Spanish (SPAN)
Vertically-related courses in this subject field are: SPAN 101 - SPAN 102 - SPAN 201 - SPAN 202. Any 300-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 101 Elementary Spanish I (4 credits)
General Education: Humanistic and Artistic Ways of Knowing, International
Credit not given for SPAN 101 after SPAN 104 with the exception of vertical credit (see Regulation I-2-d). 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 101 on the placement exam may not enroll in SPAN 101 but may earn credit for SPAN 101 by successfully completing a higher vertically related course. Typically Offered: Fall and Spring.
Prereqs: None
SPAN 102 Elementary Spanish II (4 credits)
General Education: Humanistic and Artistic Ways of Knowing, International
Credit not given for SPAN 102 after SPAN 104. Pronunciation, vocabulary, reading, spoken Spanish, and functional grammar. Typically Offered: Fall and Spring.
Prereqs: SPAN 101 or placement exam
SPAN 105 Beginning Spanish Conversation Lab (1 credit, max 2)
Practice in listening comprehension and conversational skills at the beginning Spanish level. Graded P/F.
SPAN 200 (s) Seminar (1-16 credits)
Credit arranged
SPAN 201 Intermediate Spanish I (4 credits)
General Education: International
Reading, grammar review, speaking, and writing. Typically Offered: Fall and Spring.
Prereqs: SPAN 102, SPAN 104 or placement exam
SPAN 202 Intermediate Spanish II (4 credits)
General Education: International
Reading, grammar review, speaking, and writing. Typically Offered: Fall and Spring.
Prereqs: SPAN 201 or placement exam
SPAN 204 (s) Special Topics (1-16 credits)
Credit arranged
SPAN 205 Intermediate Spanish Conversation Lab (1 credit, max 2)
Practice in listening comprehension and conversational skills at the intermediate Spanish level. Graded P/F.
SPAN 299 (s) Directed Study (1-16 credits)
Credit arranged
SPAN 301 Advanced Grammar (3 credits)
General Education: International
Recommended for prospective teachers of Spanish. Typically Offered: Varies.
Prereqs: SPAN 202 or placement exam Cooperative: open to WSU degree-seeking students.
SPAN 302 Advanced Composition (3 credits)
General Education: International
Recommended for prospective teachers of Spanish. Typically Offered: Fall and Spring.
Prereqs: SPAN 301 or Permission
SPAN 303 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 302 or Permission
SPAN 305 Culture and Institutions of Spain (3 credits)
General Education: International
Typically Offered: Varies.
Prereqs: SPAN 302 or Permission
SPAN 306 Culture and Institutions of Latin America (3 credits)
General Education: International
Cross-listed with LAS 306
General Education: International. Typically Offered: Varies.
Prereqs: SPAN 302 or Permission
SPAN 308 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 302 or Permission
SPAN 309 Spanish for Business (3 credits)
Spanish for business, including vocabulary and cultural competency.
Prereqs: SPAN 302 or Permission
SPAN 310 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 302 or Permission
SPAN 313 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 302 or Permission
SPAN 398 (s) Internship (1-16 credits)
Credit arranged
SPAN 401 Readings: Spanish Literature (3 credits)
General Education: International
Prereqs: SPAN 302 or Permission
SPAN 402 Readings: Spanish American Literature (3 credits)
General Education: International
Prereqs: SPAN 302 or Permission
SPAN 405 (s) Professional Development (1-16 credits)
Credit arranged
SPAN 409 Modern Latin American Society (3 credits)
General Education: International
Cross-listed with LAS 409
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. ).
SPAN 411 Chicano and Latino Literature (3 credits)
General Education: American Diversity
Survey of Chicano and Latino literature. Typically Offered: Fall.
Prereqs: SPAN 302 or Permission
SPAN 412 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. (Fall only) Typically Offered: Varies.
Prereqs: SPAN 302 or Permission
SPAN 413 Spanish American Short Fiction (3 credits)
General Education: International
Cross-listed with LAS 413
General Education: American Diversity. The short story in 19th- and 20th-century Spanish America. Typically Offered: Fall.
Prereqs: SPAN 302
SPAN 419 Latin America Theatre Through Literature (3 credits)
General Education: International
Study of representative dramatic works of Latin America.
Prereqs: SPAN 302 or Permission
SPAN 420 Modern Spanish Theatre Through Literature (3 credits)
General Education: International
Study of representative dramatic works of modern Spain. Typically Offered: Varies.
Prereqs: SPAN 302 or Permission
SPAN 421 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 302 or Instructor Permission
SPAN 422 Mexican Culture through Cinema (3 credits)
General Education: International
Cross-listed with LAS 422
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.
SPAN 423 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 or
Coreqs: SPAN 305
SPAN 424 Human Rights and Hispanic Cinema (3 credits)
Examines how Hispanic film represents and grapples with the question of human rights.
Prereqs or Coreqs: SPAN 305
SPAN 425 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 302 or Permission
SPAN 426 Health and Environment in Latin America (3 credits)
Examines the relationships between health, environment, history, politics, and culture in Latin America.
SPAN 449 (s) Practicum in Tutoring (1 credit, max 2)
Graded P/F. Tutorial services performed by advanced students under faculty supervision.
Prereqs: Department Permission
SPAN 498 (s) Internship (1-16 credits)
Credit arranged
SPAN 499 (s) Directed Study (1-16 credits)
Credit arranged