SPAN 1501: Elementary Spanish I
[TCCN—SPAN 1411]
Cr. 5. (5-0). May not be taken for credit by students who have successfully completed three or more years of high school Spanish or two years or equivalent of high school Spanish during the three years immediately prior to enrollment. Credit for SPAN 1501 may not be applied to a degree by students who have credit for SPAN 1505. Heritage speakers of Spanish not eligible to enroll. Emphasis on basic level oral expression and listening comprehension with increasing attention to elementary reading and writing.
SPAN 1502: Elementary Spanish II
[TCCN—SPAN 1412]
Cr. 5. (5-0). Prerequisites: successful completion of SPAN 1501 or equivalent with a minimum grade of C- in twelve months immediately prior to enrollment or by placement exam immediately prior to enrollment. Credit for SPAN 1502 may not be applied toward a degree by students who have credit for SPAN 1505. Heritage speakers of Spanish not eligible to enroll. Development of more sophisticated oral expression and listening comprehension, including exposure to more complicated verb tenses and grammatical structures.
SPAN 1505: Intensive Elementary Spanish
Cr. 5. (5-0). Prerequisite: placement test or permission of instructor. Credit for SPAN 1505 may not be applied toward a degree by students who have credit for SPAN 1501, or SPAN 1502. Designed for students who enter with two or more years of high school Spanish or equivalent, but are not prepared to do work at the intermediate level. May also be taken by students with strong proficiency in another romance language.
SPAN 2198:2398: Special Problems
Cr. 1-3 per semester. Prerequisite: SPAN 1502 or SPAN 1505 or equivalent or approval of chair.
SPAN 2301: Intermediate Spanish I
[TCCN—SPAN 2311]
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: successful completion of SPAN 1502 or SPAN 1505 with a minimum grade of C- in twelve months immediately prior to enrollment or by placement exam immediately prior to enrollment. Heritage speakers not eligible to enroll. Continued development of oral expression and listening comprehension with increased emphasis on reading and writing skills.
SPAN 2302: Intermediate Spanish II
[TCCN—SPAN 2312]
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: successful completion of SPAN 2301 with a minimum grade of C- in twelve months immediately prior to enrollment or by placement exam immediately prior to enrollment. Heritage speakers of Spanish not eligible to enroll. Cultural and literary readings, composition, and grammar review.
SPAN 2307: Spanish for Hispanic Heritage Learners I
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: placement test. Credit for both SPAN 2307 and SPAN 2301 may not apply to a degree. Designed for Mexican-American and other students from a Spanish-speaking background. Basic skills in reading, spelling, and composition.
SPAN 2308: Spanish for Hispanic Heritage Learners II
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: SPAN 2307 or placement test. Credit for both SPAN 2308 and SPAN 2302 may not apply to degree. Continued development of reading and writing skills and control of universal Spanish prose style.
SPAN 2309: Spanish for Business
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: successful completion of SPAN 2301 with a minimum grade of C- in 12 months immediately prior to enrollment or by placement exam immediately prior to enrollment. May be substituted for SPAN 2302. Practice in speaking, reading, writing, and translating Spanish in typical business situations. Taught in Spanish.
SPAN 2351: Introduction to Latino Cultural Studies
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: ENGL 1304 or equivalent. Does not apply toward the Spanish major or minor. Applies as elective for minors in Latin American studies or world cultures and literatures. Introduction to latino cultural studies with emphasis on latino migration, urbanization, acculturation and their impacts on family community, identity, and sex roles as expressed in literature as well as visual and performing arts. Taught in English.
SPAN 3198:3398: Special Problems
Cr. 1-3 per semester. Prerequisites: SPAN 2301 and SPAN 2302 or SPAN 2307 and SPAN 2308 or equivalent and approval of chair.
SPAN 3301: Oral Communication in Spanish
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: SPAN 2302 or equivalent. For students who have learned Spanish as a foreign language. Students from a Spanish speaking environment normally will enroll in SPAN 3307. Intensive oral practice in small and large group context.
SPAN 3302: Written Communication in Spanish
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: SPAN 2302 or 2308 or equivalent. Intensive practice in the writing of Spanish in varying formal and informal styles from reports to letters.
SPAN 3303: Spanish Phonetics
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: SPAN 3301 or SPAN 3307 and SPAN 3302 or SPAN 3308. Intensive practice in Spanish pronunciation, including transcription and drills.
SPAN 3305: Spanish Grammar Review
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: SPAN 2302 or SPAN 2308. Review of the fundamental grammatical structures with an emphasis on those aspects of the language which are problematic for students.
SPAN 3307: Public Speaking in Spanish
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: SPAN 2308 or SPAN 3301 or placement by examination. Intensive practice in composition, strategy and delivery of speeches in Spanish. Recommended for students going into the professions, and for professionals who must use Spanish in formal and professional settings.
SPAN 3308: Written Communication for Hispanic Heritage Learners
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: SPAN 2308 or placement test. Credit for both SPAN 3302 and SPAN 3308 may not apply to a degree. Designed for students from a Spanish-speaking background. Intensive practice in the writing of Spanish in formal and informal styles.
SPAN 3312: Fundamentals of English/Spanish Translation
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: SPAN 3301 or SPAN 3307 and SPAN 3302 or SPAN 3308. Development of fundamental skills in translating texts from a variety of genres from English into Spanish and vice versa.
SPAN 3331: Mexican-American Literature
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: SPAN 3301 or SPAN 3307 and SPAN 3302 or SPAN 3308; ENGL 1304. Literature in Spanish language produced by people of Mexican origin in what is today the United States from the Colonial Period to the present.
SPAN 3341: Spanish for Business and Trade
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: SPAN 3301 or SPAN 3307 and SPAN 3302 or SPAN 3308. Spanish terminology for management, marketing, finance, accounting, and international trade.
SPAN 3342: Cross-Cultural Business Contexts: U.S./Latin America
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: SPAN 3341. Cultural values, attitudes, and perceptions that affect U.S./Latin American business negotiations and operations.
SPAN 3345: Hispanic Folklore of the Southwest
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: SPAN 3301 or SPAN 3307 and SPAN 3302 or SPAN 3308. An introduction to the folklore of the people of Hispanic descent in the Southwest United States.
SPAN 3350: Women in Hispanic Literature
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: SPAN 3301 or SPAN 3307 and SPAN 3302 or SPAN 3308. Major Hispanic female writers from 1637 to the present.
SPAN 3373: Spanish Culture and Civilization (formerly 4373)
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: SPAN 3301 or SPAN 3307 and SPAN 3302 or SPAN 3308. Survey of the cultural history of Spain. Analysis of major cultural, social, literary, and political topics.
SPAN 3374: Spanish American Culture and Civilization (formerly 4374)
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: SPAN 3301 or SPAN 3307 and SPAN 3302 or SPAN 3308; ENGL 1304. Survey of the cultural history of Spanish America. Analysis of major cultural, social, literary, and political topics.
SPAN 3375: United States Hispanic Culture and Civilization
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: SPAN 3301 or SPAN 3307 and SPAN 3302 or SPAN 3308. Survey of the cultural history of Hispanics in the United States. Analysis of major cultural, social, literary, and political topics.
SPAN 3384: Introduction to Hispanic Literature
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: SPAN 3301 or SPAN 3307 and SPAN 3302 or SPAN 3308. Readings in narrative, poetry, drama, and essay.
SPAN 3386: Spanish Film
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: SPAN 3301 or SPAN 3307 and SPAN 3302 or SPAN 3308. Study of major Spanish films in their social, historical, and aesthetic contexts.
SPAN 3394: Selected Topics in Spanish
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: SPAN 3301 or SPAN 3307 and SPAN 3302 or SPAN 3308. May be repeated for credit when topics vary.
SPAN 3399-4399: Senior Honors Thesis
Cr. 3 per semester. Prerequisite: approval of chair.
SPAN 4198:4298:4398: Special Problems
Cr. 1-3 per semester or more by concurrent enrollment. Prerequisite: approval of chair.
SPAN 4311: Survey of Spanish Literature to 1700
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: SPAN 3384 . Major Spanish writers and literary movements from the Middle Ages to 1700.
SPAN 4312: Survey of Spanish Literature since 1700 to Present
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: SPAN 4311 . A survey of major Spanish writers and literary movements since 1700.
SPAN 4321: Survey of Spanish-American Literature I
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: SPAN 4311. Colonial to Modernismo.
SPAN 4322: Survey of Spanish-American Literature II
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: SPAN 4311. Modernismo to present.
SPAN 4336: Don Quijote
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: SPAN 4311. An intensive study of Cervantes' Don Quijote Books One and Two, with parallel critical readings.
SPAN 4337: Contemporary Spanish-American Literature
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: SPAN 4311. Readings of outstanding works by contemporary Spanish-American writers, excluding Mexican.
SPAN 4339: Spanish-American Short Story
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: SPAN 4311. Study of Spanish-America's classic short stories as well as its outstanding short stories and their writers.
SPAN 4341: Advanced Business Spanish
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: SPAN 3341. Business communications; documentation; reports and proposals; contracts and agreements; business representation; translation and interpretation and other aspects of business etiquette in the Hispanic world.
SPAN 4355: Introduction to Spanish Linguistics
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: SPAN 3301 or SPAN 3307 and SPAN 3302 or SPAN 3308. Basic concepts of Spanish linguistics.
SPAN 4356: Spanish Grammar for Teachers
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: SPAN 3301 or SPAN 3307 and SPAN 3302 or SPAN 3308. Rules of Spanish syntax, morphology, and phonology for language teachers.
SPAN 4365: Spanish-English Contrastive Structures
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: SPAN 3301 or SPAN 3307 and SPAN 3302 or SPAN 3308. Applied Linguistics in Spanish; second-language learning problems; contrastive analysis of Spanish and English.
SPAN 4368: Mexican Literature in the Twentieth Century
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: SPAN 4311. Twentieth-century Mexican writing emphasizing the literary expression of the formation of a Mexican national consciousness.
SPAN 4369: Contemporary Spanish Literature
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: SPAN 4311. Twentieth-century Spanish writing emphasizing the close analysis of representative works.
SPAN 4371: Techniques of Teaching Spanish
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: SPAN 3301 or SPAN 3307 and SPAN 3302 or SPAN 3308, completion of or concurrent enrollment in SEDE 4305 or ELED 4320, and approval proficiency in oral and written Spanish and knowledge of its structure. For students who are elementary or secondary teacher education majors or who have designated Spanish as one of their teaching fields or who have the approval of the chair.
SPAN 4372: Literature and the Visual Arts in Modern Spain
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: SPAN 3384. Study of major artistic movements in XIXth and XXth century Spain as interpreted through different modes of artistic expression.
SPAN 4388: Images of Women in Spanish-American Film and Literature
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: SPAN 3302 and SPAN 3384. A survey of Latin American films focusing on representation of women in movies and literature.
SPAN 4391: Latin American and Latino Cultural Studies
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: a 3000-level Spanish language literature course. May apply to a minor in latin american studies and minor in world cultures and literatures. May not be applied toward a degree by students who have credit for MCL 4392. Theoretical perspectives on Latin American and Latino cultural processes; their expression in literature, the arts and everyday life.
SPAN 4392: Latin American and Latino Cultural Studies
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: ENGL 1304. May not be applied toward a degree by students who have credit for MCL 4391. Theoretical perspectives on Latin American and Latino cultural processes; their expression in literature, the arts and everyday life.
SPAN 4396: Topics in Spanish Language and Linguistics
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: SPAN 3301 or SPAN 3307 and SPAN 3302 or SPAN 3308. Topics in Spanish language, dialects, and linguistic theory. May be repeated when topics vary.
SPAN 4397: Topics in Hispanic Writing
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: SPAN 4311. May be repeated with approval of chair.
For graduate-level course descriptions,
please see the graduate catalog:
http://www.uh.edu/grad_catalog/las/span_courses.html
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