Course Descriptions -Spanish

414. Internship in the Teaching of Spanish. (3 s.h.)

Practicum for teaching assistants, including directed observation and teaching of language classes. Required for all new teaching assistants.

441. Spanish Phonology and Morphology. (3 s.h.)

Advanced theoretical study of the sound system and of the morphological system of present day Spanish and their relationships to each other.

442. Syntax. (3 s.h.)

Advanced theoretical study of present day Spanish syntax with special attention to problems of description.

443. Hispanic Dialectology. (3 s.h.)

The linguistic geography of Spain and Spanish America. Dialect dictionaries and grammars.

444. Seminar in the Spanish Language. (3 s.h.)

Selected problems in the field of Spanish language and linguistics using a structural and/or historical approach.

447. Contrastive Analysis. (3 s.h.)

A comparison of the sound, word, and sentence patterns of Spanish and English.

450. Medieval Masterpieces. (3 s.h.)

An in-depth study of the canonical works of the Spanish Middle Ages: the Libro de Buen Amor, Conde Lucanor and others.

451. Seminar in Medieval Literature. (3 s.h.)

Study of the strategies of literary composition in Medieval texts.

453. Spanish Epics and Ballads. (3 s.h.)

The origins, evolution, and transmission of the epic and romance.

455. Seminar in the Renaissance . (3 s.h.)

An analysis of works and authors that represent the transition between the Middle Ages and the Renaissance.

559. Cervantes. (3 s.h.)

Study of the Quijote, novelas ejemplares, theater, and other works.

660. Spanish Contemporary Thought. (3 s.h.)

Major essayists: Unamuno and Ortega, and their assessments of Cervantine fiction; Ayala's views the of Spanish Baroque.

666. Seminar in Nineteenth Century Spanish Literature. (3 s.h.)

Treatment of a major figure or genre in nineteenth-century Spanish literature.

Note: Only a limited number of 700-level courses can count toward a graduate degree; please consult degree requirements and adviser.

720. Puerto Rican Literature I. (3 s.h)

Topics in Puerto Rican literature.

730. Spanish Phonetics. (3 s.h.)

An articulatory study of the sounds of Spanish with attention to regional variation and comparisons with English .

731. Grammatical Structure of Spanish I. (3 s.h.)

Concepts and procedures of linguistic description applied to the Spanish language.

733. Spanish Applied Linguistics. (3 s.h.)

A linguistic approach to language learning and teaching.

734. History of the Spanish Language. (3 s.h.)

A study of chronicle developments in the linguistic and social history of Spanish.

735. Spanish Sociolinguistics. (3 s.h.)

Concepts and methods in sociolinguistic research as applied to the study of variation and change in the Spanish language.

742. Spanish-American Short Story. (3 s.h.)

The evolution of the Spanish-American short story from the 19th to the early 20th century.

744. Contemporary Spanish-American Fiction. (3 s.h.)

Topics in contemporary Spanish-American fiction.

746. Latin American Poetry. (3 s.h.)

A study of trends in Latin American poetry from pre-Hispanic times to the present.

751. Latin American Literature of Social Conflict. (3 s.h.)

Class, ethnic, gender, and other social conflicts in Latin American literature.

760. Medieval Spanish Texts. (3 s.h.)

An introduction to the study of Medieval Spanish texts, with a focus on manuscripts as linguistics, literary, and cultural documents.

762. 16th and 17th Century Theater. (3 s.h.)

A study of the major playwrights of the Golden Age: Lope de Vega, Tirso de Molina, Calderon de la Barca.

764. 16th and 17th Century Prose. (3 s.h.)

An overview of the radical changes in literary genres from the romance to the picaresque novel.

765. Cervantes: Don Quijote. (3 s.h.)

Cervantes' literary masterpiece, its historical context and impact on Spanish culture.

767. Realism and Naturalism in the Spanish Novel. (3 s.h.)

A study of each literary movement through their chief exponents, Galdos and Clarin.

771. Contemporary Spanish Novel. (3 s.h.)

A selection of contemporary classics from post Civil War to the millenium.

774. Contemporary Spanish Poetry. (3 s.h.)

Representative selections from the generation of 1927, surrealism, social realism, and recent Peninsular poetry.

777. Hispanic Literature through Art. (3 s.h.)

Comparative study of Hispanic literature in the context of trends and styles in the history of art.

864. Spanish American Romanticism. (3 s.h.)

A study of the Romantic movement in Spanish America and of its ties to cultural identity.

865. Spanish American Modernism. (3 s.h.)

A study of the Modernist movement, its origins, development, and impact. Emphasis on poetry.

876. Seminar in 20th Century Spanish American Literature. (3 s.h.)

Investigation of a trend, topic, or figure pertinent to 20th century Spanish American literature. (Appropriate for Ph.D. students.)

879. National Literatures. (3 s.h.)

Rotation of study: the literature of Mexico and Central America; of the Andean countries; of Argentina and Uruguay; of the Caribbean. Readings from the literature of the respective countries and study of their major literary figures.

899. Pre-dissertation Research. (1-3 s.h.)

Must be taken by all students in the Ph.D. dissertation program who do not enroll for some other course.

933. Directed Research. (3 s.h.)

Prerequisite: Permission of chairman required.

Offered for students who wish to pursue independent study of research topics with faculty supervision. Not to be used as a substitute for courses offered in the Department.

990. Hispanic Bibliography and Research. (3 s.h.)

Tools and methods of research and investigation in Spanish and Ibero-American languages and literatures.

991. Master's Thesis. (1-6 s.h.)

Must be taken by all students in M.A. thesis programs who do not enroll for some other course.

992. Spanish for Graduate Reading Knowledge

Provides guidance and practice in the reading of Spanish language texts for students preparing for the Spanish reading/translation exam.

999. Dissertation Reasearch. (1-12 s.h.)

Must be taken each semester by all Ph.D. candidates who have completed preliminary examinations until completion of the required semester hours for the degree.

Course Descriptions -Portuguese

555. Seminar in Portuguese Literature. (3 s.h.)

Treatment of major figures, genres, and movements in Portuguese literature.

780. Special Topics in Portuguese. (3 s.h.)

Treatment of a major Portuguese or Brazilian author or literary genre. May include themes in Portuguese linguistics and Luso-Brazilian culture.

781. The Brazilian Short Story. (3 s.h.)

The development of this genre in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

784. The Brazilian Novel. (3 s.h.)

A survey of the Brazilian novel from independence to the present.

786. The Brazilian Theater. (3 s.h.)

A study of the plays of twentieth-century Brazil.

877. Seminar in Brazilian Literature. (3 s.h.)

Treatment of major figures, genres, and movements in Brazilian literature.

933. Directed Research. (3 s.h.)

For students who wish to pursue independent study under supervision. Approval of the Director of Portuguese is required.

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