Courses

FREN 1001
Elementary French

The French language and French-speaking cultures. Open only to students who have fewer than two units of high school French. Emphasis is on conversational skills with attention to reading, writing, and listening comprehension.

FREN 1002
Elementary French

A continuation of Elementary French. Emphasis is on conversational skills with attention to reading, writing, and listening comprehension. Does not count for students with credit in FREN 1110

FREN 1110
Accelerated Elementary French

Accelerated course reviewing basic principles of the French language for students with some background of high school French. Does not count for students with credit in FREN 1002.

FREN 2001
Intermediate French

Speaking, listening, reading, and writing French at the intermediate level. Pronunciation, conversation, grammar review, reading of texts and compositions. Not open to native speakers. Not open to students with credit in FREN 2001E.

FREN 2001E
Intermediate French

FREN 2002
Intermediate French

Continuation of the basic curriculum of Intermediate French, with an emphasis on strengthening the speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills of the intermediate student. Pronunciation, conversation, grammar review, reading of texts and compositions. Not open to native speakers. Not open to…

FREN 2030
Practical French Conversation

Emphasis is on improving oral expression and developing conversational skills through social interactions, under the direction of the French Resident Language Coordinator. Given in French, in the University Language Community.

FREN 2120H
Accelerated Intermediate French (Honors)

Course covers materials studied in Intermediate French. Emphasis on advanced readings and grammar review. Also prepares students to enter Culture and Communication I & II, Texts and Contexts, and Introduction to French Linguistics. Not open to native speakers. Not open to students with credit…

FREN 2500
French for Reading Knowledge

Grammar, idioms, and vocabulary; practice in translating moderately difficult technical and non-technical French. Intended to assist graduate students to satisfy reading knowledge requirement but does not carry graduate credit. Not to be used to satisfy undergraduate language requirement. Not open…

FREN 2500E
French for Reading Knowledge

Grammar, idioms, and vocabulary. Practice in translating moderately difficult technical and non-technical French. Not open to students with credit in FREN 2500 This course will be taught 95% or more online. Intended to assist graduate students to satisfy reading knowledge requirement, but does not…

FREN 2600
Intensive French

Emphasizes conversational skills, reading, writing, and listening comprehension. Not open to native speakers. Not to be used to satisfy undergraduate language requirement. Open only to students with two years' study in another Romance Language.

FREN 2700
Topics in French and Francophone Civilization

This course will cover various cultural manifestations of French or Francophone civilization in their immediate historical context. The course will cover a significant period of history, and examine the salient cultural features of that moment. Given in English.

FREN 3010
Culture and Communication I

Sharpen skills in speaking, reading, and writing French, while building cross-cultural competence for travel, study, and work abroad. Taught in French. Not open to students with credit in FREN 3010H

FREN 3010H
Culture and Communication I (Honors)

Sharpen skills in speaking, reading, and writing French, while building cross cultural competence for travel, study, and work abroad. Taught in French. Not open to students with credit in FREN 3010

FREN 3020
Culture and Communication II

Refine skills in speaking, reading, and writing French, while building cross-cultural competence for travel, study, and work abroad. Taught in French. Not open to students with credit in FREN 3020H

FREN 3020H
Culture and Communication II (Honors)

Refine skills in speaking, reading, and writing French, while building cross-cultural competence for travel, study, and work abroad. Taught in French. Offered every year.

FREN 3030
Texts and Contexts

FREN 3030E
Texts and Contexts

Discover and debate literature, media, and art from the French-speaking world while building fluency in the French language. Taught in French. Not open to students with credit in FREN 3030, FREN 3030H This course will be taught 95% or more online. Lectures, discussions, assignments, and…

FREN 3030H
Texts and Contexts (Honors)

Discover and debate literature, media, and art from the the French-speaking world, while building fluency in the French language. Taught in French. Not open to students with credit in FREN 3030, FREN 3030E

FREN 3040
Graphic Novel and Visual Culture

Discover the visual culture of France and Francophone nations through the study of graphic novels, art, photography, architecture, film, fashion, urban spaces, and/or advertisements. Taught in French.

FREN 3080
Topics in French Cultural Studies

Explore selected themes in French and Francophone culture, history, society, politics, media, and art. Taught in French. Not open to students with credit in FREN 3080E

FREN 3080E
Topics in French Cultural Studies

Explore selected themes in French and Francophone culture, history, society, politics, media, and art. Taught in French. Not open to students with credit in FREN 3080 This course will be taught 95% or more online. Lectures, discussions, assignments, and student works are managed online, according…

FREN 3090
Introduction to French Linguistics

The field of French linguistics, emphasizing such topics as the internal and external history of French; the sounds, forms, and vocabulary of modern French; and the linguistic variation within France and the French-speaking world. Offered every year. Students of French benefit greatly from…

FREN 3100
Business French

French business and its environment. Topics will include the creation of a business, banking, economic geography, interviewing, letter writing, advertising, communications, import-export, politics, and the European Union. Given in French. Business students should check with their advisor for…

FREN 3150
French for International Affairs

Students will apply their French to the professional situations in international affairs by engaging in authentic tasks that promote accountability, delegation, and division of work. In addition to familiarizing students with international affairs in francophone contexts, the course will cultivate…

FREN 4050
From Chivalry to Enlightenment

From knights errant to libertines, from the Round Table to the salon, explore French literature and culture in Medieval Times, the Renaissance, and the Ancien Régime. As the rise of the nation-state and court culture shape arts and letters, social and scientific transformations from François I to…

FREN 4060
Revolutions, Romanticism, and Reinvention

Study snapshots of French literature and culture from the Revolution to the present. Find out how the age of revolutions, the World Wars, colonization and decolonization, and contemporary unrest forge new intellectual, economic, aesthetic, and political enterprises. Taught in French.

FREN 4070
World Literature in French

Explore major contemporary works in French by authors from diverse regions, such as Western and Eastern Europe, North and sub-Saharan Africa, the Caribbean, South America, and East, South, and Southeast Asia. Taught in French.

FREN 4080
Studies in French Literature and Culture

Topics in French and Francophone studies: themes, movements, problems, artistic and cultural manifestations and their relationship to literary and intellectual developments. Topics can cover individual periods or several centuries, depending on instructor. Given in French.

FREN 4150
French for the Global Economy

Through expository readings, digital media, and case studies, students will analyze basic economic and policy trends in the French-speaking world. This course is ideal for students aspiring to internships with international organizations, placements with the Peace Corps, and Masters programs in…

FREN 4170
Francophone Literature, Film, and Culture

Introduction to cultural expression in French from various regions of the Caribbean and Africa. Taught in French.

FREN 4180
Topics in French Studies

Topics in French and Francophone studies; themes, movements, problems, artistic and cultural manifestations, and their relationship to literary and intellectual developments. Topics can cover individual periods or several centuries. Given in English. Not open to students with credit in FREN 4180I

FREN 4180I
Topics in French Studies

FREN 4185
Franco-American Exchange and Mutual (Mis-)Understanding

Historical and cultural perspectives on the relationship between France and the United States. Study iconic examples of the exchange of ideas, art, people, and social movements. Topics can cover stereotypes, democracy, liberty, immigration, racism, comparing and contrasting French and American…

FREN 4185I
Franco-American Exchange and Mutual (Mis-)Understanding

FREN 4190
Internship in French

Designed for students with significant experience in French, this course will provide firsthand experience working in a French business. Students will work using their language and culture skills while performing tasks in one of several organizations. In order to complete the course successfully,…

FREN 4300
Studies in Medieval Literature and Culture

Significant developments in the language, literature, and civilization of France from the eleventh through the fifteenth centuries. Discussions will consider writers and genres, linguistic theory, popular culture, and the arts with special attention to historical, social, and political context.…

FREN 4350
Studies in the French Renaissance

Significant developments in the language, literature, and civilization of France during the Renaissance and Reformation. Discussions will consider writers and genres, linguistic theory, popular culture, and the arts with special attention to the historical, social, and political context. Given in…

FREN 4600
Studies in French-Language Film and Media

Introduction to French and Francophone cinema and other media, from the Lumière Brothers to contemporary productions. Taught in French. The course requirements for undergraduate and graduate students are: class participation and up to three multimedia projects, including video presentations and the…

FREN 4600E
Studies in French-Language Film and Media

FREN 4630
French Phonetics

The French sound system in theory and practice. How French sounds are formed and how they reflect social class and geographical origin. Work on pronunciation in class and the language laboratory. Given in French.

FREN 4800
French Syntax and Meaning

The syntax of modern French through readings in descriptive analysis and examples of literary texts to see how word order contributes to meaning. Particular emphasis on levels of style and reflections of social class. Frequent compositions required. Given in French.

FREN 4960R
Faculty-Mentored Undergraduate Research I

Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that requires students to gather, analyze, and synthesize and interpret data and to present results in writing and other relevant communication formats. Nontraditional Format: This…

FREN 4970R
Faculty-Mentored Undergraduate Research II

FREN 4980R
Faculty-Mentored Undergraduate Research III

FREN 4990R
Undergraduate Research Thesis (or Final Project)

Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that requires students to gather, analyze, and synthesize and interpret data. Students will write or produce a thesis or other professional capstone product, such as a report or…

FREN 6200
Francophone Cultures and Literatures

The major areas of the Francophone world: North America, Antilles, Africa, Maghreb, and Indian Ocean. Literary works will be examined in their linguistic and cultural contexts.

FREN 6300
Studies in Medieval Literature and Culture

FREN 6350
Studies in the French Renaissance

FREN 6400
Studies in 17th-Century French Literature and Culture

Selected topics in French 17th-century literature, culture, and civilization, from approximately 1590 to 1715. References to the broader context of European history, culture, and civilization of the time will be brought to bear when appropriate.

FREN 6450
Studies in 18th-Century French Literature and Culture

Selected topics in French 18th-century literature, culture, and civilization, from approximately 1715 to 1789. References to the broader context of European history, culture, and civilization of the time will be brought to bear when appropriate.

FREN 6500
Studies in 19th-Century French Literature and Culture

Literary works and cultural artifacts in their contexts from the nineteenth century in France. Literary movements from Romanticism to symbolism may be studied, as well as the literary and social influences brought about by the wars, revolutions, and innovations of this period. Given in French. This…

FREN 6550
Studies in 20th- and 21st-Century French Literature and Culture

Literary and non-literary works in their contexts from the twentieth and twenty-first centuries in France. Literary movements from Dada to Poststructuralism may be studied, as well as the literary and social influences brought about by the wars and revolutions of this period. Given in French.

FREN 6600
Studies in French-Language Film and Media

FREN 6600E
Studies in French-Language Film and Media

FREN 6630
The French Sound System in a Social Context

French phonetics: the sounds of French as they relate to levels of language from the vernacular to literature. An examination of how sounds vary with relation to region and social class. Practice in class and in the language laboratory. Given in French.

FREN 6700
Applied French Linguistics

Phonology of French as it determines the underlying forms of morphology with an application to the teaching of French to non-native speakers. Emphasis on the concepts of variation, acceptability, and cultural sensitivity. Given in French.

FREN 6800
French Syntax and Meaning

FREN 6910
History of the French Language in its Social and Literary Context

The major changes in the history of the French language, with special attention to the interaction of linguistic and societal changes and to the representation of these changes in literary texts. Given in French.

FREN 7000
Master's Research

Research while enrolled for a master's degree under the direction of faculty members.

FREN 7300
Master's Thesis

Thesis writing under the direction of the major professor.

FREN 8010
Topics in Culture, Language, Linguistics, and Literature of the French-Speaking World Seminar

An intensive, integrative, and contextualized study of a specific representative topic in language, literature, culture, and linguistics of the French-speaking world. Given in French.

FREN 8100
Seminar in Medieval Studies

Topics in medieval literature, language, and culture. Study of a particular problem, author, genre, or linguistic topic will be integrated into the larger cultural context of medieval France. Given in French.

FREN 8180
Literary Theory

Theories that have special relevance for understanding French literature, linguistics, and cultural studies. Readings, discussions, and assignments in French. Readings by Bal, Barthes, Baudrillard, Benveniste, Bourdieu, Genette, Irigaray, Jakobson, Kristeva, L‚vi-Strauss, Riffaterre. Emphasis on…

FREN 8200
Seminar in Renaissance Studies

In-depth study of a major author or special topic related to the French Renaissance. Given in French.

FREN 8300
Seminar in Seventeenth-Century Studies

Doctoral-level seminar in French seventeenth-century studies. Given in French.

FREN 8400
Seminar in Eighteenth-Century Studies

Doctoral-level seminar in French eighteenth-century studies. Given in French.

FREN 8500
Seminar in Nineteenth-Century French Studies

This is an advanced seminar in which a circumscribed topic is studied in depth. Topics in this course come from the literature of the 19th century. Topics have included "Hugo's Les Misérables," "Ekphrasis," and "Hugo and Baudelaire."

FREN 8600
Seminar in Twentieth-Century Studies

A major author, group of authors, theme, genre topic or movement in French or Francophone literature. Given in French.

FREN 8700
Seminar in Francophone Studies

In-depth study of one or several writers, representative of one of the major Francophone areas in the world: North America, Antilles, Africa, Maghreb, and Indian Ocean. Although the primary emphasis will be on literary works, they will be studied in their linguistic and cultural contexts.

FREN 8800
Seminar in French Linguistics

Topics and issues in French linguistics. Possible offerings include Old French, French dialectology, French sociolinguistics, and French semantics and pragmatics. Given in French.

ITAL 1001
Elementary Italian

The Italian language and Italian speaking cultures. Emphasis is on conversational skills with attention to reading, writing, and listening comprehension. Fundamentals of Italian pronunciation and grammar. Work in the language laboratory. Offered every year.

ITAL 1002
Elementary Italian

A continuation of Elementary Italian. Open only to students who took Elementary Italian or who have an appropriate placement score. Emphasis is on conversational skills with attention to reading, writing, and listening comprehension. Fundamentals of Italian pronunciation and grammar; study of…

ITAL 1003
Elementary Intensive Italian

Emphasis is on conversational skills with attention to reading, writing, and listening comprehension. Fundamentals of Italian pronunciation and grammar and study of Italian culture. Work in the language laboratory.

ITAL 1110
Accelerated Elementary Italian

Accelerated course of the Italian language for students with a knowledge of another foreign language or with two entrance units of high school Italian taken within the past three years. This course covers the material in Elementary Italian. Given in Italian. This course includes one hour per week…

ITAL 1110E
Accelerated Elementary Italian

Accelerated course of the Italian language for students with a knowledge of another foreign language, preferably a Romance language, or with two entrance units of high school Italian taken within the past three years. This course covers the material in Elementary Italian. Given in Italian.

ITAL 2001
Intermediate Italian

A continuation of the study of Italian at the intermediate level. Emphasis on strengthening the students' speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills. Conversation, compositions, reading of texts, and expanded grammar study to include more advanced structures, including the conditional, the…

ITAL 2001E
Intermediate Italian

ITAL 2002
Intermediate Italian

A continuation of Intermediate Italian. Emphasis on strengthening the students' speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills at the intermediate level. Conversation, compositions, reading of texts, and grammar review. Offered every year.

ITAL 2002E
Intermediate Italian

ITAL 2030
Practical Italian Conversation

Emphasis on improving oral expression and developing conversational skills through social interactions. Offered every year.

ITAL 2110
Accelerated Intermediate Italian

A continuation of Elementary Italian. Teaches conversation, grammar, pronunciation, reading, and writing at intermediate level to students dedicated to intensive foreign language study. Offered every year.

ITAL 2110L
Intensive Intermediate Italian Laboratory

Intensive study of the Italian language, culture, and society at the intermediate level through cultural activities (site visits, interaction with Italian community, living language workshops, conversation exchange, study and discussion of authentic content) which relate directly to material…

ITAL 2500
Italian Culture

Italian culture through literature, sociopolitical history, and the arts. Italian history in a specific period as seen through a study of these three areas. Development of an integrated approach to culture, literature, and language. Given in English. Not open to students with credit in ITAL 2500E.…

ITAL 2500E
Italian Culture

Italian culture through literature, sociopolitical history, and the arts. Italian history in a specific period or periods as seen through a study of these three areas. Development of an integrated approach to culture, literature, and language. Given in English. This course will be taught 95%…

ITAL 2600
Intensive Italian

Intensive study of elementary and beginning intermediate Italian emphasizing speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills. Satisfies Romance Language graduate research skills requirement, but not the undergraduate language requirement. Successful completion allows undergraduates to enroll…

ITAL 3010
Italian Conversation and Composition

The emphasis is divided between oral and written expression. Composition and conversation are integrated into the context of Italian culture. Given in Italian. Not open to native speakers. Offered every year.

ITAL 3030
Introduction to Italian Literature and Culture

Selected Italian texts in their social and linguistic contexts. Given in Italian.

ITAL 4010
Advanced Conversation and Composition

The emphasis is divided between conversation and composition in order to promote students' abilities to express themselves accurately in both oral and written Italian. Activities are integrated into the context of Italian culture. Given in Italian. Not open to native speakers. Offered every year.

ITAL 4030
Topics in the Literature and Culture of Italy

A study of selected works of Italian literature within the literary and cultural context of the period in which each work was written. Given in English. Repeatable for maximum 12 hours credit. Course will be offered approximately every other year. Not offered on a regular basis.

ITAL 4030I
Topics in the Literature and Culture of Italy

A study of selected works of Italian literature within the literary and cultural context in which each work was written. Given in English, with a significant portion of readings, presentations, and discussion in Italian. This course will be taught in an integrated format. Assignments, discussions,…

ITAL 4040
Italian Cinema

A study of the major periods and trends in Italian cinema combined with a critical analysis of selected movies by the major auteurs including, but not limited to, Rossellini, De Sica Visconti Fellini, Antonioni and Bertolucci. Given in English. This is a course on the recent history of Italian…

ITAL 4040I
Italian Cinema

A study of the major periods and trends in Italian cinema combined with a critical analysis of selected movies by major auteurs. Given in English, with a significant portion of readings, presentations, and discussion in Italian. This course will be taught in an integrated format. Assignments,…

ITAL 4050
Italian Literature and Culture from its Origins to 1400

Selected poetry and prose from the Italian Middle Ages. Works include Dante's Vita Nuova, religious works by Umbrian writers, love poetry of the Scuola Siciliana and the Dolce Stil Novo, and narrative prose by Boccaccio, Marco Polo, et al. Given in Italian. Course will be offered approximately…

ITAL 4060
Italian Literature and Culture from 1400 to 1700

Italian Renaissance and Baroque texts, selected from lyric poetry, the epic, the pastoral, the theater, treatises, scientific prose, family writings and letters. Works by Ariosto, Poliziano, Boiardo, Tasso, Lorenzo, Alberti, Machiavelli, Castiglione, Sannazaro, Marino, Michelangelo, Leonardo da…

ITAL 4070
Italian Literature and Culture from 1700 to the Present

Intensive reading and analysis of the major works of representative Italian writers and study of main literary movements in Italian literature from the eighteenth to the twentieth century. Given in Italian. Course will be offered approximately every three semesters. Not offered on a regular…

ITAL 4090
Internship in Italy

Students will be matched with an organization in Siena, Italy, where they will become acquainted with the approach the Italians take to social problems while also improving their language skills. Students will earn one to three hour(s) of credit while perfecting their Italian language skills.…

ITAL 4120
Topics in Italian Culture, Language, and Literature

Selected topics in Italian culture, civilization, language, literature, or literary theory. Given in Italian. Offered every year.

ITAL 4150
Italian for Professional Uses

Italian linguistic and intercultural communicative skills for professional employment. Situational practice in different professional contexts. Given in Italian.

ITAL 4950
Directed Reading and/or Projects

Individual study, reading, or projects under the guidance of a faculty member. Offered fall and spring semester every year.

ITAL 4960R
Faculty-Mentored Undergraduate Research I

ITAL 4970R
Faculty-Mentored Undergraduate Research II

ITAL 4980R
Faculty-Mentored Undergraduate Research III

ITAL 4990R
Undergraduate Research Thesis (or Final Project)

Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that requires students to gather, analyze, and synthesize and interpret data. Students will write or produce a thesis or other professional capstone product, such as a report or…

ITAL 6030
Topics in the Literature and Culture of Italy

ITAL 6030I
Topics in the Literature and Culture of Italy

ITAL 6040
Italian Cinema

ITAL 6040I
Italian Cinema

ITAL 6050
Italian Literature and Culture from its Origins to 1400

ITAL 6060
Italian Literature and Culture from 1400 to 1700

ITAL 6070
Italian Literature and Culture from 1700 to the Present

ITAL 6120
Topics in Italian Culture, Language, and Literature

Selected topics in Italian culture, civilization, language, literature, or literary theory. Given in Italian. Offered every year.

ITAL 8100
Seminar in Italian Studies

Topics in Italian literature, language, and culture. Study of a particular problem, author, genre, or linguistic topic will be integrated into the larger cultural context of Italian studies. Given in Italian. Offered every year.

ITAL 8500
Reading and Research in Italian Language, Literature, and Culture

Extensive readings in the field of the student's program of study determined by the student's previous background, presuming that the student is capable of reading rapidly with comprehension. Nontraditional Format: This course would have a directed-study format. Offered fall and spring semester…

LING 3050
Introduction to Spanish Linguistics

Fundamentals of language in general and Spanish in particular. Linguistic knowledge, language variation, and language contact phenomena. Representative Spanish sound systems, syllabic structure, sentence patterns, structure and meaning of words. Analysis of data from oral and written registers.…

LING 3050E
Introduction to Spanish Linguistics

Fundamentals of language in general and Spanish in particular. Linguistic knowledge, language variation, and language contact phenomena. Representative Spanish sound systems, syllabic structure, sentence patterns, and structure and meaning of words. Analysis of data from oral and written registers…

PORT 1001
Elementary Portuguese

Conversation, fundamentals of grammar, pronunciation, reading, and writing. Not open to students with credit in PORT 1002.

PORT 1002
Elementary Portuguese 2

Continuation of Elementary Portuguese. Teaches conversation, fundamentals of grammar, pronunciation, reading, and writing. Does not count for students with credit in PORT 1110

PORT 1110
Accelerated Elementary Portuguese

Accelerated course introducing basic principles of the Portuguese language to students dedicated to intensive foreign language study. Does not count for students with credit in PORT 1002

PORT 2001
Intermediate Portuguese

Content-based review of Portuguese grammar and systematic vocabulary and skill development. Integration of language, culture, and literature. Given in Portuguese.

PORT 2002
Intermediate Portuguese 2

A continuation of Intermediate Portuguese. Content based review of Portuguese grammar and systematic vocabulary and skill development. Integration of language, culture, and literature.

PORT 2030
Practical Portuguese Conversation

Emphasis on improving oral expression and developing conversational skills through social interactions. Given in Portuguese.

PORT 2120
Accelerated Intermediate Portuguese

A continuation of Accelerated Elementary Portuguese. Teaches conversation, grammar, pronunciation, reading, and writing at intermediate level to students dedicated to intensive foreign language study.

PORT 2550
Luso-Brasilian Culture in the United States

In this course, students will be introduced to how the rich cultural traditions of Brazil, Portugal, and Portuguese-speaking Africa and Asia are connected to the United States through immigration and cross-cultural relationships. Taught in English.

PORT 2600
Intensive Portuguese

Emphasizes conversational skills, reading, writing, and listening comprehension. Not to be used to satisfy the undergraduate language requirement. This course is open only to graduate students. Offered every year.

PORT 3010
Portuguese Conversation and Composition

Primary emphasis is divided between conversation and composition skills. The two phases of the course are correlated to include the skills of reading and listening comprehension. Given in Portuguese. Not open to native speakers.

PORT 3030
Introduction to Language, Literature, and Culture of the Portuguese-Speaking World

Emphasis is placed on literary and cultural skills to promote students' ability to read and analyze literary texts, while concentrating on expressing themselves accurately in both oral and written Portuguese. Given in Portuguese.

PORT 4010
Advanced Language, Literature, and Culture of the Portuguese-Speaking World

Linguistic, cultural, and literary structures in Portuguese-speaking societies. Emphasis is divided between students' abilities to express themselves fluently in oral and written Portuguese and to identify and contextualize main literary genres and movements. Given in Portuguese.

PORT 4030
Brazilian Popular Music and the Invention of Brazil

Course focuses on developing an understanding of Brazilian history through the analysis of music lyrics and important musicians from Brazil. Taught in Portuguese with readings in Portuguese and in English.

PORT 4040
Topics in Cinema, Music, Culture, and Literature in the Portuguese-Speaking World

Specific aspects of cinema, culture, and literature of the Portuguese-speaking world. Topics to be selected according to the needs and interests of the students. Taught in seminar fashion with extensive outside readings of primary and secondary sources. Given in English.

PORT 4045
Brazilian Culture and Society

Overview of prominent characteristics and movements in Brazilian culture, history, society, artistic and intellectual development, as seen in Brazilian cinema, literature, art, media, and historical texts. Given in Portuguese.

PORT 4050
Prose of the Portuguese-Speaking World

Representative prose texts from Portugal, Brazil, and Lusophone Africa analyzed in their cultural, social, and political contexts. Given in Portuguese.

PORT 4060
Poetry of the Portuguese-Speaking World

Representative poetic texts from Portugal, Brazil, and Lusophone Africa analyzed in their cultural, social, and political contexts. Given in Portuguese.

PORT 4070
Theater of the Portuguese-Speaking World

Representative plays from Portugal and Brazil analyzed with emphasis on drama as a literary genre, specific aspects of staging and performance, and socio-political context of theatrical production. Given in Portuguese.

PORT 4080
Studies in Culture and Literature of the Portuguese-Speaking World

Studies in culture and literature of the Portuguese-speaking world. Selected topics of special interest in their cultural, social, and political context.

PORT 4150
Business Portuguese

Students will acquire a working knowledge of commercial vocabulary, business practices, and commercial culture in the Luso-Brazilian world. The primary concentration will be on Brazil’s growing presence in a globalized economy. Of primary importance is creating a cross-cultural awareness. Given in…

PORT 4550
History of the Portuguese Language

Identification of the boundaries of Portuguese and their historic- political antecedents, study of the Portuguese language within the context of other romance languages, trace the development of Portuguese from Latin origins to modern, analyze texts from different periods illustrating stages in the…

PORT 4950
Directed Reading and/or Projects

Individual study, reading, or projects under the guidance of a faculty member.

PORT 4960R
Faculty-Mentored Undergraduate Research I

PORT 4970R
Faculty-Mentored Undergraduate Research II

PORT 4980R
Faculty-Mentored Undergraduate Research III

PORT 4990R
Undergraduate Research Thesis (or Final Project)

Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that requires students to gather, analyze, and synthesize and interpret data. Students will write or produce a thesis or other professional capstone product, such as a report or…

PORT 6010
Advanced Language, Literature, and Culture of the Portuguese-Speaking World

PORT 6030
Brazilian Popular Music and the Invention of Brazil

PORT 6040
Topics in Cinema, Music, Culture, and Literature in the Portuguese-Speaking World

PORT 6045
Brazilian Culture and Society

PORT 6050
Prose of the Portuguese-Speaking World

Representative prose texts from Portugal, Brazil, and Lusophone Africa analyzed in their cultural, social, and political contexts. Given in Portuguese.

PORT 6060
Poetry of the Portuguese-Speaking World

Representative poetic texts from Portugal, Brazil, and Lusophone Africa analyzed in their cultural, social, and political contexts. Given in Portuguese.

PORT 6070
Theater of the Portuguese-Speaking World

PORT 6080
Studies in Culture and Literature of the Portuguese-Speaking World

Studies in culture and literature of the Portuguese-speaking world. Selected topics of special interest in their cultural, social, and political context.

PORT 6550
History of the Portuguese Language

PORT 8010
Topics in Literature and Culture of the Portuguese-Speaking World

An intensive, integrative, and contextualized study of a specific topic in literature and culture of the Portuguese- speaking world. Given in Portuguese.

ROML 2100
Rights and Punishments in Global Cultures

An exploration of the elaboration and implementation of laws concerning basic rights in regions of the world where French, Italian, Portuguese, or Spanish are spoken. Taught in English.

ROML 2150
Language Diversity and Linguistic Identity: Romance Languages in the United States

Issues of language diversity and linguistic identity, with a special focus on the Romance Languages spoken in the United States. This course explores the history, demographics, and structure of French, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish in the United States, adopting current techniques in…

ROML 2550
Latino Literature, Language, and Culture

Critical analysis of the literary, socio-linguistic, and cultural presence of representative Hispanic groups in the United States. Designed for non-speakers of Spanish. Given in English.

ROML 2560
Ethical Thought in the Latin American Environmental Humanities

Students develop ethical reasoning skills through the analysis of Latin American literature and film relating to environmental issues, sustainability, animal rights, and human health, among other topics. Taught in English with readings in Portuguese, Spanish, or English translation.

ROML 3000
Topics in Romance Languages

Selected topics in culture, civilization, language, linguistics, literature, or literary theory. Given in English.

ROML 4001
Careers for Language Majors

Survey of careers for language majors with an emphasis on developing professional interests, understanding the value of knowledge and skills, setting goals, and applying for jobs using effective strategies and well-selected resources. Course given in English. NON-TRADITIONAL FORMAT Students will…

ROML 4030
Advanced Topics in Latino Literatures and Cultures

The study of specific areas of major importance in the cultural, linguistic, and literary developments of ethnic Latino/a(s) in the United States. The approach will contextualize relevant literary examples within historical, philosophical, linguistic, political, and ideological issues.

ROML 4092
Archival and Special Collections Studies

Advanced practice in the use of archives. Students will handle and interpret unique and rare objects in special collections. Course will culminate in the design of an exhibit, educational program, or project of cultural significance for a public audience. Course given in English. ADDITIONAL…

ROML 4120
Topics in Culture, Language, and Literature

Selected topics in culture, civilization, language, linguistics, literature, or literary theory. Given in English.

ROML 4860
Topics in Afro-Hispanic Identity

Representations of Africa and African American culture in Hispanic Literature by writers of African descent. By covering a variety of genres, the course will provide discussion about a cultural identity that is constantly in dialogue with dominant discourses. The course will incorporate critical…

ROML 4960R
Faculty-Mentored Undergraduate Research I

Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that requires students to gather, analyze, synthesize, and interpret data and to present results in writing and other relevant communication formats.

ROML 4970R
Faculty-Mentored Undergraduate Research II

ROML 4980R
Faculty-Mentored Undergraduate Research III

ROML 4990R
Undergraduate Research Thesis (or Final Project)

Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that requires students to gather, analyze, synthesize, and interpret data. Students will write or produce a thesis or other professional capstone product, such as a report or portfolio…

ROML 6091
Graduate Practicum in Study Abroad

Mentoring and tutoring of undergraduate students participating in study abroad programs sponsored by the Department of Romance Languages. Graduate students work directly with the students abroad in order to ease their transition, and tutor them in an assigned subject. Written final report required…

ROML 6092
Archival and Special Collections Studies

ROML 6120
Topics in Culture, Language, and Literature

Selected topics in culture, civilization, language, linguistics, literature, or literary theory. Given in English.

ROML 6350
Romance Linguistics: Theory and Analysis

The scientific study of the nature and characteristics of human languages with a specific focus on the linguistic structures (phonological, morphological, syntactic, semantic) of one or more Romance Languages and their use and variation, historical development, and acquisition. Given in English.…

ROML 6350
Romance Linguistics: Theory and Analysis

ROML 6860
Topics in Afro-Hispanic Identity

ROML 7000
Master's Research

Research while enrolled for a master's degree under the direction of faculty members.

ROML 7005
Graduate Student Seminar

Advanced supervised experience in an applied setting. This course may not be used to satisfy a student's approved program of study.

ROML 7010
Master's Professional Development Seminar

Professional development training for M.A. students. This course may not be used to satisfy a student’s approved program of study. Nontraditional format: Series of workshops and presentations regarding professional development skills and materials.

ROML 7300
Master's Thesis

Thesis writing under the direction of the major professor.

ROML 7700
Romance Languages Pedagogy

Principles and methods of second language teaching applied to Romance languages. An analysis of techniques used to teach listening, speaking, reading, writing, and culture, with an examination of current theories of language acquisition. Given in English.

ROML 8000
Topics in Romance Languages

Specific aspects of Romance languages, linguistics, literatures, or cultures.

ROML 8500
Readings and Research in Romance Languages

Extensive readings in the field of the student's program of study determined by the student's previous background, presuming that the student is capable of reading rapidly with comprehension.

ROML 9000
Doctoral Research

Research while enrolled for a doctoral degree under the direction of faculty members.

ROML 9005
Doctoral Graduate Student Seminar

Advanced supervised experience in an applied setting. This course may not be used to satisfy a student's approved program of study.

ROML 9010
Doctoral Professional Development Seminar

Professional development training for Ph.D. students. This course may not be used to satisfy a student’s approved program of study. Nontraditional Format: Series of workshops and presentations regarding professional development skills and materials

ROML 9300
Doctoral Dissertation

Dissertation writing under the direction of the major professor.

SPAN 1001
Elementary Spanish 1

Open only to students with no prior coursework either in high school or in college. Development of listening comprehension, speaking, reading, and writing skills. Fundamentals of Spanish grammar and pronunciation. Introduction to Spanish-speaking cultures. Given in Spanish. This course includes one…

SPAN 1001E
Elementary Spanish I

SPAN 1002
Elementary Spanish II

A continuation of Elementary Spanish. Emphasis on conversational Spanish. Development of listening comprehension, speaking, reading, and writing skills. Fundamentals of Spanish grammar and pronunciation. Study of Spanish-speaking cultures. Given in Spanish. This course includes one hour of online…

SPAN 1002E
Elementary Spanish II

A continuation of Elementary Spanish I. Emphasis on conversational Spanish. Development of listening comprehension, speaking, reading, and writing skills. Fundamentals of Spanish grammar and pronunciation. Study of Spanish-speaking cultures. Given in Spanish. This course will be taught 95% or more…

SPAN 1110
Accelerated Elementary Spanish

Accelerated course reviewing basic principles of the Spanish language for students with some background of high school Spanish. Given in Spanish. This course includes one hour of online coursework. Offered every year.

SPAN 1110E
Accelerated Elementary Spanish

Accelerated course reviewing basic principles of the Spanish language for students with some background of high school Spanish. Given in Spanish. This course will be taught 95% or more online.

SPAN 1110H
Accelerated Elementary Spanish (Honors)

Accelerated course reviewing basic principles of the Spanish language for students with some background in high school Spanish. Given in Spanish. Not open to students with credit in SPAN 1002, SPAN 1002E, SPAN 1110E, SPAN 1110. This course includes one hour of online coursework. Offered every year.

SPAN 2001
Intermediate Spanish 1

Content-based review of Spanish grammar and systematic vocabulary and skill development. Integration of language, culture, and literature. Given in Spanish. Offered every year.

SPAN 2001E
Intermediate Spanish I

Content-based review of Spanish grammar and systematic vocabulary and skill development. Integration of language, culture, and literature. Given in Spanish. This course will be taught 95% or more online.

SPAN 2001H
Intermediate Spanish I (Honors)

Content-based review of Spanish grammar and systematic vocabulary and skill development. Integration of language, culture, and literature. Given in Spanish. Offered every year.

SPAN 2002
Intermediate Spanish 2

A continuation of Intermediate Spanish. Context-based review of Spanish grammar and systematic vocabulary and skill development. Integration of language, culture, and literature. Given in Spanish. Offered every year.

SPAN 2002E
Intermediate Spanish II

A continuation of Intermediate Spanish I. Context-based review of Spanish grammar and systematic vocabulary and skill development. Integration of language, culture, and literature. Given in Spanish. This course will be taught 95% or more online. Assignments, discussions and student works are…

SPAN 2002H
Intermediate Spanish II (Honors)

SPAN 2030
Practical Spanish Conversation

Emphasis is on improving oral expression and developing conversational skills through social interactions, under the direction of the Spanish Resident Language Coordinator. Given in Spanish, in the University Language Community. Offered fall and spring semester every year.

SPAN 2120H
Accelerated Intermediate Spanish (Honors)

Emphasis on advanced readings and grammar review. Also prepares students to enter Spanish Cultural Dialogues, Writing Critically in Spanish, Texts in Global Contexts, and Introduction to Spanish Linguistics. Offered every year.

SPAN 2150
Language Diversity and Linguistic Identity: Spanish in the United States

Issues of language diversity and linguistic identity, with a special focus on the emergence of Spanish in the United States. This course explores the history and structure of varieties of Spanish spoken in the United States, adopting current techniques in sociolinguistics and dialectology. Taught…

SPAN 2500
Spanish for Reading Knowledge

Grammar, idioms, and vocabulary; practice in translating moderately difficult technical and non-technical Spanish. Intended to assist graduate students to satisfy reading knowledge requirement but does not carry graduate credit. Not to be used to satisfy undergraduate language requirement. Not open…

SPAN 2550
US Latino/a Language, Literature, and Culture

The literary, socio-linguistic, and cultural presence of representative Hispanic groups in the United States. Intended for Spanish speakers. Given in Spanish. Offered every year.

SPAN 2950
Study Abroad in Spanish

Spanish language, literature, and culture courses taught at study abroad programs of the University System of Georgia and non-University of Georgia programs. Offered summer semester every year.

SPAN 3010
Spanish Cultural Dialogues

Sharpen skills in speaking and reading Spanish, while building cross-cultural competence for globally-oriented travel, study, and work. Not open to native speakers. Offered fall and spring semester every year.

SPAN 3010H
Spanish Cultural Dialogues (Honors)

Sharpen skills in speaking and reading Spanish, while building cross-cultural competence for globally oriented travel, study, and work. Not open to native speakers. Offered every year.

SPAN 3011
Heritage Speakers of Spanish I

Accelerated practice in speaking, reading, and professional writing for native/heritage speakers of Spanish within a variety of global contexts. Nontraditional format: Student must be a heritage speaker of Spanish who is not a graduate of a secondary institution in a Spanish-speaking country, or…

SPAN 3020
Writing Critically in Spanish

Sharpen and refine critical thinking while discussing, researching, and writing about the Spanish-speaking world. Not open to native/heritage speakers. Offered fall and spring semester every year.

SPAN 3020H
Writing Critically in Spanish (Honors)

Sharpen and refine critical thinking while discussing, researching, and writing about the Spanish-speaking world. Not open to native/heritage speakers. Offered fall and spring semester every year.

SPAN 3021
Heritage Speakers of Spanish II

Advanced practice in speaking, reading, and professional writing for native/heritage speakers of Spanish within a variety of global contexts. Nontraditional Format: Student must be a heritage speaker of Spanish who is not a graduate of a secondary institution in a Spanish-speaking country or for…

SPAN 3030
Texts in Global Contexts

Explore, debate, and research literature, media, and art from the Spanish-speaking world while building fluency in the Spanish language. Offered fall and spring semester every year.

SPAN 3030E
Texts in Global Contexts

Explore, debate, and research literature, media, and art from the Spanish-speaking world while building fluency in the Spanish language. This course will be taught 95% or more online.

SPAN 3030H
Texts in Global Contexts (Honors)

Explore, debate, and research literature, media, and art from the Spanish-speaking world, while building fluency in the Spanish language. Offered every year.

SPAN 3050
Introduction to Spanish Linguistics

SPAN 3050E
Introduction to Spanish Linguistics

Fundamentals of language in general and Spanish in particular. Linguistic knowledge, language variation, and language contact phenomena. Representative Spanish sound systems, syllabic structure, sentence patterns, and structure and meaning of words. Analysis of data from oral and written registers…

SPAN 4003
Medical Spanish

Explore, debate, and research the linguistic and cultural contexts for medical and healthcare professions in the Spanish-speaking world while working to master the Spanish language. Offered every year.

SPAN 4003W
Medical Spanish

Explore, debate, research, and write about the linguistic and cultural contexts for medical and healthcare professions in the Spanish-speaking world while working to master the Spanish language. This version of the course will be taught as writing intensive, which means that the course will include…

SPAN 4004
Introduction to Medical Interpreting, Ethics, and Intercultural Communication

Preparation for and practice of Spanish-English medical interpreting, including roles of healthcare interpreters, ethics, healthcare interpreting skills, terminology, and vocabulary for interpreting and translation.

SPAN 4004S
Introduction to Medical Interpreting, Ethics, and Intercultural Communication (service-learning)

SPAN 4005
Introduction to Translation

An introduction to English-Spanish Translation Studies. Combines training in declarative knowledge, including canonical theories in Translation Studies, with procedural knowledge (i.e., their application in a range of textual genres). Highlights the multi-faceted skills that translators possess…

SPAN 4005S
Introduction to Translation

SPAN 4030
Latinx in the United States

Latinx culture through literature, film, and performance. Students will perfect their speaking and writing skills in Spanish through the critical analysis of Latinx poetry, fiction, memoirs, spoken word, and media. Given in Spanish. Offered every year.

SPAN 4040
Literary Adventures from Spain

Develop advanced cultural knowledge, language, and research skills by exploring exceptional lives of the Medieval and Early Modern Iberian World through stories of knights-errant, beggars, saints, soldiers, and rebellious women. Given in Spanish. Offered every year.

SPAN 4050
Exploring Modern Spain

Develop advanced Spanish skills through the study of literature, film, and culture from modern and contemporary Spain. Given in Spanish. Offered every year.

SPAN 4060
Cultures in Contact After 1492

Students develop advanced reading, writing, and research skills in Spanish by pondering the earliest writings from the Americas both by Europeans and native Americans. Given in Spanish. Offered every year.

SPAN 4070
Latin American Voices of Change

Students develop advanced reading, writing, and research skills by exploring how cultural and intellectual production in Latin America (after 1900) responds to various literary, political, and social movements. Alongside novels, stories, essays, and poems, this course also considers art, films, and…

SPAN 4080
Discovering Cultural Formation

Students develop advanced reading, writing, and research skills by exploring cultural contexts from all corners of the Spanish-speaking world. Given in Spanish. Offered every year. SPRING 2025: "Alterity and Otherness in Spanish Culture." Dr. Rubén Maíllo-Pozo MWF 1:50 pm-2:40 pm *…

SPAN 4081
Spanish Film

Students hone speaking, reading, and writing skills by analyzing and debating Spanish films that explore gender, immigration, globalization, and Spain’s diverse cultures, in addition to creative questions related to humor, satire, and artistic creativity. Given in Spanish. Course offered…

SPAN 4082
Latin American Film

Students hone speaking, reading, and writing skills by analyzing and debating films from Latin America that explore gender, immigration, globalization, and the region’s diverse cultures, in addition to creative questions related to humor, satire, and artistic creativity. Given in Spanish. Course…

SPAN 4082W
Latin American Film

Students hone speaking, reading, and writing skills by analyzing and debating films from Latin America that explore gender, immigration, globalization, geopolitics, and the region’s diverse cultures and societies, in addition to creative questions related to different film genres and styles. Given…

SPAN 4083S
Diversity Through Dance

This service-learning course combines dance, group discussion, and lecture to immerse students in embodied practices of cultural diversity. Students will come to understand and experience dance as a vehicle for building human connection through kinesthetic empathy as they collaborate with community…

SPAN 4085
Studies in Spanish and Latin American Electronic Literature and Cyberculture

Significant developments in Spanish and Latin American Digital Arts, with a focus on electronic literature and cyberculture. Discussion will consider writers/designers and genres, literary theory, theory of media, cyber-cultural studies, and digital humanities. Course given in Spanish.…

SPAN 4090S
Practicum in Service Learning

Practical use of language skills and cultural awareness through community involvement. Students will work directly with approved study abroad providers or the Latino community of Athens in planned and systematic activities coordinated with a variety of community organizations. Each student will…

SPAN 4092
Archival and Special Collections Studies in Spanish

Advanced practice in the use of archives. Students will handle and interpret unique and rare objects in special collections. The course will culminate in the design of an exhibit, educational program, or project of cultural significance for a public audience. Course is given in Spanish. This course…

SPAN 4100
Spanish Topics Across the Disciplines

Provides students with the opportunity to apply their Spanish language skills and cultural knowledge in interdisciplinary courses or courses outside the Department of Romance Languages. Given in Spanish. Offered every year.

SPAN 4120
Exploring Cultures in Spanish

Students will hone their language skills by engaging topics related to the cultures, language, or literature of the Spanish-speaking world. Given in Spanish. Offered every year.

SPAN 4121
Topics in Spanish-American Studies

Designed for students who participate in UGA Study Abroad programs. Students will attend a class in Spanish offered by the host university. Given in Spanish.

SPAN 4150
Business Spanish

Commercial Spanish and the environment of the Spanish-speaking business world. Business vocabulary, basic business and cultural concepts, and situational practice. Topics include economic geography of Spanish-speaking countries, company organization, management, banking, investment, personnel,…

SPAN 4190
Internship in Spanish

Designed for students who have participated in an accredited study abroad program. Provides first-hand experience working in a Hispanic setting. Students will intern utilizing Spanish while performing their tasks in a wide array of organizations. Given in Spanish. In order to complete the course…

SPAN 4191
Internship in Spanish

SPAN 4250
Advanced Business Spanish

Business vocabulary, basic business and cultural concepts, and situational practice necessary to be successful in today's Spanish-speaking business world. Key topics in grammar and vocabulary are also reviewed. Given in Spanish. Offered every year.

SPAN 4345
Christians and Muslims in Valencia

Examination of the shared history of Christians and Muslims in Valencia, Spain, from the eighth to the seventeenth century, including the flourishing of Islamic civilization and the Catholic Reconquest. Studying this period of cultural exchange, evangelization, and persecution will shed light upon…

SPAN 4550
Introduction to the History of Spanish

An introduction to the historical events that shaped the development of Spanish from Latin and the resulting linguistic evolution, including phonological, morphological, syntactic, lexical, and semantic changes. Given in Spanish.

SPAN 4650
Spanish Phonetics and Language Variation

Speech organs and systematic description of Spanish sounds. Comparison of English and Spanish patterns of stress, pronunciation, and intonation. Examination of recurrent pronunciation errors. Description of major geographical and social dialects. Practice in pronunciation and transcription of…

SPAN 4651
Advanced Spanish Grammar

Description and linguistic analysis of major syntactic structures, including morphological patterns of lexical creation and renovation. Offered every year.

SPAN 4652
Spanish Dialectology and Language Variation

Introduces students to the study of linguistic variation in Spanish. Among the topics to be covered are geographic, social, and linguistic factors in language variation and dialectology. Students will analyze specific cases of variation in present-day Spanish dialects in Latin America, Spain, and…

SPAN 4750
Spanish Syntax

A description and formal linguistic analysis of the major syntactic structures in Spanish, including, but not limited to, the interfaces with morphology and semantics. Taught in Spanish. Offered every year.

SPAN 4960R
Faculty-Mentored Undergraduate Research I

SPAN 4970R
Faculty-Mentored Undergraduate Research II

SPAN 4980R
Faculty-Mentored Undergraduate Research III

SPAN 4990R
Undergraduate Research Thesis (or Final Project)

Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that requires students to gather, analyze, and synthesize and interpret data. Students will write or produce a thesis or other professional capstone product, such as a report or…

SPAN 6092
Archival and Special Collections Studies in Spanish

SPAN 6100
Medieval and Renaissance Texts and Contexts

Representative texts from the Spanish Middle Ages through the Renaissance, including narrative fiction (poetry, prose, drama) and historiographic writings, such as chronicles and memoirs. Given in Spanish. Not offered on a regular basis.

SPAN 6120
Exploring Cultures in Spanish

Students will hone their language skills by engaging topics related to the cultures, language, or literature of the Spanish-speaking world. Given in Spanish. Offered every year.

SPAN 6200
Empire and its Discontents in the Early Modern Era

Representative texts from all genres of the late Renaissance through the Baroque, Spain's so-called "Golden Age." Given in Spanish. Not offered on a regular basis.

SPAN 6300
Regional Identities and Artistic Innovations in Modern Spain

Representative texts from all genres of the Spanish Enlightenment through the Spanish Civil War. Given in Spanish. Not offered on a regular basis.

SPAN 6350
Romance Linguistics: Theory and Analysis

The scientific study of the nature and characteristics of human languages with a specific focus on the linguistic structures (phonological, morphological, syntactic, semantic) of one or more Romance languages and their use and variation, historical development, and acquisition. Given in Spanish.…

SPAN 6400
Peninsular Identities from the Civil War to the Present

Representative texts from all genres of contemporary Spanish literature from the post-Civil War period through Postmodernism. Given in Spanish. Not offered on a regular basis.

SPAN 6450
Variation and Sociolinguistics in Spanish

Introduction to sociolinguistics from a variationist perspective. Analysis of multiple levels of linguistic variation (e.g., phonetic, morphosyntactic) and examination of correlations between linguistic variables and social factors as observed in empirical data from different varieties of Spanish.…

SPAN 6500
Transatlantic Encounters: New World Discoveries, Explorations, and Colonizations

Readings from a wide variety of texts, such as chronicles, letters and "relaciones," that articulate, reflect, and ponder upon New World encounters in the Early Modern Era. Given in Spanish. Not offered on a regular basis.

SPAN 6550
History of the Spanish Language

The major linguistic changes in the history of the Spanish language, including the interaction of linguistic and societal changes and the representation of these changes in texts. Offered every year.

SPAN 6600
Formation of Nationhood in Spanish America

Selected readings from nineteenth-century Spanish America, with particular emphasis placed on the literatures of nationhood and independence. Given in Spanish. Not offered on a regular basis.

SPAN 6650
Spanish Phonetics and Phonology

The Spanish sound system using core concepts of linguistics in general and phonology in particular. Characterization and transcription of spoken Spanish. Analysis of important phenomena of language variation in the Hispanic world, including national, geographical, historical, and social dialects.…

SPAN 6700
Spanish America from Modernism to Postmodernism

Representative texts from all genres of Spanish American literature from the Modernist to the Postmodern periods. Given in Spanish. Offered every year.

SPAN 6750
Spanish Syntax and Morphology

Grammar and language usage in the study of the syntactic and morphological structures of Spanish. The syntax and morphology of the pronoun and verb systems, agreement phenomena, gerunds, comparisons, and modal and aspectual distinctions. Written self-expression on a variety of issues as practical…

SPAN 6800
Erasing Boundaries: Latina/o Literature of the United States

Selected readings that articulate, contextualize, and define the complexities of Latina/o language, literature, and culture in the United States. Given in Spanish. Not offered on a regular basis.

SPAN 6850
Spanish Applied Linguistics

Phonetic and morpho-syntactic structures that are problematic for the English-speaking student of Spanish. Ways in which culture is encoded in language. Implications of Spanish linguistics for the teaching and learning of Spanish and the linguistic education of language teachers. Given in Spanish.…

SPAN 6950
Spanish Semantics and Pragmatics

Semantic and pragmatic approaches to the study of meaning in Spanish. Differences between sentence meaning and speaker meaning. Analysis of types of discourse in Spanish such as narrative and free conversation. Given in Spanish.

SPAN 7000
Master's Research

Research while enrolled for a master's degree under the direction of faculty members.

SPAN 7300
Master's Thesis

Thesis writing under the direction of the major professor.

SPAN 7750
Teaching College Spanish

Foreign language teaching and learning applied to Spanish. Theories of second language acquisition. Techniques and strategies to teach listening, speaking, reading, writing, and culture in context. Activities and procedures of classroom instruction. Issues in the professionalization of Spanish…

SPAN 8010
Topics in Culture, Language, Linguistics, and Literature of the Spanish-Speaking World Seminar

An intensive, integrative, and contextualized study of a specific representative topic in language, literature, culture, and linguistics of the Spanish-speaking world. Given in Spanish. Offered every year.

SPAN 8100
Poetry and Poetics

Poetry and poetics from Spain and/or Spanish America, which may include Latino/a poetry and poetics in the United States. Given in Spanish.

SPAN 8180
Survey of Literary and Cultural Theories and Criticism

The theories and practices that have shaped Hispanic literature, with particular emphasis on some of the central issues that animate theoretical debates among literary scholars today. Given in Spanish. Offered every year.

SPAN 8200
Narrative Discourses

Fictional narrative discourses from Spain and/or Spanish America, which may include Latino/a texts written and conceived in the United States. Given in Spanish.

SPAN 8300
Hispanic Thought

An analysis of different ways in which Spaniards and Spanish Americans have approached complex philosophical problems, such as self-definition and cultural identity. Given in Spanish.

SPAN 8400
Performance Studies: From the Stage/Screen to the Page

Exploration of broad and flexible conceptions of theater, theatricality, and/or film in the Spanish-speaking world. Given in Spanish.

SPAN 8450
Advanced Topics in Spanish Sociolinguistics and Dialectology

Topics in the study of sociolinguistics and dialectology, particularly related to Romance Languages. The topics covered in the course include (but are not limited to) quantitative methods in sociolinguistics and dialectology, language change/grammaticalization, sociophonetics, and language contact…

SPAN 8500
Issues of Race, Class, and Gender

An exploration of how the interests of race, class, and gender are presented in Hispanic literatures. Given in Spanish.

SPAN 8550
Advanced Topics in the History of the Spanish Language

An in-depth study and critique of the scholarly literature and research on a representative topic or topics in the history of the Spanish language. Given in Spanish.

SPAN 8650
Topics in Advanced Spanish Phonology and Phonetics

Students will work with current models of formal phonological analysis, including Optimality Theory and Exemplar Theory, as well as phonetically-informed approaches, to look at both synchronic and diachronic phenomena in the language. Data from both modern Spanish dialects and the historical…

SPAN 8750
Topics in Advanced Spanish Syntax

Advanced-level description and formal linguistic analysis of major syntactic structures, particularly relating to Spanish and other Romance Languages. This includes, but is not limited to, the interfaces with morphology and semantics. Study will be undertaken within light of recent linguistic…

SPAN 8850
Spanish Second Language Acquisition

Survey of issues and theories in second language acquisition and examination of current research in the acquisition of Spanish as a second language. Critiques of both theoretical and applied studies and collection and analysis of empirical data. Given in Spanish. Offered spring semester every even-…

SPAN 8950
Advanced Topics in Spanish Pragmatics and Discourse Analysis

Topics in pragmatics and discourse analysis related to linguistic phenomena in Spanish and other Romance languages. Topics include inferential, cognitive, and socio-cultural pragmatic theories, discourse structure/organization, reference (anaphora, deixis), speech acts and politeness, and discourse…

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