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Students will also use targeted grammatical structures in communicative activities that simulate specific real-life situations.
2341. Colloquium in Oral Spanish 3 hours
Prerequisite: SPN 1341, 1342, 2313, 2314, or the equivalent
Designed to facilitate fluency through expanded oral language practice.
3301. Survey of Spanish Literature 3 hours
Prerequisite: consent of instructor
Representative Spanish literature from the medieval period to the present.
3301H. Survey of Spanish Literature 3 hours
Prerequisite: SPN 1341, 1342, 2313, 2314, or the equivalent
This survey course is designed to introduce the student to important authors and literary currents of Spain, to give them practice in reading essays, poetry, drams, and fiction written in Castilian Spanish, and to direct them toward applying critical/analytical literary concepts to the readings. Upon completion of this course, students should be able to discuss the works read in class from the following critical perspectives: narrative point of view, plot development, characterization, language, themes, style, structure, and tone. In addition, the student will be able to identify and discuss characteristics, authors, and works of the following literary currents in Spain: neoclasicismo, Romanticismo, naturalismo, modernismo, and La generacion del ’98.
3305. Children's Literature in Spanish 3 hours
Survey of children's literature in Spanish with emphasis on selection and use of materials and storytelling. This course includes fundamental pedagogical methods for future teachers.
3311. Survey of Spanish-American Literature 3 hours
Prerequisite: SPN 1341, 1342, 2313, 2314, or the equivalent.
Representative Spanish-American literature from the pre-Colombian period to the present.
3311H. Survey of Spanish-American Literature 3 hours
Prerequisite: SPN 1341, 1342, 2313, 2314, or the equivalent and acceptance in the Spanish Departmental Honors Program
As part of the Wesleyan Honors Program, this literature course offers students the opportunity to study more in depth representative Spanish- American literature from the Pre-Columbia period to the present.
3315. Hispanic History and Culture 3 hours
Prerequisite: consent of instructor
Selected readings in the history, culture, and language of Hispanic peoples. The course is junior level and reading texts are in Spanish.
3324. Advanced Grammar and Composition 3 hours for Native Speakers
Prerequisite: SPN 2314 or the equivalent
This course is designed for students for whom Spanish is a first language to master grammar and syntax.
3326. Commercial Spanish 3 hours
Prerequisite: SPN 2314 or the equivalent
Acquisition of business Spanish used in commercial transactions. Emphasis is on business letters, practices, vocabulary, and conversation.