Undergraduate Catalog 2018-2019

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SPAN 3010 Span Structure & Composition

Prerequisite: SPAN 2002. General review of grammar through composition and other written activities, such as summaries, correspondence, descriptions, narration, literary analysis, and other rhetorical and culturally appropriate forms. Students are highly encouraged to take SPAN 3010 and SPAN 3020 concurrently.

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SPAN 3020 Spanish Conversation & Diction

Prerequisite: SPAN 2002. Emphasis on the improvement of pronunciation and conversation skills while developing vocabulary and communicative structures. Conversation topics will include a wide range of situations, themes, and readings. Students are highly encouraged to take SPAN 3010 and SPAN 3020 concurrently.

3

SPAN 3210 Survey of Span Literature I

Prerequisites: SPAN 3010, SPAN 3020. Study of the development of Spanish literature from the beginning to the Golden Age. Study of principal trends. Reading of representative authors.

3

SPAN 3220 Survey of Span Literature II

Prerequisites: SPAN 3010, SPAN 3020. Study of the development of Spanish literature from the Golden Age to the present time. Study of principal trends. Reading of representative authors.

3

SPAN 3230 Survey of Latin American Lit I

Prerequisites: SPAN 3010, SPAN 3020. Overview of Spanish-American literature and its cultural context from the European conquest of the Americas to the 19th century. Study of the principal literary movements and authors during the Colonial times.

3

SPAN 3240 Survey of Latin Amer Lit II

Prerequisites: SPAN 3010, SPAN 3020. Overview of Latin American literature from the independence of Latin American countries to the present. Introduces principal literary movements and authors, among others, Borges, García Márquez, Vallejo, Neruda, Carpentier, Rulfo, and Fuentes.

3

SPAN 3310 Intro to Hispanic Linguistics

Prerequisite: SPAN 3010 & SPAN 3020. Introductory-level Linguistics course offering an overview of the principal areas of Hispanic Linguistics, including phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics and pragmatics, synchronic and diachronic variation and linguistic change, and second language acquisition. The course is taught in Spanish. This course is non-repeatable for credit. Additional special course fee required; see semester course schedule for amount.

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SPAN 3620 Spanish Health Professions I

Prerequisites: SPAN 3010 and SPAN 3020. This course is designed for students at an intermediate level of Spanish with an extensive focus on medical vocabulary, grammar structures, and Hispanic cultures. Students will review grammatical structures needed to interact with patients such as asking questions, giving commands, and reporting medical history in the present and past tense.

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SPAN 3950 Service Learning

Prerequisites: SPAN 3010, SPAN 3020. This course will provide students with the opportunity to work on service projects, utilizing skills related to their major in non-profit and service organizations. This course is repeatable for credit.

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