34 courses in the 1994–95 Undergraduate Calendar, read from the scanned original. The text comes from OCR, so check the scanned page before relying on a detail.
Undergraduate Officer M. Gutiérrez, ML 209, ext. 3658
Courses not offered in the current academic year are listed at the end of this section.
Students with a knowledge of Spanish not acquired in an academic institution must write a placement test before registering in a language course.
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.
For students with no previous knowledge of Spanish
Cannot be taken concurrently with
A continuation of SPAN 101. Prereq: SPAN 101 or consent of Department (WLU SP101/152-40)
Course Descriptions Spanish
For students with some knowledge of Spanish. Seeks to reinforce the language, both oral and written, through selected texts and grammar review. Language laboratory also used to increase understanding and speaking skills. Prereq: SPAN 102 or consent of Department (WLU SP121/171-30)
A continuation of SPAN 201A Prereq: SPAN 201A or consent of Department (WLU SP'122/172-03)
Readings of major authors and study of the main literary trends from the middle ages to the 18th century.
Offered at WLU
Prereq: SPAN 2018
(WLU SP205/255-30)
A continuation of SPAN 205 front the 18th.
century 20 the present. Offered at WLU Prereg: SPAN 205 (WLU SP206/256-03)
A survey of the geography, history and problems of Latin America from pre- Columbian times to the present. Taught in English (WLU SP223/273-30)
A survey of the literature, art and music of Latin America from pre-Columbian times to the present.
Taught in English
(WLU SP233/283-03)
16:145
This course is an introduction to Latin American literature and will cover the most significant works from the conquest to the 19th century. The course also aims to introduce the student to literary analysis and, therefore, particular attention will be paid to the question of genre, terminology, literary movements and textual analysis. Prereq: SPAN 2018 (WLU SP208/258-30)
This course is a continuation of SPAN 227 and will study the period beginning with Modernismo (c. 1880) to the present day. Works of succh renowned authors as Neruda, Borges and Garcia Marquez will form part of. the material taught in this course. The3 approach will be similar to SPAN 227. with special emphasis on textual anialysis.
Prereq:, SPAN 227 .
(WLU $P209/259-03)
Intensive language study with the follow- ING-Qpjecti ves: to reinforce the study of OF aj and Grammatical skills, with emphasis ©.n creative compositions, oral presenta- ‘ions, ClaSg discussions and skilfull
anslatiors.
Prereq: SPAN 2018 or consent of ent (Yi SP211/261-30)
SN 251B W 3C 0.5 Composition and Conversation 2 A continuation of SPAN 251A.
Prereq: SPAN 251A
(WLU SP212/262-03)
Selected stories from outstanding writers in Spain, primarily of the 20th century. The chosen authors are representative of the most significant literary movements of the 19th and 20th centuries. Among the authors studied are V. Blasco Ibafiez, Miguel de Unamuno, Pio Baroja, Azorin, Gabrie{ Miro, Camilo Jése Cela, Carmen Laforet, Miguel Delibes, Ignacio Aldecoa, Ana Maria Matute, Carmen Martin Gaite, Max Aub.
(WLU SP204/254-3)
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An in-depth analysis of the works of Lépez-Rubio, Casona, Mihura, J.R. Jiménez, Salinas, D. Alonso, Aleixandre, et af, with emphasis on the works of Buero, Sastre and Garcia Lorca.
Offered at WLU
Prereq: SPAN 206
(WLU SP324/474-20)
Influences on the novel and Herary tendencies, with stress on Cela, Matute, Laforet, Angel de Lera and Carlos Rojas.
Offered at WLU
Prereq: SPAN 206
(WLU SP3257/473-02)
A general introduction to sixteenth- and seventeenth-century Spanish literzture, with detailed study of representative works by Cervantes, Lope de Vega, Tirso de Molina, Ruiz de Alarcén and Caiderén. Prereq: SPAN 206 (WLU SP206/256-03)
A study in-depth of major poets and movements from Modemism to Vangurdisn, post-Vanguardism and Surrealism Exampies of the poets studied in (* course are Rubén Dario, Ramon L@Z Velarde, Gabriela Mistral, César Vafk, Nicolas Guillén, Pablo Neruda, Octavio Paz, among others.
Prereq: SPAN 228
(WLU SP319/469-20)
By special arrangements, an individual student or a small group of students will filow a course of study under the supervision of a faculty member.
(WLU SP317/467-20)
This course is aimed at intense development of written and oral skills. Written assignments emphasize grammatical style and structure; oral class conversations are based on selected themes or topics relating to Spain and Latin America.
Offered at WLU
Prereq: SPAN 251B
(WLU SP212/262-03)
Course Descriptions Spanish
A continuation of SPAN 351A. Offered at WLU Prereq: SPAN 351A (WLU SP302/352-02)
A study of the most important dramatists of Latin America. Particular attention will be paid to the political, historical, cultural and esthetic context which inform the works studied.
Prereq: SPAN 206 or 228
(WLU SP206/256-03 or 209/256-03)
Origin and development from pre-Roman times through vulgar Latin to old Spanish and thence to modem Spanish. Basic sound and grammatical changes as weil as word order and vocabulary.
Prereq: SPAN 351B
(WLU SP312/462-20)
This course will trace the development of the novel in Mexico through its most prominent and represenative authors. Azuela’s Los de abajo, Rulfo’s Pedro Paramo and Fuentes’ La muerte de Artemio Cruz will be analyzed. These works will be approached both as an art form and as a social document, and will be examined within a broad cultural context. Prereq: SPAN 228 (WLU SP328/478)
Not offered in 1994–95.
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Not offered in 1994–95.
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Not offered in 1994–95.
Not offered in 1994–95.
Not offered in 1994–95.
Not offered in 1994–95.