21&62:940:101-102Elementary Spanish (3,3) Fundamentals of grammar; drill in speaking and reading. A minimum total of 10 hours of language laboratory work per term is required of all students in NCAS elementary language courses and is recommended for UC-N students. Intended for students with little or no previous knowledge of Spanish. Both terms must be completed to receive credit. |
21&62:940:111Spanish for the Health Profession
A task-based course in elementary Spanish, intended especially for medical personnel and social workers.
Not open to Spanish majors or minors. |
21&62:940:131,132Intermediate Spanish (3,3) Review of grammar; selected readings in literature and other cultural areas. Prerequisite: 21&62:940:102 or equivalent as determined by a placement examination. NCAS offers sections for native and for nonnative students. |
21&62:940:151Contemporary Spanish Language and Culture (3) Multidisciplinary course designed specifically to improve fluency in Spanish. Emphasis on the active use of the language and on contemporary Hispanic topics. |
21&62:940:203Grammar and Composition (3) For prospective teachers and others who wish to acquire more fluency in oral and written Spanish. |
21&62:940:204Composition and Oral Communication (3) Intensive practice in oral and written Spanish. Prerequisite: 21&62:940:203 or permission of instructor. |
21&62:940:207Introduction to Spanish Literature (3) Development of skills in reading literature. Reading of short works in the original language and introduction to literary concepts; conducted in Spanish. |
21&62:940:208Introduction to Latin American Literature (3) Development of Latin American literature from its colonial origins to the present; conducted in Spanish. |
21&62:940:270Puerto Rican Literature (3) History and development of Puerto Rican literature from its beginnings to the present. Selected readings in the novel, poetry, short story, essay, and theater; conducted in Spanish. |
21&62:940:304Slavery, Race, and Black Experience in Spanish-American Literature (3) Interdisciplinary examination and analysis of major literary themes in the history of the black experience in Spanish America, as seen in antislavery literature of the 19th century, and in many texts dealing with miscegenation, race relations, blackness, sexuality, discrimination, and the search for identity; conducted in Spanish. |
21&62:940:307Advanced Grammar and Composition (3) For students with a good command of the Spanish language who wish to perfect their knowledge of written and oral Spanish; grammar analysis includes study of orthography, morphology, and syntax; unusual points of grammar and syntax. Prerequisites: 21&62:940:203,204 or equivalent as determined by a placement examination. |
21&62:940:311,312Spanish Literature in English Translation (3,3) A chronological survey of Spanish literature from the Middle Ages to the 20th century, with emphasis on literary traditions and culture. Not open to Spanish majors or minors. |
21&62:940:315Spanish for Business and Commerce (3) For students with a good command of the Spanish language who wish intensive study in commercial and business usage; practical vocabulary and procedures used in business letters and documents, banking, trade, and accounting as practiced in the Spanish-speaking world; conducted in Spanish. Prerequisites: 21&62:940:203,204, or equivalent. |
21&62:940:318History of the Spanish Language (3) History of the Spanish language from its beginnings to the present; modern Spanish (peninsular and Spanish American), its geographical extension and varieties; conducted in Spanish. |
21&62:940:322Latino Bilingualism in the United States (3)
An
examination of Latino bilingualism in the United States from various
perspectives including linguistics, education, history, pyschology, and
sociology. Discussion of polemical topics such as maintenance of
Spanish in bilingual communities, legislation of the use of English and
bilingual education in the United States, and the effects of
bilingualism in cognitive development and educational
achievement. Conducted in Spanish, with readings in Spanish and
English.
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21&62:940:324Puerto Rican Narrative (3) Literary examination of the contemporary Puerto Rican short story and novel, including representative works by Enrique Laguerre, Luis Rafael Sánchez, Rosario Ferré, and others; conducted in Spanish. |
21&62:940:331Themes in Spanish and Spanish-American Literatures (3) Tracing and elaboration of a selected theme in Spanish and/or Spanish-American literary texts (e.g., the caudillo, solitude, mysticism); conducted in Spanish. |
21&62:940:333The Latin American Short Story (3) Historical and theoretical examination of the Latin American short story from its precursors in colonial literature, to its formal inception in the 19th century, to modern masterpieces; conducted in Spanish. |
21&62:940:341,342Iberian and Ibero-American Civilization (3,3) Historical and cultural development of Spain and Latin America. |
21&62:940:343,344Latin American Literature in English Translation (3,3) A chronological survey of Latin American literature from the period of the Conquest to the 20th century, with emphasis on literary traditions and cultures. Not open to Spanish majors or minors. |
21&62:940:348Hispanic Film and Literature (3) Analysis and comparison of films and written narratives from Spain and Latin America, grouped according to themes relevant to contemporary social, cultural, and aesthetic concerns; conducted in Spanish. |
21&62:940:350U.S. Hispanic Literature (3) Survey of U.S. literature by Hispanic-American writers. Includes work by Chicanos, Puerto Ricans, and writers of Caribbean and Central and South American derivation; conducted in Spanish and English. |
21&62:940:353,354Individual Study in Spanish (3,3) Individual study or research in Spanish language or literature. Prerequisite: Permission of department chairperson or instructor. |
21&62:940:366Contemporary Hispanic Poetry (3) Examination of contemporary trends in the poetry of Spain and Spanish America. Reading and critical analysis of representative poets and tendencies from the fifties to the present; conducted in Spanish. |
21&62:940:370Contemporary Hispanic Theater (3) Development of contemporary theater in Spain and Spanish America. Reading and critical examination of representative texts and dramatists from the fifties to the present; conducted in Spanish. |
21&62:940:373Literature and Culture of Post-Franco Spain (3) Reading and discussion of selected novelists, poets, essayists, and
dramatists of Spain since Franco's death in 1975, with particular
attention to the dramatic sociocultural and political changes and role
of the country within the new economic order in Europe; conducted in
Spanish. |
21&62:940:375Indigenous and "Indigenista" Literature From Latin America (3) Study of texts by and about Amerindian peoples of the Caribbean and Central and South America, from pre-Columbian and indigenista texts to modern testimonials; conducted in Spanish. |
21&62:940:379National Literatures of Spanish America (3) Study of one national literature, such as Argentinian, Colombian, Cuban, Dominican, or Mexican, treated in the context of the history, geography, and culture of the particular country; conducted in Spanish. |
21&62:940:381Journalism in the Hispanic World: From Theory to Practice (3)An examination and discussion of the history and practice of journalism
in the Hispanic world with emphasis on the press as experienced in
Spain, Spanish-American, and local Hispanic communities in New Jersey.
Conducted in Spanish. |
21&62:940:383Ibero-American Thought in English Translation (3) Development and reception of philosophical trends and ideas in Spain and Latin America extending from the 16th to the 20th centuries, especially in the context of the essay as genre; conducted in English with English texts. Prerequisite: 21&62:350:102. Not open to Spanish majors or minors. |
21&62:940:384Ibero-American Thought (3) Development and reception of philosophical trends and ideas in Spain and Latin America extending from the 16th to the 20th centuries, especially in the context of the essay as genre; conducted in Spanish with Spanish texts. Prerequisite: Reading knowledge of Spanish. Open to majors. |
21&62:940:415Medieval Spanish Literature (3) The development of Spanish literature from its origins to 1500; reading of Poema del Cid, popular ballads, lyric poetry, exemplums, and La Celestina; conducted in Spanish. |
21&62:940:417,418Seminar in Spanish and Latin American Literatures (3,3) Explores significant themes and concepts as reflected in diverse genres
of Spanish and Latin American literatures. Content varies according to
the individual professor's specialization and the students' interests;
conducted in Spanish. |
21&62:940:421Spanish Theater of the Golden Age (3) Significance of the Golden Age in relation to the life and thought of the period; reading of works by Lope de Vega, Tirso de Molina, Calderón de la Barca, Juan Ruiz de Alarcón, and others; conducted in Spanish. |
21&62:940:422Spanish Poetry and Prose of the Golden Age (3) Readings and critical analysis of works by Santa Teresa de Jesús, Mateo Alemán, Quevedo, Fray Luis de León, San Juan de la Cruz, Gongóra, and others; conducted in Spanish. |
21&62:940:429Cervantes: Don Quijote de la Mancha (3) In-depth study of Don Quijote de la Mancha: its style, structure, main themes, and overall importance in Spanish literature; conducted in Spanish. |
21&62:940:432Spanish-American Literature of the Post-Boom (3) Examination of intellectual and aesthetic currents in the narratives, poetry, and essays of the post-boom period (from 1975 to the present). To be studied in the context of ideas about postmodernism, postindustrialism, and postcolonialism; conducted in Spanish. |
21&62:940:441Nineteenth-Century Spanish Literature: Romanticism and Costumbrismo (3) Literary movements of the 19th century in Spain with special attention to romanticism and costumbrismo; representative essays, plays, and poems; conducted in Spanish. |
21&62:940:442Nineteenth-Century Spanish Literature: Realism and Naturalism (3) Literary movements of the second half of the 19th century in Spain, with special attention to realism and naturalism; representative novels and poetry; conducted in Spanish. |
21&62:940:451Twentieth-Century Spanish Literature: The Generation of '98 (3) Critical study of the poetry and prose of the writers of the generation of 1898; representative works by Unamuno, Azorin, Valle-Inclan, Benavente, Baroja, and others; conducted in Spanish. |
21&62:940:452Twentieth-Century Spanish Literature: Contemporary Spanish Poetry and Prose (3) Prominent literary movements in Spain from postmodernismo to the present; representative works by Garcia Lorca, Guillén, Miguel Hernández, Cela, Laforet, Buero Vallejo, and others; conducted in Spanish. |
21&62:940:453Hispanic Women Writers (3) Prose, fiction, and poetry of distinguished women writers of Spain and Latin America, primarily of the 20th century. Reading and discussion of literary texts and viewing of video tapes. |
21&62:940:454Contemporary Latin American Novel (3) The development of the Latin American novel after 1940; representative works by Asturias, Carpentier, Fuentes, Garcia Marquez, and others; conducted in Spanish. |
21&62:940:460Early Spanish-American Literature (3) Development of Spanish-American literature from its colonial origins to the Independence movement; significant works, including chronicles, poetry, prose with novelistic elements, and essays; conducted in Spanish. |
21&62:940:461Nineteenth-Century Spanish-American Literature (3) Development of Spanish-American literature in the 19th century, stressing literary trends, historical background, and sociopolitical problems as reflected in the works of representative authors; conducted in Spanish. |
21&62:940:462Spanish-American Literature: 20th-Century Poetry and Prose (3) Development of Spanish-American literature in the 20th century, stressing literary trends, historical background, and contemporary problems as reflected in the works of representative authors; conducted in Spanish. |
21&62:940:498Theoretical Approaches to Hispanic Literature and Culture (3) Study of theories of literature and civilization. At the discretion of the instructor, approaches may include psychoanalytic, sociological, phenomenological, poststructuralist, civilizational, and others. Studied in a comparative examination of applications both within and outside the Hispanic world; conducted in Spanish. |
21&62:940:499Senior Research Project in Spanish/Spanish-American Literature or Civilization (3)
Open only to Spanish and Hispanic Civilization majors. |
