A course providing the basics of spoken and written Spanish for students with no previous studies in the language. Special attention is given to oral practice.

A continuation of 88-110 with emphasis on oral work.

A course designed to develop facility in reading, writing, understanding and speaking Spanish. Conversation, grammar and language laboratory practice.

A continuation of 88-200 through a study of literature.

An examination of the historical and cultural events that provided the background for the development of modern Spain, as well as a visual survey of Spanish culture.

A survey through class discussion and audio-visual materials of the Spanish American countries, their society, institutions, and culture.

The course will study the rise of the novel and other emerging prose forms, such as the novela corta and the cuento, after 1870. (Offered in odd-numbered years.)

A study of the Spanish classical theatre and representative Baroque poets. (Offered in even-numbered years.)

A study, through selected texts, of different aspects of Modern Spanish and Spanish American theatre. (Offered in even-numbered years.)

A study, through selected texts, of the most important aspects of Spanish American Prose up to 1940. (Offered in odd-numbered years.)

A study of the modern Spanish American short story and an examination of the evolution of poetry among the leading Modernist and post-Modernist poets. (Offered in even-numbered years.)

Prose composition, translation, language structure. Oral practice in the language laboratory.

A continuation of 88-350 with emphasis on translation, oral and written composition.

A detailed study of the Spanish language as it is currently used in adminstration and business. It will cover areas such as administrative correspondence, reports, employment, business communication and advertising.

A reading course in Spanish or Spanish American literature designed according to the previous studies and the interests of the individual student. Normally, students will not be permitted to take more than two courses in the Directed Readings sequence.

A study of some outstanding prose writers and poets of the 16th and 17th centuries. (Offered in odd-numbered years.)

The search for new and more universal modes of expression among major Spanish American prose writers of today. (Offered in even-numbered years.)

The influence of the Vanguardist movements of the early 20th century on Spanish American poetry and a study of contemporary poets, especially Pablo Neruda. (Offered in odd-numbered years.)

A study of some of the principal poets of the 20th century. (Offered in even-numbered years.)

An advanced composition course, with intensive written and oral practice with an emphasis on translation.

A continuation of the work done in 88-450, developing creative oral and written expression with an emphasis on translation.

A research paper in Spanish on any language or literature subject approved by the department. This paper will be the equivalent of a semester course.

A study of the work of contemporary Spanish novelists, and of the literary movement since the Spanish Civil War. (Offered in odd-numbered years.)