Spanish (SPAN)
Vertically-related courses in this subject field are: SPAN 1101–SPAN 1102–SPAN 2010–SPAN 2020. Any 3000-level SPAN course may be considered the terminal course for the related vertical sequence above. A maximum of 16 credits may be earned for vertical credit in any language in the School of Global Studies.
SPAN 1050 Beginning Spanish Conversation Lab (1 credit, max 2)
Practice in listening comprehension and conversational skills at the beginning Spanish level. Graded Pass/Fail.
SPAN 1101 Elementary Spanish I (4 credits)
General Education: Humanistic and Artistic Ways of Knowing, International
Pronunciation, vocabulary, reading, spoken Spanish, and functional grammar. Students identified by the instructor as having some degree of Spanish proficiency must take the placement exam. Students with Spanish experience who place higher than SPAN 1101 on the placement exam may not enroll in SPAN 1101 but may earn credit for SPAN 1101 by successfully completing a higher vertically related course. Typically Offered: Fall and Spring.
SPAN 1102 Elementary Spanish II (4 credits)
General Education: Humanistic and Artistic Ways of Knowing, International
Pronunciation, vocabulary, reading, spoken Spanish, and functional grammar. Typically Offered: Fall and Spring.
Prereqs: SPAN 1101 or placement exam
SPAN 2000 (s) Seminar (1-16 credits, max 99)
Credit arranged
SPAN 2010 Intermediate Spanish I (4 credits)
General Education: International
Reading, grammar review, speaking, and writing. Typically Offered: Fall and Spring.
Prereqs: SPAN 1102 or placement exam
SPAN 2020 Intermediate Spanish II (4 credits)
General Education: International
Reading, grammar review, speaking, and writing. Typically Offered: Fall and Spring.
Prereqs: SPAN 2010 or placement exam
SPAN 2040 (s) Special Topics (1-16 credits, max 99)
Credit arranged
SPAN 2050 Intermediate Spanish Conversation Lab (1 credit, max 2)
Practice in listening comprehension and conversational skills at the intermediate Spanish level. Graded Pass/Fail.
SPAN 2990 (s) Directed Study (1-16 credits, max 99)
Credit arranged
SPAN 3010 Advanced Grammar (3 credits)
General Education: International
Recommended for prospective teachers of Spanish. Typically Offered: Varies.
Prereqs: SPAN 2020 or placement exam Cooperative: open to WSU degree-seeking students.
SPAN 3020 Advanced Composition (3 credits)
General Education: International
Recommended for prospective teachers of Spanish. Typically Offered: Fall and Spring.
Prereqs: SPAN 3010 or Permission
SPAN 3030 Spanish Conversation (3 credits)
General Education: International
Further development of speaking skills for advanced students; discussion on topics of current cultural interest. Typically Offered: Fall and Spring.
Prereqs: SPAN 3020 or Permission
SPAN 3050 Culture and Institutions of Spain (3 credits)
General Education: International
Typically Offered: Varies.
Prereqs: SPAN 3020 or Permission
SPAN 3060 Culture and Institutions of Latin America (3 credits)
General Education: International
Cross-listed with LAS 3060
Typically Offered: Varies.
Prereqs: SPAN 3020 or Permission
SPAN 3080 Proficiency in Reading (3 credits)
General Education: International
Issues and methods of literary analysis; emphasis on reading, writing, and speaking skills in the target language. Typically Offered: Fall.
Prereqs: SPAN 3020 or Permission
SPAN 3100 Spanish for the Professions I (3 credits)
General Education: International
Language and cultural competency for fields including law, police and the community, banking, finances, and human resources.
Prereqs: SPAN 3020 or Permission
SPAN 3130 Spanish for the Professions II (3 credits)
Language and cultural competency for fields including medicine (social workers, dentists, doctors, and nurses), technology and computer science, human resources, real estate, and housing.
Prereqs: SPAN 3020 or Permission
SPAN 3980 (s) Internship (1-16 credits, max 99)
Credit arranged Graded Pass/Fail.
SPAN 4010 Readings: Spanish Literature (3 credits)
General Education: International
Prereqs: SPAN 3020 or Permission
SPAN 4020 Readings: Spanish American Literature (3 credits)
General Education: International
Prereqs: SPAN 3020 or Permission
SPAN 4050 (s) Professional Development (1-16 credits, max 99)
Credit arranged
SPAN 4090 Modern Latin American Society (3 credits)
General Education: International
Cross-listed with LAS 4090
Analysis of contemporary issues in Latin American society such as gender, race, environment, and immigration from a variety of cultural perspectives (film, newspapers, literature, etc. ). Typically Offered: Varies.
Prereqs: SPAN 3020
SPAN 4110 Chicano and Latino Literature (3 credits)
General Education: American Experience
Survey of Chicano and Latino literature. Typically Offered: Fall.
Prereqs: SPAN 3020 or Permission
SPAN 4120 Spanish Short Fiction (3 credits)
General Education: International
A survey of the short story in Spain from the 19th Century to the present. Focus on major writers and representative movements and styles. Typically Offered: Varies.
Prereqs: SPAN 3020 or Permission
SPAN 4130 Spanish American Short Fiction (3 credits)
General Education: International
Cross-listed with LAS 4130
The short story in 19th- and 20th-century Spanish America. Typically Offered: Fall.
Prereqs: SPAN 3020
SPAN 4190 Latin America Theatre Through Literature (3 credits)
General Education: International
Study of representative dramatic works of Latin America.
Prereqs: SPAN 3020 or Permission
SPAN 4200 Modern Spanish Theatre Through Literature (3 credits)
General Education: International
Study of representative dramatic works of modern Spain. Typically Offered: Varies.
Prereqs: SPAN 3020 or Permission
SPAN 4210 Bilingual and Bicultural Identities (3 credits)
General Education: International
The course consists of literary works, theoretical readings, films and documentaries concerned with the complexity of Bilingual and Bicultural concepts. Some of the pressing topics covered in this course will respond to interrogatives such as: What is Bilingual/Bicultural? How does this state affect the development of an identity within the context of Americanness as it is reflected in the Latino/Hispanic Experience in the U. S. ? The course will also focus on negotiation of Latin@ Identity (Mexican/Chicano, Dominican, Puerto Rican/Newyorican, and Cuban/American experiences); Concepts of Race; Immigration, Politics of Identity, Language, Gender and the importance of family to these issues. Typically Offered: Spring (Even Years).
Prereqs: SPAN 3020 or Instructor Permission
SPAN 4220 Mexican Culture through Cinema (3 credits)
General Education: International
Cross-listed with LAS 4220
Examines how fictional representations of Mexico are driven by specific historical, political, economic, and cultural forces. Students will also reflect on the ways in which films and literature can inform our knowledge of race, gender and socio-economic relations and how these representations of Mexican culture through film have changed over time. Typically Offered: Varies. Prereqs or
Coreqs: SPAN 3020
SPAN 4230 Culture and Identity in Spanish Cinema (3 credits)
General Education: International
Examines how Spanish film explores questions of culture and identity. Typically Offered: Varies.
Prereqs: SPAN 3020
SPAN 4240 Human Rights and Hispanic Cinema (3 credits)
Examines how Hispanic film represents and grapples with the question of human rights. Typically Offered: Varies.
Prereqs: SPAN 3020
SPAN 4250 Spanish-English Translation Skills (3 credits)
Theory and practice of translation, Spanish-English and English-Spanish, using a variety of types of text.
Prereqs: SPAN 3020 or Permission
SPAN 4260 Health and Environment in Latin America (3 credits)
Examines the relationships between health, environment, history, politics, and culture in Latin America. Typically Offered: Varies.
Prereqs: SPAN 3020
SPAN 4490 (s) Practicum in Tutoring (1 credit, max 2)
Tutorial services performed by advanced students under faculty supervision. Graded Pass/Fail.
Prereqs: Department Permission
SPAN 4980 (s) Internship (1-16 credits, max 99)
Credit arranged
SPAN 4990 (s) Directed Study (1-16 credits, max 99)
Credit arranged