Spanish
2015-16 General Catalog
Department of Languages and Applied Linguistics
218 Cowell College
(831) 459-2054
http://language.ucsc.edu
Lower-Division Courses
1. First-Year Spanish.
The first-year program is aimed at developing proficiency in Spanish. Listening, speaking, reading, and writing are addressed through classroom practice and supplemented by language laboratory work. Classes are taught entirely in Spanish and are held three days a week. (Formerly Instruction in the Spanish Language.) Prerequisite(s): Placement into Spanish 1 via the online Spanish Placement Examination. The Staff
1A. Accelerated Beginning Spanish. W
The first part of a sequence (courses 1A and 1B) that covers first-year Spanish in two quarters. Taught entirely in Spanish at an accelerated pace. Aimed at developing students' proficiency in speaking, listening, reading, and writing. Prerequisite(s): Placement into Spanish 1 via the online Spanish Placement Examination. The Staff
1B. Accelerated Beginning Spanish. S
The second part of a sequence (courses 1A and 1B) that covers first-year Spanish in two quarters. Taught entirely in Spanish at an accelerated pace. Aimed at developing students' proficiency in speaking, listening, reading, and writing. Prerequisite(s): course 1A. The Staff
2. First-Year Spanish.
The first-year program is aimed at developing proficiency in Spanish. Listening, speaking, reading, and writing are addressed through classroom practice and supplemented by language laboratory work. Classes are taught entirely in Spanish and are held three days a week. (Formerly Instruction in the Spanish Language.) Prerequisite(s): course 1 or placement into Spanish 2 via the online Spanish Placement Examination. The Staff
3. First-Year Spanish.
The first-year program is aimed at developing proficiency in Spanish. Listening, speaking, reading, and writing are addressed through classroom practice and supplemented by language laboratory work. Classes are taught entirely in Spanish and are held three days a week. (Formerly Instruction in the Spanish Language.) Prerequisite(s): course 2 or placement into Spanish 3 via the online Spanish Placement Examination. The Staff
4. Second-Year Spanish.
Includes comprehensive grammar review, composition, readings, and discussion. Reading and audiovisual material deal with various sociopolitical and cultural issues in the Spanish-speaking world. Classes are conducted in Spanish. (Formerly Intermediate Spanish.) Prerequisite(s): course 1B or 3 or placement into Spanish 4 via the online Spanish Placement Examination. (General Education Code(s): CC, IH.) The Staff
5. Second-Year Spanish.
Includes comprehensive grammar review, composition, readings, and discussion. Reading and audiovisual material deal with various socio-political and cultural issues in the Spanish-speaking world. Classes are conducted in Spanish. (Formerly Intermediate Spanish.) Prerequisite(s): course 4 or placement into Spanish 5 via the online Spanish Placement Examination. (General Education Code(s): CC, IH.) The Staff
5M. Medical Spanish.
Students learn medical vocabulary, useful expressions, suitable grammatical structures, and cultural background to be able to interact with Spanish-speaking patients and doctors. Medical Spanish fulfills language requirement for the health sciences and human biology majors. Prerequisite(s): Spanish 4; or Spanish for Spanish Speakers 61 or 62 or 63; or Spanish for Heritage Speakers 4, or 5, or 6, or 125; or placement into Spanish 5 via the online Spanish Placement Examination. Enrollment restricted to health sciences majors. (General Education Code(s): CC, IH.) The Staff
6. Second-Year Spanish.
Increases oral and written proficiency using authentic reading materials which focus on such topics as social class, ethnicity, education, religion, economic, and political developments in the Spanish-speaking world. (Formerly Intermediate Spanish.) Prerequisite(s): course 5 or 5M or placement into Spanish 6 via the online Spanish Placement Examination. (General Education Code(s): CC, IH.) The Staff
94. Group Tutorial. F,W,S
Provides a means for a small group of students to study a particular topic in consultation with a faculty sponsor. Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. May be repeated for credit. The Staff
99. Tutorial. F,W,S
Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. May be repeated for credit. The Staff
99F. Tutorial (2 credits). F,W,S
Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. May be repeated for credit. The Staff
Upper-Division Courses
105. Introduction to Spanish Studies. W
Speaking, reading, and writing proficiency in Spanish is required. Explores the social, cultural, economic, and political changes that connect Latin America, Spain, and the United States Latina/o communities. Satisfies the Modern, Spanish, and World Literature concentrations; also satisfies the Global distribution requirement. (Also offered as Spanish/Latin Amer/Latino Lit 105. Students cannot receive credit for both courses.) Prerequisite(s): course 6 or Spanish for Heritage Speakers 6 or permission of instructor. (General Education Code(s): ER.) J. Poblete, The Staff
114. Advanced Conversation and Composition. W
Advanced conversation and composition based on extensive readings in the humanities and social sciences. Students interested in this course who have not taken the prerequisite should meet with the instructor prior to the first class meeting. Prerequisite(s): satisfaction of Entry Level Writing and Composition requirements; SPAN 6, or SPAN 56, or SPSS 63, or SPHS 6, or placement into Spanish 114 via the online Spanish Placement Examination The Staff
140. Sounds of Spanish. F
Examines the sound system of Spanish, compares the English and Spanish systems of pronunciation, and teaches the phonetic/phonological variation across dialects of Spanish. Prerequisite(s): course 6 or Spanish for Heritage Speakers 6, and Linguistics 50. Enrollment limited to 25. M. Amengual, The Staff
150. Topics in Hispanic Linguistics: Introduction to Hispanic Linguistics. W
Taught in Spanish. Students learn the major properties of the Spanish language from a linguistics perspective. Topics covered include: phonetics/phonology, morphology, and syntax. (Formerly Languages 150.) Prerequisite(s): Linguistics 50; and Spanish 6 or Spanish for Spanish Speakers 63 or Spanish for Heritage Speakers 6 or equivalent Spanish proficiency. The Staff, M. Amengual, E. Zyzik, M. Gonzalez Pagani
151. Topics in Hispanic Linguistics: Varieties of Spanish. F
Taught in Spanish. Explores the linguistic variety of the Spanish language in the Iberian Peninsula, the former Spanish colonies, and the Americas from a descriptive, synchronic perspective. Issues of languages in contact, variation in speech communities, and bilingualism are also introduced. (Formerly Languages 151.) Prerequisite(s): course 150. The Staff, M. Amengual, E. Zyzik, M. Gonzalez Pagani
152. Topics in Hispanic Linguistics: Spanish in the U.S. *
Taught in Spanish. Serves as a linguistic introduction to the varieties of Spanish that are currently spoken in the United States. Some central topics include: code-switching, language maintenance, and language contact phenomena. (Formerly Languages 152.) Prerequisite(s): course 150. Enrollment limited to 30. The Staff, M. Amengual, E. Zyzik, M. Gonzalez Pagani
153. Topics in Hispanic Linguistics: Spanish as a Second Language.
Taught in Spanish. Examines the Spanish language as it is acquired and used by non-native speakers. Provides an overview of language-teaching methodologies and in-depth treatment of areas of Spanish grammar/lexicon that are generally problematic for English-speaking learners. (Formerly Languages 153.) Prerequisite(s): Spanish 6 or Spanish for Spanish Speakers 63. Enrollment limited to 30. The Staff, M. Amengual, E. Zyzik, M. Gonzalez Pagani
156. Topics in Hispanic Language and Culture.
An analytic study of 20th-century Hispanic language and culture as revealed in print and audio visual media. The Staff
156A. The Language of Latin America Cinema. *
Explores Latin American culture through its cinematic art. Students are exposed to and participate in discussion, analysis, and commentary on important social, historical, and political issues presented in the films. Provides a greater understanding of Latin America, and works toward advanced communicative proficiency and comprehension of linguistic variations in countries such as Cuba, Argentina, México, Bolivia, Chile, and others. Prerequisite(s): Spanish 6 or Spanish 56 or Spanish for Spanish Speakers 63 or Spanish for Heritage Speakers 6 or placement into Spanish 156A via the online Spanish Placement Examination. (General Education Code(s): CC, E.) C. Calierno, The Staff
156B. The New Latin American Song. *
Latin American troubadours, and the relationship between music, ideology, and politics; folkloric music and popular song, song as oral history and chronicle, censorship, and other related topics. Songs from Violeta Parra, Victor Jara, Alfredo Zitarrosa, Chico Buarque, Silvio Rodriguez, and Atahualpa Yupanqui, and other participants or precursors of the movement are studied. Works are analyzed for their sociopolitical and cultural contexts. Prerequisite(s): Spanish 6 or Spanish 56 or Spanish for Heritage Speakers 6 or Spanish for Spanish Speakers 63 or placement into Spanish 156B via the online Spanish Placement Examination. Enrollment limited to 22. M. Gonzalez Pagani
156E. Spanish Culture. F
A broad survey of Spanish cultural topics, including history, politics, religions, art forms, music, and films. It is based on extensive conversations, discussion, and composition. Particular emphasis is placed on key changes that have occurred during the 20th century in Spain. Classes conducted through commentary on texts read (or viewed), oral presentations, and debate. Recommended for students preparing to go to Spain with EAP. Prerequisite(s): Spanish 6 or Spanish 56 or Spanish for Spanish Speakers 63 or Spanish for Heritage Speakers 6 or placement into Spanish 156E via the online Spanish Placement Examination. A. Romero, The Staff
156F. El Humor en Espanol. W
Topic-oriented language course on sociopolitical and historical issues as seen through humor in different genres and media. Topics include Mafalda and Condorito (comic strips), Rius (collage of comic strips, photographs and original documents), Continflas and Almodovar (cinema), El Teatro Campesino (theater), Ana L., Vega (literature), Les Luthiers (song and music). Course deals with written and oral discourse pertaining to the following Spanish language varieties: Rio de la Plata, Mexican, Caribbean, U.S., and Peninsular. Intensive writing and speaking in Spanish. Prerequisite(s): Spanish 6 or Spanish 56 or Spanish for Spanish Speakers 63 or Spanish for Heritage Speakers 6 or placement into Spanish 156F via the online Spanish Placement Examination. (General Education Code(s): TA.) M. Gonzalez Pagani, The Staff
156G. Spanish for the Professions. *
Taught in Spanish. Students learn vocabulary and expressions as well as pertinent cultural background to understand, speak, read, and write about business and professional situations in connection with the Latino experience. Legal, educational, medical, and business topics are covered. Prerequisite(s): Spanish 6 or Spanish 56 or Spanish for Spanish Speakers 63 or Spanish for Heritage Speakers 6 or placement into Spanish 156G via the online Spanish Placement Examination. (General Education Code(s): ER.) The Staff
156J. Contemporary Central America. S
Introduces Central American cultures, including an overview of historical, political, and socioeconomic development, and cultural products, such as literature, film, and visual arts. Emphasis placed on the forces that shaped contemporary Central America, cultural and ethnic diversity, identity, revolutionary processes, diaspora, and building democracy in post-civil conflict societies. Draws attention to the linguistic features of Central American variations of Spanish. The class is conducted in Spanish with high expectations to enhance oral and written proficiency through writing assignments, research tasks, group presentations, analysis, discussion, and debate. Prerequisite(s): course 6 or Spanish for Heritage Speakers 6 or Spanish for Spanish Speakers 63 or equivalent Spanish proficiency. (General Education Code(s): CC.) B. Barahona, The Staff
156M. Mexico and the Southwest. *
An interdisciplinary survey of the cultural history of the Mexican people in both Mexico and the U.S. Southwest. Topics include literature, art, folklore, oral tradition, music, politics, as well as "everyday" cultural manifestations. Conducted in Spanish. May be counted toward fulfillment of upper-division major requirements for Latin American and Latino studies and language studies. (Formerly Spanish for Spanish Speakers 125.) Prerequisite(s): Spanish 6 or Spanish 56 or Spanish for Spanish Speakers 63 or Spanish for Heritage Speakers 6 or placement into Spanish 156M via the online Spanish Placement Examination. (General Education Code(s): CC.) M. Navarro, The Staff
194. Group Tutorial. F,W,S
Provides a means for a small group of students to study a particular topic in consultation with a faculty sponsor. Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. May be repeated for credit. The Staff
195F. Senior Essay (2 credits). F,W,S
Concurrent enrollment in an approved upper-division Spanish, languages, or Spanish literature concentration course not used for core or concentration credit satisfies the capstone requirement. Students work with a faculty adviser to complete the senior capstone essay in addition to course requirements for the upper-division course. Prerequisite(s): satisfaction of the Entry Level Writing and Composition requirements. Enrollment restricted to Spanish studies majors only. The Staff
199. Tutorial. F,W,S
Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. May be repeated for credit. The Staff
199F. Tutorial (2 credits). F,W,S
Students submit petition to sponsoring agency. May be repeated for credit. The Staff
Revised: 09/01/15
