Spanish

Courses

SP 111: Beginning Spanish

Credits 3
An introduction to the study of Spanish grammar, syntax, and vocabulary for basic and fundamental communication. Laboratory is required.

SP 175: Basic Spanish Proficiency

Credits 3
A course specifically designed for the development and practice of Spanish conversation, listening, reading, and writing. Admission is reserved exclusively for those who are heritage speakers. Laboratory is required.

SP 201: Intermediate Spanish

Credits 3
An intermediate course in Spanish highlighting conversational Spanish, grammar, reading, interpretation, and writing beyond the fundamental level of communication. Laboratory is required.

SP 203: Basic Spanish Proficiency

Credits 3

A course specifically designed for the development and practice of Spanish conversation, listening, reading, and writing. Admission is reserved exclusively for those who are  heritage speakers. Laboratory is required. 

SP 250: Introduction to Spanish Phonetics and Phonology

Credits 3
Introduction to the analysis of the Spanish sound system, both phonetics and phonology. Topics include the articulatory system, sound production, the classification of vowels and consonants, phonetic transcription, the mental representation of sounds, variation and ac- cent, and processes of sound change, among others.

SP 313: Spanish Grammar and Composition

Credits 3
An intentional continuation the art of composition and provided with a comprehensive review of the major aspects of grammar previously learned. The course aims to fulfill the special needs of both non-native and native speakers of Spanish alike as they seek to improve their writing skills in the language.

SP 367: Hispanic Cultures Film and Media

Credits 3

Survey course that examines the relationship between masterpieces of contemporary Spanish film and media by major directors of Spanish and Latin American cinema.

SP 412: Spanish Linguistics

Credits 3
Advanced work in the specific area of Spanish linguistics in both theory and practice to the core sub fields of Hispanic Linguistics (phonetics/phonology, morphology, syntax, and lan- guage variation), focusing on the theoretical foundations and analytical techniques needed to pursue more specialized coursework in the field.

SP 439: Topics in Linguistics

Credits 3

This course is an advanced application of Spanish to Applied Linguistics, a sub-field of linguistics which refers to the practical application of phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, and many other areas of linguistic study to Second Language Acquisition.

SP 450: Structure of Spanish

Credits 3
This course provides a description of the grammatical structures (morphology and syntax) of Modern Spanish. In addition, a historical component for each topic helps students understand how Spanish came to be structured.

SP 455: Spanish Survey of Latin-American Culture and Literature

Credits 3
This course conducted in Spanish, is a survey of the literature of Latin American from the inception to the present. Covers pre-Columbian and colonial literature through literature from the last two centuries. The material read will give an overview of the sociopolitical influences found within the works in terms of structure, style, and literary genre. This course also reviews basic literary movements from a Latin American standpoint such as romanticism, realism, naturalism, modernism, and postmodernism and their presuppositions upon literature. (For- merly SP 455 Survey of Spanish Literature)

SP 456: Spanish Survey of Spanish Culture and Literature

Credits 3
Code
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This course, conducted in Spanish, is a survey of Castilian literature from its origin in the Middle Age up to the present. The course analyzes texts of several genres paying attention not just to the literary techniques employed by their authors corresponding with the literary fashions of their time also explore the some of the historical, religious, philosophical, and political backgrounds that contributed to their creation. (Formerly SP 456 Survey of Spanish- American Literature)

SP 457: Spanish Advanced Composition

Credits 3
Code
W
This course is designed to further develop Spanish communicative abilities, both verbal and written as well as to increase the knowledge and ability to comprehend a variety of forms of cultural production in the Spanish language. (Formerly SP 457 Advance Composition and Conversation)

SP 460: Spanish Dialectology

Credits 3
This course will examine the history and diversity of Spanish dialects and culture. Spanish has the third largest number of native speakers in the world (around 400 million) and exhibits extensive dialect variation. This course will approach Spanish dialectology from both historical and synchronic perspectives.

SP 465: Service-Learning Translation and Interpretation

Credits 1
Service Learning is an independent study course which allows students of Spanish who are at the intermediate or advanced levels of proficiency to put their language skills to use in serving the Spanish-speaking communities of Madison County. Students who receive credit for this course must commit between 15-20 hours of community service during the semester.

SP 469: Seminar in Spanish Literature and Linguistics

Credits 3
A seminar and capstone course in which senior Spanish majors make a brief, comprehensive review of the body of knowledge that comprises the Spanish program at Oakwood Univer- sity and study current problems and developments in the broad field of Spanish language, literature, and linguistics.

SP 470: Seminar in Spanish Linguistics and Literature

Credits 3

A seminar and capstone course in which senior Spanish majors make a brief, comprehensive review of the body of knowledge that comprises the Spanish program at Oakwood Univer- sity and study current problems and developments in the broad field of Spanish language, literature, and linguistics.

SP 480: Certification in Translation and Interpretation

Credits 3
This is an intensive preparatory course for certification in Translation and Interpretation as awarded by American Translation Association (ATA). Successful completion of this course will mean the passing of the ATA certification exam offered at the end of the course.