Spanish and Latin American Cultures

2012-2013 Calendar Proof

SPAN

SPANISH AND LATIN AMERICAN CULTURES

Note: See beginning of Section H for abbreviations, course numbers and coding.

SPAN 1013 / The Culture of Spain and Latin America I (Cross Listed: WLCS 1013) / 3 ch (3C) [W]
Spain and Latin America before 1500: Art, Literature, Music and Society. A multimedia approach will be used. Conducted in English. Open to students of all years. No prerequisites.
SPAN 1014 / The Culture of Spain and Latin America II (Cross Listed: WLCS 1014) / 3 ch (3C) [W]
Spain and Latin America after 1500: Art, Literature, Music and Society. A multimedia approach will be used. Conducted in English. Open to students of all years. No prerequisites.
SPAN 1201 / Intensive Spanish l / 3 ch (3C)
Students will acquire and develop listening, oral and writing skills in an intensive cultural immersion setting. Videos, music, dance, cooking and other cultural activities will facilitate the learning process. This course will normally be offered in either the Spring or Summer session, and follows a two-week total immersion format. Closed to students with any knowledge of Spanish.
SPAN 1203 / Introductory Spanish I / 3 ch (3C)
Gives students solid background in the fundamentals of the Spanish language by engaging them in both classroom and computer laboratory settings in communicative use of the four language skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing. Multimedia materials will be used to provide a background in Hispanic culture. Closed to students with any knowledge of Spanish. Prerequisite: No prerequisite.
SPAN 1204 / Introductory Spanish II / 3 ch(3C)
Continuation of SPAN 1203 . Students will build on the materials covered in SPAN 1203 . Emphasis will be placed on improved listening, speaking, reading and writing. Multimedia approach to language and culture will be used. Students will be acquainted with background on Hispanic culture. Prerequisite: SPAN 1203 .
SPAN 1304 / Introductory Spanish II (Business) / 3 ch (3C)
Intended for business students who have successfully completed SPAN 1003 or 1203 . Enhances students' grounding in the basics of Spanish. Presents realistic situations and specialized vocabulary that administration and business professionals need to communicate in the course of their daily work in the Hispanic environment. Students also develop cultural and historical understanding of social etiquette in the Hispanic world. Multimedia materials will be used to provide background in Hispanic culture. Prerequisite: SPAN 1203 . Credit will not be given for both SPAN 1204 and SPAN 1304 .
SPAN 2203 / Intermediate Spanish I / 3 ch (3C)
Intended for students who have successfully completed Spanish Introductory courses. Enhances students' linguistic proficiency, allowing them to handle a variety of social situations. Students also develop cultural and historical understanding of the Hispanic world. By the end of SPAN 2203 students have insight into grammatical structures of the language, are able to sustain a conversation in real life situations and are able to discuss aspects of the Hispanic world. Multimedia materials will be used to provide a background on Hispanic culture. Prerequisite: SPAN 1204 or SPAN 1304 .
SPAN 2204 / Intermediate Spanish II / 3 ch (3C)
A continuation of SPAN 2203 , this course aims to further enhance students’ linguistic proficiency and provide the concrete knowledge of more complex grammatical structures. Prerequisite: SPAN 2203 .
SPAN 2303 / Intermediate Business Spanish / 3 ch (3C)
The main course objective is to continue introducing students to the main requirements for successfully conducting business in Spanish: 1. the cultural and practical aspects of business in Spain and Latin America, and 2. the vocabulary and structures needed to communicate in a business setting. In addition to a basic text, role-playing and case studies, the study of authentic documents will be used to advance both knowledge and skills in areas such as preparing a resume, communicating by phone, fax, letter, matters concerning banking, advertising, marketing and other topics of interest to business institutions as well as the household budget. Prerequisite: SPAN 1204 or SPAN 1304
SPAN 3014 / Latin America Before 1500 (Cross Listed: WLCS 3014) / 3 ch [W]
A survey of pre-Hispanic civilizations of Latin America. Films and other audiovisual materials will be used. This course is also listed under International Development Studies (IDS). Open to students of all years. The course will be offered in English and is open to students who have successfully completed at least 30 credit hours at university level. Students who take this course to fulfill a Major or Honours requirement in Spanish will submit required work in Spanish.
SPAN 3015 / Topics on Latin American Culture (Cross Listed: WLCS 3015) / 3 ch(3C)
Latin America after independence, placing an emphasis on the 20th Century. Films and other audiovisual materials will be used. This course is also listed under International Development Studies (IDS). The course will be offered in English and is open to students who have successfully completed at least 30 credit hours at university level. Students who take this course to fulfill a Major or Honours requirement in Spanish will submit required work in Spanish.
SPAN 3062 / Caribbean and Latin American Women Artists (Cross Listed: WLCS 3062) / 3 ch (3C)
A survey of selected readings of Latin American women writers from the Golden Age to the present. We examine works of Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, Gertrudis Gómez de la Avellaneda, Alfonsina Storni, Gabriela Mistral, Isabel Allende, among others, from a socio-historical perspective. The seminar style course will explore the social conditions of the women in Latin America, issues of women's identity and gender construction. A multimedia approach will be used. The course will be offered in English and is open to students who have completed at least 30 credit hours of university level. Students who take this course to fulfill a Major or Honours in Spanish requirement will submit required work in Spanish.
SPAN 3113 / Social Symbols in Latin American Literature (Cross Listed: WLCS 3113) / 3 ch (3C) [W]
Examines literary characters as social symbols that reflect socio-political realities in selected translated works. Social and historical documents as well as videos and films will be used for purposes of comparison. Students who take this course to fulfill Majors or Honours requirements, will be required to write their papers in Spanish. This course is also listed under International Development Studies (IDS). The course will be offered in English and is open to students who have successfully completed at least 30 credit hours at university level.
SPAN 3202 / Advanced Oral Spanish I / 3 ch (3C)
This course will build vocabulary, increase fluency and enhance the style and fluidity of spoken Spanish through continued development and intensive use of oral Spanish skills. Students who have participated in any Spanish language study abroad program, are native speakers, or who have other immersion experience are not eligible. Prerequisite: SPAN 2204 or permission of the instructor.
SPAN 3203 / Advanced Spanish I: Advanced Grammar / 3 ch (3C)
Intended for students who have successfully completed Intermediate Spanish. The main objective of the course is to improve linguistic competency (acquired by speaking and writing) through the exploration of issues in the contemporary Hispanic world. A variety of language models, including newspapers, magazine articles, interviews and classroom discussions will set the stage for the assimilation of the conversational function of the language. Audio-visual materials will also be used. Prerequisite: SPAN 2204 .
SPAN 3204 / Advanced Spanish II: Conversation and Composition / 3 ch (3C)
Normally taken (as with SPAN 3203 ) with the first literature courses, thus complementing each other in improving the student's written and oral fluency through different types of class participation and assignments. Prerequisite: SPAN 3203 .
SPAN 3205 / Advanced Translation (O) / 3 ch (3C)
Intensive translation from and into colloquial and more formal language for the acquisition of written and translating fluency. Besides the translation of a play from English into Spanish, it includes selections in both languages from the press and other sources, and practice of interpretation. Prerequisite SPAN 2204 .
SPAN 3413 / Survey of Spanish Peninsular Literature I (O) (Cross Listed: WLCS 3413) / 3 ch (3C)
A review with selected readings of the literature of Spain from its earliest periods to the end of the Golden Age. The course will be offered in English and is open to students who have successfully completed at least 30 credit hours at university level. Students who take this course to fulfill a Major or Honours requirement in Spanish will submit required work in Spanish.
SPAN 3414 / Survey of Spanish Peninsular Literature II (O) (Cross Listed: WLCS 3414) / 3 ch (3C)
Examines Spanish Peninsular literature through representative works by major literary figures from Romanticism to the present such as: José de Larra, Pérez Galdós, Unamuno, García Lorca, Laforet, Matute, Benet among others. Literary movements of the period under study will be examined through readings that exemplify the various genres of narrative, drama and poetry. The course will be supported by the use of videos. The course will be offered in English and is open to students who have successfully completed at least 30 credit hours at university level. Students who take this course to fulfill a Major or Honours requirement in Spanish will submit required work in Spanish.
SPAN 3423 / Survey of Spanish American Literature I (O) (Cross Listed: WLCS 3423) / 3 ch (3C)
Studies the development of Spanish American Literature from Columbus to Naturalismo. The course will be offered in English and is open to students who have successfully completed at least 30 credit hours at university level. Students who take this course to fulfill a Major or Honours requirement in Spanish will submit required work in Spanish.
SPAN 3424 / Survey of Spanish American Literature II (O) (Cross Listed: WLCS 3424) / 3 ch (3C)
Studies the development of contemporary Spanish American Literature. The course will be offered in English and is open to students who have successfully completed at least 30 credit hours at university level. Students who take this course to fulfill a Major or Honours requirement will submit required work in Spanish.
SPAN 3455 / Latin American Cinema (O) (Cross-listed WLCS 3455) / 3 ch (3C)
This course will provide students with a background in Latin American cinema, emphasizing the most productive centres such as Mexico (Paul Leduc, María Novaro, Alejandro González Iñárritu, Guillermo Del Toro), Cuba (Tomás Gutiérrez Alea, Sara Gómez, Fernando Pérez), Brazil (Walter Salles, Hector Babenco) and Argentina (María Luisa Bemberg, Fernando Solanas, Eliseo Subiela, Lucrecia Martel). Equal emphasis will be placed both on cinematographic and thematic analysis of the cinema, and, when appropriate, cultural and historic context will be provided. Films will be screened previous to class (most often with subtitles) and will be analyzed and discussed in class. The course will be offered in English and is open to students who have successfully completed at least 30 credit hours at university level. Students taking this course to fulfill a Major or Honours requirement in Spanish will submit required work in Spanish.
SPAN 3456 / The Cinema of Spain (O) (Cross-listed WLCS 3456) / 3 ch (3C)
This course will provide the students with a background in Spanish cinema, emphasizing the most productive eras such as the Surrealist Movement and the Movida of the 1980s. Films to be studied include those of directors such as Luis Buñuel, Pedro Almodóvar, Alejandro Amenabar, Elías Querejeta, Mario Camus, Bigas Luna, Carlos Saura, Victor Erice, Laura Mañá, and Iciar Bollaín. Equal emphasis will be placed both on cinematographic and thematic analysis of the cinema, and, when appropriate, cultural and historic context will be provided. Films will be screened previous to class (most often with subtitles) and will be analyzed and discussed in class. The course will be offered in English and is open to students who have successfully completed at least 30 credit hours at university level. Students taking this course to fulfill a Major or Honours requirement in Spanish will submit required work in Spanish.
SPAN 3563 / Directed Study Major / 3 ch (3C)
A reading and research course for Spanish Honours students in order to meet special needs and interests in one of the areas of study offered in the Department. By arrangement. Prerequisite: Departmental approval.
SPAN 3564 / Directed Study Major / 3 ch (3C)
A reading and research course for Spanish Honours students in order to meet special needs and interests in one of the areas of study offered in the Department. By arrangement. Prerequisite: Departmental approval.
SPAN 3774 / Spanish Literature of the 20th Century (O) (Cross Listed: WLCS 3774) / 3 ch (3C)
A discussion of major Spanish contemporary authors. The course will be offered in English and is open to students who have successfully completed at least 30 credit hours at university level. Students who take this course to fulfill a Major or Honours requirement in Spanish will submit required work in Spanish.
SPAN 3903 / Background of Spanish Culture (O) (Cross Listed: WLCS 3903) / 3 ch (3C)
A chronological examination of the forces that have shaped Spanish culture. Studies the major historical periods and their characteristics from prehistoric caves of Altamira, through medieval Arab Spain, the voyages of discovery from 1492, Golden Age, Generation of 1898 to the present. The cultural components include: every day experiences and value systems that shaped national identity, history of the family, perceptions of race and gender and divorce in Catholic Spain. A wide variety of sources will be used: the Internet, videos, music and magazine articles. The course will be offered in English and is open to students who have successfully completed at least 30 credit hours at university level. Students who take this course to fulfill a Major or Honours requirement in Spanish will submit required work in Spanish.