Spanish
101.
Elementary Spanish I.
(3)
Beginning Spanish for students with no previous exposure to Spanish. Development of all four language skills, with emphasis on listening and speaking. (L)
102.
Elementary Spanish II.
(3)
Beginning Spanish for students who have completed 101 or equivalent. Continued development of four skills with emphasis on listening and speaking. (L)
103-104.
Elementary Spanish Conversation I–Elementary Spanish Conversation II.
(1, 1)
Supplementary courses to Spanish 101–102 for students interested in additional practice in speaking. (L)
Offered on CR/NC basis only.
Pre- or corequisite: 101 or 102 or 111 or 112 or 275
111.
Elementary SHL I.
(3)
Beginning Spanish for students who grew up in a Spanish-speaking environment. Will build upon the language base which the students already possess. Development of all four language skills: reading, writing, listening and speaking. (L)
112.
Elementary SHL II.
(3)
Beginning Spanish for heritage language students who have completed 111 or equivalent. Continued development of the four skills with an emphasis on reading and writing, vocabulary building and review of grammar. (L)
200.
Intermediate Spanish Abroad.
(3)
Intensive language study with emphasis on culture in an immersion situation. Tied to the University of New Mexico programs in Spain and Spanish America. (L)
201.
Intermediate Spanish I.
(3)
Intermediate Spanish for students who have completed 102 or equivalent. Review of grammar and further development of all four skills. (L)
202.
Intermediate Spanish II.
(3)
Intermediate Spanish for students who have completed 201 or equivalent. Continued development of all four skills with emphasis on reading. (L)
203.
Spanish Conversation.
(3)
For students who have completed or are currently enrolled in Spanish 201, 202 or 276. Small classes designed to increase skills in speaking Spanish. Not for native speakers. (L)
Pre- or corequisite: 201 or 202 or 211 or 212 or 276
211.
Intermediate SHL I.
(3)
Intermediate Spanish for heritage language students who have completed 102 or equivalent. Review of grammar and continued development of the four skills with an emphasis on literacy and speaking. (L)
212.
Intermediate SHL II.
(3)
Intermediate Spanish for heritage language students who have completed 201 or equivalent. Further development of all four skills, with an emphasis on reading authentic materials, on practical writing needs and communicating with other native speakers. (L)
275.
Accelerated Beginning Spanish.
(6)
Intensive one-semester course designed for language enthusiasts who want a review or can devote the time required to cover two semesters in one. Equivalent to 101 and 102. (L)
276.
Accelerated Intermediate Spanish.
(6)
Intensive one-semester course designed for language enthusiasts who want a review or can devote the time required to cover two semesters in one. Equivalent to 201 and 202. (L)
Prerequisite: 102 or 112 or 275
301.
Topics in Hispanic Culture and Language.
(3, no limit Δ)
Taught in Spanish (required for major study). Emphasis on oral and written expression based on a theme or language related topics (literature, culture, civilization, translation, commercial, etc.) (L)
302.
Developing Spanish Writing Skills.
(3)
Taught in Spanish (required for major study). Emphasis on developing Spanish written expression. (L)
307.
Introduction to Hispanic Literature.
(3)
Examination of selected Spanish and Spanish-American literary texts representing old and new literary currents. Special attention will be given to stylistics and the analysis of style and literary language. (LT)
Prerequisite: 301. Pre- or corequisite: 302
324.
Spanish Literature in Translation.
(3)
Major Spanish (Peninsular) works in translation. Topics will vary. Does not count for Spanish major or minor. (PL)
**350.
Spanish Phonetics.
(3)
A study of the Spanish sound system and an identification of the pronunciation problems of non-native speakers. (LPM)
Prerequisite: 301. Pre- or corequisite: 302
351.
Introduction to Spanish Linguistics.
(3)
An introduction to the phonology, morphology, syntax and dialectology of the Spanish language. (LPM)
Prerequisite: 302
**352.
Advanced Grammar.
(3)
Required for Spanish majors. Taught in Spanish. Analysis of morphological and syntactic structure. (LPM)
Pre- or corequisite: 302
370.
Survey of Chicano Literature.
(3)
Study of the major genres of Chicano literature (novel, short story, essay, poetry and drama), with emphasis on post-1960s literature. (SH)
Prerequisite: 302 and 307
371.
Spanish of the Southwest.
(3)
Attention to formal aspects of the Spanish of the Southwest as well as to historical and social factors affecting its status. (LPM)
Prerequisite: 350 or 351
375.
Southwestern Hispanic Folklore.
(3)
Folkways of Spanish-speaking people of American Southwest: language, customs, beliefs, music, folk sayings. (SH)
Prerequisite: 301 Pre- or corequisite: 302
377.
Southwestern Hispanic Folk Ballads and Songs.
(3)
Narrative and lyric musical traditions from the Romancero Nuevomexicano to the contemporary corrido and nueva canción. (SH)
Prerequisite: 301 Pre- or corequisite: 302
**395.
Spanish Reading for Graduate Students I.
(3)
Accelerated course for graduate reading requirements. Emphasizes fundamentals of grammar. Will not satisfy A&S language requirement. Undergraduates must have permission of instructor. (L)
**396.
Spanish Reading for Graduate Students II.
(3)
Accelerated course for graduate reading requirements. Emphasizes readings in sciences and humanities. Will not satisfy A&S language requirement. Undergraduates must have permission of instructor. (L)
**411.
Survey of Spanish Peninsular Literature I.
(3)
A survey of Spanish literature from the 11th to the 17th century. (PL)
Prerequisite: 302 and 307
**412.
Survey of Spanish Peninsular Literature II.
(3)
A survey of Spanish literature from the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries. (PL)
Prerequisite: 302 and 307
*423.
Cervantes: The Quijote.
(3)
Detailed analysis of the Quijote and treatment of its place in world literature. (PL)
Prerequisite: 302 and 307
**429.
Topics in Spanish Peninsular Culture and Literature.
(3, no limit Δ)
Topics will deal with individual authors, genres or periods. (PL)
Prerequisite: 302 and 307
**430.
Spanish American Short Story.
(3)
Spanish American short story from 19th century to contemporary period. Intensive development and discussion of theoretical bibliography. (SA)
Prerequisite: 302 and 307
**431.
Spanish American Literature Survey I.
(3)
A historical survey of the literary canon in Spanish America from Colonial times through 19th-century Romanticism. (SA)
Prerequisite: 302 and 307
**432.
Spanish American Literature Survey II.
(3)
Continuation of 431. A survey of the literary canon in Spanish American from Modernismo through contemporary times. (SA)
Prerequisite: 302 and 307
**433.
Modern Spanish American Poetry.
(3)
A survey course covering Spanish American poetry from Modernism to the present. (SA)
Prerequisite: 302 and 307
**435.
Modern Spanish American Fiction.
(3)
Study of narrative tendencies in Spanish American fiction between 1915 and 1940, including regionalismo, indigenismo, crítica social, urbanismo, existencialismo and meta-escritura. (SA)
Prerequisite: 302 and 307
*438.
Mexican Literature.
(3)
Study of readings in Mexican literature emphasizing Mexico’s contribution to Hispanic American literature from pre-Colombian to contemporary times. Examination of diverse genres in Mexico’s literature. (SA)
Prerequisite: 302 and 307
**439.
Topics in Spanish American Culture and Literature.
(3, no limit Δ)
Topics will deal with individual authors, genres or periods. (SA)
Prerequisite: 302 and 307
449.
Topics in Hispanic Linguistics.
(3, no limit Δ)
Deals with different areas, approaches and issues. (LPM)
*450.
Spanish Mysticism.
(3)
(Also offered as RELG 450)
A study of Teresa of Avila and John of the Cross in the contexts of the Renaissance, mystical theology, and the history and culture of Spain. (PL)
**479.
Topics in Southwest Folklore/Literature.
(3, no limit Δ)
Study of literary genres and periods, including Chicano theater, Hispanic New Mexican literature, Chicano writers, poetry, folk music, orality in folk and Chicano narrative. (SH)
Prerequisite: 302 and 307
497.
Undergraduate Problems.
(1-6 to a maximum of 6 Δ)
Restriction: permission of instructor
498.
Reading and Research for Honors.
(3)
Open to juniors and seniors approved by Honors Committee.
Restriction: permission of instructor
499.
Honors Essay.
(3)
Open only to seniors enrolled for departmental honors.
Restriction: permission of instructor
502.
Proseminar: Research and Critical Methodology.
(3)
Introduction to fundamentals of literary analysis: defining a research question; gaining access to resources; selecting approaches to texts; citing bibliographic data according to current MLA guidelines. (LT)
504.
Seminar in Ibero-American Studies.
(3, no limit Δ)
(SA)
(Also offered as LTAM 504)
515.
Spanish Medieval Paleography.
(3)
Methodology required to produce an edition–everything from locating an editable text to actually producing the edition. Main emphasis is on deciphering gothic script (13th–17th centuries) and resolving textual problems. (PL)
519.
Medieval Literature.
(3)
A survey of major Spanish masterpieces from the Jarchas to the Celestina. (PL)
520.
Seminar in the Spanish Peninsular Picaresque Novel.
(3)
The study of Lazarillo de Tormes, Guzmán de Alfarache, El buscón and other 17th-century picaresque novels. (PL)
522.
Seminar in Spanish Peninsular Poetry.
(3, no limit Δ)
Courses ranging from post-Romanticism (Becquer, Castro), the “Generation of ‘98” (Machado, Unamuno), Jiménez’s “pure poetry,” the fusion of tradition and avant-garde aesthetics in the “Generation of ‘27,” to the post-war poets and more recent tendencies. (PL)
523.
Renaissance and Baroque Poetry.
(3)
A study of major Spanish poets of the 16th and 17th centuries. (PL)
526.
Seminar in Twentieth-Century Spanish Peninsular Theater.
(3)
Modern and contemporary drama of Spain from Benavente to the present. Close study of the works of major playwrights and trends in dramatic criticism and theatrical production. Readings in theater theory. (PL)
529.
Spanish Peninsular Post-War Novel.
(3)
The resurgence of the novel following the repressive Civil and post-Civil War years (1936–1939). Includes the introduction of tremendismo (Cela, Laforet), neo-realist novels, experimental ones and the initial boom of women writers (Martín Gaite and Tusquets). (PL)
531.
The Modernist Movement in Spanish American Poetry.
(3)
An overview of Modernism in Spanish America from 1870–1920. Writers studied include José Martí, Rubén Darío, Julián del Casal, Manuel Gutiérrez Nájera, Leopoldo Lugones, Julio Herrera y Reissig, María Eugenia Vaz Ferreira and Delmira Agustini. (SA)
532.
Seminar in Twentieth-Century Spanish American Fiction.
(3, no limit Δ)
536.
Colonial Literature.
(3)
Main authors, periods and problems of textual representation in the New World from 1492 to 1830. Emphasis on the 16th-century European-Amerindian African encounter and on 17th-century treatment of gender and ethnicity. (SA)
541.
Recent Research on the Teaching of Spanish.
(3)
Study of the latest research in first and second language acquisition. Focus is placed on the practical application of its results to the teaching of Spanish. Required of all Spanish Teaching Assistants. (LPM)
542.
History of the Spanish Language.
(3)
The phonological, grammatical and lexical development from Latin to Spanish. (LPM)
Prerequisite: 351 or LING 301
545.
Spanish Phonology.
(3)
The main tenets of contemporary phonological theory as applied to Spanish, including the evolution of phonological analysis, as well as current research trends. (LPM)
Prerequisite: 351 or LING 301
546.
Seminar in Hispanic Sociolinguistics.
(3, no limit Δ)
Linguistic variation in relation to internal, social, regional and situational factors. Topics include variation theory, language contact, language and gender, and language planning. The practical application of sociolinguistic approaches will be introduced. (LPM)
Prerequisite: 351 or LING 301
547.
Seminar in Southwest Spanish.
(3)
Research seminar covering all aspects of Chicano Spanish: linguistic structure, regional and social variation, bilingualism, maintenance and shift, English influence, etc. (LPM)
Prerequisite: 351 or LING 301
549.
Seminar in the Language of Spain or Spanish America.
(3, no limit Δ)
An advanced course providing students with the opportunity to develop expertise in linguistic analysis. A broad range of branches are covered, including sociolinguistics, discourse analysis, phonetics, mophosyntax, semantics and psycholinguisticis. (LPM)
Prerequisite: 351 or LING 301
551.
Graduate Problems.
(1-6 to a maximum of 6 Δ)
Restriction: permission of instructor
578.
Topics in Southwest Hispanic Literature.
(3, no limit Δ)
Study of literary genres and periods, including Chicano theater, narrative, poetry, women’s writing, etc. (SH)
579.
Topics in Southwest Culture & Folklore.
(3, no limit Δ)
Study of oral genres and folkways of Spanish-speaking people of the American Southwest and appropriate theoretical approaches. (SH)
599.
Master’s Thesis.
(1-6, no limit Δ)
Offered on a CR/NC basis only.
601.
Literary Theory.
(3)
(Also offered as PORT 601)
This course will offer either an overview of critical theory or an in-depth treatment of a critical school or individual theorist. (LT)
629.
Seminar in Spanish Peninsular Literature.
(3, no limit Δ)
Topics may include, but are not limited to, Medieval Witchcraft, Golden Age Prose, Love and Death in Spanish Literature, 19th-Century Novel, Generation of 1898 Prose, Women in Literature and Film, Women Writers. (PL)
631.
Latin American Vanguard Poetry.
(3)
Latin American (Brazilian and Spanish American) vanguard poetry, from the experimental period of the 1920s to the 1950s. (SA)
633.
Spanish American Poetry Since 1950.
(3)
Intensive study of contemporary Latin American poets such as Octavio Paz, Pablo Neruda, Nicanor Parra, Ernesto Cardenal, Rosario Castellanos and Nicolás Guillén. (SA)
639.
Seminar in Spanish American Literature.
(3, no limit Δ)
Topical seminars geared to doctoral students, emphasizing the literature of one country or region (e.g., Argentine novel), one genre (e.g., romantic poetry), the literary essay, essential or complete works of one author or trend (e.g., the dictator novel). (SA)
699.
Dissertation.
(3-12, no limit Δ)
Offered on a CR/NC basis only.
