Spanish Courses
SPAN-G103-001 (IB101) Spanish Language I
Introduction to Spanish language and speech with emphasis on auditive and reading comprehension as well as oral expression. Extends the learning process with the use of objects and materials of daily life.
SPAN-G104-001 Spanish Conversation I
Practice of communication skills learned in Spanish Language I (G103).
SPAN-G203-001 Spanish Language II
Further development of basic language skills.
SPAN-G204-001 Spanish Conversation II
Practice of communication skills learned in Spanish Language II (G203).
SPAN-G303-001 Spanish Language III
Advanced development of basic language skills.
SPAN-G304-001 Spanish Conversation III
Practice of communication skills learned in Spanish Language III (G303).
SPAN-G309-001 Analysis/Literary Works
Basic study of literary phraseology, movements, styles and techniques. Critical discussion of short literary works will be included.
SPAN-G495-001 Phonology and Corrective Diction
History and theory of Spanish sound changes with extensive corrective diction exercises for non-native Spanish speakers.
SPAN-G495-002
Workshop in Oral and Written Expression
Intensive spoken and written Spanish for advanced students.
SPAN-G495-003 Latin American Novel
Reading, analysis, and discussion of the works of leading Latin American contemporary authors: Cortázar, Rulfo, García Márquez, Carpentier, Vargas Llosa and others. Emphasis put on the innovative structure and language brought to literature by the so called Nueva Novela.
SPAN-G495-004
Mexican Literature of the 20th Century
A study of literary texts explaining the development of Mexican culture and literature from the Mexican Revolution up to the present time. A review of major trends in Mexican literature as evidenced in selected authors like Azuela, Fuentes, Arreola, Rulfo and others.
SPAN-G495-005 Spanish Linguistics
A study of the origin, structure, and modification of Spanish. Course includes the evolution of Spanish phonetics, morphology, semantics, and philosophy of grammar.
SPAN-G495-006 Spanish Literature
A survey of the literature of Spain from the poem of the Cid to the present.
SPAN-G495-007
Spanish Reading Comprehension and Oral Expression
A detailed study of current topics appearing in Mexican publications such as daily newspapers like Reforma, Excelsior, Universal, La Jornada, El Financiero; weeklies like Proceso; intellectual reviews like Letras libres, Libros, and Nexos; and scholarly journals like Historia mexicana.
