Stimulating Undergraduate Course Offerings for Fall 2014 in Spanish and English

 
SPA 371 LATIN AMERICAN CINEMA
This course applies to the UK Core Inquiry in the Humanities requirement(s)
Prof. Susan Larson
M W Lectures 10 – 10:50
 F Discussion Sections
001, 10-10:50 (in Spanish, recommended for Spanish majors)
002, 10-10:50 (in English)
003, 1 – 1:50 (in English)
004, 2 – 2:50 (in English)
 An introduction to the analysis and interpretation of cinema in general and Latin American cinema in particular. Open to majors and non-majors. The course will focus on films from the Latin American schools of cinema which will be studied in their social, political, and cultural context and introduce students to basic critical vocabulary. Viewing of films (with English subtitles) outside of class is required. Class lectures in English; section 001 discussion section in Spanish and sections 002, 003 and 004 conducted in English. Course cannot be repeated. No prerequisities.
SPA 400 - Hispanic Bilingualism in the United States
Prof. Alan Brown
TR 11:00 - 12:15
Course Description:
This course provides students with an introduction to the field of bilingualism with particular emphasis on the case of Spanish-English bilingualism among Hispanics in the United States. As a survey course, the primary objective is to achieve breadth in the coverage of Hispanic bilingualism in the U.S. at the individual and societal level. The course will be given in English and while oral proficiency in Spanish is not required, some familiarity with Spanish grammar and vocabulary is strongly recommended.
Cross-listed as LIN 317 - Language and Society
 
 

 

SPA 400 - Spanish in the World

Dr. Haralambos Symeonidis

Tuesday and Thursday 12.30 - 1:45

In this course we will deal with various aspects of Spanish in the world: Spanish in the USA, and the expansion of Spanish through the media and cinema, Spanish and the other official languages of the Iberian Peninsula and the language politics of Latin America.

Spanish is considered the third most spoken language in the world. Although it is spoken in very distant regions, it enjoys certain uniformity in the standard higher level which allows the speakers on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean to communicate easily. The most important differences are found in the supregmental level, meaning in the different intonation, a product of the diverse linguistic substracts in the Spanish speaking countries. Another difference is observed in the lexical diversity which derives from the different evolution of the Spanish language in every region but also from the influence of other languages in the corresponding regions. The spelling and the linguistic norm guarantee the unity of the language; also the necessity of collaboration between the different Language Academies of the Spanish language in order to preserve unity contributes to the expansion of the Spanish used in literary, scientific, pedagogical, and multimedia discourse.

 
 
SPA 323  - Introduction to Spanish Translation
This course is required for Spanish majors who must fulfill GCCR requirements.
MFW    11- 11:50
MWF     1- 1:50
 

SPA 323 is designed to improve each student’s mastery and understanding of Spanish and English through the execution of basic translation tasks. This class will help students develop of an understanding of the essential considerations in translation studies theory and practice, explore the nature of communicative translation and its importance, engage in targeted translation tasks primarily from Spanish to English, and delve into problematic grammatical, discursive, and pragmatic issues in Spanish and in English.

 

SPA 215 WRITTEN SPANISH FOR BILINGUAL STUDENTS
This course is exclusively designed for bilingual speakers and its purpose is to further refine reading, lexical, and grammatical skills through intensive writing practice in contexts that are meaningful to these speakers. This course will be taught entirely in Spanish.  3 credit hours.
SPA 215 is the equivalent of 210 and 211 and fulfills the pre-major course requirements.  Students taking 203 should refrain from taking this course.
Pre-requisite: Oral interview
 
 
SPA 480 Hispanic Kentucky
Monday-Wednesday-Friday 12:00-12:50

As a student of Spanish who looks forward to becoming a bilingual professional, it is inevitable that you will have direct contact with members of the growing Latino population not only in your daily life but in your future career. This course studies U.S. Latino history and culture with an emphasis on the political and socio-economic impact of immigration by Spanish-speakers in Kentucky. In addition to our study of artistic expression and academic research produced by and about Latinos in our region, this course includes a community-based service learning component through which you will engage with the history and current life of the local Latino community first hand. While many of our readings are in English, the course will be conducted in Spanish.