Course Descriptions
1341. Spanish I (1415) 3 hours
Introduction to the language through the development of language skills
and structural analysis. Includes an introduction to Spanish and Latin
American culture. Students should be able to communicate basic needs in
the Spanish language.
1342. Spanish II (1416) 3 hours
A continuation of SPN 1341, this course focuses on the development of
language skills, structural analysis, and Spanish and Latin American
culture. Students should be able to communicate and interact properly
with native speakers of Spanish in a natural situation.
2313. Intermediate Spanish I 3 hours
Prerequisite: SPN 1342 or the equivalent
Grammar review and readings.
2314. Intermediate Spanish II 3 hours
Prerequisite: SPN 2313
Grammar review and readings.
2341. Colloquium in Medical Spanish 3 hours
Prerequisite: SPN 1341, 1342, 2313, 2314, or the equivalent
Designed to facilitate fluency through expanded oral language practice.
3301. Survey of Spanish Literature 3 hours
Prerequisite: SPN 3322 or consent of instructor
Representative Spanish literature from the medieval period to the present.
3301H. Survey of Spanish Literature 3 hours
Prerequisite: SPN 1342, 1342, 2313, 2314, or the equivalent
and acceptance in the Spanish Department Honors Program
This survey course is designed to introduce the student to important authors and literary currents of Spain, to give them practice in reading essays, poetry, dramas, and fictions written in Castilian Spanish, and to direct them toward applying critical/analytical literary concepts to the readings. Upon completion of this course, students should be able to discuss the works read in class form the following critical perspectives: narrative point of view, plot development, characterization, language, themes, style, structure, and tone. In addition, the student will be able to identify and discuss characteristics, authors, and works of the following literary currents in Spain: neoclasicismo, Romanticismo, naturalismo, modernismo, and La generacion del '98.
3305. Children's Literature in Spanish 3 hours
Survey of children's literature in Spanish with emphasis on selection and use of materials and storytelling. This course includes fundamental pedagogical methods for future teachers.
3311. Survey of Spanish-American Literature 3 hours
Prerequisite: SPN 1342, 1342, 2313, 2314, or the equivalent
Representative Spanish-American literature from the pre-Colombian period
to the present.
3311. Survey of Spanish-American Literature 3 hours
Prerequisite: SPN 1342, 1342, 2313, 2314, or the equivalent and acceptance in the Spanish Department Honors Program
As part of the Wesleyan Honors Program, the literature course offers students the opportunity to study more in depth representative Spanish-American literature for the Pre-Columbia period to the present.
3315. Hispanic History and Culture 3 hours
Prerequisite: consent of instructor
Selected readings in the history, culture, and language of Hispanic peoples.
The course is junior level and reading texts are in Spanish.
3322. Advanced Grammar and Spanish Composition I 3 hours
Prerequisite: SPN 2314 or equivalent
This course is designed to master grammar and syntax.
3324. Advanced Grammar and Composition for Native Speakers 3 hours
Prerequisite: SPN 2314 or the equivalent
This course is designed for students for whom Spanish is a first language to master grammar and syntax.
3326. Commercial Spanish 3 hours
Prerequisite: SPN 2314 or the equivalent
Acquisition of business Spanish used in commercial transactions. Emphasis is on business letters, practices, vocabulary, and conversation.
4301. Spanish Seminar 3 hours
Prerequisite: consent of instructor
Offers the student the opportunity to select an advanced-level area of study
exclusive of those offered in other Spanish courses. May be repeated once
for credit with consent of instructor.
4302. Special Topics in Spanish Literature 3 hours
Prerequisite: SPN 3301
An in-depth exploration of special topics in the field of Spanish literature,
such as Spanish Women Writers: 1900-Present; Post-Civil War Literature;
Modernismo and the “Generation of ‘98”; Spanish Romanticism; and the
Picaresque Novel.
4303. Special Topics in Spanish-American Literature 3 hours
Prerequisite: SPN 3311
An in-depth exploration of special topics in the field of Spanish American
literature, such as the Twentieth-Century Latin American Novel;
Indigenismo to Magic Realism; Women Writers of Latin America; Latin
American Theater; the Novel of Latin American Social Romanticism; and
the Twentieth-Century Latin American Short Story.
4330. Spanish Certification Review 3 hours
Prerequisite: senior standing
The course is designed to review the content area information required for the Spanish TExES exam and the Spanish version of TOPT. This course is divided into two major portions: 1) a review of all content area major courses, and 2) language proficiency reviews for TExES and TOPT practice exams. This is pass/fail class.
4369. Hispanic American Literature 3 hours
Prerequisite: SPN 1342, 1342, 2313, 2314, or the equivalent
This course explores the literature of Spanish-speaking people of the United States, focusing on novels, short stories, poetry, film and essays. Special emphasis is given to Chicano literature and criticism.
4369H. Hispanic American Literature 3 hours
Prerequisite: SPN 1342, 1342, 2313, 2314, or the equivalent and acceptance in the Spanish Department Honors Program
As part of the Wesleyan Honors Programs Program, this literature course offers students the opportunity to study novels, short stories, poetry, film and essays of Spanish-speaking peoples in greater depth, with an emphasis on Chicano literature and criticism.
4370H. Honors Research Seminar and Thesis 3 hours
Prerequisite: SPN 331H or SPN 4369H
The sequel to both SPN 3311H and SPN 4369H, this research based course provides students an opportunity to concentrate on a particular idea, reading, writer, concept, or theory, culminating in an extensive thesis that department faculty assesses.
4405. Comparative/Contrastive Linguistics 4 hours
Prerequisite: SPN 3322 or consent of instructor
A comparative and contrastive analysis of the form and function of Spanish
and English and its pedagogical implications in the teaching of language
minority children.
