Spanish Fall 2017

 

Taught in Spanish

SPAN 1010 – Elementary Spanish

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No previous formal instruction in Spanish, or an SAT II score less than 410. SPAN 1010 is for true beginners only. Students with prior experience with Spanish must take the UVA Spanish placement exam. Students may not self-place in a language course. All students will submit proof of placement by TBA.

Elementary Spanish is a four-credit introductory level hybrid course for true beginners designed to provide a thorough foundation in all the language skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. This is a technology-enhanced language course in which students will complete online activities on Connect on Tuesdays and Thursdays instead of attending class all five days of the week.  Students should expect an average of 1-2 hours of online homework 5 days a week, plus an extra hour of work that substitutes for class time each on Tuesday/ Thursday. This is a flipped class, which means that students will learn grammar and vocabulary at home, and class time will be devoted to meaningful, authentic, and interactive practice. Class is conducted in Spanish only.

SPAN 1060 – Accelerated Elementary Spanish

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Prerequisites: Placement score of 420-510 on the SAT II Exam or a score of 0-325 on the UVA Placement Exam. Students may not self-place in a language course. All students will submit proof of placement by TBA.

Accelerated Elementary Spanish a four-credit accelerated introductory level hybrid course designed to provide a thorough foundation in all the language skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. This is a technology-enhanced language course in which students will complete online activities with Connect on Tuesdays and Thursdays instead of attending class all five days of the week.  Students should expect an average of 1-2 hours of online homework 5 days a week, plus an extra hour of work that substitutes for class time each on Tuesday/ Thursday. This is a flipped class, which means that students will learn grammar and vocabulary at home, and class time will be devoted to meaningful, authentic, and interactive practice. Class is conducted in Spanish only.

SPAN 2010 – Intermediate Spanish 

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Prerequisites: SPAN 1020, SPAN 1060, or SAT II score of 520-590, or Placement Test score of 326-409. Students may not self-place in a language course.  All students will submit proof of placement by TBA.

Intermediate Spanish is a three-credit intermediate level course, the third course in a four-course sequence, which fulfills the language requirement.  The goal of this course is to bridge the gap between elementary and advanced levels in the further development of listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills. This is a flipped class, which means that students will learn grammar and vocabulary at home, and class time will be devoted to meaningful, authentic, and interactive practice. Class is conducted in Spanish only.

SPAN 2020 – Advanced Intermediate Spanish 

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Prerequisites: Spanish 2010, SAT II Test score of 600-640, or UVA Placement Test score of 410-535. Students may not self-place in a language course. All students will submit proof of placement by TBA.

Advanced Intermediate Spanish is a three credit intermediate level course, the fourth course in a four-course sequence which fulfills the language requirement. The goal of this course is to bridge the gap between elementary and advanced levels in the further development of listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills. This is a flipped class, which means that students will learn grammar and vocabulary at home, and class time will be devoted to meaningful, authentic, and interactive practice. Class is conducted in Spanish only.

SPAN 3000 – Phonetics with Joel Rini

TuTh 2:00-3:15PM in New CAB 107

Prerequisite: SPAN 3010 or equivalent.

Spanish Phonetics provides an introduction to the sound system of both Peninsular and Latin American Spanish. Class discussions focus on how the sounds of Spanish are produced from an articulatory point of view, and how these sounds are organized and represented in the linguistic competence of their speakers. When appropriate, comparisons will be made between Spanish and English or Spanish and other (Romance and non-Romance) languages. This course seeks to improve the student's pronunciation.

SPAN 3010 – Grammar and Composition I 

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Prerequisite: SPAN 2020 (or equivalent); or UVA placement test score of 536-650; or AP score of 4; or SAT II score of 641-700; or IB Spanish (High) score of 7.

This course seeks to develop advanced literacy in Spanish through extensive reading, writing, analysis, and discussion of authentic literary texts and videos. Emphasis is placed on how grammatical forms codify meaning and how grammar and meaning interact to construct the language and textual structure expected in the following academic genres: the critical review, the persuasive essay, and the research paper.

SPAN 3020 – Grammar and Composition II 

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Prerequisites: SPAN 2020 (or equivalent) AND either of the following: a UVA placement test score of 651+; an AP score of 5; an SAT II score of 701-800; an IB Spanish A1 or A2 score of 5, 6 or 7.

This course seeks to develop advanced literacy in Spanish through extensive reading, writing, analysis, and discussion of authentic literary texts and videos. Emphasis is placed on how grammatical forms codify meaning and how grammar and meaning interact to construct the language and textual structure expected in the following academic genres: the comparative essay, the argumentative essay, and the research paper.

SPAN 3030 – Cultural Conversations

ThTh 2:00-3:15PM in Dell 2 102

Prerequisite: SPAN3010 or the equivalent level of Spanish, in which case students will need to speak with the instructor ahead of time for permission to take the course.

Please direct inquiries to the instructor.

SPAN 3040 – Business Spanish 

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Prerequisite: SPAN 3010 or departmental placement

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SPAN 3050 – Spanish for Medical Professionals with Alicia Lopez Operé

  • Section 001  TuTh 11:00-12:15PM in New CAB 191  
  • Section 002  TuTh 12:30-1:45PM in New CAB 191  

Prerequisite: SPAN 3010 or departmental placement

This course is designed for students planning to work in the health care field and who want to develop fundamental written and oral skills and vocabulary for the assessment of Spanish speaking patients in a variety of settings. Students will gain familiarity with non-technical and semi-technical functional vocabulary, along with idiomatic expressions and situational phrases that are used in medical Spanish.

SPAN 3300 – Texts and Interpretation 

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Prerequisite: SPAN 3010 or departmental placement. (Note: SPAN 3300 or instructor permission is prerequisite for any course in Spanish literature or culture with a number above SPAN 3300.)

In this course we will be covering a variety of basic approaches to literary texts that enable us to analyze and understand them better. The course will be organized on the basis of literary genre (narrative, theater, poetry, etc.), with a portion of the semester dedicated to each. Short texts in Spanish for readings will be drawn from both Spanish and Latin American literature, and from a range of time periods.

SPAN 3410 – Survey of Spanish Literature ll (1700-Present) with Paula Sprague and Alicia Operé

Prerequisite: SPAN 3010 and 3300, or departmental placement.

This course offers a survey of the main cultural evolution of Spain since the age of Enlightenment to today, focusing on some of the most outstanding literature, architecture, and painting of the period. The course also wishes to improve your spoken and written Spanish. Grade will depend on class participation, short papers, quizzes, a mid-term and a final exam.

Section 002  -  MWF 9:00-9:50AM in Bryan 328 with Paula Sprague

Section 003  -  TuTh 2:00-3:15PM in Bryan 328 with Alicia Lopez Operé

SPAN 3430 – Survey of Latin American Literature II (1900 to Present) with Gustavo Pellón 

Prerequisite: SPAN 3010 and 3300, or departmental placement.

Section 001 – TuTh 12:30-1:45PM in New CAB 132 with Randolph Pope

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Section 003 –  TuTh 11:00-12:15PM in New CAB 332 with Gustavo Pellón

Si eres Spanish major y estás en tu cuarto año no debes estar en un curso panorámico. Hay algunas excepciones. En caso de duda habla conmigo.

Este curso ofrece un panorama de la literatura hispanoamericana moderna. El curso tiene como meta exponer al estudiante a los autores, obras, y movimientos literarios principales de Hispanoamérica desde fines del siglo XIX a nuestros día. Vamos a leer poemas y selecciones breves de prosa en la antología Letras de Hispanomérica y además la novela Boquitas pintadas de Manuel Puig.

SPAN 4040 – Translation from Spanish to English 

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Prerequisite: SPAN 3010 and 3300, or departmental placement

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SPAN 4202 – Hispanic Sociolinguistics with Omar Velázquez-Mendoza  

TuTh 11:00-12:15AM in New CAB 395

Prerequisite: SPAN 3200 and 3010, or 3000 and 3010, or departmental placement.

This course examines the Spanish language within its social context by exploring the following topics: language versus dialect; the standard language; linguistic variation and its main variables: geography, gender, age, etc.; language variation and language change; language contact and bilingualism; Spanish in the US; code switching. Course conducted in Spanish. Prerequisite: SPAN 3200 or 3000.

SPAN 4310 – Latin American Women Writers from 1900 to the Present with María-Inés Lagos  

TuTh 11:00-12:15AM in New CAB 291

Prerequisite: SPAN 3010, 3300, and 3 credits of 3400-3430, or departmental placement.

Note: Spanish majors who are prohibited from taking survey of literature courses may use this class as a substitute for the survey of Latin American literature requirement (SPAN 3430).

Study of major Latin American women writers from 1900 to the present—poets, essayists, playwrights, and fiction writers. We will read works by authors of various generations and countries as well as essays on gender theory. Discussion will focus on the literary representation of issues related to gender and culture, and their intersection with other variables, such as class, race, historical period, etc. Emphasis on how women from different backgrounds have articulated female experience in societies that establish strong differences between the roles of men and women. Films and other audiovisual materials will be used to illustrate the social and cultural context. Class participation, oral presentation, two exams, several short essays, one research paper.

SPAN 4413 – Modern Spanish Literature with Staff  [Course CANCELLED]

This course has been cancelled and will not be offered during the Fall 2017 term.

SPAN 4500 – Special Topics Literature SeminarLove, Power & Politics” with María-Inés Lagos

TuTh 2:00-3:15PM in New CAB 383

Prerequisite: SPAN 3010, 3300, and 3 credits of 3400-3430, or departmental placement

Note: Spanish majors who are prohibited from taking survey of literature courses may use this class as a substitute for the survey of Latin American literature requirement (SPAN 3430).

In this course we will examine contemporary literary works focusing on the interaction between love, power and politics. We will read Gabriel García Márquez’s El coronel no tiene quien le escriba, Carlos Fuentes’s Aura, José Emilio Pacheco’s Batallas en el desierto, Senel Paz’s El lobo, el bosque y el hombre nuevo, Luisa Valenzuela’s Cambio de armas, Rosario Ferré’s Maldito amor, Diamela Eltit’s Jamás el fuego nunca, Alejandro Zambra’s Formas de volver a casa, and two plays, La malasangre by Griselda Gambaro and Entre Pancho Villa y una mujer desnuda by Sabina Berman, among other texts; we will watch film versions of these works, and read brief  theoretical essays.  2 exams, quizzes on the readings, 2 papers.

SPAN 4510 – Special Topics Literature Seminar “Federico García Lorca” with Andrew Anderson

MWF 10:00-10:50AM in New CAB 383

Prerequisite: SPAN 3010, 3300, and 3 credits of 3400-3430, or departmental placement

Note: Spanish majors who are prohibited from taking survey of literature courses may use this class as a substitute for the survey of Spanish literature requirement (SPAN 3410).

This course will provide an in-depth approach to the work of this famous early 20C Spanish writer. We will read several of his collections of poetry and several of his plays, ones that students are unlikely to have encountered in other previous courses. We will also look at other aspects of his literary and artistic output: lectures, drawings, music, etc.

SPAN 4520 – Special Topics Culture & Civ Seminar “20th & 21st Century Cuba” with Charlotte Rogers

TuTh 12:30-1:45PM in New CAB 168

Prerequisite: SPAN 3010, 3300, and 3 credits of 3400-3430, or departmental placement

This course examines the vibrant cultures of Cuba from Independence to the present. Students will become familiar with the diverse and syncretic forms of cultural production in Cuba, including art, music, dance, film, food, journalism, and literature. Special emphasis will be placed on continuities and ruptures in Cuban culture before and after the Revolution. Students will research and present on contemporary topics in Cuban culture.

SPAN 4530 - Special Topics Language "Spanish to English Translation II" with Melissa Frost

MWF 1:00-1:50PM in Wilson 214

Span 4530 is a continuation of Span 4040. The course focuses on twentieth-century Latin America. We will translate poems, short stories and essays from some of the most influential authors of the era. Each translation will be followed by discussions on the bibliographical, political and historical context of both author and text. Relevant theories and methods of translation that will assist students in their development as translators will also be considered.

SPAN 4600 – Literature and Cinema 

  • Section 001 – TuTuTh 2:00-3:15PM in New CAB 132 with Randolph Pope

Prerequisite: SPAN 3010, 3300, and 3 credits of 3400-3430, or departmental placement.

Note: Spanish majors who are prohibited from taking survey of literature courses may use this class as a substitute for the survey of Spanish literature requirement (SPAN 3410) or the survey of Latin American literature requirement (SPAN 3430).

We will study narrative texts from Spain and Latin America, and the films or TV series inspired by them. Weekly comments, two brief papers, mid-term, and final exam.

  • Section 002 – MoWe 5:00-6:15PM in New CAB 332 with Maria Isabel Richart Marset

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SPAN 4620 – Hispanic Women Writers with Maria Isabel Richart Marset

MoWe 3:30-4:45PM in New CAB 107

Prerequisite: SPAN 3010, 3300, and 3 credits of 3400-3430, or departmental placement.

Note: Spanish majors who are prohibited from taking survey of literature courses may use this class as a substitute for the survey of Latin American literature requirement (SPAN 3420 or 3430).

[Please contact instructor for course description.]

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