Courses of Study - William Jewell College

Courses of Study – Languages
works are studied in their historical and cultural
contexts. The course content is divided into two
sections which are taught in alternate years. Section
A focuses on Hispanic civilization and literature
before 1800, and section B focuses on the 19th and
20th centuries. Students may take both sections of
this course in consecutive years for a total of 8 credit
hours. The course emphasizes writing skills and
the development of clarity and accuracy in both
written and spoken Spanish. Prerequisites:
Prerequisite: at least 2 hrs. in intermediate Spanish
courses beyond SPA 211 or equivalent.
323. Masterpieces of Spanish Literature. 4 cr. hrs.
An introduction to the study of important literary
works within the context of the major political
and social developments within Spain, and the
great literary movements of Europe. The course
will include works from Middle Ages, Golden
Age, and 19th Century. Prerequisites: SPA 320 or
permission of instructor.
324. Masterpieces of Spanish-American
Literature. 4 cr. hrs. An introduction to the study
of important literary works of Spanish America
within the context of the major political and social
developments, and the influence of the great literary
movements of Europe. The course will focus on the
novel, short fiction, and some poetry. Prerequisite:
SPA 320 or permission of instructor.
325. 20th Century Spanish Theater. 4 cr. hrs.
A presentation of the major trends in twentieth century
Spanish theater through the reading of a number
of significant plays. The plays will be studied in
their social and artistic contexts. Prerequisites: SPA
320 or permission of instructor.
326. Study of Don Quixote. 4 cr. hrs. An in-depth
study of the character of Don Quixote, and analysis
of Cervantes’ narrative technique. The course will
require reading of the novel in a version which
retains many archaic forms of speech, as well as
selected contemporary critical works. Prerequisites:
SPA 320 or permission of instructor.
327. Advanced Oral and Written Spanish.
4 cr. hrs.This course is designed to refine speaking
and writing skills through discussion of topics related
to Latin America, the United States and Spain.
Compositions related to these topics will enhance
writing proficiency in Spanish.Prerequisite: at least 2
hrs. in intermediate Spanish courses beyond SPA
211 or equivalent.
328. Advanced Grammar and Introduction
to Spanish Linguistics. 4 cr. hrs. Introduces students
to the study of the systems of Spanish: syntax,
phonology, lexicon and morphology and language as
a social construct. Regional varieties of Spanish spoken
in Spanish, Latin America and the US as well as
Spanish in contact with other languages will be considered.
Prerequisite: at least 2 hrs. in intermediate
Spanish courses beyond SPA 211 or equivalent.
350, 450. Internship in Spanish.1 cr. hr. Spanish
majors in their junior or senior year may take an
internship for a maximum of one credit hour. The
exact nature of the internship experience will be
worked out with the Spanish faculty and is subject
to approval by the chair of the department.
Internship credit may not be applied to credit for
the major in Spanish.
415. Hispanic Civilization and Literature:
Senior Synthesis. 4 cr. hrs. This course is for the
student whose major field is Spanish, and is the final
course in the major sequence. The focus of the
course is on synthesizing knowledge from previous
courses into a broad historical and cultural framework.
The emphasis of the course will be a major
research project that incorporates works read in previous
classes into a theme-based paper. Prerequisites:
At least 16 hours of 300-level work in Spanish, 8 of
which must be on the WJC campus.
Japanese
See the section on “Language Minors” for information
about a minor in Japanese Area Studies.
111. Elementary Japanese I. 4 cr. hrs. A complete
introductory course in college Japanese.
Students learn to speak, read and write Japanese.
112. Elementary Japanese II. 4 cr. hrs. A continuation
of JPN 111 with an increased emphasis
on reading and writing Japanese.
211. Intermediate Japanese I. 4 cr. hrs. Further
practice in speaking and reading Japanese. Basic
skills in writing Japanese are introduced.
Prerequisites: JPN 112 or the equivalent.
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