SPN - Spanish
Designed for students who have had no Spanish. Basic language skills. Introduction to the culture of the Spanish-speaking countries. Students who have previous preparation in Spanish are required to take a placement exam. Students who have had more than two years of high school Spanish may enroll only with permission of instructor. May be offered in an online or hybrid format. (University Program Group IV-B: Studies in Cultures Outside of the Anglo-American Tradition)
Credits
4(4-0)
Designed for students who have had Spanish 101 or the equivalent. Basic language skills. Introduction to the culture of the Spanish-speaking countries. Students who have previous preparation in Spanish are required to take a placement exam at www.chsbs.cmich.edu/flls using the password chippewas1. Students who have had more than two years of high school Spanish may enroll only with permission of instructor. This course may be offered in an online or hybrid format. Recommended:
SPN 101. (University Program Group IV-B: Studies in Cultures Outside of the Anglo-American Tradition)
Credits
4(4-0)
Intended for students with high school or other preparation in Spanish who are not ready to begin Intermediate Spanish. Combines
SPN 101 and 102. Students with previous preparation in Spanish are required to take a placement exam. (University Program Group IV-B: Studies in Cultures Outside of the Anglo-American Tradition)
Credits
4(4-0)
Intended for beginning students studying abroad. Prerequisite: permission of instructor.
Credits
1-8(Spec)
This course is designed for students interested in learning medical vocabulary and basic conversational skills in Spanish dealing with the Health Professions. CR/NC only.
Credits
3(3-0)
Further development of all language and reading skills, a review of grammar, and exploration of Hispanic culture. May be offered as Writing Intensive. Recommended:
SPN 102. (University Program Group IV-B: Studies in Cultures Outside of the Anglo-American Tradition)
Credits
4(4-0)
Designed to develop fluency in reading Spanish; cultural emphasis. May be offered as Writing Intensive. Recommended:
SPN 201. (University Program Group IV-B: Studies in Cultures Outside of the Anglo-American Tradition)
Credits
3(3-0)
Intended for intermediate students of Spanish studying abroad. Prerequisite:
SPN 102.
Credits
1-12(Spec)
Designed to develop fluency and accuracy in written and oral expression. May be offered as Writing Intensive. Recommended:
SPN 202; or may be taken concurrently with
SPN 202. (University Program Group IV-B: Studies in Cultures Outside of the Anglo-American Tradition)
Credits
3(3-0)
Explores discrimination due to a foreign accent as suffered by Hispanics in the U.S. and by other groups within Latin America. Taught in English. This course may be offered in an online format. May be offered as Writing Intensive. (University Program Group IV-A: Studies in Discrimination)
Credits
3(3-0)
Intended for advanced students studying abroad. Prerequisite:
SPN 202; permission of instructor.
Credits
1-12(Spec)
Provides an understanding of Spanish articulatory phonetics and helps students improve pronunciation by training them in Spanish articulatory habits to make their pronunciation more native-like. Recommended:
SPN 202.
Credits
3(3-0)
Designed to develop greater accuracy in grammar and fluency in written expression in Spanish. Prerequisites:
SPN 202.
Credits
3(3-0)
Designed for students interested in acquiring practical Spanish vocabulary related to business, and in developing writing, reading and speaking skills through business documents in Spanish. Recommended:
SPN 202.
Credits
3(3-0)
Intended for those with some skill in speaking Spanish who wish to achieve greater fluency. Recommended:
SPN 202.
Credits
3(3-0)
Course designed to enhance Spanish communication skills and cultural knowledge for use in professional settings including business, public health, and law. This course may be offered in an online format. Recommended:
SPN 202.
Credits
3(3-0)
Special topics may include language, literature and/or culture. May be repeated when the content is not a duplication of a previous special topics offering. Prerequisite:
SPN 331.
Credits
1-12(Spec)
Introduction to the history, theory, and practice of translation in Spanish. Special attention will be paid to the translation principles concerning a variety of texts. Prerequisite:
SPN 331.
Credits
3(3-0)
Spanish culture and civilization focusing on political, social, intellectual, and artistic developments and their influence on the history and present of Spain. May be offered as Writing Intensive. Prerequisite:
SPN 331.
Credits
3(3-0)
Historical and cultural development of Latin America from the pre- Columbian era through the present. May be offered as Writing Intensive. Prerequisite:
SPN 331.
Credits
3(3-0)
Literature of Spain from the Middle Ages to 1700. Prerequisite:
SPN 331.
Credits
3(3-0)
Literature of Spain from the eighteenth century to the present. Prerequisite:
SPN 331.
Credits
3(3-0)
General acquaintance with the literature of Spanish America from its beginnings to the modernist movement. Selections from representativeauthors. Prerequisite:
SPN 331.
Credits
3(3-0)
General acquaintance with the literature of Spanish America from modernism to the present. Selections from representative authors. Prerequisite:
SPN 331.
Credits
3(3-0)
An examination of the Chicano/Latino experience in the US, including broader issues of inequality, race, ethnicity and discrimination. Taught in Spanish. This course may be offered in an online or hybrid format. Recommended:
SPN 331. (University Program Group IV-C: Studies in Racism and Cultural Diversity in the United States)
Credits
3(3-0)
A study of major and lesser playwrights of the 17th century. Recommended:
SPN 376 or 377; One of:
SPN 386, 387, 388, 389.
Credits
3(3-0)
Development of the novel in Spain from the nineteenth century to the present. Writing Intensive. Prerequisite:
SPN 376 or 377. Recommended: Any other 300-level SPN course.
Credits
3(3-0)
A study of the literary works of this group as masterpieces of literature and as a reflection of national and spiritual values. Recommended:
SPN 376 or 377; One of:
SPN 386, 387, 388, 389.
Credits
3(3-0)
Intended for advanced students studying abroad. Prerequisites: Six hours of Spanish at the 300 level; permission of instructor.
Credits
1-12(Spec)
Techniques for teaching and testing foreign language skills, planning lessons and units, and selecting materials for secondary-level classrooms. Practical experience through mini-teaching situations. Prerequisites: Two 300-level courses; passing the competency exam; departmental permission.
Credits
3(2-1)
Pre-student teaching experience in middle or high school teaching situation. CR/NC only. Co-requisite:
SPN 411.
Credits
1(Spec)
Representative masterpieces of the novel as they reflect the political and social conditions of the Spanish-American countries. Writing Intensive. Prerequisite:
SPN 376 or 377. Recommended: Any other 300- level course.
Credits
3(3-0)
Representative masterpieces of the two genres as they reflect the political and social conditions of the Spanish American countries. Recommended:
SPN 376 or 377; One of:
SPN 386, 387, 388, 389.
Credits
3(3-0)
Representative masterpieces of the two genres as they reflect the political and social conditions of the Spanish-American countries. Recommended:
SPN 376 or 377; One of:
SPN 386, 387, 388, 389.
Credits
3(3-0)
Techniques for teaching and testing foreign language skills, planning lessons and units, and selecting materials for the elementary school classroom. Practical experience through mini-teaching situations. Co- requisites:
SPN 411.
Credits
1(1-0)
Pre-student teaching experience in elementary school teaching situation. CR/NC only. Co-requisite:
SPN 421.
Credits
1(Spec)
Writing Spanish in different registers, giving special consideration to the command of grammar, vocabulary, spelling, and style. Emphasis on expository and argumentative texts. Writing Intensive. Prerequisites:
SPN 331 with a B- or better;
SPN 376 or 377.
Credits
3(3-0)
Special topics may include language, literature and/or culture. May be repeated when the content is not a duplication of a previous special topics offering. Recommended:
SPN 376 or 377; One of:
SPN 386, 387, 388, 389.
Credits
1-12(Spec)
Supervised internship with an approved organization in the U.S. or a Spanish-speaking country to reinforce and build upon skills learned in Spanish courses. Prerequisites: Six hours of Spanish at the 300 level; permission of instructor.
Credits
1-6(Spec)
Outstanding novels and short stories of Spain since 1940 reflecting politics, society, economics, and culture of Spain after the Civil War. Recommended: Three (3) credits in Spanish at the 400 level.
Credits
3(3-0)
Seminar on the major aspects of Hispanic Linguistics such as sound patterns, word-formation, sentence structure, meaning and context, discourse structure, regional and social variation. Prerequisite: One 400-level SPN course; or graduate standing in the M.A. Spanish Program.
Credits
3(3-0)
Special topics may include language, literature and/or culture. May be repeated when the content is not a duplication of a previous special topics offering. Recommended: Three (3) credits in Spanish at the 400- level; or graduate standing in M.A. Spanish Program.
Credits
1-9(Spec)
Seminar on the historical, theoretical and practical aspects of translation. The link between linguistic and cultural factors and their relationship to translation will be emphasized. This course may be offered in an online or hybrid format. Prerequisites:
SPN 375; one SPN 400 level course; or graduate standing in M.A. Spanish Program.
Credits
3(3-0)
The in-depth study of a topic under the direction of a faculty member who together with a student designs the format of the study. Prerequisites: permission of instructor and department chairperson; three (3) credits in Spanish at the 400 level.
Credits
1-6(Spec)