez.
*SPANISH 414A - Philosophical
Movements in 20th Century Spanish Literature
From
the “Generaton of ´98” to the 1960´s.
The “Generation of ´98”: Valle-Inclán, Azorin, Unamuno and Baroja.
The “Generaton of ´27”: Lorca, Aleixandre and Salinas.
The “Generation of ´36”: Post-war literature and social literature.
*SPANISH 414B - Contemporary Spanish
Literature
The writers of present-day Spain and
their work. A study of contemporary authors including:
Rosa Regás, Javier Marías,
Paloma Pedreró, Jose Luis Alonso de Santos, Els Joglars, Felípe Benitez and Ana Rosetti.
*SPANISH 415 - Cervantes
Study
of life and works of Miguel de Cervantes with special attention to
Don Quijote de la Mancha and its place as a masterpiece of world
literature. Written reports on assigned topics.
*SPANISH 425 - 20th Century Spain:
From Dictatorship to the European Union
The
second Republic (1931). The Civin War (1936-1939). The Franco
period: From isolationism to international integration, The Marshall
Plan, Eisenhower. Transition to democracy. Juan Carlos, King of
Spain. Democratic elections. Spanish Constitution of 1978. Spain in
the European Union.
*SPANISH 435 - The Jews in Spain
Historical panorama: The roman, visigothic and Arab Spain. Principal
centers of the Jewish community. Toledo. Mediterranean Community.
Sevilla and Córdoba. The «Reconquista». Reinsertion of the Jews in
Christian territories. The National Unity: The Catholic King and
Queen. The Inquisition. The expulsion of the Jews. Contemporary
history. The return of the «Sefarditas». Culture and Society.
Structure of the Jewish-Spanish society. Ghettos. Laws and «fueros».
Spanish economy and the «conversos». Traditions, rites and customs.
Language, literature and sciences. Medieval art. The Synagogue,
spiritual center of sefardite Spain.
*SPANISH 440 - Present Day Spain
As the
title indicates, this course is a round table discussion class about
the various facets of Spain: political, economical, cultural,
educational, etc.
*SPANISH 445 - Women in the History
of Spain
Historic precedents, pre-Roman times. Women in Arab Spain. Isabel la
Catolica. The roll of women in the conquest and colonization of
America. Santa Teresa de Avila. Women in the industrial revolution.
The 18th and 19th centuries. Women in politics, science and
literature. The importance of women in present-day Spain.