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SPAN 327. CONTEMPORARY LATIN AMERICAN AUTHORS. A survey with readings from
representative works of the most important 20 th century authors in Latin American literature. This
course fulfills the Information Literacy (IL) and Writing Intensive (WI) requirements for the Spanish
major. Prerequisite: Spanish 306. Offered periodically, semester course, three hours.
SPAN 330. GENRES OF SPANISH LITERATURE I. A study of representative authors and works
of the Middle Ages, Renaissance, and Golden Age with exposure to various approaches to the reading
and interpretation of literary works. This course fulfills the Information Literacy (IL) and Writing
Intensive (WI) requirements for the Spanish major. Prerequisite: Spanish 306.
Offered periodically, semester course, three hours.
SPAN 331. GENRES OF SPANISH LITERATURE II. A study of the major genres and works from
eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Spain. This course fulfills the Information Literacy (IL) and
Writing Intensive (WI) requirements for the Spanish major. Prerequisite: Spanish 306.
Offered periodically, semester course, three hours.
SPAN 333. CONTEMPORARY SPANISH AUTHORS. A survey with readings from representative
works of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. This course fulfills the Information Literacy (IL) and
Writing Intensive (WI) requirements for the Spanish major. Prerequisite: Spanish 306.
Offered periodically, semester course, three hours.
SPAN 340. ADVANCED GRAMMAR FOR PROFICIENCY I. A thorough review and expansion
of the basic elements of Spanish grammar and the study of finer grammatical points, with applications
to written and oral proficiency. Required of Spanish majors and those desiring teacher certification in
Spanish. Prerequisite: Spanish 306. Alternate Fall semesters, three hours.
SPAN 341. ADVANCED GRAMMAR FOR PROFICIENCY II. Continued review and expansion
of the basic elements of Spanish grammar and the study of finer grammatical points, with applications
to written and oral proficiency. Required of Spanish majors and those desiring teacher certification in
Spanish. Prerequisite: Spanish 340. Alternate Spring semesters, three hours.
SPAN 360. INDEPENDENT STUDY. Individual study directed by a faculty member, with permission
of the department chairman. Semester course, one, two or three hours.
SPAN 362. ASPECTS OF LANGUAGE LEARNING. A course designed to provide opportunities
to teach various grammar aspects of the Spanish language, and to examine and implement a variety of
technical aspects and resources in the foreign language curriculum in preparation for student teaching.
Teacher candidates will regularly reflect on their teaching experiences and will develop a portfolio of
materials representing their teaching in the target language. Required of all students desiring teacher
certification in a foreign language. Corequisite: Spanish 364.
Spring semester of the sophomore year, two hours.
SPAN 364. PEDAGOGICAL MATERIALS. Introduction to the materials and resources of foreign
language teaching. Analysis and preparation of instructional and evaluative materials in a specific target
language. Required of all students desiring teacher certification in a foreign language. Corequisite:
Spanish 362. Spring semester of the sophomore year, two hours.
SPAN 370. INDEPENDENT RESEARCH. An opportunity to conduct supervised research in
Spanish. Junior standing and permission of the department chair and a faculty sponsor are required.
Semester course, one, two or three hours.
SPAN 375. SPANISH FOR THE PROFESSIONS. Training in vocabulary, reading comprehension,
and oral and written skills for the utilization of Spanish in professions such as communications, social
services, business, education, health professions, law, tourism, computer applications, and engineering.
Designed for advanced-level students who wish to pursue their study of Spanish in combination with
another field. Prerequisite: Spanish 295 or a 300-level Spanish course, or by permission.
Offered periodically, semester course, 3 hours.
SPAN 390. STUDIES IN SPANISH. Readings and discussion of topics in literature or language.
Subject matter varies. Offered periodically, one, two or three hours.