Undergraduate Bulletin - Loyola Marymount University

SPAN 420
Hispanic Cultural Studies
3 Semester Hours
General survey that may include Iberian, U.S. Latino,
and/or pre-Columbian civilizations and the literature of
Meso- and South America; the impact of the Encounter
with Europe; the Conquest; the Colonial Period; the
Independence Era; and modern literary, socio-historical,
economic, and political events that have shaped presentday
Spanish American cultures.
Prerequisite: SPAN 322 or consent of instructor.
SPAN 430
Spanish Applied Linguistics
3 Semester Hours
A study of current directions in both theoretical and
practical aspects of the teaching of Spanish. The course
reviews problematic areas such as “ser” and “estar,”
Spanish past tenses, and subjunctive, among others.
Prerequisite: SPAN 330 or consent of instructor.
SPAN 431
Advanced Spanish Syntax
3 Semester Hours
A detailed examination of Spanish syntax. The following
topics are covered: the verbal paradigm, analysis of verbal
mood and tenses, the pronominal system, and sentence
structure, coordination, and subordination.
Prerequisite: SPAN 330 or consent of instructor.
SPAN 432
Spanish of the Americas
3 Semester Hours
The course will begin with a review of changes in modern
Spanish in America. It will provide a general introduction
to the history and structure of the varieties of Spanish
spoken in the New World. Topics to be treated will include
the Peninsular origins of New World Spanish, the
influence of American languages on Spanish, the features
which characterize the different varieties of “New World”
Spanish (including U.S. Spanish), and the grammatical
and lexical features which distinguish European and
American Spanish.
Prerequisite: SPAN 330 or consent of instructor.
MODERN LANGUAGES AND LITERATURES
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SPAN 441
Latin American Novel
3 Semester Hours
A comparative study of representative narratives written
by Latin American and/or Latino/a authors during the
19th, 20th, and 21st centuries.
Specific course content depends on the instructor.
Prerequisite: SPAN 322 or consent of instructor.
SPAN 442
Latin American Poetry
3 Semester Hours
Survey and comparative study of Spanish language poetry
of the Americas from a variety of historical periods,
national origins, and cultural and literary movements.
Specific course content depends on the instructor.
Prerequisite: SPAN 322 or consent of instructor.
SPAN 443
Latin American Women Writers
3 Semester Hours
Survey and comparative study of representative works by
Latin American and/or Latina women writers from a
variety of historical periods, national origins, and cultural
and literary movements.
Specific course content depends on the instructor.
Prerequisite: SPAN 322 or consent of instructor.
SPAN 444
Latin American Drama
3 Semester Hours
An introduction to and comparison of representative
works written by Latin American dramatists from a variety
of historical periods, national origins, and literary and
cultural movements.
Specific course content depends on the instructor.
Prerequisite: SPAN 322 or consent of instructor.
SPAN 445
Latin American Short Story
3 Semester Hours
A comparative and literary study of the short story as well
as representative works written by Latin American and/or
Latino/a authors from a variety of historical periods,
national origins, and literary and cultural movements.
Specific course content depends on the instructor.
Prerequisite: SPAN 322 or consent of instructor.