SPN 521

Spanish Literature from the 12th through 15th Centuries (3)
Study of Spanish literature of medieval period from Poema del Cid (12th century) to "Romancero" (15th century). CAS-B-LIT.

SPN 522

16th and 17th Century Spanish Literature (3)

Survey of representative works and genres in the literature of 16th and 17th century Spain. CAS-B-LIT.

SPN 523

Spain: 19th and Early 20th Century Literature and Thought (3)

Study of the major works of poetry, fiction, essay, and theatre from Romanticism through the Generation of 1898. CAS-B-LIT.

SPN 524

20th Century Spanish Literature (3)

Study of Peninsular literature, post-Generation of '98 to present. CAS-B-LIT.

SPN 531

Spanish America: Pre-Independence Period (3)

Survey of major works of poetry and prose from the period of discovery and conquest to independence in the early 19th century. CAS-B-LIT.

SPN 532

Spanish America: 19th Century Literature (3)

Survey of major works of poetry, drama, essay, and prose fiction of the 19th century. CAS-B-LIT.

SPN 533

Spanish America: 20th Century Literature (3)

Survey of major works of poetry, prose, and drama of the 20th century. CAS-B-LIT.

SPN 543

Spanish Phonology and Syntax (3)

Overview of the major theoretical approaches to Spanish phonology and syntax. Phonology includes the study of significant sound contrasts in Spanish, and their distribution and representation, as well as supra segmental elements like syllable structure and stress assignment; syntax analyzes the theoretical basis of Spanish sentence structure. Prerequisite: SPN 312.

SPN 544

Spanish Dialectology (3)

Study of Spanish dialects based on historical and geographic criteria, as well as an introduction to a number of sociolinguistic concepts that will be the study of Spanish social dialectology. Prerequisite: SPN 312.

SPN 545

History of the Spanish Language (3)

History of Spanish language from Classical and Vulgar Latin to the present. Changes in phonology, morphology, syntax, and lexicon. Major characteristics of Spanish dialects and closely related languages. Prerequisite: SPN 312.

SPN 546

Second Language Acquisition: Spanish (3)

A theoretical study of factors influencing first and second language acquisition/learning with a concentration on Spanish. Prerequisite: SPN 312.

SPN 600

Seminar in Spanish Language or Literature (3; maximum 15 toward any degree). Intensive study of selected authors of a selected period or a selected period or a selected linguistic problem. Research and papers.

SPN 670

Practicum in Teaching College Spanish (1).

Introduction to second language learning/teaching theory, methodology, and practice. Supervised teaching, preparation of instructional and testing materials, and practice in evaluation. Readings and bibliographic work in second language learning/teaching theory, practice and research. Required of graduate teaching assistants who teach SPN 101, l02. Prerequisite: graduate standing.

SPN 680

Independent Study (1-6).
Independent study in Spanish literature and language.

SPN 700

Research for Master's Thesis (1-12; minimum 6, maximum 12).