Spanish Courses

SPAN 1411 - ELEMENTARY SPANISH I (4 Credits) (online)

Prof. Lau Romero

Spanish is the second most spoken language in the United States, and studying Spanish also provides the opportunity to develop cultural competencies and learn about the Spanish-speaking world more broadly. This course will provide an introduction to speaking, listening, reading, and writing in Spanish. You will also begin to learn about the culture and history of the Spanish-speaking world.

SPAN 2313 – Spanish for Heritage Speakers I* (3 Credits) (Hybrid: In-person or online)

Prof. Eduardo Huaytán-Martínez

This course will enhance your Spanish language skills by providing you with new and important contexts for the use of Spanish. You will also gain further insight into the complex cultural dynamic of Spanish speakers in the United States. Through various forms of media such as literature, non-fiction, journalism, film, you will be able to address questions about bilingualism, immigration, national and cultural borders that will simultaneously expand your language proficiency.

*Core 40/ counts toward the Spanish Minor

SPAN 2371 – Professions Spanish* (3 Credits) (online)

Prof. Eduardo Huaytán-Martínez

Spanish for the Professions is a course emphasizing vocabulary and structures necessary for communication within the context of the working world. Topics include health & wellness, consumerism & marketing, information technology, education, communication, human resources, and agriculture. The course will focus heavily on engaging students in real-world scenarios (such as role-play, individualized vocabulary, presentations, CV and Resume in Spanish, etc.) and relevant contexts for skills development.

*Core 40/ could count toward the Spanish Minor by substituting 2000-level courses

SPAN 3314 - Latin American Culture and Civilization* (3 credits) (Hybrid: In-person or online)

Prof. Lau Romero

This course will explore contemporary Latin American culture in various contexts through literature, nonfiction, cinema, telenovelas and music. The course will emphasize social, racial and gender representations in the region. This discussion-based course will be conducted in Spanish and is intended for students who wish to sharpen their communication and comprehension skills working with authentic cultural materials.

*Counts toward the Spanish Minor

SPAN 4320 - Advanced Spanish Grammar* (3 credits) (Hybrid: In-person or online)

Prof. Lau Romero

In this course you will learn to identify and use challenging Spanish grammatical structures and their technical terms. You will learn to explain the uses of each grammatical form and will be able to identify the structures in a wide variety of literary genres and cultural contexts. You will also use this knowledge of Spanish in written, creative/ research projects.

*Counts toward the Spanish Minor

SPAN 4355 - Spanish American Literature* (3 credits) (Hybrid: In-person or online)

Prof. Eduardo Huaytán-Martínez

This course is a survey of Latin American literature from the 20th Century to the present. We will be reading novels and short stories from Mexico, Argentina, Ecuador, Peru, Puerto Rico, and Chile. Through our readings we will gain further insight into the diversity of Latin American regional cultures, the region’s conflicted history and cultural traditions and the issues it presently faces in terms of gender, race, ethnicity, and social class.

*Counts toward the Spanish Minor