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SPANISH AND PORTUGUESE 295
Addresses the debate about the meaning of the modern and
the post-modern movements.
Prerequisite: 311 or equivalent experience.
*461. Topics in Brazilian Literature. (3, no limit) ∆
Individual authors, genres and periods of Brazilian Literature.
497. Undergraduate Problems. (1-6 to a maximum of 6) ∆
Restriction: permission of instructor.
511./311. Culture and Composition. (3)
Students develop their vocabulary and improve their writing
skills through the study of readings, films and music from
the Portuguese-speaking world and through practice writing
compositions.
Prerequisite: 276.
512./312. Culture and Conversation. (3)
Students improve skills in oral communication, including
pronunciation and intonation, through the study and performance
of dramatic scenes, and the filming and editing of
those scenes.
Prerequisite: 276
514./414. Topics in Luso-Brazilian Literature and
Culture. (3, no limit) ∆
An advanced language course emphasizing interdisciplinary
themes in Luso-Brazilian literature and culture.
Prerequisite: 311 or equivalent experience.
515./415. Popular Brazilian Music I. (3)
Survey of Brazilian popular music from its origins at the end of
the 19th century to 1950 concentrating on forms from the cultural
centers in the south of Brazil as well as regional music.
599. Master’s Thesis. (1-6)
Offered on a CR/NC basis only.
601. Literary Theory. (3)
(Also offered as SPAN 601.) This course will offer either an
overview of critical theory or an in-depth treatment of a critical
school or individual theorist.
699. Dissertation. (3-12)
Offered on a CR/NC basis only.
Spanish (SPAN)
I. Language
101. Elementary Spanish I. [Elementary Spanish.] (3)
Beginning Spanish for students with no previous exposure
to Spanish. Development of all four language skills, with
emphasis on listening and speaking.
102. Elementary Spanish II. [Elementary Spanish.] (3)
Beginning Spanish for students who have completed 101 or
equivalent. Continued development of four skills with emphasis
on listening and speaking.
103–104. Elementary Spanish Conversation
I–Elementary Spanish Conversation II. [Elementary
Spanish Conversation.] (1, 1)
Supplementary courses to Spanish 101–102 for students
interested in additional practice in speaking. Offered on
CR/NC basis only.
Pre- or corequisite: 101 or 102 or 111 or 112 or 275.
ARTS AND
SCIENCES
516./416. Brazilian Cinema. (3)
Survey of Brazilian cinema concentrating on the Cinema Novo
movements of the 1950s and 1960s. Cinema is presented as
an expression of national identity and is understood in relationship
to literature and other cultural expressions.
517./417. Popular Brazilian Music II. (3)
Survey of Brazilian popular music from 1950 to 2000 concentrating
on contemporary sounds from the cities of Rio de
Janeiro and Sao Paulo as well as new music from Brazil’s
other regions.
521./421. Brazilian Theater. (3)
A survey of 19th- and 20th-century drama by Brazil’s best
known playwrights. Includes the study of plays and their
performances, key moments and individuals in theater history
and foreign influences.
551. Graduate Problems. (1-6, to a maximum of 6) ∆
Restriction: permission of instructor.
557./457. Brazilian Literature Survey I. (3)
Examines the historical and cultural movements that characterize
the years 1500–1900 and the major works of Brazilian
writers of those periods.
Prerequisite: 311 or equivalent experience.
558./458. Brazilian Literature Survey II. (3)
Examines 20th century Brazilian literature within the context
of historical and cultural movements in Brazil and Europe.
Addresses the debate about the meaning of the modern and
the post-modern movements.
Prerequisite: 311 or equivalent experience.
561. History of the Portuguese Language. (3)
The phonological, grammatical, and lexical development from
Latin to Portuguese.
570. Seminar in Luso-Brazilian Literature and Culture.
(3, no limit) ∆
Examines works of literature and/or culture and the scholarship
written about them from a national or comparative
framework.
111. Elementary SHL I. [Elementary SHL Spanish.] (3)
Beginning Spanish for students who grew up in a Spanishspeaking
environment. Will build upon the language base
which the students already possess. Development of all four
language skills: reading, writing, listening and speaking.
112. Elementary SHL II. [Elementary SHL Spanish.] (3)
Beginning Spanish for heritage language students who have
completed 111 or equivalent. Continued development of the
four skills with an emphasis on reading and writing, vocabulary
building and review of grammar.
120. Workshop in Conversational Spanish. (1-3 to a
maximum of 3) 1 ∆
Conversational Spanish on the freshman and sophomore
levels. For off-campus students only, through the Division of
Continuing Education. May not be used to satisfy language
requirements.
200. Intermediate Spanish Abroad. (3)
Intensive language study with emphasis on culture in an
immersion situation. Tied to the University of New Mexico
programs in Spain and Spanish America.
201. Intermediate Spanish I. [Intermediate Spanish.] (3)
Intermediate Spanish for students who have completed 102
or equivalent. Review of grammar and further development
of all four skills.
202. Intermediate Spanish II. [Intermediate Spanish.] (3)
Intermediate Spanish for students who have completed 201
or equivalent. Continued development of all four skills with
emphasis on reading.
203. Spanish Conversation. (3)
For students who have completed or are currently enrolled in
Spanish 201, 202 or 276. Small classes designed to increase
skills in speaking Spanish. Not for native speakers.
Pre- or corequisite: 201 or 202 or 211 or 212 or 276.
207. Conversational Spanish. (3) 1
211. Intermediate SHL I. [Intermediate SHL Spanish.] (3)
Intermediate Spanish for heritage language students who
have completed 102 or equivalent. Review of grammar and
continued development of the four skills with an emphasis on
literacy and speaking.
UNM CATALOG 2006–2007 Symbols, page 611.