Courses in Spanish (Division 484)

Elementary Language Courses

Students who intend to continue a language begun in high school must take the Placement Test to determine the language course in which they should enroll. Spanish 102 is NOT open to students who have begun instruction in high school. It is strongly recommended that students who began Spanish at another college or university also take the placement test. Students must check with the Course Coordinator for any exceptions to the Placement Test level.

100. Intensive Elementary Spanish. No credit granted to those who have completed 101, 102, or 103. (8). (LR).
The first year of college Spanish equivalent to Spanish 101 and 102 taught in one term.

101. Elementary Spanish. (4). (LR).
Practical vocabulary, basic sentence structure, conversational drills, and oral proficiency supported by work with recorded materials and supplemented with simple readings lays the foundation for more advanced work.

102. Elementary Spanish, Continued. Spanish 101. No credit granted to those who have completed or are enrolled in 103. Spanish 102 is NOT open to students who have begun instruction at the high school level. Open only to students who have completed 101 at the University of Michigan. College or university transfer students who have received credit for one term are encouraged to enroll in Spanish 103. (4). (LR).
Continuation of Spanish 101.

103. Review of Elementary Spanish. Assignment by placement test or permission of department. Transfer students elect Spanish 103 if they have completed the equivalent of Spanish 101 elsewhere. No credit granted to those who have completed or are enrolled in 102. (4). (LR).
A refresher course for students with previous training in Spanish but without proficiency required for a second-year course.

230. Intensive Second-Year Spanish. Spanish 102 or 103. No credit granted to those who have completed 112, 231, or 232. (8). (LR).
The second year of college Spanish equivalent to Spanish 231 and 232 taught in one term. The course is offered on campus and in Spain.

231. Second-Year Spanish. Spanish 102 or 103; or assignment by placement test. No credit granted to those who have completed or are enrolled in 112 or 230. (4). (LR).
Further development of oral-aural skills. Reading of representative modern prose and cultural texts designed to further each student's acquaintance with the language and Hispanic life and civilization.

232. Second-Year Spanish, Continued. Spanish 231; or assignment by placement test. No credit granted to those who have completed or are enrolled in 230 or 112. (4). (LR).
Continuation of Spanish 231. Certain sections are devoted to readings in specialized topics. Spanish 232 may be followed by Spanish 361, 371, 372, 373, 374, 375, 376, 381, or 382.

Special Elementary Reading Courses

Spanish 111 and 112 are designed for juniors, seniors, and graduate students interested in gaining a reading knowledge of the language.

111. First Special Reading Course. May not be elected for credit by undergraduates who have already received credit for high school or college Spanish. No credit granted to those who have completed or are enrolled in 101, 102, or 103. (4). (Excl).
Basic principles of grammar, training in pronunciation, and graded elementary reading.

112. Second Special Reading Course. Spanish 111. No credit granted to those who have completed or are enrolled in 230, 231, or 232. (4). (Excl).
Selected readings of expository prose. Continued examination of grammatical forms and constructions essential to accurate comprehension and translation.

Other Language Courses

270(358). Spanish Conversation for Non-Concentrators. Spanish 232. No credit granted to those who have completed or are enrolled in Spanish 275(361) or 276(362). A maximum of six credits of Spanish 270, 275, and 276 may be counted toward graduation. (3). (Excl).
This is a text based conversation course for those interested in the Spanish language and in Hispanic culture. Texts include journalistic prose and videos aimed at increasing students' knowledge of current affairs in Spain and Latin America. Audio tapes are used to improve pronunciation and listening skills.

275(361). Grammar and Composition. Spanish 232. A maximum of six credits of Spanish 270, 275, and 276 may be counted toward graduation. (3). (Excl).
An introductory course aimed at developing skill in speaking and writing Spanish with emphasis in Spanish 361 on a mastery of grammar.

276(362). Reading and Composition. Spanish 232. A maximum of six credits of Spanish 270, 275, and 276 may be counted toward graduation. (3). (Excl).
An introductory course aimed at developing skill in speaking and writing Spanish.

290(307)/Amer. Cult. 224. Spanish for Heritage Language Learners. Basic knowledge of Spanish language. (4). (Excl). This course does not satisfy the language requirement.
Addresses the linguistic needs of Latino/a students born and/or raised in the U.S. Spanish grammar, vocabulary building, reading and writing skills are developed along with discussions on bilingualism and biculturalism. Addresses the following identified needs in grammar and discourse competence: (1) basic recognition of and practice in grammar, syntax, structures, spelling, and accentuation; (2) vocabulary development, particularly in levels of abstract thought and professional texts; (3) development of writing skills that would incorporate diverse genres, from literary and critical essays, to business letters, professional memos, reviews of their particular field, and cultural studies.

305. Spanish for Business and the Professions. Spanish 275 and 276. (3). (Excl).
Readings, vocabulary, and cross-cultural practices relating to six professions.

310. Advanced Composition and Style. Spanish 275 and 276. (3). (Excl).
Provides advanced knowledge of grammar and writing practice.

410/Rom. Ling. 410. Spanish Phonetics and Phonology. Spanish 275 and 276. (3). (Excl).
Offers a solid theoretical foundation in Spanish phonetics and phonology, including articulatory phonetics, acoustic phonetics, phonological theory, distinctive feature analysis, practice in transcription, contrastive analysis of English and Spanish, the consonantal system and its process, syllable, linguistic atlases, metrics, origins.

411. Advanced Syntax. Spanish 275 and 276. (3). (Excl).
Detailed analysis of specific syntactic problems such as theory of the tenses of the verb, the subjunctive mood, structure of simple and compound sentences.

413/Rom. Ling. 413/EducationD 455. Teaching Spanish/Applications of Linguistics. Spanish 275 and 276. (3). (Excl).
Principles of phonological, morphological, syntactic, and semantic analyses applied to the teaching of Spanish.

414/Rom. Ling. 414. Background of Modern Spanish. Spanish 275 and 276, and three additional 300-level courses. (3). (Excl).
A general history of the Spanish language based on the political and cultural history of Spain. The history of the sounds and forms, word borrowings, and changes in meaning.

Literature

320. Introduction to the Study of Literature. Spanish 275 and 276. (3). (HU).
A genre-based introduction to the study of Spanish language narrative, poetry, drama, and essays.

328. Studies in Latin(o) American Popular Culture. Spanish 275 and 276. (3). (Excl).
Introduction to the study of popular culture in Latin America and/or in the U.S. Latino/a context.

331/Great Books 331. Great Books of Spain and Latin America. Open to students at all levels. A knowledge of Spanish is not required. (3). (HU). May not be included in a concentration plan in Spanish (or teaching certificate major or minor).
From the Cid through the Golden Age: Discussion of selected masterpieces of Spanish and Portuguese literature read in English translation.

332. Short Narrative in Latin America/Spain. Spanish 275 and 276. (3). (HU).
Readings and topical studies in short narrative from Latin America and Spain

335(388). Contemporary Spanish and Spanish-American Literature. Spanish 275 and 276. (3). (HU). May be repeated for a total of six credits.
A survey of contemporary writing in Spain and Spanish America. The course is conducted in Spanish.

340(375). Introduction to Iberian Cultures. Spanish 275 and 276. (3). (Excl).
The development of Spanish civilization with emphasis on its social and historical evolution, its cultural values, and its artistic expression. Lectures, readings, group discussion, and multimedia assignments. The course is conducted in Spanish.

341(376). Introduction to Latin American Cultures. Spanish 275 and 276. (3). (Excl).
The development of Latin American culture and its literary, artistic, and social manifestations.

350. Independent Studies. Permission of concentration advisor. (1-3). (Excl). (INDEPENDENT). May be elected for credit more than once with permission.
Interested students should contact the concentration advisor.

355. New World Spanish. Spanish 275 and 276. (3). (Excl).
An introduction to the history and structure of the regional and social varieties of Spanish spoken in the New World.

368. Literature and the Other Arts. Spanish 275 and 276, and one additional 300-level course. (3). (HU).
The study of the relations of modern literary texts to painting, photography, classical and popular music. Multimedia program is used for lectures and discussions.

371. Survey of Spanish Literature, I. Spanish 275 and 276, and one additional 300-level course. (3). (HU).
An introductory survey of Spanish literature from its beginnings in the Middle Ages to the 17th century. Lectures, readings, and reports. The course is conducted in Spanish.

372. Survey of Spanish Literature, II. Spanish 275 and 276, and one additional 300-level course. (3). (HU).
An introductory survey of Spanish literature from the 18th century to the medieval period to the present. Lectures, readings, and reports. The course is conducted in Spanish.

373. Topics in Hispanic Literatures and Cultures. Spanish 275 and 276, and one additional 300-level course. (3). (HU). May be repeated for a total of six credits.
Topical studies, themes, and literary problems in Spanish literature. The course is conducted in Spanish.

381. Survey of Latin American Literature, I. Spanish 275 and 276, and one additional 300-level course. (3). (HU).
An introduction to the main currents of Latin American literature from the Colonial period to mid-nineteenth century through the study of its major figures. Lectures, readings, and reports.

382. Survey of Latin American Literature, II. Spanish 275 and 276, and one additional 300-level course. (3). (HU).
An introduction to the main currents of Latin American literature from the late nineteenth to late twentieth centuries through the study of its major figures. Lectures, readings, and reports.

387. Social Forces and Literary Expression in Golden Age Spain. Spanish 275 and 276, and one additional 300-level course. (3). (HU).
Selected works of prose and poetry from the seventeenth century in Spain. Lectures, readings, and reports.

391. Junior Honors Course. Permission of departmental Honors Committee. (3). (Excl). (INDEPENDENT).
Readings of selected works from the literatures of Spain and Spanish America. Conferences, written reports, and term papers.

392. Junior Honors Course. Permission of departmental Honors Committee. (3). (Excl). (INDEPENDENT).
Readings of selected works from the literatures of Spain and Spanish America. Conferences, written reports, and term papers.

425. Latin-American Theater. Spanish 275 and 276, and three additional 300-level course. (3). (Excl).
Introduction to Latin American theater.

430. Advanced Studies in Spanish Culture and Society. Spanish 275 and 276, and three additional 300-level courses. (3). (Excl).
Lectures and discussion relating to the cultural diversity among regions in Spain and the tension between regional and national identities.

432. Gender, Writing, and Culture. Spanish 275 and 276, and three additional 300-level course. (3). (Excl).
Readings from the Hispanic world that examine gender identity as a social construct informed by culture, class, ethnicity, race, and by the social imaginary of the Nation.

435. Independent Study. Permission of department. (1-3). (Excl). (INDEPENDENT). May be repeated for a total of three credits.
Interested students should contact the concentration advisor.

437. Introduction to Literature Studies and Criticism. Spanish 275 and 276, and three additional 300-level courses. (3). (Excl). May be repeated for a total of six credits.
Introduce students to the fundamental principles of literary studies as a discipline.

440. Literatures and Cultures of the Borderlands: The Politics of Language. Spanish 275 and 276, and three additional 300-level course. (3). (Excl).
Narratives, poetry, and autobiographical texts by U.S. Latino and Latina writers who explore migration, hybrid identities, interlinguality, and biculturalism.

445. Romance Studies: Introduction to French-Spanish Literary Relations. A reading knowledge of French and Spanish. (3). (Excl).
A comparative approach to French and Spanish literature from 1700 to the present. Emphasis is on methodology and practical research based on selected topics of interest to students.

450. Middle Ages. Spanish 275 and 276, and three additional 300-level courses. (3). (Excl).
Studies in Medieval Spanish literature to 1500.

451. Spanish Literature of the Fifteenth Century. Spanish 275 and 276, and three additional 300-level courses. (3). (Excl).
Special emphasis is to be placed on the Celestina. A close study of such major texts of the period as P�rez de Guzm�n, Genera�iones y semblanzas, Mena, El laberinto de Fortuna, and the poetry of the Marqu�s de Santillana.

456. Golden Age. Spanish 275 and 276, and three additional 300-level courses. (3). (Excl).
Studies in the Golden Age.

457. Trends of Golden Age Thought. Spanish 275 and 276, and three additional 300-level courses. (3). (Excl).
Readings on the Inquisition and the converso problem, the reform on monasteries and religious orders, Erasmism and kindred movements, the Council of Trent, and the writings of the mystics.

458. The Spanish Picaresque Novel. Spanish 275 and 276, and three additional 300-level courses. (3). (Excl).
Study of the origins and evolution of the genre.

459. Don Quijote. Spanish 275 and 276, and three additional 300-level courses. (3). (HU).
A close study of Cervantes' ideology and its artistic expression.

463. Spanish Literature of the Eighteenth Century. Spanish 275 and 276, and three additional 300-level courses. (3). (Excl).
Intellectual and literary awakening of Spain in the first century under the Bourbons. Authors studied include Feij�o, Forner, Jovellanos, Ram�n de la Cruz, Cadalso, Morat�n, and others.

465. The Modern Spanish Novel I. Spanish 275 and 276, and three additional 300-level courses. (3). (Excl).
The new development of realism in nineteenth-century Spain.

466. The Modern Spanish Novel II. Spanish 275 and 276, and three additional 300-level courses. (3). (Excl).
The new development of realism in XIXth century Spain. The teaching of it by twentieth-century novelists.

467. Literary and Artistic Movements in Modern Spain. Spanish 275 and 276, and three additional 300-level courses. (3). (Excl). May be repeated for a total of 9 credits.
Theories of literature and art as reflected in contemporary poetry, the essay, and the novel.

470. Latin-American Literature, Sixteenth to Nineteenth Centuries. Spanish 275 and 276, and three additional 300-level courses. (3). (Excl).
Principal literary figures and historical and ideological background. The main emphasis is on Ercilla, Inca Garcilaso, Sor Juana In�s de la Cruz, literature of the independence period, romanticism, Gaucho poetry, costumbrismo, and the origin of modernismo.

473. Colonial/Postcolonial Studies in Latin-American Cultures. Spanish 275 and 276, and three additional 300-level courses. (3). (Excl).
Approaches to Latin-American Colonial texts and postcolonial predicaments.

475. Latin American Narrative of the Twentieth Century. Spanish 275 and 276, and three additional 300-level courses. (3). (Excl). May be elected for a total of 9 credits.
Concentration on the specific aspects of narration in the modern novel through the analysis of works by the main figures of the century. Conducted in Spanish.

485. Case Studies in Peninsular Spanish and Latin American Literature. Spanish 275 and 276, and three additional 300-level courses. (3). (Excl). May be repeated for a total of six credits.
Considers in detail specific problems, figures, movements, works or literary genres in Hispanic literature including Baroque poetry, Jorge Luis Borges, nineteenth-century theatre, Modernist prose works. Conducted in Spanish.

488. Topics in Hispanic Literatures and Cultures. Spanish 275 and 276, and three additional 300-level courses. (3). (Excl). May be repeated for a total of six credits.
Study of selected topics in Peninsular Spanish Literature.

490. Spanish Honors: Introduction to Literary Studies and Criticism. One 400-level Spanish literature course, and permission of Honors advisor. (3). (Excl).
Introduces the student to the fundamental principles of literary studies as a discipline.

491. Senior Honors Course. Open only to seniors by permission of the departmental Honors Committee. (3). (Excl). (INDEPENDENT).
Supervised independent studies and a program of selected readings including conferences, term papers or reports, and written examinations.

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