SPAN SPANISH

SPAN 1001   ELEMENTARY SPANISH I

Credit Hour(s): 3.0

Elementary Spanish I. Development of basic skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing; acquisition of grammatical structures. Not open to native speakers of Spanish.

SPAN 1002   ELEMENTARY SPANISH II

Credit Hour(s): 3.0

Elementary Spanish II. Prerequisite: Span 1001 with grade of C or higher, or equivalent. Development of basic skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing; acquisition of grammatical structures. Not open to native speakers of Spanish.

SPAN 1101   INTENSIVE ELEM SPANISH

Credit Hour(s): 6.0

Intensive Elementary Spanish. Intensive introduction to Spanish, with emphasis on communicative competence, equivalent to Span 1001 and 1002. Not open to native speakers of Spanish.

SPAN 2001   INTERMEDIATE SPANISH I

Credit Hour(s): 3.0

Intermediate Spanish I. Prerequisite: Span 1002 with grade of C or higher, or equivalent. Continuing development of listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills through use of audio and video materials as well as literary and non-literary texts. Introduction to aspects of Spanish culture. Grammar review as needed. Not open to native speakers of Spanish.

SPAN 2002   INTERMEDIATE SPANISH II

Credit Hour(s): 3.0

Intermediate Spanish II. Prerequisite: Span 2001 with grade of C or higher, or equivalent. Continuing development of listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills through use of audio and video materials as well as literary and non-literary texts. Further introduction to Spanish culture. Grammar review as needed. Not open to native speakers of Spanish.

SPAN 2101   INTENSIVE INTER SPANISH

Credit Hour(s): 6.0

Intensive Intermediate Spanish. Prerequisite: Span 1002 with grade of C or higher, or equivalent. Intensive exposure to intermediate Spanish with emphasis on communicative competence, equivalent to Span 2001 and 2002. Not open to native speakers of Spanish.

SPAN 2203   INTERMEDIATE SPANISH III

Credit Hour(s): 3.0

Intermediate Spanish III. Prerequisite: Span 2002 with grade of C or higher, or equivalent. Continuation of Spanish 2002 with emphasis on conversation and composition. Not open to native speakers of Spanish. Not open to students with prior credit for Span 2501.

SPAN 2501   INT SPAN III FOR HRITAGE SPKRS

Credit Hour(s): 3.0

Intermediate Spanish III for Heritage Speakers. Prerequisite: placement on basis of departmental exam and/or interview. Review and practice of basic grammatical structures, vocabulary building, and development of appropriate register in the oral and written forms. Designed for, and open only to, Spanish speakers who have not received a formal education in a Spanish-speaking country. Not for students with prior credit in Span 2203.

SPAN 2901   STUDY ABROAD SPAN I

Credit Hour(s): 3.0

Study Abroad in Spanish I. Prerequisites: Span 1002 with grade of C or higher, or equivalent, and permission of program director. Intermediate level study of communicative skills in Spanish completed at a study abroad location in Spain or Latin America.

SPAN 2902   STUDY ABROAD SPAN II

Credit Hour(s): 3.0

Study Abroad in Spanish II. Prerequisites: Span 1002 with grade of C or higher, or equivalent, and permission of progam director. Intermediate level study of communicative skills in Spanish completed at a study abroad location in Spain or Latin America.

SPAN 3303   ADVANCED GRAMMAR I

Credit Hour(s): 3.0

Advanced Grammar I. Prerequisite: Span 2203 with grade of C or higher, or equivalent, or consent of instructor. Span 2203 can be taken simultaneously with Span 3303 with consent of instructor. Intensive review of grammatical structures of most frequent error occurrence at intermediate level and their application in written form. Intermediate grammatical level is here defined as the average grammatical performance of students who have completed the first five semesters of Spanish at elementary and intermediate levels.

SPAN 3305   ADVANCED CONVERSATION

Credit Hour(s): 3.0

Advanced Conversation. Prerequisite: Span 2203 with grade of C or higher, or equivalent, or consent of instructor. Development of oral and written fluency, vocabulary building, and practice in the patterns of idiomatic Spanish. Not open to native speakers of Spanish.

SPAN 3307   INTRO STUDY OF LIT TEXTS-CTW

Credit Hour(s): 3.0

Introduction to the Study of Literary Texts-CTW. Prerequisite: Span 3303 with grade of C or higher, or equivalent, or consent of instructor. Span 3303 can be taken simultaneously with Span 3307 with consent of instructor. Critical reading of selected texts illustrating the major literary genres; terminology and techniques for their analysis and appreciation. Serves as one of the two Critical Thinking Through Writing (CTW) courses required of all Spanish majors.

SPAN 3308   INTRO TO SPANISH LINGUISTICS

Credit Hour(s): 3.0

Introduction to Spanish Linguistics. Prerequisite: Span 3303 with grade of C or higher, or equivalent. This course provides a non-technical introduction to Spanish Linguistics to provide students with knowledge that helps them make connections between the structure of Spanish and issues in contemporary Hispanic linguistics.

SPAN 3309   SPAN CULTURE&CIVILIZATION

Credit Hour(s): 3.0

Spanish Culture and Civilization. Prerequisite: Span 3303 with grade of C or higher, or equivalent, or consent of instructor. Historical and cultural aspects of Spain from prehistoric times to the present.

SPAN 3311   LAT AMER CULTURE & CIVIL

Credit Hour(s): 3.0

Latin American Culture and Civilization. Prerequisite: Span 3303 with grade of C or higher, or equivalent, or consent of instructor. Historical and cultural aspects of Latin America from pre-Columbian times to the present.

SPAN 3313   SURVEY OF SPAN LITERATURE

Credit Hour(s): 3.0

Survey of Spanish Literature. Prerequisite: Span 3307 with grade of C or higher. All genres from Medieval through the present.

SPAN 3315   SURVEY OF LAT AMER LIT

Credit Hour(s): 3.0

Survey of Latin American Literature. Prerequisite: Span 3307 with grade of C or higher. All genres from the Conquest through the present.

SPAN 3395   STUDY ABROAD

Credit Hour(s): 3.0

Study Abroad. Spanish language and culture in a native environment. Designed specifically for those students participating in the University System of Georgia Study Abroad Programs.

SPAN 3396   STUDY ABROAD

Credit Hour(s): 3.0

Study Abroad. Spanish language and culture in a native environment. Designed specifically for those students participating in the University System of Georgia Study Abroad Programs.

SPAN 3397   STUDY ABROAD

Credit Hour(s): 3.0

Study Abroad. Spanish language and culture in a native environment. Designed specifically for those students participating in the University System of Georgia Study Abroad Programs.

SPAN 3501   ADV SPAN FOR HERITAGE SPKRS

Credit Hour(s): 3.0

Advanced Spanish for Heritage Speakers. Intensive review and practice of complex grammatical structures of Spanish, vocabulary building, and development of reading strategies of various types of texts. Designed for Spanish speakers who have not received a formal education in a Spanish-speaking country. Not open to native speakers. Not for students with prior credit for Span 3303.

SPAN 3690   HONORS READINGS

Credit Hour(s): 1.0 TO 3.0

Honors Readings. Prerequisites: consent of the instructor and Honors Program director. Discussion and readings on selected topics.

SPAN 4403   ADVANCED GRAMMAR II

Credit Hour(s): 3.0

Advanced Grammar II. Prerequisite: Span 3303 with grade of B or higher. Practical follow-up of grammatical structures of most frequent error occurrence at intermediate level and intensive review of advanced grammatical structures. Open to native, heritage, and non-native speakers who meet the course requirement.

SPAN 4405   SPAN FOR INTL BUSNSS I

Credit Hour(s): 3.0

Spanish for International Business I. Prerequisite: Span 3303 with grade of C or higher, or equivalent, or consent of instructor. Business vocabulary and correspondence. Protocol of business environment. Reading and analysis of commercial texts.

SPAN 4407   SPAN FOR INTL BUSNSS II

Credit Hour(s): 3.0

Spanish for International Business II. Prerequisite: Span 3303 with grade of C or higher, or consent of instructor. Readings in the foreign language of current materials related to business and trade structures, issues, and procedures. Serves as one of the two Critical Thinking Through Writing (CTW) courses required of all Spanish majors.

SPAN 4409   TECHNIQUES OF TRANSLATION

Credit Hour(s): 3.0

Techniques of Translation. Prerequisite: Span 3303 or Span 3501 with grade of C or higher, or equivalent, or consent of instructor. Expansion of vocabulary and introduction to comparative stylistics through translations (English-Spanish and Spanish-English) of both literary and non-literary texts.

SPAN 4420   MED & EARLY REN SPAN LIT

Credit Hour(s): 3.0

Medieval and Early Renaissance Spanish Literature. Prerequisite: Span 3307 with grade of C or higher, or equivalent. Masterpieces of early Spanish epic, drama, and prose to the end of the fifteenth century. Serves as one of the two Critical Thinking Through Writing (CTW) courses required of all Spanish majors.

SPAN 4421   EARLY MODERN LIT & CULTURE

Credit Hour(s): 3.0

Early Modern Literature and Culture. Prerequisite: Span 3307 with grade of C or higher. Spanish cultural and literary manifestations from the early sixteenth century to the end of the seventeenth. Serves as one of the two Critical Thinking Through Writing (CTW) courses required of all Spanish majors.

SPAN 4430   SPAN NOVEL OF 19TH CENT

Credit Hour(s): 3.0

Spanish Novel of the Nineteenth Century. Prerequisite: Span 3307 with grade of C or higher, or equivalent. Historical novel of the Romantic writers and cuadros de costumbres to the Generation of 1898.

SPAN 4432   SPAN NOVEL 20TH CENTURY

Credit Hour(s): 3.0

Spanish Novel of the Twentieth Century. Prerequisite: Span 3307 with grade of C or higher, or equivalent. Novels from the Generation of 1898 to the present. Serves as one of the two Critical Thinking Through Writing (CTW) courses required of all Spanish majors.

SPAN 4440   SPECIAL TOPICS:SPAN LIT

Credit Hour(s): 3.0

Special Topics in Spanish Literature. Prerequisite: Span 3307 with grade of C or higher, or equivalent. Readings of particular authors, genres, topics not covered by regular courses. May be repeated for credit when topic varies. Serves as one of the two Critical Thinking Through Writing (CTW) courses required of all Spanish majors.

SPAN 4445   LIT FOR INTL BUS STUDENTS

Credit Hour(s): 3.0

Literature for Students of International Business. Economic, social, and political conditions in Spanish-speaking countries as they appear in the literature of the region.

SPAN 4450   SPECIAL TOPICS IN LINGUISTICS

Credit Hour(s): 3.0

Special Topics in Linguistics. Prerequisites: Span 3303 and Span 4401 with grades of C or higher, or consent of instructor. Readings on particular topics and issues in Spanish Linguistics not covered by regular courses. May be repeated when topic varies.

SPAN 4452   TRADITNL LATIN AMER NOVEL

Credit Hour(s): 3.0

Traditional Latin American Novel. Prerequisite: Span 3307 with grade of C or higher, or equivalent. The Latin American novel of the nineteenth and early twentieth century, including the "indianista" and regional novel.

SPAN 4454   CONTEMP LATIN AMER NOVEL

Credit Hour(s): 3.0

Contemporary Latin American Novel. Prerequisite: Span 3307 with grade of C or higher, or equivalent. The Latin American novel of the twentieth century to the present, including the "Boom" and "Post-Boom" periods. Serves as one of the two Critical Thinking Through Writing (CTW) courses required of all Spanish majors.

SPAN 4456   LATIN AMER SHORT STORY

Credit Hour(s): 3.0

Latin American Short Story. Prerequisite: Span 3307 with grade of C or higher, or equivalent. The evolution of the genre in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, as manifested in the various schools of romanticism, modernism, realism, naturalism, "vanguardismo," and contemporary trends. Serves as one of the two Critical Thinking Through Writing (CTW) courses required of all Spanish majors.

SPAN 4465   PRACTICUM IN SPANISH

Credit Hour(s): 3.0

Practicum in Spanish. Prerequisite: Senior standing or consent of instructor. Directed work in special project; field experience; internships.

SPAN 4467   LAT AM FILM & VIDEO

Credit Hour(s): 3.0

Latin American and Latino Film and Video. Prerequisite: Spanish 3307 with grade of C or higher, or equivalent. Course fulfills Concentration Requirements. This course introduces students to Latin American film and video. Discussion follows a historic and thematic progression to highlight the significant social and political events during the 20th century and the present.

SPAN 4468   HISPANIC CARIBBEAN LIT & CULT

Credit Hour(s): 3.0

Hispanic Caribbean Literature and Culture. Prerequisite: Span 3307 with grade of C or higher, or equivalent. Survey of literature and culture from the Hispanic Caribbean, including Cuba, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, and other areas. Serves as one of the two Critical Thinking Through Writing (CTW) courses required of all Spanish majors.

SPAN 4469   AFRO-HISPANIC LIT & CULTURE

Credit Hour(s): 3.0

Afro-Hispanic Literature and Culture. Prerequisite: Span 3307 with grade of C or higher, or equivalent. Survey of literature and other cultural production involving the African legacy in Spanish America. Serves as one of the two Critical Thinking Through Writing (CTW) courses required of all Spanish majors.

SPAN 4470   SPEC TOP IN LAT AMER LIT

Credit Hour(s): 3.0

Special Topics in Latin American Literature. Prerequisite: Span 3307 with grade of C or higher, or equivalent. Reading on particular authors, genres or topics normally not covered by regular courses. May be taken more than once if topics are different. Serves as one of the two Critical Thinking Through Writing (CTW) courses required of all Spanish majors.

SPAN 4480   SPECIAL TOPS: HISPANIC CULTURE

Credit Hour(s): 3.0

Special Topics in Hispanic Culture. Prerequisites: Span 3303 and either Span 3309 or 3311 with grades of C or higher. Readings on particular topics and issues in Hispanic Culture not covered by regular courses. May be repeated if topics vary.

SPAN 4490   SENIOR STUDIES

Credit Hour(s): 3.0

Senior Studies. Prerequisites: senior standing, a 3.5 average, and at least nine hours of upper-level courses in the major. Extensive reading, discussions, and analysis of a broad spectrum of representative works, covering the most important genres and historical periods. Serves as one of the two Critical Thinking Through Writing (CTW) courses required of all Spanish majors.

SPAN 4870   HONORS THESIS: RESEARCH

Credit Hour(s): 3.0

Honors Thesis: Research. Prerequisites: consent of the instructor and Honors Program director. Readings or research preparatory to honors thesis or project.

SPAN 4890   CONTEMPORARY MEXICAN FICTION

Credit Hour(s): 3.0

Contemporary Mexican Fiction. Prerequisite: SPAN 3307 with a grade of C or higher. An overview of the most influential novels in Mexican culture since 1960, with emphasis on writers such as Rulfo, Fuentes, Poniatowska, Agustin, Pacheco, Mastretta and Esquivel. Serves as one of the two Critical Thinking Through Writing (CTW) courses required of all Spanish majors.

SPAN 4995   DIRECTED RADINGS B.I.S.-CTW

Credit Hour(s): 3.0 TO 4.0

Directed Readings B.I.S.-CTW. Directed Readings designed for Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies students. This course may satisfy the junior and/or senior-level Critical Thinking Through Writing requirements.