SPAN 101 Introduction to SpanishF,W 3C,D1L 0.5
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.
Spanish (SPAN)
31 courses in the 1977–78 Undergraduate Calendar, read from the scanned original. The text comes from OCR, so check the scanned page before relying on a detail.
SPAN 102 Introduction to SpanishW,F 3C,01L 0.5
A continuation of Spanish 101
Prereq: Span 101 or consent of Division.
SPAN 111 Conversational SpanishF 3D,2L 0.5
Intensive oral and aural training with particular emphasis on comprehension and speaking. intended for students with no knowledge of Spanish. Limited toa maximum of 20 students.
SPAN 115 Reading SpanishF 3C,D0 0.5
Elementary course, taught in English, designed for rapid and adequate reading knowledge of Spanish. Basic elements of sentence structure. Reading passages from academic and other fields are studied according to personal interest. Not for spoken Spanish.
SPAN 116 Reading SpanishW 3C,D 0.5
A continuation and completion of the work begun in Spanish 115.
Prereq: Span 115
SPAN 191 Intermediate SpanishF 3C,D1L 0.5
For students with some knowledge of Spanish. Seeks to reinforce the language, both oral and written, through selections from literary works and grammar review. Language laboratory also used to increase under- ‘standing and speaking skills. Prereq: Span 101/102 or Grade 13 Spanish
+Students wishing to enrol will be required to take the Spanish Language Placement Test administered by the division at the beginning of the Fall term. This test is designed to assist the student in finding the language course level best suited to his/her needs. The Division reserves the right to refuse admission to any of its language courses on any level to a student who has, in the Division’s view, attained a level of competence either inferior or superior to the levels of competence outlined in each course description.
Course Descriptions
Classics and Romance Languages
Spani92° W 3C,D1iL 5 Intermediate Spanish
A continuation of Spanish 191
Prereq: Span 191 or consent of Division
SPAN 210 Spanish CivilizationY 3C,D 1.0
A study in English of the main historical and cultural currents in Spain and Spanish America. No knowledge of Spanish is required. Satisfies A(ii) requirements.
SPAN 213 Commercial SpanishF 3C,D 0.5
How to compose a business letter in Spanish. Basic. commercial vocabulary. Examination of the situation of foreign businesses in Spanish America today.
Prereq: Permission of the instructor
SPAN 251 Composition and ConversationF 3C,D 0.5
Intensive language study based on literary texts, including grammar, syntax, structure. Essay writing, speeches, discussion.
Prereq: Span 191/192 or permission of Division
SPAN 252 Composition and ConversationW 3C,D 0.5
A continuation of Spanish 251, Prereq: Span 251
SPAN 255 Survey of Spanish LiteratureF 3C,D 0.5
A brief survey of Peninsular Spanish literature from the Poema de Mio Cid to the present.
Prereq: Span 191/192
tRequired of all majors and honours students. Prereq. to all 3rd-and 4th-year courses.
SPAN 256 Survey of Spanish American LiteratureW 3C,D 0.5
A survey of literary trends and most significant works from the Conquest to the present.
Prereq: Span 191/192
tRequired of all majors and honours students. Prereq. to all 3rd-and 4th-year courses.
SPAN 265 The Spanish Short StoryF 2C,D 0.5
Selected stories from outstanding writers in Spain, primarily of the 20th century.
SPAN 266 The Spanish American Short StoryW 2CD 0.5
Selected stories from outstanding writers in Spanish America of the 19th and 20th centuries.
SPAN 317 Verse and Drama of the Golden AgeF 3C,D 5 :
A study of one verse drama each of Lope de Vega, Tirso de Molina, and Calderon de la Barca; also outstanding sonnets of the period by Garcilaso, Herrera, Gongora, Lope and Quevedo.
SPAN 318 Prose Fiction of the Golden Age with ParticularW 3C,D 0.5
Reference to Cervantes.
A study of short selections from Amadis de Gaula, the Diana of Montemayor, Lazarillo de Tormes, and Guzman
de Alfarache, which will provide a background for Don
Quixote in the second half of the course. +tRequired of all majors and honours students.
SPAN 331 - The Spanish Novel in TranslationF 2R 0.5
Astudy of the Peninsular novel including the picaresque, Don Quixote, 19th-century realistic novel, Generation of 1898, and the post-Spanish Civil War. . Taught in English. + No Spanish Credit for majors and honours students. It is not acceptable as fulfilling the A(ii) requirements, but satisfies A(iii) requirements.
SPAN 332 Contemporary Spanish American Fiction in TranslationW 2R 0.5
A study of some of the novels and short stories of the outstanding writers of South America: Borges, Garcia Marquez, Fuentes, Rulfo, Cortazar, Vargas Llosa, Asturias.
Taught in English.
+ No Spanish Credit for majors and honours students. It.
is not acceptable as fulfilling the A(ii) requirements, but satisfies A(iii) requirements.
SPAN 341 Romantic Drama and Poetry in SpainF 2R 0.5
Astudy of the most important dramatists and poets of the romantic literature of the 19th century, including Rivas, Zorrilla, Espronceda, and Bécquer.
SPAN 342 The Spanish Novel of the 19th CenturyW 2R 0.5
Costumbrismo, romanticism, realism and naturalism in the Peninsular novel of the past century, including Alarcon, Valera, Pereda, and Pardo Bazan.
SPAN 343 GaiddsF 2R 0.5
A study of Pérez Galdds’ Fortunata y Jacinta, equivalent to three novels in length, and two other representative novels.
Course Descriptions 265 Classics and Romance Languages
SPAN 351 Advanced Composition and Conversation °F 2D 0.5
Writing of essays and discussion based on selected themes or topics relating to Spain or Spanish America. Prereq: Span 251/252
SPAN 352 Advanced Composition and ConversationW 2CD 0.5
A continuation of Span351
Prereq: Span351
SPAN 385 Spanish American Poetry from the Conquest to ModernismF 2C,D 0.5
A study of the texts of poets representing the major developments of colonial and 19th-century poetry.
Span3s6 W 2CD0 $5
Modern Spanish American Poetry
A study in depth of major poets and movements since Modernism.
SPAN 395 Spanish American ProseF 2C,D 0.5
A critical study of Spanish American prose from the Cortés letters to the works of Sarmiento.
SPAN 396 Recent Spanish American ProseW 2C,D 0.5
A critical study of masterpieces in prose from Sarmiento to the present.
SPAN 417 Prose and Poetry of the Generation of°98 and FollowersF 2R 0.5
A study of selected prose and poetry with emphasis on Unamuno, Ortega y Gasset, Antonio Machado, Juan Ramon Jiménez.
SPAN 444 Medieval Spanish
Listed without a description.
SPAN 490 Senior Tutorials-494 2T 5
By arrangement with the Division, an individual student orasmall group of students will follow a course of study under the supervision of a faculty member.
SPAN 495 The Novel in MexicoF 2C,D 0.5
Principal stress will be placed on novels dealing with the Mexican Revolution.
Classics and Romance Languages
SPAN 496 The Novel [n the Andean CountriesW 2CD 0.5
The works of selected novelists from Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia, principally from the 20th century.
Span498 WR 5
Senior Honours Reading Course
Selected readings in Peninsular and/or Spanish American literature from the origins to the present day. List distributed on student’s declaration of honours programme. Tested by the whole Division at the end of the 4th year.
tRequired of all honours students.
+ By arrangement, most 400-level courses in 20th-century ‘Peninsular literature, and senior composition and conversation will be taught at Wilfrid Laurier University. Medieval Spanish will be taught in alternate years 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, BA (Western Ontario), BPE (McMaster).
MA (California), PhD (lilinois)
Dean, Faculty of Human Kinetics and Leisure Studies G.S. Kenyon, BPE (UBC), MS (Indiana), PhD (NYU)
Professor N. J. Ashton, BSc (McGill), MS (Michigan)
Assistant Professor
R. Priddle, BPHE (Toronto), MSc (Springfield), MA (Waterloo)
J. Officer, ARAD (Adu + ATC) (London)
Lecturers R. Ryman, BA (York), MA (York) L.Smith
Instructor
J. Jarvis, BA (Toronto)
G. Micelli, BSc (Waterfoo) H. Olsin, BA (California)
Course Descriptions 267 Dance Group
Undergraduate Course Descriptions