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Pronunciation, grammar essentials, conversation and reading. Three class hours a week plus one hour of tutorial. Minimal introduction to history and culture of hispanophone countries. For admission into HISP 102, students must have completed HISP 101, or its equivalent, with a minimum grade of C-.

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Pronunciation, grammar essentials, conversation and reading. Three class hours a week plus one hour of tutorial. Minimal introduction to history and culture of hispanophone countries. For admission into HISP 102, students must have completed HISP 101, or its equivalent, with a minimum grade of C-.

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Pronunciation, grammar essentials, conversation and reading. Three class hours a week plus one hour of tutorial. Minimal introduction to history and culture of hispanophone countries. For admission into HISP 102, students must have completed HISP 101, or its equivalent, with a minimum grade of C-.

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Pronunciation, grammar essentials, conversation and reading. Three class hours a week plus one hour of tutorial. Minimal introduction to history and culture of hispanophone countries. For admission into HISP 102, students must have completed HISP 101, or its equivalent, with a minimum grade of C-.

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Pronunciation, grammar essentials, conversation and reading. Three class hours a week plus one hour of tutorial. Minimal introduction to history and culture of hispanophone countries. For admission into HISP 203, students must have completed HISP 102, or its equivalent, with a minimum grade of C-. Prerequisite(s): HISP 101 with C- or better.

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Pronunciation, grammar essentials, conversation and reading. Three class hours a week plus one hour of tutorial. Minimal introduction to history and culture of hispanophone countries. For admission into HISP 203, students must have completed HISP 102, or its equivalent, with a minimum grade of C-. Prerequisite(s): HISP 101 with C- or better.

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Pronunciation, grammar essentials, conversation and reading. Three class hours a week plus one hour of tutorial. Minimal introduction to history and culture of hispanophone countries. For admission into HISP 203, students must have completed HISP 102, or its equivalent, with a minimum grade of C-. Prerequisite(s): HISP 101 with C- or better.

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Pronunciation, grammar essentials, conversation and reading. Three class hours a week plus one hour of tutorial. Minimal introduction to history and culture of hispanophone countries. For admission into HISP 203, students must have completed HISP 102, or its equivalent, with a minimum grade of C-. Prerequisite(s): HISP 101 with C- or better.

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Pronunciation, grammar essentials, conversation and reading. Three class hours a week plus one hour of tutorial. Minimal introduction to history and culture of hispanophone countries. For admission into HISP 203, students must have completed HISP 102, or its equivalent, with a minimum grade of C-. Prerequisite(s): HISP 101 with C- or better.

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Pronunciation, grammar essentials, conversation and reading. Three class hours a week plus one hour of tutorial. Minimal introduction to history and culture of hispanophone countries. For admission into HISP 203, students must have completed HISP 102, or its equivalent, with a minimum grade of C-. Prerequisite(s): HISP 101 with C- or better.

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Pronunciation, grammar essentials, conversation and reading. Three class hours a week plus one hour of tutorial. Minimal introduction to history and culture of hispanophone countries. For admission into HISP 203, students must have completed HISP 102, or its equivalent, with a minimum grade of C-. Prerequisite(s): HISP 101 with C- or better.

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Pronunciation, grammar essentials, conversation and reading. Three class hours a week plus one hour of tutorial. Minimal introduction to history and culture of hispanophone countries. For admission into HISP 203, students must have completed HISP 102, or its equivalent, with a minimum grade of C-. Prerequisite(s): HISP 101 with C- or better.

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Pronunciation, grammar essentials, conversation and reading. Three class hours a week plus one hour of tutorial. Minimal introduction to history and culture of hispanophone countries. For admission into HISP 203, students must have completed HISP 102, or its equivalent, with a minimum grade of C-. Prerequisite(s): HISP 101 with C- or better.

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Accelerated Spanish 110 meets the goals of Elementary Spanish I and II (HISP 101 and HISP 102 ) in one semester. It covers pronunciation, grammar essentials, conversation and reading. This course is appropriate for students with prior experience in Spanish or another language and for students who are highly self-motivated and/or able to learn foreign languages quickly. Successful completion allows enrollment in Intermediate Spanish: HISP 203 or HISP 220. Students will not receive credit for this course if they have previously taken or been awarded credit for HISP 101 or HISP 102.  Three class hours a week plus two hours of tutorial. Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor. For admission into HISP 203 or HISP 220, students must have completed HISP 110, or its equivalent, with a minimum grade of C.

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Intermediate Spanish extends and deepens awareness and use of linguistic functions in Spanish. Formal introduction to history and culture of Hispanophone countries. For admission into HISP 204, students must have completed HISP 203, or its equivalent, with a minimum grade of C-. Prerequisite(s): HISP 102, or HISP 110, or an equivalent, with a grade of C- or better.

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Intermediate Spanish extends and deepens awareness and use of linguistic functions in Spanish. Formal introduction to history and culture of Hispanophone countries. For admission into HISP 204, students must have completed HISP 203, or its equivalent, with a minimum grade of C-. Prerequisite(s): HISP 102, or HISP 110, or an equivalent, with a grade of C- or better.

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Intermediate Spanish extends and deepens awareness and use of linguistic functions in Spanish. Formal introduction to history and culture of Hispanophone countries. For admission into HISP 204, students must have completed HISP 203, or its equivalent, with a minimum grade of C-. Prerequisite(s): HISP 102, or HISP 110, or an equivalent, with a grade of C- or better.

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Intermediate Spanish extends and deepens awareness and use of linguistic functions in Spanish. Formal introduction to history and culture of Hispanophone countries. For admission into HISP 204, students must have completed HISP 203, or its equivalent, with a minimum grade of C-. Prerequisite(s): HISP 102, or HISP 110, or an equivalent, with a grade of C- or better.

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Intermediate Spanish extends and deepens awareness and use of linguistic functions in Spanish. Formal introduction to history and culture of Hispanophone countries. For admission into HISP 204, students must have completed HISP 203, or its equivalent, with a minimum grade of C-. Prerequisite(s): HISP 102, or HISP 110, or an equivalent, with a grade of C- or better.

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Intermediate Spanish extends and deepens awareness and use of linguistic functions in Spanish. Formal introduction to history and culture of Hispanophone countries. For admission into HISP 204, students must have completed HISP 203, or its equivalent, with a minimum grade of C-. Prerequisite(s): HISP 102, or HISP 110, or an equivalent, with a grade of C- or better.

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Intermediate Spanish extends and deepens awareness and use of linguistic functions in Spanish. Formal introduction to history and culture of Hispanophone countries. For admission into HISP 204, students must have completed HISP 203, or its equivalent, with a minimum grade of C-. Prerequisite(s): HISP 102, or HISP 110, or an equivalent, with a grade of C- or better.

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Intermediate Spanish extends and deepens awareness and use of linguistic functions in Spanish. Formal introduction to history and culture of Hispanophone countries. For admission into HISP 204, students must have completed HISP 203, or its equivalent, with a minimum grade of C-. Prerequisite(s): HISP 102, or HISP 110, or an equivalent, with a grade of C- or better.

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Intermediate Spanish extends and deepens awareness and use of linguistic functions in Spanish. Formal introduction to history and culture of Hispanophone countries. Prerequisite(s): HISP 203, or its equivalent, with a grade of C- or better.

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Intermediate Spanish extends and deepens awareness and use of linguistic functions in Spanish. Formal introduction to history and culture of Hispanophone countries. Prerequisite(s): HISP 203, or its equivalent, with a grade of C- or better.

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Intermediate Spanish extends and deepens awareness and use of linguistic functions in Spanish. Formal introduction to history and culture of Hispanophone countries. Prerequisite(s): HISP 203, or its equivalent, with a grade of C- or better.

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Intermediate Spanish extends and deepens awareness and use of linguistic functions in Spanish. Formal introduction to history and culture of Hispanophone countries. Prerequisite(s): HISP 203, or its equivalent, with a grade of C- or better.

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Intermediate Spanish extends and deepens awareness and use of linguistic functions in Spanish. Formal introduction to history and culture of Hispanophone countries. Prerequisite(s): HISP 203, or its equivalent, with a grade of C- or better.

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Intermediate Spanish extends and deepens awareness and use of linguistic functions in Spanish. Formal introduction to history and culture of Hispanophone countries. Prerequisite(s): HISP 203, or its equivalent, with a grade of C- or better.

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Intermediate Spanish extends and deepens awareness and use of linguistic functions in Spanish. Formal introduction to history and culture of Hispanophone countries. Prerequisite(s): HISP 203, or its equivalent, with a grade of C- or better.

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Intermediate Spanish extends and deepens awareness and use of linguistic functions in Spanish. Formal introduction to history and culture of Hispanophone countries. Prerequisite(s): HISP 203, or its equivalent, with a grade of C- or better.

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Intermediate Spanish extends and deepens awareness and use of linguistic functions in Spanish. Formal introduction to history and culture of Hispanophone countries. Prerequisite(s): HISP 203, or its equivalent, with a grade of C- or better.

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Intermediate Spanish extends and deepens awareness and use of linguistic functions in Spanish. Formal introduction to history and culture of Hispanophone countries. Prerequisite(s): HISP 203, or its equivalent, with a grade of C- or better.

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Intermediate Spanish extends and deepens awareness and use of linguistic functions in Spanish. Formal introduction to history and culture of Hispanophone countries. Prerequisite(s): HISP 203, or its equivalent, with a grade of C- or better.

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Intermediate Spanish extends and deepens awareness and use of linguistic functions in Spanish. Formal introduction to history and culture of Hispanophone countries. Prerequisite(s): HISP 203, or its equivalent, with a grade of C- or better.

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Intermediate Spanish extends and deepens awareness and use of linguistic functions in Spanish. Formal introduction to history and culture of Hispanophone countries. Prerequisite(s): HISP 203, or its equivalent, with a grade of C- or better.

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Intermediate Spanish extends and deepens awareness and use of linguistic functions in Spanish. Formal introduction to history and culture of Hispanophone countries. Prerequisite(s): HISP 203, or its equivalent, with a grade of C- or better.

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Accelerated Spanish 220 meets the goals of Intermediate Spanish I and II (HISP 203 and HISP 204 ) in one semester. It extends and deepens awareness and use of linguistic functions in Spanish, and it introduces the history and culture of Hispanophone countries.  This course is designed for students who have successfully completed HISP 110 or HISP 102) or have tested in at the intermediate level on the placement test. Three class hours per week plus two hours of tutorial. Successful completion allows enrollment in HISP 305. Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor. Students will not receive credit for this course if they have previously taken or been awarded credit for 203 and/or 204.

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Accelerated Spanish 220 meets the goals of Intermediate Spanish I and II (HISP 203 and HISP 204 ) in one semester. It extends and deepens awareness and use of linguistic functions in Spanish, and it introduces the history and culture of Hispanophone countries.  This course is designed for students who have successfully completed HISP 110 or HISP 102) or have tested in at the intermediate level on the placement test. Three class hours per week plus two hours of tutorial. Successful completion allows enrollment in HISP 305. Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor. Students will not receive credit for this course if they have previously taken or been awarded credit for 203 and/or 204.

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This course covers the second year of Portuguese in one semester. It extends and deepens awareness and use of linguistic functions in Portuguese, and it introduces the history and culture of Lusophone countries.  Brazilian usage emphasized. This course is appropriate for students who have taken HISP 111 or for highly self-motivated students with appropriate prior experience in Portuguese. Successful completion allows enrollment in HISP 331. Three class hours per week plus two hours of tutorial. Successful completion of this course satisfies the college language requirement. Prerequisite(s): HISP 111 or prior experience in Portuguese.

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Primarily designed to improve oral communication and to strengthen the student's written proficiency and his or her awareness of grammar intricacies. In relation to writing, it serves as a bridge to upper-level courses. Conversations and compositions are based on cultural and literary topics. Class activities vary according to the instructor but usually include five to fifteen minute presentations, interviews with native speakers, commentary on videos and movies, short stories, plays and short novels, writing strategies, and self-correction exercises. It often involves extensive reading appropriate to the level. Prerequisite(s): HISP 204, HISP 220, or consent of the instructor.

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Internationalism
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Primarily designed to improve oral communication and to strengthen the student's written proficiency and his or her awareness of grammar intricacies. In relation to writing, it serves as a bridge to upper-level courses. Conversations and compositions are based on cultural and literary topics. Class activities vary according to the instructor but usually include five to fifteen minute presentations, interviews with native speakers, commentary on videos and movies, short stories, plays and short novels, writing strategies, and self-correction exercises. It often involves extensive reading appropriate to the level. Prerequisite(s): HISP 204, HISP 220, or consent of the instructor.

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Internationalism
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This course presents the student with essential tools for the critical analysis of a broad range of topics and forms of cultural production (literature, cinema, art, e-texts, etc.) in the Hispanic world. It also teaches the student advanced language skills in written composition and public oral presentation. This course satisfies either the Area 1 or Area 2 requirement for the Hispanic and Latin American Studies major. Prerequisite(s): HISP 305

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This course provides an interdisciplinary discussion of the Latino experience in the United States with a focus on Mexican, Puerto Rican, Dominican, and Cuban- Americans. Using fiction, poetry, films and critical essays, we will examine issues of race and ethnicity, language, identity, gender and sexuality, politics, and immigration. This course satisfies the Area 4 requirement for the Hispanic and Latin American Studies major. Prerequisite(s): HISP 305 or consent of the instructor.

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U.S. Identities and Differences

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Europeans were by no means the first peoples to explore new territories and human populations. Renaissance scientific methodology, however, led European travelers to meticulously document each New World encounter in writing and develop new tools with which to navigate and represent space, devices that subsequently became weapons of colonial domination. But as Nature and indigenous populations refused to be subjected to European epistemology, failure and disaster were frequent events: shipwrecks left Old World survivors stranded among unknown lands and peoples in the Americas; Amerindians rejected the imposition of a foreign culture and religion, murdering colonists and missionaries; Africans rebelled against slavery and escaped to mountains and jungles to form autonomous communities. An examination of maps, exploration logs, missionary histories, travel literature, historiography and colonial documents will provide the foundation for this course on the ambivalent reality of the Old World's encounter with the Americas, in which Europeans were often the losers. This course satisfies the Area 1 requirement for the Hispanic & Latin American Studies major. Prerequisite(s): HISP 305 and another 300-level Hispanic Studies course, or consent of the instructor.

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In this course, students will examine the different varieties of Spanish in the US and the effects of the linguistic contact between Spanish and English. Sociolinguistic aspects relevant to language contact will be addressed, as will related issues such as immigration patterns, bilingualism, Spanglish, and bilingual education. Prerequisite(s): HISP 305

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Course objectives:The Hispanic Studies Junior Seminar provides an opportunity for Hispanic Studies majors and minors to have professional and personal engagement with all of the faculty members in the department. A primary objective of the course is to create community and stimulate lively intellectual discussion between students and faculty before the senior year.Course requirements:Each faculty member or pair of faculty members will present on a significant literary, cultural, linguistic or theoretical concept in their area of specialty. The reading requirement will be carefully considered and consistent with a one-credit hour course. Students are expected to read the indicated text and contribute to commentary and criticism of the text in group discussions.Course evaluation:The course will be evaluated S/N only (pass/fail) but students will benefit enormously from the engagement with faculty members and their peers, familiarization with the discipline and the formation of a sense of community within the department. Prerequisite(s): Hispanic Studies majors and minors only.

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Hispanic Studies and Critical Theory will engage a corpus of philosophical texts in order to equip students for advanced literary, cultural, and historical critique. To this end, students will study key concepts in critical thought such as biopolitics, materialism, commodities, ideology, hegemony, and animality as presented by a variety of thinkers including Marx, Benjamin, Hegel, Althusser, Gramsci, Baudrillard, Adorno, Agamben, and Haraway. Careful understanding of concepts will be mobilized in analysis of select cultural, literary, or filmic texts and events in the field of Hispanism. Such items may range from Gracián’s surprisingly prescient writings on the accrual of power as he observed it in the Golden Age court to present day immigration and dynamics of stateless bodies as seen in the practice coyotaje. The course has been designated a core course in the Critical Theory Concentration and is suitable for diverse interests in the humanities. Hispanic Studies majors and minors will submit written work in Spanish; non-majors and minors will submit written work in English. Course taught in English and all readings will be in English. No prerequisites required. This course is appropriate for all level students.

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This course focuses on the writing of black women writers from Brazil. We will study the history of Brazil’s race relations as the framework to situate the struggle of Afro-Brazilian women against invisibility and injustice. We will analyze a wide array of texts, which revolve around the experiences and the position Black women have traditionally had within Brazilian society and the way they are now contesting such circumstances and roles through literature, music, art, theater, folklore, Afro-Brazilian religion, and cinema. Come learn about their escrevivência, the process of writing the experience of the marginalized and the oppressed. This course will be taught in Portuguese.

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We use an interdisciplinary approach to narrative that focuses on the cooperation between the written and the visual text. For example, how did nineteenth-century painting influenced the novel? Or, what are the connections between cinematic adaptations of narratives? We also consider the perennial dilemma of literal versus personal interpretation. This course satisfies the Area 2 requirement for the Hispanic & Latin American Studies major. Prerequisite(s): HISP 307 or LATI 307 or consent of the instructor.

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An overview of research projects on the acquisition of Spanish as a second language. Students will learn about the theoretical approaches used in these studies as well as the effects of various pedagogical approaches on the development of Spanish interlanguage systems. While the focus of the course is on the acquisition of Spanish as a second language, students will gain a broad and useful understanding of different pedagogical issues directly related to the acquisition/learning process(es) of other second languages. This course satisfies the Area 3 requirement for the Hispanic & Latin American Studies major. Prerequisite(s): HISP 309 or LING 309 or consent of the instructor.

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The senior seminar is a capstone course that explores in depth a shifting field of topics. It helps students relate the subjects they have studied in their major field and assists students in demonstrating their familiarity with Hispanic cultures and in methods of analysis and presentation, culminating in the preparation and presentation of a major research project. It is primarily a discussion course that relies heavily on individual as well as collective effort. Required for Hispanic Studies majors. Category varies. Prerequisite(s): HISP 307 or LATI 307 plus at least two literature courses offered in the Department of Hispanic Studies, or consent of the instructor.

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