2002-2003 Undergraduate Catalog
Indiana, Pennsylvania 15705
Spanish
Credit designation at right of title is expressed in (c) class hours per week, (l) lab or (d) discussion section hours per week, and (sh) semester hours of credit per semester.
SPAN: Spanish
Department of Spanish and Classical Languages
College of Humanities and Social Sciences
4c-0l-4sh
For beginning students. Primary emphasis is on aural/oral skills. Students will learn to converse and ask questions in simple present time and become acquainted with location of Hispanic populations and elements of their daily lives. Attendance is required.
SPAN 102 Elementary Spanish II
4c-0l-4sh
A continuation of SPAN 101. Students will learn to express past and future time. They will continue to learn about Hispanic countries and their cultures. Attendance is required.
SPAN 121 Spanish for Health Care Professionals I
3c-0l-3sh
For beginning students in nursing and other health-related programs. Primary emphasis is on aural/oral skills. Students will learn to converse and ask questions related to health care settings in simple present time and near future. They will also become acquainted with Hispanic populations and elements of their daily lives. Class and language lab attendance are required. A student may receive credit for only one course from SPAN 101, 111, 121, or 131.
SPAN 122 Spanish for Health Care Professionals II
3c-0l-3sh
Prerequisite: SPAN 121 or equivalent
A continuation of SPAN 121 for students in nursing and other health-related programs. Primary emphasis is on aural/oral skills. Students will learn to express past and future time in health care settings. They will read articles about medical issues and short stories which concern health care themes in Hispanic cultures. Class and language lab attendance are required. A student may receive credit for only one course from SPAN 102, 122, 132, or 211.
SPAN 131 Spanish for the Hospitality Industry I
3c-0l-3sh
Similar to SPAN 101 but with a special emphasis on the vocabulary and structures used in the hospitality industry: hotel and restaurant management, tourism, and marketing. Class and language lab attendance is required. A student may receive credit for only one course from SPAN 101, 111, 121, or 131.
SPAN 132 Spanish for the Hospitality Industry II
3c-0l-3sh
Prerequisite: SPAN 131 or equivalent
Similar to SPAN 102 but with a special emphasis on the vocabulary and structures used in the hospitality industry: hotel and restaurant management, tourism, and marketing. Class and language lab attendance is required. A student may receive credit for only one course from SPAN 102, 122, 132, or 211.
4c-0l-4sh
Prerequisite: SPAN 102 or equivalent
A continuation of previous work on listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills. Students will learn to function in everyday situations, expressing opinions and doubts, and narrating and describing in present, past, and future time. Exposure to cultural concepts through literary readings. Liberal Studies credit is given.
SPAN 221 Intermediate Spanish Conversation
3c-0l-3sh
Prerequisite: SPAN 201 or equivalent
Intensive work on oral communication skills with emphasis on vocabulary building, pronunciation, and discourse strategies. Required for all majors and minors.
SPAN 222 Intermediate Spanish Conversation-Business
3c-0l-3sh
Prerequisite: SPAN 201 or equivalent
Same as SPAN 221 but with a special emphasis on the vocabulary and structures used in the business world. Substitutes for SPAN 221.
SPAN 223 Intermediate Spanish Conversation-Criminology
3c-0l-3sh
Prerequisite: SPAN 201 or equivalent
Same as SPAN 221 but with a special emphasis on the vocabulary and structures used in law enforcement and criminal justice. Substitutes for SPAN 221.
SPAN 230 Intermediate Spanish Composition
3c-0l-3sh
Prerequisite: SPAN 221 or concurrent registration
Intensive practice in written expression in Spanish. Both communicative and structural skills are stressed. Taught in Spanish. Required for all majors and minors. Approved to meet the Liberal Studies requirement for a writing-intensive course for majors.
3c-0l-3sh
Prerequisites: SPAN 201 or equivalent and participation in the Mexico Summer Study Abroad Program
Taught in Mexico as part of the study abroad program, introduces students to the contemporary culture of the largest Spanish-speaking country in the world. A historical perspective is provided within which to understand current phenomena. Textbook readings are supplemented with readings from literary works and current periodicals. Students will gain firsthand experience both through field trips and by living with a Mexican family. Taught in Spanish.
SPAN 260 Introduction to Hispanic Literature
3c-0l-3sh
Prerequisite: SPAN 230 or equivalent
A prerequisite for any 300- or 400-level course in Hispanic literatures. Designed to provide students with the tools necessary for developing literary competence, the course combines a study of literary genres and analysis with an introduction to the literatures of Spain and Spanish America. Taught in Spanish. Required for all majors and minors.
var-1-3sh
Prerequisite: As appropriate to course content
Special topics are offered on an experimental or temporary basis to explore topics that are not included in the established curriculum. A given topic may be offered under any special topic identity no more than three times. Special topics numbered 281 are offered primarily for lower-level undergraduate students.
SPAN 290 Spanish for Elementary Teaching
3c-0l-3sh
Prerequisite: SPAN 201 or equivalent oral proficiency rating. For students enrolled in the FLISET Program
Designed for Elementary Education/Early Childhood majors who are completing the FLISET Program. The purpose is to increase the students’ proficiency in Spanish and to prepare them for an internship in an elementary school abroad. An emphasis is placed on vocabulary acquisition and on strengthening of listening and speaking abilities in Spanish. Through in-class interaction and practice in the language laboratory, students improve their linguistic skills, learn the language necessary for dealing with elementary-age children, and acquire basic vocabulary for teaching the content areas of the elementary school curriculum.
SPAN 321 Advanced Spanish Conversation
3c-0l-3sh
Prerequisite: SPAN 230 or equivalent
Extensive practice in oral communication skills. An emphasis is placed on developing fluency in speaking over a wide range of topic areas. Required for all majors and minors.
SPAN 340 Hispanic Civilization Through the Nineteenth Century
3c-0l-3sh
Prerequisite: SPAN 230 or equivalent
An introduction to the significant aspects of the culture of both Spain and Spanish America. Elements for explanation and discussion are drawn from artistic, literary, religious, geographic, social, and political manifestations of Hispanic culture as these have revealed themselves through the nineteenth century. Taught in Spanish. Required for all majors and minors.
SPAN 342 Twentieth-Century Spanish Civilization and Culture
3c-0l-3sh
Prerequisite: SPAN 230 or equivalent
An analysis of the major cultural trends in twentieth-century Spain as they relate to its current problems, aspirations, and values. Elements for explanation and discussion are drawn from artistic, literary, religious, geographic, social, and political manifestations. Taught in Spanish; offered alternate years. (May not duplicate credit for SPAN 382 taken in Valladolid)
SPAN 344 Twentieth-Century Spanish-American Civilization and Culture
3c-0l-3sh
Prerequisite: SPAN 230 or equivalent
An analysis of the major cultural trends in twentieth-century Spanish America as they relate to its position in the world. Elements for explanation and discussion are drawn from artistic, literary, religious, geographic, social, and political manifestations, including indigenous cultural influences. Taught in Spanish; offered alternate years.
SPAN 353 Spanish Phonetics and Phonemics
3c-0l-3sh
An introduction to the phonological study of the sounds and training in pronunciation. The student will learn the theoretical basis for understanding the Spanish sound system and will perfect pronunciation through classroom practice and tapings. Taught in Spanish. Required for Spanish Education majors; highly suggested for Spanish majors.
3c-0l-3sh
Prerequisite: SPAN 230 or equivalent
Designed especially for majors in Spanish for International Trade, this course has three focuses: it teaches students how to do business communications in Spanish; it teaches the vocabulary necessary for dealing with all aspects of trade and commerce; and it introduces students to the special concerns and practices of business in the Spanish-speaking world. Taught in Spanish.
SPAN 362 Survey of Peninsular Literature
3c-0l-3sh
Prerequisite: SPAN 260 or permission
Designed to introduce students to a careful and critical reading of literary texts from Spain read either in their entirety or in select passages. Taught in Spanish; offered alternate years.
SPAN 364 Survey of Spanish-American Literature
3c‑0l‑3sh
Prerequisite: SPAN 260 or permission
Designed to introduce students to a careful and critical reading of Spanish-American literary texts read either in their entirety or in select passages. Taught in Spanish; offered alternate years.
SPAN 382-389 Pennsylvania-Valladolid Program
18sh
Prerequisites: SPAN 230 and 260 or permission
Contact chairperson, Department of Spanish and Classical Languages. Courses taken in Valladolid include the SPAN 382-389 and SPAN 482 (3sh). Descriptions below.
3sh
Prerequisites: SPAN 230 and 260 or permission
Gives the student a general view of Spain today in the areas of society, economy, and political institutions. (See SPAN 342)
SPAN 383 Geography and History of Spain
3sh
Prerequisites: SPAN 230 and 260 or permission
Students will be introduced to a panorama of Spanish physical, social, and economic geography, including the recent autonomic division of the country and the communication among the autonomies. Students will also review the history of Spain from the fifteenth century to the present with special emphasis on today’s Spanish institutions.
SPAN 384 History of Spanish Art
3sh
Prerequisites: SPAN 230 and 260 or permission
Students will be exposed to the richness of art in the Iberian Peninsula and in particular in the area of Madrid and Castilla-Leon. They will study the evolution of Spanish art in history, giving more emphasis to contemporary tendencies.
SPAN 385 Survey of Spanish Literature
3sh
Prerequisites: SPAN 230 and 260 or permission
Students will be introduced to a general study of Spanish literature from its origin to the present time and will learn to appreciate and analyze the different literary genres. An emphasis will be placed on twentieth-century literature.
SPAN 389 Theory and Practice of Spanish Language
3sh
Prerequisites: SPAN 230 and 260 or permission
Students will be introduced to Spanish syntax, morphology, and the Spanish language lexicon. They will be introduced to familiar and formal conversation and to idiomatic expressions used in everyday situations.
SPAN 390 Teaching of Elementary Content Through the Spanish Language
3c-0l-3sh
Prerequisites: Passage of a language proficiency examination and permission of the instructor
The student will study current theories of language acquisition processes in children and will develop foreign language instructional objectives and activities which integrate language and cultural learning with the content areas of the elementary school curriculum. Through hands-on practice, the student will develop techniques for teaching functional language, planning lessons, testing language skills, setting curricular objectives, and selecting/designing materials appropriate to the needs and interests of elementary school foreign language learners.
SPAN 400 History of the Spanish Language
3c-0l-3sh
Prerequisite: SPAN 230 or equivalent
Traces phonological, morphological, lexical, and syntactical evolution of Castilian dialect from its origins in vulgar Latin through its development, perfection, and ultimate recognition as the official language of Spain and Spanish America. Places Castilian linguistically with relation to other Romance languages and considers features peculiar to Spanish of Latin America. Taught in Spanish.
SPAN 402 Translation and Interpretation
3c-0l-3sh
Prerequisites: SPAN 230 and 321
Fundamental translation skills for use in business and industry as well as in academic and popular fields.
3c-0l-3sh
Prerequisite: SPAN 230
An introduction to Spanish linguistics for students who have had no previous experience in linguistics. Students will study the application of areas such as phonology, morphology, syntax, and semantics and will explore issues in psycholinguistics and sociolinguistics. Taught in Spanish.
SPAN 404 Advanced Spanish Grammar
3c-0l-3sh
Prerequisites: SPAN 221 or equivalent and SPAN 230 and senior standing or departmental permission
An in-depth study of Spanish syntax and morphology. Taught in Spanish. Required for all majors.
3c-0l-3sh
Prerequisite: SPAN 260 or permission
Reading and discussion of various medieval genres: brief prose narrative, epic, lyric, and didactic poetry, prose, and medieval drama. Taught in Spanish; offered in four-year rotation.
SPAN 411 Golden Age Literature
3c-0l-3sh
Prerequisite: SPAN 260 or permission
An analysis of themes, motifs, and stylistic devices of Spanish poetry, novel, and theater of the Renaissance and Baroque. Taught in Spanish; offered in four-year rotation.
SPAN 412 The Spanish Novel of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries
3c-0l-3sh
Prerequisite: SPAN 260 or permission
An analysis of selected novels from three major periods: the nineteenth century, the Generation of 1898, and the post Civil War. Taught in Spanish; offered in four-year rotation.
SPAN 413 Spanish Poetry of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries
3c-0l-3sh
Prerequisite: SPAN 260 or permission
The study and analysis of lyric poetry in Spain from nineteenth-century poetry through modernism and its evolution to the present. Taught in Spanish; offered in four-year rotation.
SPAN 420 Modern Hispanic Theater
3c-0l-3sh
Prerequisite: SPAN 260 or permission
The study and analysis of modern dramatic works from Spain and Spanish America. Particular emphasis will be given to the representational aspect of the works. Taught in Spanish; offered in four-year rotation.
SPAN 421 Modern Hispanic Short Story
3c-0l-3sh
Prerequisite: SPAN 260 or permission
The critical analysis of short stories by Spanish and Spanish-American authors. Taught in Spanish; offered in four-year rotation.
SPAN 430 Twentieth-Century Spanish-American Prose
3c-0l-3sh
Prerequisite: SPAN 260 or permission
Traces literary expressions from the turn of the century to the present in the major prose expressions of the essay, the short story, and the novel. Taught in Spanish; offered in four-year rotation.
SPAN 431 Spanish-American Poetry
3c-0l-3sh
Prerequisite: SPAN 260 or permission
A study of Spanish American poetry from its early manifestations through modernism, post-modernism, and avant-garde. Taught in Spanish; offered in four-year rotation.
2c-0l-2sh
Prerequisite: SPAN 321 or equivalent
Extensive work on the development of speaking skills at the "Advanced Low" level of oral proficiency, as defined in the Speaking Guidelines developed by the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages. Focuses on paragraph-length discourse and narration and description in present, past, and future time frames within a variety of topics and contexts.
var-l-3sh
Prerequisite: As appropriate to course content
Special topics courses are offered on an experimental or temporary basis to explore topics that are not included in the established curriculum. A given topic may be offered under any special topic identity no more than three times. Special topics numbered 481 are primarily for upper-level undergraduate students.
var-1-6sh
Prerequisite: Prior approval through advisor, faculty member, department chairperson, dean, and Provost’s Office
An opportunity to engage in an in-depth analysis of some topic dealing with the Spanish language and culture through consultation with a faculty member. Approval is based on academic appropriateness and availability of resources.
var-3-12sh
Prerequisite: One semester of study in a Spanish-speaking country
A supervised field experience in any Spanish-speaking area of the world with approved public agencies and institutions or private firms, no longer than one semester and no less than one month. Positions will be matched as closely as possible with the intern’s personal interests and professional goals. For more information contact the Spanish and Classical Languages Department. Maximum of 6sh can be applied toward a major.
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