Academic Calendar 2012/2013

course Descriptions • course Descriptions • course Descriptions • course Descriptions • course Descriptions • course DescriptionsSPAN-216Contemporary Hispanic Cultures and Oral Practice3 Credits (75:0:0 hours)This course aims to improve the student’s production andcomprehension of spoken and written Spanish. Conducted in Spanish,this course explores current cultural and social issues in the Hispanicworld as seen through various media sources and selected readings.It familiarizes the student with the geography, history and artisticachievements of Spain and Latin America. This course requires oraland written presentations and places emphasis on oral work. Note:Students with native proficiency cannot take this course. Heritagespeakers must consult the department prior to enrolling in this course.Students with a proficiency level beyond this course may be directed toa higher-level course.Prerequisites: Minimum grade of C- in SPAN 212.SPAN-230Conversation and Composition in Spanish3 Credits (75:0:0 hours)Spanish 230 is an intermediate-level course for students with a workingknowledge of the language. Conducted in Spanish, this course providesstudents the opportunity to improve spoken and written Spanish.Attention is given to pronunciation, understanding spoken Spanish andcorrect use of grammar, with emphasis placed on developing a clear andconcise writing style in a variety of modes and formats. Note: Studentswith native proficiency cannot take this course. Heritage speakers mustconsult the department prior to enrolling in this course.Prerequisites: Minimum grade of C- in SPAN 212.SPAN-306Spanish for Heritage Speakers3 Credits (75:0:0 hours)This course is intended for speakers with an advanced level of oralproficiency, but no previous formal study of Spanish. It focuseson topics such as grammar and sentence structure, spelling andpunctuation, interference between English and Spanish and colloquialversus formal usages with the objective of improving skills in oral andwritten communication. Prerequisites: Consent of the department.SPAN-335Introduction to Business Spanish3 Credits (45:0:0 hours)Conducted entirely in Spanish, this course focuses on businessterminology and the stylistic features of business communication, oraland written. The course also fosters cross-cultural awareness necessary tofunction effectively in the Spanish-speaking business world. AdvancedSpanish language proficiency is required. Individual and grouppresentations are an essential part of this course.Prerequisites: Minimum grade of C- in SPAN 230 or consent ofthe department.SPAN-341Introduction to Translation3 Credits (45:0:0 hours)SPAN 341 is an introduction to the theory and practice of translationthrough the review of basic linguistic and cultural patterns, and thediscussion of common grammatical and lexical difficulties. Studentswork in Spanish and English, but the focus is on the assessment andtranslation of texts into English from original source texts in Spanish.Prerequisites: Minimum grade of C- in SPAN 230 or consent ofthe department.SPAN-350Magical Realism, Subversion and Sexuality inHispanic Films and Literature3 Credits (45:0:0 hours)This course introduces students to one of the most stimulating andcreative trends in contemporary Hispanic literature and cinema, MagicalRealism, in which elements of magic are incorporated into everydayreality. Students critically examine a selection of representative magicalrealist fiction and films, exploring the relationship between the magicaland the real within each text and their historical and cultural context.Because Hispanic Magical Realism has been considered a subversivemode of writing (and representation in general) that challengesdiscourses of power, this course also analyses the effectiveness ofMagical Realism in liberating the voices of the subjugated, especiallyfemale characters and their sexuality. The course is conductedin English.SPAN-351Women in Hispanic Literatures3 Credits (45:0:0 hours)This course focuses on the role of women in the literatures of Spain andSpanish America (in translation) from the Medieval period throughthe 20th century. It aims to analyze how the construction of gender inliterature reflects, interacts or rejects the cultural and socio-historicalconditions of the time. This course is designed to stimulate discussion,increase the student’s familiarity with methods of literary analysis, andprovide an understanding of Hispanic cultures and thought. The courseis conducted in English.STAT-141Introduction to Statistics3 Credits (45:0:0 hours)The course introduces students to the theory and application ofstatistics. Topics include: data description; probability theory; discreteand continuous random variables and their distributions; samplingdistributions; elementary inference for population means andproportions; Goodness-of-Fit Test; Chi-Squared test for contingencytables; regression and correlation analysis; and analysis of variance.Note: This course may not be taken for credit if credit has beenobtained in any statistics course, or in PSYC 211 or SOCI 210.Prerequisites: Pure Mathematics 30 or successful completion of the STAT141 gateway exam.STAT-151Applied Statistics I3 Credits (45:18:0 hours)In this course the following topics are covered: data collection andpresentation, descriptive statistics; probability distributions; samplingdistributions and the central limit theorem; point estimation andhypothesis testing; one-way ANOVA; Goodness-of-Fit and contingencytable; and correlation and regression analysis. Applications are takenfrom a broad variety of fields such as biological and medical sciences,engineering, social sciences and economics. Note: This course may notbe taken for credit if credit has been obtained in any statistics course, orin PSYC 211 or SOCI 210. Prerequisites: Pure Mathematics 30.378Grant MacEwan University • A C A D E m I CRefer to the Online Alberta Transfer Guide at www.transferalberta.ca for transfer opportunitiesC A L E N D A R 2012/2013 • www.MacEwan.ca