50 courses in the 1976–77 Undergraduate Calendar, read from the scanned original. The text comes from OCR, so check the scanned page before relying on a detail.
Intensive drill in the fundamentals of grammar, , comprehension and speaking. Some reading. translation and composition. The language laboratory is used as an integral part of the course.
3h. in the classroom, 2 h. language lab., Fall term
A continuation of Spanish 101*.
3h. in the classroom, 2 h. language lab., Winter Prereq: Spanish 101* or consent of Department
For students with some knowledge of Spanish. Seeks to reinforce the language, both oral and written, through selections from literary works and grammar review. The language laboratory is also used to increase understanding and speaking skills.
Students wishing to enrol will be required to take the Spanish Language Placement Test administered by the Department at the beginning of the Fall term.+ 3h. in the classroom, 1 h. language lab., Fall Prereq: Spanish 101*{102* or Grade 13 Spanish
+The Spanish Language Placement Test is designed to assist the student in finding the language course level best suited to hisfher needs. The Department reserves the right to refuse admission to any of its language courses on any level to a student who has, in the Department's view, attained a level of competence either inferior or superior to the levels of competence outlined in each course description.
A continuation of Spanish 191*.
3h. in the classroom, { h. language lab., Winter Prereq: Spanish 191* or consent of Department
A study in English of the main historical and cultural currents in Spain and Spanish America. No knowledge of Spanish is required.
3 hours; Year course
Intensive language study based on literary texts, including prammar, comprehension, oral discussion and essay writing.
Prereq: Spanish 191*-192*, Fall term
A continuation of Spanish 251*. Prereq: Spanish 251*, Winter term
Course Descriptions 235 Classics and Romance Languages
A brief survey of Peninsular Spanish literature since the Poema de Mio Cid.
Prereq: Spanish 191*-192*
Required of all honours and majors students. Prereq. to all 3rd-and 4th-year courses. Fall term
A survey of Literary trends and most significant works from the Conquest to the present.
Prereq: Spanish 191*-192*
Required of all honours and majors students. Prereq. to all 3rd-and 4th year courses. Winter term
Selected stories from outstanding writers of the 19th and 20th centuries in Spain.
Fall term
Selected stories from outstanding writers of the 19th and 20th centuries in Spanish America.
Winter term
Not offered in 1976–77.
An in-depth study of the peninsular novel, including the Picaresque. Don Quijote, the 19th-Century Realistic Novel, the Generation of 1898, and the Post-Civil] War. Taught in English.
Note No Spanish Credit for majors and honours students. It is not acceptable as fulfilling the A(ii) requirements.
Study of some of the Spanish romances of chivalry, pastoral, and picaresque novels, didactic writings, and writings of the mystics. Texts include some of the Amadis, and the Diana of Montemayor, Lazarillo de Tormes, selections from the Guzmdn, the Nombres de Cristo, and from San Juan de la Cruz and Santa Teresa.
Fall term
An in-depth study of the Quijote. Required for all honours and majors students. Winter term
Not offered in 1976–77.
Not offered in 1976–77.
Study of Fortunata y Jacinta and two other representative novels of Pérez Galdés.
Winter term
Writing of essays and discussion based on selection themes or topics relating to Spain or Spanish America. Formal grammar and translation are also included.
Prereq: Spanish 251*-252*, Fall term
A continuation of Spanish 351*. Prereq: Spanish 351*, Winter term
A study of the texts of poets representing the major developments of colonial and nineteenth-century poetry. Fall term
A study in depth of major poets and movements since Modernismo.
Fall term
A critical study of Spanish American prose from the Cortés letters to the works of Sarmiento.
Fall term
Acritical study of masterpieces in prose from Sarmiento to the present.
Winter term
A study of selected prose with emphasis on the novel and the philosophical essay.
Fall term
Spanish poetry and drama from Antonio Machado to Juan Ramon Jiménez.
Winter term
Introduction to the origins and development of the Spanish language, with emphasis on phonology and morphology. Required of all honours students. Fall term
Course Descriptions Classics and Romance Languages
Analysis of texts from the 11th to the end of the 15th century. including the Poema de Mio Cid, El libro de buen amor, and La Celestina.
Required of all honours students. Winter term
By arrangement with the Department, an individual student or a small group of students will follow a course of study under the supervision of a faculty member.
Principal stress will be placed on novels dealing with the Mexican Revolution.
Winter term
The works of selected novelists from Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia, principally from the 20th century. Fall term
Selected readings in Peninsular and/or Spanish American literature, from the origins to the present day. List to be distributed on student’s declaration of honours programme. To be tested by the whole section at the end of the 4th year.
Required for all honours students. Winter term
Note 1
By arrangement, 400-level courses in 20th century Peninsular Literature and senior composition and conversation will be taught at Wilfrid Laurier University. Please check Cross-Registration procedures.
Dance Group
Assistant Professor, Chairman of Dance Co-ordinating Committee; Associate Dean, Faculty of Human Kinetics and Leisure Studies W.N. Widmeyer, B.A. (Western Ontario).
B.P.E. (McMaster), M.A. (California)
Dean, Faculty of Human Kinetics and Leisure Studies G. S. Kenyon, B.P.E. (UBC), M.S. Undiana), Ph.D. (N.Y.U.)
Professor, N. J. Ashton, B.Sc. (McGill), M.S. (Michigan)
Assistant Professor R. Priddle, B.P.H.E. (Toronto), M.Sc. (Springfield)
Lecturers
J. Jarvis, B.A. (Toronto)
J. Officer, A.7.C. (R.A.D., London) R. Ryman, B.A. (York)
L. Smith
Instructor _G. Micelli, B.Sc. (Waterloo)
Course Descriptions 237 Dance Group
Undergraduate Course Descriptions
Anoverview of dance as manifest through its earliest forms
_ as an expression of folk culture to its artistic presentation in
comtemporary investigation of perspectives from which dance can be studied. 2 Ars. wk. lect., 2 hrslwk. studio; Fall term
A course leading to an understanding of the broad conceptual framework of movement emphasizing the qualitative nature of movement and its relationship to creative expression.
Prerequisite: Dance 162* or consent of instructor 2hrs.fwk. lect., 2 hrs.fwk. studio; Winter term
This course focuses upon selected compositional theories of major dance artists as examples of the changes in choreographic approach from the 30’s to 70's. Prerequisite: Dance 163* or consent of instructor
2 hrs. fwk. lect., 4 hrs.fwk. studio; Fall term
Historical survey of the development of the classics from elements appearing in the Greek Theatre to the end of the Russian classic period in the early 20th century. Prerequisite: Dance 162* or consent of instructor
2 hrs. wk. lect., 2 hrs./ wk. studio, Fall term
265* 20th Century Ballet: Part 1 (History)
An in depth study of the factors affecting the Ballet in the 20th century from the advent of the Russians in Paris in 1909 to the influence of contemporary dance in recent years.
Prerequisite: Dance 264*
2 hrs. wk. lect., 2 hrs.fwk, tutorial; Fall term
A theoretical and practical study of ballet technique. The course will explore the principles and technique of basic ballet emphasizing movement analysis through Massine Notation.
Prerequisite: Dance 191/192* or consent of instructor
1 hr. lecture, 3 hrs. studio; Fall and Winter terms
A theoretical and practical study of modern dance technique. The course will examine the fundamental principles and technique of modern dance emphasizing movement analysis through Labanotation. Prerequisite: Dance 193/194* or consent of instructor. 1 hr. lecture, 3 hrs. studio; Fall and Winter terms
Dance as an avenue for socio-cultural expression is examined from the perspective of the social sciences. Prerequisites: Soc 101 and Dance 264* or permission of instructor
2 hrs. wk. lect., 2 hrs.fwk. tutorial, Winter term
A comparative study of ethnic dance forms with a particular emphasis on dance style as significant cultural pattern. The course attempts to develop an understanding of the effect of particular ideologies and political systems on the development of a cultural dance form. Prerequisite: Dance 264* or consent of instructor
2 lectures, 2 studio, Winter term
A study integrating the cognitive and perceptual developments in children as they relate to motor development. Primary emphasis is placed on investigating movement experiences suitable for children.
2 Ars. fwk, lect., 2 hrs.fwk. tut., Fall term
This course covers questions about the role of the critic, his audience, his credentials, etc. The course also focuses upon particular dance events, in the studio and on the stage, for the purpose of developing critical faculties ina living context.
Prerequisite: Dance 262*, 265*
2 hrs.lwk. lect., 2 hrs.{wk. studio laboratory.
Winter term
367* 20th Century Ballet: Part 2 (Choreography) Analysis and study of the themes and styles of 20th century ballets and the changing attitudes to the theatre. Consideration is given to the adaptations of the classical idiom to the artistic trends of this century.
Prerequisite: Dance 265*
2 hrs.twk. lect., 2 hrs.fwk. studio, Fall term
This course focuses upon theories of dance as they engender a particular view of art and a particular view of the human body and thus delimit the nature of the created work itself. The nature of a theory is discussed, as is the nature of scientific and aesthetic theories.
Prerequisite: Dance 262*
2 Ars.lwk. lect., 4 hrs. /wk. studio, Winter term
A theoretical and practical study of selected aspects of ballet. The student is asked to draw upon his knowledge of anatomy and basic mechanics in order to better understand and perform ballet movements.
Prerequisite: Dance 272* plus Kin 200* or consent of instructor.
1 hr. lectures and 3 hrs. studio; Fall and Winter terms
Course Descriptions Dance Group
A theoretical and practical study of selected aspects of modern dance. The student is asked to draw upon his knowledge of anatomy and basic mechanics in order to better understand and perform modern dance movements. Prerequisite: Dance 273* plus Kin 200*, or consent of instructor.
I hr. lecture and 3 hrs, studio; Fall and Winter terms
An independent research project on an approved topic, supervised by a faculty member. Required of all students enrolled in Honours Dance, Dance 461* includes an approved design and the completion of the first segment of the paper.
Prerequisite: depending upon the topic selected, the Student is required to achieve at least 60% in appropriate courses. A complete listing is available in the Departmental office.
Dance 462* includes the completion of the project begun in
An examination of current and major issues in dance. Prerequisite: Honours Dance students only, 3 hrs.{wk., Winter term
The concern of this course is the relationships of man to the art products which he fashions. Questions such as, are all people creative? are discussed as is the validity of a distinction between art and life. A phenomenological analysis of dance is presented, discussed, critiqued and evaluated.
Prerequisite: Phil. 100 and two full courses in the dance
For the student who wishes to pursue a particular topic in depth through guided independent research and/or reading. A faculty member must approve a student's project prior to registration. May be repeated in subsequent terms.
Prerequisite: Consent of faculty; Fall and Winter terms
The Faculty of Human Kinetics and Leisure Studies also teaches HKLS 240* Man, Leisure, and Society.