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SPAN 101 Elementary Spanish I +
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Designed for students with little or no background in the Spanish language. SPAN 101 focuses on the acquisition of basic listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills within a cultural framework. Weekly laboratory attendance and assignments required. More Info
Offered in:SPAN 102 Elementary Spanish II +
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A continuation of SPAN 101. SPAN 102 focuses on furthering the acquisition of basic listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills within a cultural framework. Weekly laboratory attendance and assignments required. More Info
Offered in:SPAN 160G Exile: The Latin American Experience +
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Written from afar, Latin American literatures of exile offer alternative representation of home and nation. This course examines the impact of exile on literary writing and personal and collective identities. Topics include: exile in literature/film, the imagined communities abroad, and exile and its impact on the global community. More Info
Offered in:SPAN 200G Boston Speaks +
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What languages do Bostonians speak? How do they work? What do our languages tell us about ourselves? This course investigates how language communities and our perception of them - in terms of status, legitimacy, and complexity - are shaped by power relationships and global history. The course is taught in English. More Info
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SPAN 201 Intermediate Spanish I +
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This course is designed for students who have completed one year of Spanish at the university level. SPAN 201 is dedicated to developing oral and written proficiency through lectures, conversations, compositions and the practical application of grammar. This course is taught primarily in Spanish. More Info
Offered in:SPAN 202 Intermediate Spanish II +
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A continuation of SPAN 201. SPAN 202 is dedicated to further developing oral and written proficiency through lectures, conversations, compositions and the practical application of grammar. This course is taught primarily in Spanish. More Info
Offered in:SPAN 230 Spanish Composition and Conversation I +
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Designed to provide practical training in written and oral expression to students with intermediate proficiency in Spanish. Recommended for students who wish to practice and improve their ability to communicate in Spanish. Weekly theses and frequent oral reports. More Info
Offered in:SPAN 262L Latin American, Iberian, and Afro-Luso-Brazilian Literatures in Translation +
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Taught in English, this course offers students the opportunity to study in translation major works from Spanish and Portuguese-speaking contexts that shed light on human concerns, ideas, and realities. Students will interrogate the meaning and value of reading literature as a laboratory of the mind that affords insight into human experience, in particular the experiences of individuals who belong to cultures, races, or genders different from one's own. No knowledge of Spanish or Portuguese required. More Info
Offered in:SPAN 280 Spanish for Heritage Speakers +
SPAN 289 Writing for Heritage Speakers of Spanish +
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This course is conducted as a workshop on expository writing for native speakers of Spanish and Spanish-heritage students. The course addresses the particular linguistic difficulties that native speakers encounter. Writing and intermediate research techniques, problems of style and correctness are the main issues. More Info
Offered in:SPAN 301 Adv Rdg,Wrtg &Spkng +
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Course designed to help improve reading, writing and oral skills in Spanish. Individual reports on current events and class discussion of contemporary literature and films are used to develop oral skills. Practice in reading skills includes analysis of short stories, plays poems, novels, and newspaper articles. Written expression is strengthened through writing essays, journal entries, and reviews. More Info
Offered in:- TBA
SPAN 304 Spanish for Majors and Minors +
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This course prepares students to undertake advanced work in the Spanish major/minor. Its goal is to expand and refine reading comprehension, listening comprehension, and oral and written expression to prepare students to carry out all their academic work in Spanish. This class requires an original research project in Spanish. Open to native and non-native Spanish speakers. More Info
Offered in:SPAN 316 Advanced Spanish Grammar +
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This course helps students deepen their knowledge of Spanish grammar. Topics include a close examination of types of Spanish nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs; the Spanish subjunctive; the preterit vs. the imperfect; ser vs. estar; and the formation of complex sentences. More Info
Offered in:- TBA
SPAN 317 Introduction to Translation Studies (Spanish/English) +
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This course, taught entirely in Spanish, is an introduction to Translation Studies (English/Spanish). Students will learn the foundations of translation theory as well as the basic skills and techniques of translation. Advanced knowledge of Spanish and English required. More Info
Offered in:SPAN 320 Varieties of Spanish in the Americas +
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This course surveys some principal variants of Latin American Spanish. Basic analytic tools are developed, including basic sound patterns, word structures, and word orders; an overview regarding indigenous, African and Anglophone influences; and common dimensions of American Spanish variation. These tools are used to explore Spanish variants and the interplay of grammatical, social, and ethnic forces that have shaped them. More Info
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SPAN 333 Intermediate Translation Spanish/English +
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This practice-driven course is a continuation of Span 317: ''Introduction to Translation Studies.'' Span 333 focuses on the use of linguistic and rhetorical analysis in order to produce comprehensible and culturally relevant translation. The course emphasizes critical analysis and creative resolution of translation issues, including style, register, tone, and audience and introduces students to the practice in translation a variety of genres and styles, including commercial, legal, and medical texts at the intermediate level. More Info
Offered in:SPAN 352 History of Spanish-American Literature +
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A general introductory course on the history of Latin American literature from Pre-Columbian times to the present. Representative works in all major literary genres will provide students with an understanding of the various traditions that make up the culture of Spanish-speaking America. More Info
Offered in:SPAN 362 Spanish-American Short Story +
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A survey of the development of the short story in Spanish-American literature with special attention to the most representative twentieth-century short-story writers. More Info
Offered in:SPAN 364 Spanish-American Essay +
SPAN 374 Readings in Hispanic Literature +
SPAN 380 Topics in Latin American, Iberian, and Afro-Luso-Brazilian Studies +
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General topics in Latin American, Iberian, and Afro-Luso-Brazilian literatures and cultures which can serve as a detailed introduction to a period, genre, or theme not generally covered in other departmental offerings. More Info
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SPAN 401 Advanced Translation: History, Theory and Technique +
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This course is a continuation of Span 333 ''Intermediate Translation''. Span 401 focuses on the development of the students' knowledge and skills in the areas of translation history, theory of translation and techniques of translation. Span 401 offers the students the possibility to further develop their knowledge of Spanish and English introduced in previous course such as Span 316: ''Advanced Spanish Grammar'' and Span 317: ''Introduction to Translation Studies''; it also serves as bridge to more specialized Spanish courses in Linguistics such as Span 412; ''Semantics''. The course is entirely taught in Spanish. Readings are in Spanish and English. Assignments will be in Spanish and English. More Info
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SPAN 403 Advanced Translation: Applied Technique +
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This hands on course is a continuation of Span 401. It is an application of all the translation techniques and skills learned in the previous translation course. Students will practice translating a variety of genres and styles, including commercial, legal, and medical texts. Critical analysis and creative resolution of translation issues, including style, register, tone, and audience are a fundamental part of this course. More Info
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SPAN 408 Adv Tech&Skls Trans +
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Development of the basic techniques and skills needed for translation. Emphasis on translation into the native language with some practice in the opposite direction. Methods of contrastive linguistics to analyze pertinent aspects of language structure, involving syntax, vocabulary and style, are employed. Students are given ample opportunity to apply these techniques through a series of translation assignments, which form the basis for class discussion. More Info
Offered in:SPAN 409 Advanced Practice of Translation +
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Practice in translating a variety of genres and styles, both literary and non-literary. Students have the opportunity to analyze critically, and to resolve creatively, the problems involving such issues in translation as context, register, tone, and audience. Emphasis is on translating into the native language (English/Spanish), but considerable practice is given in the non-native language. More Info
Offered in:SPAN 432 The World of Don Quixote +
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An in-depth analysis of Cervantes'' masterpiece and the origins of the modern novel. Topics to be discussed include history and fiction, madness, utopia, and the social construction of reality. More Info
Offered in:SPAN 452 The Practice of Autobiography in Spanish and Latin-American Culture +
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This course explores autobiographical practices in Spain and Latin America from the 16th to the 20th century, examining such questions as: How did individuals and communities construct images of themselves? What impelled people to write? What were the consequences? Through readings in autobiography, mediated autobiography, fictional autobiography, and testimony, the course analyzes intersections of literature and history. More Info
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SPAN 454L Argentina +
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This course is a cultural interpretation of Argentina based primarily on historical, cultural, and literary works. The aim is to explore the process of nation-building in the Latin American context. Topics include: the role of the intellectual in political culture; gender and nation; literature and nationalism; media and politics; and globalization. More Info
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SPAN 478 Independent Study +
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For majors who wish to study a special subject not covered in regular departmental courses. The student must first present his or her idea to a member of the faculty. A detailed plan of study (including a reading list, scheduled consultations, and a statement about examinations and/or required papers) must then be presented by the faculty member for departmental approval before the registration period preceding the semester in which the student wishes to do the independent study. More Info
Offered in:SPAN 479 Independent Study +
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Under very special circumstances, the department may grant special permission to a major to take a second course of independent study, following the procedures outlined for SPAN 478. More Info
Offered in:SPAN 490L Internship Course in Latin American and Iberian Studies +
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The Internship Course in Latin American and Iberian Studies is designed to provide students with meaningful, mentored experiential learning while exploring possible careers and making professional connections. Relevant fields include education, media, public agencies, arts, translation, law, health, non-profits, etc. More Info
Offered in:SPAN 491 Honors Thesis +
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A paper written under the supervision of a member of the Spanish Department and with permission of the department. More Info
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