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 306 - Composition and
Conversation II
Continuation of SPAN 305. Special
attention to the following points : The verbal modes : indicative,
imperative and subjunctive. The noun groups : nouns, articles,
adjectives.
*SPANISH 315 - Spanish for Business
Summer Fall
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 326 - Analysis of Texts II
Novels, Essays and Stories. Spanish
classics. Realists. Generation of ‘98. Contemporaries. Latin
American: XIX and XX century.
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 335B - History of Spanish Art
II
Renaissance art. Baroque art.
Neoclassical art. Present-day 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 342 - Survey of Spanish
Literature II
From the XVIII Century to Modern
Times. The XVIII Century: characteristics. Decline of traditional
lyrics and novels. The Neoclassic theater. Lyrics and fabulists. The
XIX century. Origins of Romanticism. Romantic lyrics. The Novel:
Costumbrismo. Critics of the Romantic Period. Post-Romantic Lyrics.
The realistic theater. The realistic novel. The regional novel. The
Generation of ‘98 and Modernism: the essay and theater.
Rejuvenescence of the Generation of ‘98. The Generation of ‘27:
poetry and theater. The Generation of ‘36: novel, theater and
poetry. The postwar generation: novel, poetry and theater. Outside
reading of representative works. Written reports.
*SPANISH 351 - Spanish-American
Literature I: The 19th Century
Las crónicas and the colonial period.
The struggle for independence. The XIX Century before Modernism.
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 412 - Golden Age Literature
A study
of the literature of the “Golden Age” in the context of the 16th
Century society.
Including:
Lazarillo de Tormesand the grat works of Lope de Vega, Tirso de
Molina, Calderon de la Barca and Cervantes.
*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.