Spanish Courses:

100 Pre-Elementary Spanish. This course is intended for students with no previous Romance Language experience, who have never studied Spanish before. A systematic introduction to grammar, pronunciation and the differences between Spanish and English structures. Prerequisite: No prior Spanish. (Not offered 2008-09) .5 unit.

101 Elementary Spanish. Study of basic grammatical structures and patterns with exercises meant to develop proficiency in speaking, listening, reading, and writing. 2 units — Bizzarro, S., Irizarry, Tala-Ruiz, Talaya, Irizarry, Coto-Ferguson.

103 Review of Elementary Spanish. An elementary-level maintenance course for students who plan to continue their study of Spanish. A systematic review of grammar with supervised conversation practice. Prerequisite: Spanish 101 or equivalent. .25 unit — Rojas-Zarhi.

104 Review of Elementary Spanish. An elementary-level maintenance course for students who plan to continue their study of Spanish. A systematic review of grammar with supervised conversation practice. Prerequisite: Spanish 101 or equivalent. .25 unit — Rojas-Zarhit.

201 Intermediate Spanish. Review of fundamentals of Spanish grammar, composition, reading, and oral practice. Readings and discussion periods on topics of Hispanic culture. Prerequisite: Spanish 101 or equivalent. 2 units — Bizzarro, K., Talaya, Coto-Ferguson.

203 Oral Review of Intermediate Spanish. An intermediate-level maintenance course for students who plan to continue their study of Spanish. A systematic review of grammar with supervised conversation practice. Prerequisite: Spanish 201 or equivalent. .25 unit —Rojas-Zarhi.

204 Oral Review of Intermediate Spanish. An intermediate-level maintenance course for students who plan to continue their study of Spanish. A systematic review of grammar with supervised conversation practice. Prerequisite: Spanish 201 or equivalent. .25 unit — Rojas-Zarhi.

300 Mexico Semester: Intensive Grammar Review. This eight-day course serves as an introduction to our revised Mexico Program. Besides the intensive Spanish grammar review, the course is beneficial to students because it will provide them with a much needed. Students must complete the full semester program in order to receive credit. Prerequisite: (taught in Mexico). .5 unit — Bizzarro, S

301 Review of Language with Emphasis on Civilizations and Cultures of the Spanish-speaking Regions. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor and Spanish 201. .25 unit —Rojas-Zarhi.

302 Review of Language with Emphasis on Civilizations and Cultures of the Spanish-speaking Regions. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor and Spanish 201. .25 unit —Rojas-Zarhi.

304 Cultural Context and Oral Practice. Transitional course between intermediate-level and advanced- level language courses. Students will develop higher levels of listening comprehension, oral competence, and socio-cultural communicative proficiency and will acquire oral strategies of expression through the study of written and recorded cultural material dealing with a variety of aspects, issues, and realities of the Spanish speaking world. Student activities in the course will include interactive oral presentations of selected web-based materials, of reading and recordings from targeted cultures such as: comic strips, articles, magazines, film clips, songs, etc. Prerequisite: 201 or equivalent. 1 unit. – Bizzarro, S.

305 Cultural Context and Written Expression. Advanced composition and conversation practice through the study of literary and cultural texts of the Spanish-speaking world. Limited to 15 students. Prerequisite: Spanish 201 or equivalent. 1 unit — Talaya, Tala-Ruiz.

306 Cultural Context and Critical Analysis. Continues the acquisition of the Spanish language and trains students in the most important methods of critical analysis through readings in different genres. Prerequisite: 305 or equivalent. 1 unit — Tala-Ruiz, Irizarry.

307 Hispanic Culture. The study of Hispanic societies and their cultural productions, such as film, art, music, language and literature. Taught in Mexico. Prerequisite: Spanish 305 or equivalent. 1 unit — Topete.

312 Oral Practice and Composition in Mexico. Advanced composition and conversation through the study of literary and cultural texts. Emphasis on contemporary Mexico. Taught in Mexico. Prerequisite: Spanish 201 or equivalent. (Not offered 2008-09.) 1 unit.

316 Topics in Hispanic Literature and Culture. Study of Hispanic authors, genres, literary periods, cinema or cultural trends not represented in the regular curriculum. The structure of the particular course is determined by the nature of the topic and the preference of the instructor.

Topics in Hispanic Literature and Culture: taught in Chile. Prerequisite: Spanish 306 for Spanish credit (taught in Chile). (Also listed as Comparative Literature 220.) 1 unit — Bizzarro, Skarmeta.

Topics in Hispanic Literature and Culture: Written Moments: The Point of View of an Author. In the first half of the course, Arturo Fontaine explores pages written by Cervantes, Pessoa, Borges, Neruda, Bolaño and Maqueira. In the second half, Fontaine explores pages written by himself, from his novels Hearing His Voice and When We Were Immortals, as well as some of his poems published up to 2007. Prerequisite: Spanish 306 or consent of instructor. 1 unit -- Department

Topics in Hispanic Literature and Culture: Postmodern Spanish narratives of “La Movida Madrileña”This course presents the sociocultural movement that took place in Madrid after the death of Francisco Franco in 1975 and represented the new emerging Spanish cultural identity,tracing a new post-modern, creative thinking. Course will explore how post-Franco society was transformed by this hedonistic and cultural wave, represented by new narratives that emerge such as comics, magazines and the movies of film maker Pedro Almodóvar, as well as how pop and rock music are now part of the strongest rock and pop-wave of Spanish history. Prerequisite: Spanish 306 or consent of instructor. 1 unit – Talaya

324 Hispanic American Literature. A survey of Hispanic American literature beginning with the pre-Columbian (Inca, Maya and Aztec), and continuing with the Chronicles of the Spanish Conquest, the Baroque, Neoclassical, and Romantic periods. Realism and Gaucho literature will also be included. (Offered alternate years.) Prerequisite: Spanish 306 or consent of Department. (Not offered 2008-09.) 1 unit.

325 Modern Hispanic American Literature. Hispanic American literature of the late 19th, early 20th centuries. The course emphasizes Modernist and post-Modernist poetry from 1880 to 1920). 1 unit. -- Irizarry

326 Contemporary Hispanic American Literature. Poetry, essays, short stories, and the novel in contemporary Hispanic American literature (1945-2000). Gabriela Mistral, Jorge Luis Borges, Pablo Neruda, José Emilio Pacheco, Carlos Fuentes, César Vallejo, Alejo Carpentier, Eduardo Mallea, Ernesto Sábato, Gabriel García Márquez. Elena Poniatowska, Antonio Skarmeta, Ariel Dorfsman and other recent writers will be included from year to year. Prerequisite: Spanish 306 or consent of Department. (not offered in 2008-2009) 1 unit

327 Golden Age Survey. Course content varies from year to year. (Offered alternate years). Prerequisite: Spanish 306. 1 unit. -- Daniels

328 Don Quixote. Reading and discussion in Spanish of Cervantes' novel as a literary and historical document. (Offered alternate years only.) Prerequisite: Spanish 306 or consent of Department. (not offered in 2008-2009) 1 unit

331 Spanish Literature: Romanticism and Realism. Critical study of representative authors and works of both literary periods: Larra, Espronceda, Bécquer, Zorrilla, Galdós, Valera, "Clarín" and Alarcón. (Offered alternate years only.) Prerequisite: Spanish 306 or consent of Department. (Not offered in 2008-2009) 1 unit .

333 Spanish Literature: Contemporary Spanish Literature Before and After the Civil War. Critical study of authors and works of contemporary Spain: García Lorca, Guillén, Alberti, Miguel Hernández, Aleixandre, Blas de Otero, Cela, Laforet, Juan Goytisolo, Martín-Santos and Sender. (Offered alternate years). Prerequisite: Spanish 306 or consent of Department. 1 unit. -- Talaya

335 Mexican History and Literature Since the Revolution. Topics in 20th-century Mexican history and literature. The course is conducted on a proseminar basis. Taught in Mexico. (Not offered 2008-09) 1 unit.

338 Latina/o Literature in the United States. Comparative study of works of Chicano, Puerto Rican, and Cuban authors, as well as Latin American writers in exile in the United States, including political essays of Martí and Flores Magón and the contemporary works of authors who may include Hinojosa, Mohr, Laviera, Rivera, Alegría, and Valenzuela. Prerequisite: Spanish 306 or consent of Department. (Not offered in 2008-2009) 1 unit.

339 Chicano Literature. Critical study of the literary production of authors of Mexican heritage in the United States from 1848 to the present, with emphasis on contemporary Chicano works including Rivera, Anaya, Valdez, El Teatro Campesino, Cisneros, Castillo, and Moraga. (Offered alternate years.) Prerequisite: Spanish 306 or consent of Department. (Meets the Critical Perspectives: Diverse Cultures and Critiques requirement.) 1 unit –Tala-Ruiz.

409 Independent Reading. Senior majors only. Departmental consent. (Not offered 2008-09.) 1 unit.

431 Research Methods. Methods of analysis and theories of literature and culture. Training in research methodology; selection of topic for senior project, portfolio, or senior thesis; research and presentation of work in progress. Required of all majors. Students who are not eligible for 432 must take an additional upper division course to satisfy the Hispanic Studies major requirement and the 11-12 Romance Languages Spanish major requirement. Prerequisite: Declared major and 2 Spanish courses above 306. 1 unit — Daniels.

432 Senior Thesis. Intensive writing and supervised revision of senior Thesis with oral defense. Thesis open only to students who have satisfied GPA requirements of 3. 5 and 3. 7 from the college and the department, respectively. Prerequisite: Spanish 431. Only open to majors and 3.5 (college) and 3.7 (dept.) GPA's. 1 unit — Irizarry