SP 111: Basic Spanish I
Credits 3An introduction to the four basic language skills in Spanish with emphasis on conversation and aural comprehension.
Spanish
The basic and intermediate courses in Spanish develop the students’ fluency in speaking, understanding, reading, and writing the language and introduce them to the culture, literature, and history of Spain and Latin America. For students who wish to perfect this knowledge or choose Spanish as a concentration, a minor in Spanish is available, as is a specialization in World Language and Culture within the Humanities Major. (See “Humanities” section above.)
Courses
SP 112: Basic Spanish II
Credits 3An introduction to the four basic language skills in Spanish with emphasis on conversation and aural comprehension.
SP 115: Spanish for Heritage Speakers
Credits 3This course is strictly directed to the bilingual student who speaks Spanish but lacks the academic linguistic skills required for proficiency in the written language. The course is designed to bring attention to grammatical needs which heritage speakers share.
SP 118: Spanish for Professionals
Credits 3Introductory course in Spanish with a focus on utility for students with professional and/or academic foreign language requirements. Focuses on communication skills, emphasizing vocabulary, reading, and writing.
SP 221: Intermediate Spanish I
Credits 3A review of elementary structures and skills; more advanced grammar is added to improve fluency and accuracy; selected readings from prominent writers; and an introduction to Hispanic culture and art. Classes are conducted in Spanish with some English for clarity.
SP 222: Intermediate Spanish II
Credits 3A review of elementary structures and skills; more advanced grammar is added to improve fluency and accuracy; selected readings from prominent writers; and an introduction to Hispanic culture and art. Classes are conducted in Spanish with some English for clarity.
SP 225: Conversation and Composition
Credits 3Intensive phonetic practice and development of spontaneous conversational skills and fluency; analysis of problems in writing and speaking Spanish.
SP 226: Cinema for Spanish Conversation
Credits 3This is a conversation course for the advanced language student. By viewing films, both from Spain and Spanish America, the student will become aware of the linguistic as well as the social differences in the various areas where Spanish is spoken. The objectives will be multiple: to appreciate the art of filmmaking, to improve comprehension of the spoken language, to increase vocabulary, to examine cultural differences and to perfect the spoken language through dialogue and discussion.
SP 232: Art of Spain
Credits 3This course takes the student on a visual journey of Spain’s artistic heritage left by its numerous invaders such as the Romans and the Moors. It provides a psychological journey into its mystical soul, as portrayed through the art of El Greco, Velazquez, Goya and Picasso. The unique modernist architecture of Antonio Gaudi will be examined as a syncretic expression of everything that is Spanish.
SP 331: Hispanic Civilization
Credits 3A survey of the contributions of the Spanish-speaking Old and New Worlds, with an emphasis on their arts and social history; the unique cultural resources of the New York metropolitan area will be fully explored.
No knowledge of Spanish is required as course is taught in English.
SP 332: Readings in Hispanic Literature
Credits 3Selected readings from Latin American and Peninsular literature. This survey course is in preparation for the more intensive work in advanced literature courses. Students are trained in the techniques of reading critically for literary meaning and in analyzing the historical evolution of specific literary movements.
Reading and writing capability in Spanish is required.
SP 335: Literature of the Spanish Golden Age
Credits 3This is an advanced literature course for students who are proficient in the language and intend to major or minor in Spanish. The reading selections are mostly dramas (comedias in Spanish), written in verse form from the 16th and 17th centuries. Authors such as Lope de Vega, Calderon de la Barca, and Gongora will be studied.
Classes will be in Spanish.
SP 337: 20th Century Latin American Literature
Credits 3This course examines the development of a literary genre which becomes identified as the Latin American novel of the 1960’s, produced by brilliant writers during an era known as "The Boom." Well-known names such as Fuentes, Cortazar, Borges, and Marquez distinguish themselves as the creators of this unique new way of writing, which is no longer based on European models but is genuinely Spanish American.
Classes will be in Spanish.
SP 341: Literature in Translation
Great literary works from all over the world should be appreciated without the impediment of a language barrier. As most great works are accessible in translation, we provide our students with a variety of authors from areas as Europe and Latin America. Each semester the focus might shift from one major writer to a survey of a particular period, according to need.
Classes will be in English.
SP 401: Cervantes & the Quioxte
Credits 3This course allows the student to enter Cervantes’ world of 16th and 17th Century Spain through an overview of his major works and a careful analysis of his masterful novel, Don Quijote de la Mancha. Adequate knowledge of Spanish is essential as the main objective is the appreciation of the linguistic as well as the literary creativity of this genius. Attention will be placed on his artistic inheritance from the Italian Humanists as it surfaces throughout the two volumes of this great novel.
Classes will be in Spanish.