Spanish

This beginning A1 level intensive Spanish language and culture course is geared for students without prior course work or those who have basic knowledge of the language. It stresses the acquisition of basic oral and written skills, and takes advantage of students' immersion in Spanish life to incorporate intercultural learning and provide further context to the grammatical, lexical, and cultural content of the course. Assessment is based on essays, oral presentations, homework, a cultural blog, midterm and final exams, participation, and attendance. Texts: Corpas, Jaime et al. AULA 2 Nueva Edición. Libro del Alumno. Nivel A2. Madrid: Editorial Difusión. Alonso Raya, Rosario et al. Gramática básica del estudiante de español. Madrid: Editorial Difusión.

This course enhances Spanish language skills, emphasizing academic skills needed for arguing, questioning, discussing, presenting, papers and more. The primary goal of this course is to enable students to attend and participate actively in classes conducted in Spanish.

This course explores major Spanish literary movements of the 18th and 19th century including the Enlightenment, neoclassicism, romanticism, realism, and naturalism. Each lecture is dedicated to the individual work of the following authors and their contribution to Spanish literature: Friar Feijoo, Ignacio Luzan, Leandro Fernandez de Moratin, Tomas de Iriarte, Felix Maria de Samaniego, Jose de Cadalso, Victor Hugo, Mariano Jose de Larra, Angel Saavedra, Jose de Espronceda, Jose de Zorilla, Juan Valera, Pedro Antonio de Alarcon, Perez Galdos, Leopoldo Alas, and Emilia Pardo Bazan. A focus is also placed on neoclassical fabulists, pre-romanticism, romantic Spanish poetry of the 19th century, and post-romanticism.