USC Schedule of Classes

For students with limited proficiency in Spanish. Practice in listening comprehension, oral communication, elementary reading and writing.

Continuation of Spanish 110 or 120; increased emphasis on listening comprehension, oral expression, reading and writing.

Continuation of SPAN 150; intensive work in listening comprehension, oral communication, reading, and writing with emphasis on free expression; readings related to Hispanic culture and civilization. Prereq: SPAN 150 or equivalent.

Intensive review of Spanish grammar with emphasis on four skills. Audio-visual materials and readings related to Hispanic culture and civilization.

Development of students' oral and writing skills using literary and scientific materials; grammar review. Duplicates credit in the former SPAN 266.

Analysis of cultural issues in the Spanish-speaking world. Discussions, presentations, writing assignments, and grammar instruction designed to improve students' proficiency in Spanish. Duplicates credit in the former SPAN 265.

Discussions of short films, cultural and literary texts and other activities designed to improve conversational skills. Prerequisite: SPAN 220. Not for credit for Spanish majors.

Introduction to critical reading and interpretation of poetry, narrative fiction, drama, and film from Spain and Latin America.

A survey of Spanish and Latin American cinema from the silent film era to the present, acquainting students with various critical and theoretical approaches to cinema studies. Recommended preparation: SPAN 301.

A systematic study of the structure of Spanish. Topics include fundamental aspects of the sound system; word classes; sentences and their meaning; linguistic change and variation; standard and colloquial usage.

Contrastive study of Spanish and English structures designed to explore the similarities and differences between the two languages and to familiarize students with translation techniques. Emphasis on a variety of text types with the aim of increasing linguistic and cultural appreciation of the Spanish language.

The language and culture of a particular area of study or profession, such as medicine and healthcare, political and social sciences, business and the law. Limited to 4 units for major or minor credit.

Introduction to the study of Iberian and Latin American cultural forms through readings on the visual arts, cinema, architecture, and music.

Survey of cultural critique focused on Latin America as a cultural region and on Latin Americanism as a transnational academic practice.

Readings in contemporary Spanish literature. Includes lectures by recognized Spanish writers and scholars. Departmental approval.

Close grammatical and rhetorical analysis of a variety of text types (general, literary, technical, journalistic) as the basis for practice in advanced written and oral expression as well as translation.

Historical, social, and cultural elements represented in the dialectal diversity of the Spanish language; fieldwork in bilingual communities in the United States. Majors prepare assignments in Spanish, non-majors in English. Conducted in Spanish and English.

(Madrid Center Only) Historical evolution of the contemporary Spanish theatre; readings of dramatic texts supported by attendance at live stage performances. Recommended preparation: SPAN 304 or SPAN 306 or SPAN 308

Study of the explosive Latin American cultural formations of the sixties (literary boom, third cinema, protest song, theories of armed struggle). Prerequisite: SPAN 304 or SPAN 306 or SPAN 308.

An examination of the role of visual and material culture in cultural and social context in the Hispanic world, focusing on a selected time period and geographical region. If taken for Spanish major credit, SPAN 260 and SPAN 261 are recommended.

Individual research and readings. Not available for graduate credit.

Research leading to the master's degree. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department. Graded CR/NC.

Approaches and techniques in the teaching of Spanish and/or Portuguese as a second language.Open only to Master and Doctoral students in Comparative Literature, Comparative Culture in Literature and Studies (Spanish and Latin American Studies), Linguistics (Hispanic Linguistics) and Spanish.

Major developments in literary criticism in Spain and Latin America from the early modern period to the present.