Spanish (SPN)

SPN 1014. Elementary Spanish I. (3-3) 4 Credit Hours. (TCCN = SPAN 1411)

Fundamentals of Spanish, offering the opportunity to develop listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills. Emphasis on listening and speaking. Introduction to Hispanic culture. May be applied toward the Core Curriculum requirement in Language, Philosophy and Culture. Generally offered: Fall, Spring, Summer. Course Fees: DL01 $100; LRC1 $16; LRLF $10.27; MM01 $7; STLF $24.64.

SPN 1024. Elementary Spanish II. (3-3) 4 Credit Hours. (TCCN = SPAN 1412)

Prerequisite: SPN 1014, the equivalent, or an appropriate placement test score. Fundamentals of Spanish offering the opportunity to develop listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills. Emphasis on listening and speaking. Further study of Hispanic culture. Generally offered: Fall, Spring, Summer. Course Fee: DL01 $100; LRLF $10.27; MM01 $7; STLF $24.64.

SPN 1033. Spanish for Heritage Learners I. (3-0) 3 Credit Hours. (TCCN = SPAN 2313)

Prerequisite: SPN 1014, placement test, or instructor approval. This course expands students' written and oral abilities for real-world communication. Students work collaboratively on oral history and digital projects that engage with local, national, and global Spanish varieties. Course Fee: LRLF $10.27; MM01 $7; STLF $18.48; DL01 $75.

SPN 2013. Intermediate Spanish I. (3-1) 3 Credit Hours. (TCCN = SPAN 2311)

Prerequisite: SPN 1024, the equivalent, or an appropriate placement test score. Continued opportunity to develop listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills. Grammar and further study of Hispanic culture. Generally offered: Fall, Spring, Summer. Course Fees: LRLF $10.27; MM01 $7; STLF $18.48; DL01 $75.

SPN 2023. Intermediate Spanish II. (3-1) 3 Credit Hours. (TCCN = SPAN 2312)

Prerequisite: SPN 2013, the equivalent, or an appropriate placement test score. Continued opportunity to develop listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills. Grammar review and further study of Hispanic culture. Generally offered: Fall, Spring, Summer. Course Fees: LRLF $10.27; MM01 $7; STLF $18.48; DL01 $75.

SPN 2033. Spanish for Heritage Learners II. (3-1) 3 Credit Hours. (TCCN = SPAN 2315)

Prerequisite: SPN 1033, placement test, or consent of instructor. Expanding learners’ literacy skills. Exploration of interdisciplinary topics from local, regional, national, and transnational cultural, historical, and social contexts. Topics include an introduction to Latine/x literature and art, borderlands cultural heritage, language and politics, and Spanish in the US Archives. Course Fee: LRLF $10.27; MM01 $7; STLF $18.48; DL01 $75.

SPN 2333. Hispanic Literature in English Translation. (3-0) 3 Credit Hours.

Prerequisite: WRC 1013 or the equivalent. Major works in Hispanic literatures: themes, genres, and movements. May be applied toward the Core Curriculum requirement in Language, Philosophy and Culture. (Formerly SPN 3333. Credit cannot be earned for both SPN 2333 and SPN 3333.) Generally offered: Fall. Course Fees: DL01 $75; LRC1 $12; LRLF $10.27; MM01 $7; STLF $18.48.

SPN 3003. Oral and Written Expression. (3-1) 3 Credit Hours.

Prerequisite: SPN 2023, the equivalent, or an appropriate placement test score; if placement is at a higher level, a Spanish elective may be substituted for the minor. Conversation, reading, and grammar review toward building literacy skills. Opportunities for composition and oral communication for a variety of situations and topics. (Formerly SPN 2103. Credit cannot be earned for both SPN 3003 and SPN 2103.) Generally offered: Fall, Spring. Course Fees: LRLF $10.27; MM01 $7; STLF $18.48; DL01 $75.

SPN 3013. Spanish Phonetics and Phonology. (3-0) 3 Credit Hours.

Prerequisite: SPN 2023 or SPN 3003, the equivalent, or consent of instructor. Offers the opportunity for study of the sound system of Latin-American Spanish. Activities may include pronunciation exercises, exercises in sound discrimination and transcription, and articulatory description of various dialects of Spanish. Generally offered: Fall. Course Fees: LRLF $10.27; MM01 $7; STLF $18.48; DL01 $75.

SPN 3033. Oral Communication Skills. (3-0) 3 Credit Hours.

Prerequisite: SPN 2023 or SPN 3003, the equivalent, or consent of instructor. Opportunity for development of speaking skills in a formal register through activities directed at vocabulary building, grammatical accuracy, and aural/written comprehension. Generally offered: Fall, Spring, Summer. Course Fees: LRLF $10.27; MM01 $7; STLF $18.48.

SPN 3043. Cultures, Arts, Languages of Spanish-speaking World. (3-0) 3 Credit Hours.

Prerequisite: SPN 2023, SPN 2033, or SPN 3003 or the equivalent, or consent of instructor. Introduction to the rich cultural, artistic, and linguistic heritage of Spain, Latin America, and Spanish-language borderlands. Use of analytical terminology, advanced vocabulary building, and further development of reading, writing, and speaking skills. (Formerly titled "Introduction to Literature"). Course Fee: LRLF $10.27; MM01 $7; STLF $18.48; DL01 $75.

SPN 3053. Spanish for Healthcare Professionals. (3-0) 3 Credit Hours.

Prerequisite: SPN 2023 or SPN 3003, the equivalent, or consent of instructor. This course will empower students to interact with Spanish-speaking patients in clinical settings. Students will learn to navigate patient histories and interviews, examinations, diagnostic procedures, patient education, common diagnoses, informed consent, treatment plans, etc. Course Fees: LRLF $10.27; MM01 $7; STLF $18.48.

SPN 3063. Language and Writing. (3-0) 3 Credit Hours.

Prerequisite: SPN 2023, SPN 2033, or SPN 3003, or the equivalent, or consent of the instructor. An extensive review of fundamental grammar with vocabulary building. Development of writing skills and style through activities directed at the Advanced level on the ACTFL-ETS proficiency scale with particular attention to developing skills of Spanish Heritage Learners. Consideration of usage and differences between written and spoken language. Course Fee: LRLF $10.27; MM01 $7; STLF $18.48; DL01 $75.

SPN 3083. Creative Writing in Spanish. (3-0) 3 Credit Hours.

Prerequisite: SPN 3043, SPN 3063, or consent of instructor. Intensive practice and development of techniques in the creative writing of a variety of literary genres. Course Fee: LRLF $10.27; MM01 $7; STLF $18.48; DL01 $75.

SPN 3093. Language and Culture in Multilingual Contexts. (3-0) 3 Credit Hours.

Prerequisite: SPN 2033 recommended. Study of the Spanish language in contact with other languages across the globe. Emphasizes writing and research skills, including multilingual research projects on questions of community identity, language, culture, history, and professions. Course Fee: LRLF $10.27; MM01 $7; STLF $18.48; DL01 $75.

SPN 3103. Spanish for Reading Knowledge. (3-0) 3 Credit Hours.

Prerequisite: SPN 1024 or equivalent, or consent of instructor. For non-Spanish majors and minors who desire to develop reading knowledge of Spanish. Course Fee: LRLF $10.27; STLF $18.48; MM01 $7.

SPN 3113. Linguistic Structures of Spanish. (3-0) 3 Credit Hours.

Prerequisite: SPN 3063, the equivalent, or consent of instructor. Offers the opportunity for the application of the basic principles of analysis and description of language structure to Spanish. Attention given to structural regularities at the levels of word formation, syntax, and semantics of formal Spanish, recognizing variability in spoken registers. Generally offered: Spring. Course Fees: LRLF $10.27; MM01 $7; STLF $18.48; DL01 $75.

SPN 3163. Oral and Written Expression for the Professions. (3-0) 3 Credit Hours.

Prerequisite: SPN 3063. Composition and oral communication for a variety of professional settings. Course Fee: LRLF $10.27; DL01 $75; MM01 $7; STLF $18.48.

SPN 3173. Multilingual Digital Worlds. (3-0) 3 Credit Hours.

Prerequisite: SPN 2033. Methodologies and practices to analyze analog and digital material and archives that center Spanish language and literature in the Americas from the 1800s to the present. Course Fee: LRLF $10.27; DL01 $75; MM01 $7; STLF $18.48.

SPN 3233. Border and US Latina/o/x Cultures and Literatures in Spanish. (3-0) 3 Credit Hours.

Prerequisite: SPN 2033 or consent of instructor. Study of periods, movements, themes, styles, authors, and literary works from the colonial period to the present of the U.S.-Mexico border and Latines in the United States through social, historical, literary topics and interdisciplinary theoretical frameworks. Course Fee: DL01 $75; LRLF $10.27; STLF $18.48; MM01 $7.

SPN 3433. Literatures of the Spanish-speaking World. (3-0) 3 Credit Hours.

Prerequisite: SPN 3043. Study of literature from across the Spanish-speaking world. Practice in critical analysis through papers, presentations, and examinations. Course Fee: LRLF $10.27; MM01 $7; STLF $18.48; DL01 $75.

SPN 3533. Film of the Spanish-speaking World. (3-0) 3 Credit Hours.

Prerequisite: SPN 3043 or consent of instructor. Study of film and other audiovisual mass media from across the Spanish-speaking world. Practice in critical analysis through papers, presentations, and examinations. Course Fee: LRLF $10.27; MM01 $7; STLF $18.48; DL01 $75.

SPN 3633. Cultures of the Spanish-speaking World. (3-0) 3 Credit Hours.

Prerequisite: SPN 3043 or consent of instructor. Study of the social, political, and cultural experience of the Spanish-speaking world, especially as reflected in its history, literature, and arts. Course Fee: LRLF $10.27; MM01 $7; STLF $18.48; DL01 $75.

SPN 4003. Advanced Language Skills. (3-0) 3 Credit Hours.

Prerequisite: SPN 3043, SPN 3063, or consent of instructor. Development of advanced skills in formal Spanish, including such areas as grammar, composition, oratory, creative writing, Spanish/English translation, and other practical applications of language study. May be repeated for credit when topics vary. Generally offered: Fall, Spring, Summer. Course Fees: LRLF $10.27; MM01 $7; STLF $18.48.

SPN 4113. Topics in Spanish Linguistics. (3-0) 3 Credit Hours.

Prerequisite: SPN 3113 or consent of instructor. Advanced study and applications of topics in Spanish linguistics. May include one or more of the following: phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, dialectology, language variability, and history of Spanish. May be repeated for credit when topics vary. This course fulfills the College of Liberal and Fine Arts Signature Experience. Generally offered: Fall, Spring. Course Fees: LRLF $10.27; MM01 $7; STLF $18.48; DL01 $75.

SPN 4123. The Spanish of the United States. (3-0) 3 Credit Hours.

Prerequisite: SPN 3013, SPN 3113, or consent of instructor. The analysis of the Spanish language as used by native or heritage speakers in the United States, from a linguistic, pragmatic and sociolinguistic perspective. Particular attention given to the Spanish spoken in Texas. Course Fees: LRLF $10.27; MM01 $7; STLF $18.48.

SPN 4133. Illness Narratives of Latin America. (3-0) 3 Credit Hours.

Prerequisite: SPN 3043, or consent of instructor. Approaches to reading and analysis of Latin American illness narratives (autobiographies, chronicles, and fiction) as means of political and social protest and as processes of healing and resistance. Course Fee: LRLF $10.27; DL01 $75; MM01 $7; STLF $18.48.

SPN 4143. Syncretism in Latin America. (3-0) 3 Credit Hours.

Prerequisite: SPN 3043, or consent of instructor. Advanced study of the different racial, ethnic, and cultural components that came into contact and formed Latin America and the new products created as a result. Course Fee: DL01 $75; STLF $18.48; MM01 $7.00; LB01 $5.00.

SPN 4153. Community Service-Learning for Spanish Learners. (3-0) 3 Credit Hours.

Prerequisite: SPN 3063. Collaboration with local businesses, non-profit organizations, and/or cultural and historical centers on hands-on, project-based, and community-oriented work. Course Fee: STLF $18.48; LRLF $10.27; LB01 $5.

SPN 4163. Sociolinguistics and Latino Health. (3-0) 3 Credit Hours.

Prerequisite: SPN 3043, SPN 3063, or SPN 3053. Examines the relationship between language, culture, and healthcare among Latinos in the US. Offers students a broad understanding of the health conditions affecting Latinos in the US, sociolinguistic awareness, and a comprehensive understanding of the language issues and policy measures that intersect with these conditions. Course Fee: LRLF $10.27; STLF $18.48.

SPN 4183. Multilingual Digital Storytelling. (3-0) 3 Credit Hours.

Praxis and methods of multilingual digital storytelling through a variety of mediums and tools. Evaluation of various digital media such as podcasts, digital archives, digital mapping, text analysis, data visualizations, and multimodal texts. Course Fee: LRLF $10.27; DL01 $75; STLF $18.48.

SPN 4203. Topics in Hispanic Literatures. (3-0) 3 Credit Hours.

Prerequisite: SPN 3043, an upper-division course in literature taught in Spanish or consent of instructor. An intensive study of an area of Spanish or Spanish American literatures. May be repeated for credit when topics vary. This course fulfills the College of Liberal and Fine Arts Signature Experience. Generally offered: Fall, Spring. Course Fees: LRLF $10.27; MM01 $7; STLF $18.48; DL01 $75.

SPN 4303. Topics in Hispanic Cultures. (3-0) 3 Credit Hours.

Prerequisite: SPN 3043, an upper-division course in literature or culture taught in Spanish, or consent of instructor. An intensive study of an area of Hispanic cultures. May be repeated for credit when topics vary. This course fulfills the College of Liberal and Fine Arts Signature Experience. Generally offered: Fall, Spring, Summer. Course Fees: DL01 $75; LRLF $10.27; MM01 $7; STLF $18.48.

SPN 4393. Creative Writing: Poetry. (3-0) 3 Credit Hours.

Prerequisite: SPN 3083 or consent of Instructor. Intensive practice and development of techniques in the composition of poetry. Course Fee: STLF $18.48; LRLF $10.27; LB01 $5.

SPN 4403. Topics in Creative Writing. (3-0) 3 Credit Hours.

Prerequisite: SPN 3083 or consent of Instructor. Creative writing workshop in specialized area or genre. May be repeated for credit when topics vary. Course Fee: LB01 $5; LRLF $10.27; STLF $18.48.

SPN 4413. Creative Writing: Fiction. (3-0) 3 Credit Hours.

Prerequisite: SPN 3083, or consent of instructor. Intensive practice and development of techniques in the composition of fiction. Course Fee: LB01 $5; LRLF $10.27; STLF $18.48.

SPN 4503. Topics in Spanish as a Heritage Language. (3-0) 3 Credit Hours.

Prerequisite: SPN 3063, or consent of instructor. Study of theories, methodologies, and pedagogies of Spanish as a Heritage Language. The social and historical context of Spanish in the United States. Course Fee: LB01 $5; LRLF $10.27; STLF $18.48.

SPN 4603. Topics in Borderlands Cultures and Literatures. (3-0) 3 Credit Hours.

Prerequisite: SPN 3233 or consent of instructor. Study of specialized topics regarding Spanish language-based cultures and literatures of borderlands, including Spanish in the United States. Course Fee: LRLF $10.27; STLF $18.48; MM01 $7.

SPN 4703. Topics in Hispanic-Latin American-Latina/o/x-Borderlands Digital Humanities. (3-0) 3 Credit Hours.

Prerequisite: SPN 4183 (or SPN 3133 in previous catalogs). Special topics courses of a thematic topic or issue in the digital humanities focused on the Indigenous, Hispanic, Latin American, Latinx, Caribbean, Borderlands Digital Humanities subfields. Course Fee: DL01 $75; LRLF $10.27; STLF $18.48.

SPN 4913. Independent Study. (0-0) 3 Credit Hours.

Prerequisites: Permission in writing (form available) from the instructor, the student’s advisor, the Department Chair, and Dean of the College in which the course is offered. Independent reading, research, discussion, and/or writing under the direction of a faculty member. May be repeated for credit, but not more than 6 semester credit hours of independent study, regardless of discipline, will apply to a bachelor’s degree. No more than 6 semester credit hours of SPN 4913 and/or SPN 4993 may be applied to the major in Spanish. Course Fees: LRLF $10.27; MM01 $7; STLF $18.48.

SPN 4933. Internship in Spanish. (0-0) 3 Credit Hours.

Prerequisite: Permission of Department Chair. Supervised experience in a setting that provides the opportunity to integrate theory and practice in language usage. May be repeated once for credit. Course Fees: LRLF $10.27; MM01 $7; STLF $18.48.

SPN 4953. Special Studies in Spanish. (3-0) 3 Credit Hours.

Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. An organized course offering the opportunity for specialized study not normally or not often available as part of the regular course offerings. Special Studies may be repeated for credit when the topics vary, but not more than 6 semester credit hours, regardless of discipline, will apply to a bachelor’s degree. Course Fees: LRLF $10.27; MM01 $7; STLF $18.48.

SPN 4993. Honors Research. (0-0) 3 Credit Hours.

Prerequisite: Consent of the undergraduate advisor. Supervised research and preparation of an honors thesis. May be repeated once for credit, with approval. No more than 6 semester credit hours of SPN 4993 and/or SPN 4913 may be applied to the major in Spanish. Course Fees: LRLF $10.27; MM01 $7; STLF $18.48.