The University of New Mexico
SPAN: Spanish Catalog Description

  Three Year Fall Semester Average
Course Catalog Description Enrollment Section
Capacity
Credits
SPAN101 Beginning Spanish for students with no previous exposure to Spanish. Development of all four language skills, with emphasis on listening and speaking. 946.67 1,057.67 2,840.00
SPAN102 Beginning Spanish for students who have completed 101 or equivalent. Continued development of four skills with emphasis on listening and speaking. 353.67 492.67 1,061.00
SPAN103 Supplementary courses to Spanish 101-102 for students interested in additional practice in speaking. Offered on CR/NC basis only. Pre- or corequisite: 101 or 102 of 111 or 112 or 275. 48.33 186.67 48.33
SPAN104 Supplementary courses to Spanish 101-102 for students interested in additional practice in speaking. Offered on CR/NC basis only. Pre- or corequisite: 101 or 102 of 111 or 112 or 275. 16.33 72.33 16.33
SPAN111 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. 69.00 84.67 207.00
SPAN112 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. 99.67 111.67 299.00
SPAN200 Intensive language study with emphasis on culture in an immersion situation. Tied to the University of New Mexico programs in Spain and Spanish America.
SPAN201 Intermediate Spanish for students who have completed 102 or equivalent. Review of grammar and further development of all four skills. 156.33 222.00 469.00
SPAN202 Intermediate Spanish for students who have completed 201 or equivalent. Continued development of all four skills with emphasis on reading. 159.67 218.00 479.00
SPAN203 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. Pre- or corequisite: 201 or 202 or 211 or 212 or 276.
SPAN211 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. 84.33 111.33 253.00
SPAN212 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. 97.67 129.00 293.00
SPAN275 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.
SPAN276 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. Prerequisites: 102 or 112 or 275. 21.33 26.00 128.00
SPAN293   7.67 22.00 23.00
SPAN301 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.) Consult current major requirements for number of times course may be repeated for credit. 308.33 367.67 925.00
SPAN301A  
SPAN301B  
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SPAN302 Taught in Spanish (required for major study). Emphasis on developing Spanish written expression. 132.33 148.33 397.00
SPAN307 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. Prerequisite: 301 and Pre- or corequisite: 302. 128.33 158.33 385.00
SPAN350 A study of the Spanish sound system and an identification of the pronunciation problems of non-native speakers. Prerequisite: 301 and Pre- or corequisite: 302. 49.67 49.33 149.00
SPAN351 An introduction to the phonology, morphology, syntax and dialectology of the Spanish language. Prerequisite: 302. 35.67 33.33 107.00
SPAN352 Required for Spanish majors. Taught in Spanish. Analysis of morphological and syntactic structure. Pre- or corequisites: 302. 82.00 80.33 246.00
SPAN370 Study of the major genres of Chicano literature (novel, short story, essay, poetry and drama), with emphasis on post-1960s literature. Prerequisite: 302 and 307.
SPAN371 Attention to formal aspects of the Spanish of the Southwest as well as to historical and social factors affecting its status. Prerequisite: 350 or 351. 4.67 6.67 14.00
SPAN375 Folkways of Spanish-speaking people of American Southwest: language, customs, beliefs, music, folk sayings. Prerequisite: 301 and Pre- or corequisite: 302. 5.67 8.33 17.00
SPAN377 Narrative and lyric musical traditions from the Romancero Nuevomexicano to the contemporary corrido and nueva canci"n. Prerequisite: 301 and Pre- or corequisite: 302.
SPAN411 A survey of Spanish literature from the 11th to the 17th century. Prerequisite: 302 and 307.
SPAN412 A survey of Spanish literature from the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries. Prerequisite: 302 and 307. 26.33 25.00 79.00
SPAN423 Detailed analysis of the Quijote and treatment of its place in world literature. Prerequisite: 302 and 307. 27.67 28.67 83.00
SPAN429 Topics will deal with individual authors, genres or periods. May be repeated for credit, no limit. Prerequisite: 302 and 307. 45.33 55.00 136.00
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SPAN430 Spanish American short story from 19th century to contemporary period. Intensive development and discussion of theoretical bibliography. Prerequisite: 302 and 307. 16.67 15.00 50.00
SPAN431 A historical survey of the literary canon in Spanish America from Colonial times through 19th-century Romanticism. Prerequisite: 302 and 307.
SPAN432 Continuation of 431. A survey of the literary canon in Spanish American from Modernismo through contemporary times. Prerequisite: 302 and 307. 27.33 25.00 82.00
SPAN433 A survey course covering Spanish American poetry from Modernism to the present. Prerequisite: 302 and 307.
SPAN435 Study of narrative tendencies in Spanish American fiction between 1915 and 1940, including regionalismo, indigenismo, cr!tica social, urbanismo, existencialismo and meta-escritura. Prerequisite: 302 and 307.
SPAN438 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. Prerequisite: 302 and 307.
SPAN439 Topics will deal with individual authors, genres or periods. Prerequisite: 302 and 307. 38.67 38.33 116.00
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SPAN439B  
SPAN439I  
SPAN449 Deals with different areas, approaches and issues. May be repeated for credit, no limit.
SPAN450 (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.
SPAN479 Study of oral and literary genres and periods, including Chicano theater, Hispanic New Mexican literature, Chicano writers, poetry, folk music, orality in folk and Chicano narrative. May be repeated for credit, no limit. Prerequisite: 302 and 307. 49.33 51.67 148.00
SPAN497 Restriction: permission of instructor. 6.00 375.33 17.67
SPAN498 Open to juniors and seniors approved by Honors Committee. Restriction: permission of instructor. 1.33 71.67 4.00
SPAN499 Open only to seniors enrolled for departmental honors. Restriction: permission of instructor. 1.00 93.33 3.00
SPAN502 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.
SPAN504 (Also offered as LTAM 504.) May be repeated for credit, no limit.
SPAN515 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.
SPAN519 A survey of major Spanish masterpieces from the Jarchas to the Celestina. 4.33 5.00 13.00
SPAN520 The study of Lazarillo de Tormes, Guzm n de Alfarache, El busc"n and other 17th-century picaresque novels.
SPAN522 Courses ranging from post-Romanticism (Becquer, Castro), the 'Generation of '98' (Machado, Unamuno), Jimnez'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. May be repeated for credit, no limit. 3.67 5.00 11.00
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SPAN523 A study of major Spanish poets of the 16th and 17th centuries.
SPAN526 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.
SPAN529 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 (Mart!n Gaite and Tusquets).
SPAN531 An overview of Modernism in Spanish America from 1870-1920. Writers studied include Jos® Mart!, Rub®n Dar!o, Juli n del Casal, Manuel Guti®rrez N jera, Leopoldo Lugones, Julio Herrera y Reissig, Mar!a Eugenia Vaz Ferreira and Delmira Agustini.
SPAN532 May be repeated for credit, no limit. 2.33 2.00 7.00
SPAN536 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. 4.33 5.33 13.00
SPAN541 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.
SPAN542 The phonological, grammatical and lexical development from Latin to Spanish. Prerequisite: 351 or LING 292.
SPAN545 The main tenets of contemporary phonological theory as applied to Spanish, including the evolution of phonological analysis, as well as current research trends. Prerequisite: 351 or LING 292.
SPAN546 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. May be repeated for credit, no limit. Prerequisite: 351 or LING 292.
SPAN547 Research seminar covering all aspects of Chicano Spanish: linguistic structure, regional and social variation, bilingualism, maintenance and shift, English influence, etc. Prerequisite: 351 or LING 292. 3.33 5.00 10.00
SPAN549 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. May be repeated for credit, no limit. Prerequisite: 351 or LING 292. 8.00 11.00 24.00
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SPAN549B  
SPAN551 May be repeated for credit. Restriction: permission of instructor. 8.67 366.67 23.00
SPAN578 Study of literary genres and periods, including Chicano theater, narrative, poetry, women's writing, etc. 12.33 14.67 37.00
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SPAN578B  
SPAN579 Study of oral genres and folkways of Spanish-speaking people of the American Southwest and appropriate theoretical approaches. 5.33 5.00 16.00
SPAN599 Offered on a CR/NC basis only. 2.00 83.33 6.67
SPAN601 (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. 6.00 10.33 18.00
SPAN629 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. May be repeated for credit, no limit. 8.33 19.33 25.00
SPAN631 Latin American (Brazilian and Spanish American) vanguard poetry, from the experimental period of the 1920s to the 1950s.
SPAN633 Intensive study of contemporary Latin American poets such as Octavio Paz, Pablo Neruda, Nicanor Parra, Ernesto Cardenal, Rosario Castellanos and Nicol s Guill®n.
SPAN639 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). May be repeated for credit, no limit. 12.67 18.33 38.00
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SPAN639B  
SPAN699 Offered on CR/NC basis only. 20.33 400.00 160.00

"SPAN: Spanish "Three Fall Subject Average - Enroll: 3,148.67 Capacity: 5,316.33 Credits: 9,477.00'