SPANISH COURSES DESCRIPTIONS FOR FALL 2008
A language assessment is required of all students entering the Spanish program, including native or heritage language speakers. Please visit the Department of Languages and Linguistics web site for an active link to the Spanish Placement Exam. Students may not receive credit for a lower-level course which is a pre-requisite for a high-level course for which credit has been received or which is being taken for credit. Exceptions must have prior approval of the head of the department.
Students who successfully complete Spanish 113 may not receive credit for either Spanish 111 or 112. Students who complete Spanish 213 or 214 may not receive credit for Spanish 211 or 212. Likewise, students that have received credit for Spanish 111 or 112 may not receive credit for Spanish 113. Students who complete Spanish 211 or 212 may not receive credit for Spanish 213 or 214.
SPAN 111 = Elementary Spanish I
Spanish 111 is for students that have NEVER had Spanish before, or have had ONLY one semester of high school Spanish, or had Spanish in middle school or a long time ago. Spanish 111 IS NOT for students that have had more than one semester of high school Spanish; have lived for an extended period of time in a Spanish-speaking country; have received credit for college-level Spanish via the AP exam or some other exam or program that offers college credit; or if you grew up around other Spanish speakers (grandparents, parents, extended family, etc.); or if you grew up speaking Spanish. If you have had Spanish before, you should take the Spanish Placement Exam available at the Department of Languages and Linguistics web site.
SPAN 112 = Elementary Spanish II
Spanish 112 is for students that have successfully completed Spanish 111 at NMSU (with a C or better) or an equivalent course at another university or community college, or have placed into Spanish 112 by taking the NMSU Spanish Placement Exam, or have had ONE year of high school Spanish. Spanish 112 IS NOT for students have had more than one year of high school Spanish, did not successfully complete Spanish 111 at NMSU; have lived for an extended period of time in a Spanish-speaking country; or if you grew up around other Spanish speakers (grandparents, parents, extended family, etc.); or if you grew up speaking Spanish. If you have had Spanish before, you should take the Spanish Placement Exam available at the Department of Languages and Linguistics web site.
SPAN 113 = Beginning Spanish for Native Speakers
This course of for those students who have grown up listening to relatives (usually from los abuelitos) speak Spanish but are not able to speak the language, or speak very little. In a relaxed environment, the student works on confidence building activities to develop no only Spanish reading, writing, listening and speaking skills but also to increase Spanish vocabulary.
SPAN 211 = Intermediate Spanish I
Spanish 211 is for students that have successfully completed Spanish 112 at NMSU (with a C or better) or an equivalent course at another university or community college, or have placed into Spanish 211 by taking the Spanish Placement Exam, or have had two years of Spanish in high school. Spanish 211 IS NOT for students that: have had more than two years of Spanish in high school; have lived for an extended period of time in a Spanish-speaking country; have received credit for college-level Spanish via the AP test or some other exam that offers college credit; grew up around other Spanish-speakers (grandparents, parents, etc.); or grew up speaking Spanish. If you have had Spanish before, you should take the Spanish Placement Exam available at the Department of Languages and Linguistics web site.
SPAN 212 = Intermediate Spanish II
Spanish 212 is for students that have successfully completed Spanish 211 at NMSU (with a C or better) or an equivalent course at another university or community college, or have placed into Spanish 212 by taking the Spanish Placement Exam, or have had more than two years of high school Spanish. Spanish 212 IS NOT for students that: have had more than two years of Spanish in high school; did not successfully complete Spanish 211 at NMSU (with a C or better) or an equivalent course at another university or community college; have lived for an extended period of time in a Spanish-speaking country; grew up around other Spanish-speakers (grandparents, parents, etc.); grew up speaking Spanish. If you have had Spanish before, you should take the Spanish Placement Exam available at the Department of Languages and Linguistics web site.
SPAN 213 = Spanish for Native Speakers I
This course is for the student who has been exposed to Spanish at home or in the community. This student has a good command of the language: the student understands almost everything, is able to carry out a conversation, understands almost everything that he/she reads, and writes with some spelling errors. This course will help the student further develop oral proficiency, reading comprehension, and writing and comprehension skills. Grades: include activities in interactive diary, workbook exercises on spelling, vocabulary development, elementary grammatical concepts and "real-life” writing.
SPAN 214 = Spanish for Native Speakers II
This course is for the student who has been exposed to Spanish at home or in the community. This student has a good command of the language: the student understands everything, is able to carry out a conversation, understands everything that he/she reads, and writes with fewer spelling errors. Some of these errors, as well as problematic areas in grammar are discussed. Grades: include activities in interactive diary, workbook exercises on spelling, vocabulary development.
SPAN 312 = Grammar for Native Speakers of Spanish / Prof. Yolanda Schroeder
A traditional approach in grammar explanations is used, followed by numerous contextualized examples and exercises based on everyday language. Particular consideration is given to the special needs of Hispanics as they strive to improve their writing, speaking, reading and oral skills. To help achieve these improvements, class assistance and participation are obligatory. Grades: compositions, 60% of the final grade, 20% for homework, participation and assistance 10%, and 10% for quizzes.
SPAN 313 - MO1 = SPANISH GRAMMAR / Dr. Jesus Barquet / Tu & Th 13:10-14:25
This is one of the two required courses for the major or minor in Spanish. An intensive review of Spanish grammar: this class covers the ten tenses of the Indicative Mood, the four tenses of the Subjunctive Mood, the Imperative Mood, and the different types of words: nouns, adjectives, adverbs, pronouns, prepositions, conjunctions, etc. It also covers both some spelling issues, such as accentuation and syllabification, and an introduction to sentence analysis (subject, predicate, direct and indirect objects, etc.) and subordinate clauses (noun, adjective and adverbial clauses). Students are to learn the technical terminology, such as “pluperfect subjunctive,” “pronoun functioning as a direct object,” “adverbial clause,” etc. This is an important class for future teachers, translators, interpreters, and editors of Spanish.
Span 313 – M02 = Spanish Grammar / Dr. Spencer Herrera
This is one of the two required courses for the major or minor in Spanish. In this course we will cover the main verb structures in Spanish, focusing on the more advanced ones. In addition, we will study other grammar points that make for stronger sentence structure based on Spanish syntax.
SPAN 314 = Spanish Composition / Dr. Beth Pollack
This is one of the two required courses for the major or minor in Spanish. Writing is a major activity in Spanish courses whether it is writing answers to questions or papers. The aim of this course is to work on the necessary skills to help you improve your written Spanish such as summarizing, comparing and contrasting, expression opinions in a logical, coherent and readable form. You will work through collaborative learning on revising the content, organization and grammar of your written work.
SPAN 315 = Composition for Native Speakers of Spanish / Prof. Yolanda Schroeder
This course is for the student who has been exposed to Spanish at home or in the community. The focus of this course is to develop writing techniques in formal Spanish thru practical writing activities. Grades: compositions, descriptive, narrative and expositive texts, homework. Participation and assistance to class are requirements.
SPAN 362 [MS1] = HISPANIC CULTURE AND CIVILIZATION / Dr. Jesus Barquet / Tu & Th 14:40-17:00 / First 8-week session: Aug 21 – Oct 14, 2008.
An introduction to Hispanic cinema: films from Mexico, Cuba, Argentina, Colombia, and other Hispanic countries will be shown and discussed in class. By analyzing these films, students will learn many issues related to Hispanic culture, politics, and contemporary life. This course is an 8-week session running only from Aug. 21 through Oct. 14, 2008.
SPAN 365G = Culture of Latin America / Prof. Mark Milliorn / Tu & Th 10:20-11:35 or 1:10-2:25
This Viewing a Wider World Course is taught in English and is designed for students majoring outside the college of Arts and Sciences. The course deals with the culture and history of Latin America.
SPAN 380 = Introduction to Hispanic Literature / Dr. Beth Pollack
No prior study of literature from the Spanish speaking countries required, looking for students with an inquisitive nature who want to be introduced to the pleasures of reading, discussing and learning about noted works of literature written in Spanish. This course is a basic introduction to literary analysis and skills building though literary selections. We will focus on narrative, poetry, and drama. You will read and work with well-known texts from both Spain and Latin America and become comfortable with the terminology of literary analysis and its application to the texts studied. You will work on the levels of meaning and practice techniques of literary analysis and develop you communication skills in class discussions. We will be using the textbook Aproximaciones al estudio de la literatura hispánica (6th edition required).
SPAN 388 = Contemporary Hispanic Literature / Dr. Spencer Herrera
In this course we will examine short stories, poetry, and longer narrative pieces from Latin America and Spain that have been published since the mid-20th century.
SPAN 415 (CRN # 38834) = Spanish American Women Writers / Dr. Beth Pollack
You will read works of some outstanding and significant women writers and analyze the diversity of their voices. This course is designed as an upper-division literature course which is cross-listed with a graduate course and meets once a week for two and a half hours. Thus, you will have significant reading assignments from a broad range of historical periods and from all genres from México to Tierra del Fuego.
SPAN 424 = SPANISH CARIBBEAN LITERATURE / Dr. Jesus Barquet / Thur 17:00-19:30
This course includes contemporary major literary works from the three Spanish Caribbean islands: Cuba, Puerto Rico and Dominican Republic. The authors from the different literary genres (narrative, poetry, drama and essay) included are Nicolas Guillen, Luis Rafael Sanchez, Julia de Burgos, Dulce Maria Loynaz, Reinaldo Arenas, Alejo Carpentier, Pedro Mir, etc. Literary trends such as “negrismo,” “lo real maravilloso,” and “intimismo” will be studied.
SPAN 427 = Chicano, US-Mexican Literature / Dr. Spencer Herrera
In this course we will examine short stories, poetry, and novels by Chicano/a writers that deal with Chicano themes: nation, identity, language, etc. We will analyze some well known Chicano literary works, as well as some lesser known pieces; all contributing to the Chicano imagined community.
SPAN 483 = This class changed its number to Span 415 (see above).
SPAN 490 – M01 [MS1] = SPECIAL TOPIC: HISPANIC CINEMA / Dr. Jesus Barquet / Tu & Th First 8-week session: Aug 21 – Oct 14, 2008.
An introduction to Hispanic cinema: films from Mexico, Cuba, Argentina, Colombia, and other Hispanic countries will be shown and discussed. By analyzing these films, students will learn many issues related to Hispanic culture, politics, and contemporary life. This course is an 8-week session running only from Aug. 21 through Oct. 14, 2008.
SPAN 490 – M02 = Literatura Mesoamericana / Dr. Jose M. Garcia
This class includes a survey in Spanish language of the indigenous Mexican literature from
pre-Columbian times to the present.
SPAN 564 = ADV. SPANISH CARIBBEAN LITERATURE / Dr. Jesus Barquet / Thu 17:00-19:30
This course includes contemporary major literary works from the three Spanish Caribbean islands: Cuba, Puerto Rico and Dominican Republic. The authors from the different literary genres (narrative, poetry, drama and essay) included are Nicolas Guillen, Luis Rafael Sanchez, Julia de Burgos, Dulce Maria Loynaz, Reinaldo Arenas, Alejo Carpentier, Pedro Mir, etc. Literary trends such as “negrismo,” “lo real maravilloso,” and “intimismo” will be studied.
SPAN 567 = Adv. Chicano, US-Mexican Literature / Dr. Spencer Herrera
In this course we will examine short stories, poetry, and novels by Chicano/a writers that deal with Chicano themes: nation, identity, language, etc. We will analyze some well known Chicano literary works, as well as some lesser known pieces; all contributing to the Chicano imagined community.
SPAN 583 = Adv. Spanish American Women Writers / Dr. Beth Pollack
You will read works of some outstanding and significant women writers and analyze the diversity of their voices. This course is designed as an upper-division literature course which is cross-listed with a graduate course and meets once a week for two and a half hours. Thus, you will have significant reading assignments from a broad range of historical periods and from all genres from México to Tierra del Fuego!
SPAN 594 = Theory and Methodology of Spanish Pedagogy / Prof. Jeff. Longwell
Advanced studies in current theories and methodologies of Spanish language pedagogy. Generally taught as a practicum for students working as TAs in the Spanish Master’s Program, but open to all students interested in learning about how to teach Spanish. Course assignments include: class observations, in-class practice, reflective journals, projects - lots of hands-on experience!