SPANISH Course Descriptions

Undergraduate - Upper Division - SPRING QUARTER 2008

Spanish 100: Principles of Hispanic Literature and Criticism
Michael Lazzara, Asst. Professor (sec. 1 - TR 12:10-1:30) CRN 63660
Staff (sec. 2 - MWF 9:00-9:50) CRN 63661

This course is an introduction to textual analysis with readings from Spanish and Spanish American literature and culture. The course will deal with basic genres: narrative, poetry, drama and essay and will provide students with the opportunity to acquire the basic technical vocabulary of the Hispanic literary and cultural critic.
Lecture-3 hours; extensive writing or discussion-1 hour. Prerequisite: course 24 or 24S or 33.

Textbooks: Check at the bookstore, books will vary with each section.

Spanish 110: Advanced Spanish Composition
Charles Oriel, Lecturer (sec. 1 - MWF 2:10-3:00) CRN 66089

Practice in expository writing with emphasis on clarity, structure and idiomatic expression, focusing on a variety of topical and practical issues. Practical application and review of selected grammar topics.
Lecture-3 hours; frequent writing assignments. Prerequisite: course 24, 24S or 33.

Textbooks: Maria Dominicis and John Reynolds, Repase y escriba: curso avanzado de gramática y composición.

Spanish 111N: The Structure of Spanish: Sounds & Words
Travis Bradley, Asst. Professor (sec. 1, MWF 12:10-1:00) CRN 66090

This course provides an introduction to the sound system of Spanish. After an initial overview of the goals of contemporary linguistic theory, we will explore how speech sounds are produced from an articulatory point of view. By exploring the structuralist notions of phoneme versus allophone, complementary distribution versus free variation, and contrast versus neutralization, we will see how sounds are organized and represented as part of the linguistic competence of Spanish speakers. The course also introduces generative phonology, which permits a deeper understanding of systematic, rule-governednature sound patterns. Throughout the course, theoretical and practical comparisons will be made with English and other Romance Languages as appropriate.
Lecture-3 hours. Prerequisite: Linguistics 1 and course 24, 24S or 33, or consent of instructor.

Textbooks: José Ignacio Hualde, Antzon Olarrea & Anna María Escobar, Introducción a la linguística hispánica.

Spanish 113: Spanish Pronunciation
Travis Bradley, Asst. Professor (sec. 1, MWF 3:10-4:00) CRN 66092

This course focuses on the phonetics and phonology of modern Spanish varieties. Students will explore in a systematic and formal manner the similarities and differences between the sound systems of Spanish and English, with attention given to dialectal differences that exist among major varieties of Spanish spoken around the world. The course is of particular interest to prospective teachers seeking to formalize their understanding of the Spanish and English sound systems in order to assist future students with issues of pronunciation.
Lecture-3 hours. Prerequisite: Linguistics 1 and course 24, 24S or 33, or consent of instructor.

Textbooks: Jorge M. Guitart, Sonido y sentido: Teoría y practica de la pronunciación del español con audio CD.

Spanish 116: Applied Spanish Linguistics
V. Loureiro-Rodríguez, Lecturer (sec. 1, MWF 9:00-9:50) CRN 66093

The aim of this course is to provide a background of issues and concepts of second language acquisition, the teaching of Spanish as a second language, and Hispanic sociolinguistics. We will also review the subjunctive mood, the imperfect and preterit tenses, the impersonal se, and the uses of ser and estar, which are usually problematic for English-speaking learners of Spanish. Examples of research on these structures in the fields of sociolinguistics and second language acquisition will also be explored.
Lecture-3 hours; extensive writing or discussion-1 hour. Prerequisite: Linguistics 1 and course 24 or 33, or consent of instructor.

Textbooks: D. Koike and C. Klee, Lingüística aplicada: Adquisición del español como segunda lengua.

Spanish 131N: Survey of Spanish Literature: 1700 to Present
Charles Oriel, Lecturer (sec. 1, MWF 11:00-11:50) CRN 66094

A survey of major Spanish literary works, movements and genres from the 18th through the 20th century. This course will focus specifically on literary movements such as the Enlightenment, Romanticism, Realism, Naturalism and Modernism, with an emphasis on close readings.
Lecture-3 hours. Prerequisite: course 100.

Textbooks: Miguel de Unamuno, Abel Sanchez; Ibarra and Machado de Rosa, Antología de Autores Españoles II - Modernos; Federico García Lorca, Bodas de sangre.

Spanish 132: Golden Age Drama and Performance
Adrienne Martín, Professor (sec. 1, TR 3:10-4:30) CRN 66095

This course explores Spanish national theater in the seventeenth century as literature and as a performance art. We will read Calderón de la Barca, El alcalde de Zalamea and one or two entremeses (short plays) by Cervantes.
One weekly class session will be dedicated to close readings of the dramatic texts; comprehension; historical context; and related aspects of Golden Age theater such as theatrical spaces, actors, and staging. The other weekly session will involve creative activities: editing dramatic texts, directing scenes, costumes, language, inflection and enunciation, memorization, acting techniques, and rehearsals.
The course culminates in a public performance by the UC Davis Grupo de Teatro La Poltrona of Cervantes' entremés El retablo de las maravillas. All students will participate in the performance, either as actors or as production assistants in charge of scenery, costumes, make-up, special effects, music, photography, media, and publicity.
Lecture-1.5 hours; performance instruction-1.5 hours. Prerequisite: course 100.

Textbooks: Calderón de la Barca, El alcalde de Zalamea;Cervantes, Entremeses.

Spanish 134B: Don Quijote II
Adrienne Martín, Professor (sec. 1, TR 10:30-11:50) CRN 66968

Este curso es una continuación de Spa 134A. Parte de una lectura detallada de la segunda parte de Don Quijote de la Mancha de Miguel de Cervantes. Analizaremos la novela en relación con la tradición literaria y los movimientos culturales renacentistas, situándola también en los contextos ideológico, sociológico y filosófico de la España del Siglo de Oro. El trabajo de clase consistiré en una interpretación de la obra, con especial atención también a cómo la novela ha sido recreada en otras manifestaciones artísticas.
Lecture-3 hours; term paper. Prerequisite: course 100, 100S, or Spa 134A or permission of the instructor.

Texto: Miguel de Cervantes, Don Quijote; Lathrop, Don Quijote Dictionary.

Spanish 150N: Survey of Spanish-American Literature to 1900
Linda Egan, Professor (sec. 1, TR 9:00-10:20) CRN 66096

This is a survey course using one principal anthology to look as closely as possible at major authors and works of the nascent Spanish-American literature, from Columbus's Diary to modernism at the end of the 19th century. The goals of the course, in addition to acquainting majors and minors with significant milestones in the development of a new Spanish-language literature, include strengthening reading ability and sharpening critical skills. Literary terms and concepts introduced in Spanish 100 will be assumed for practical application.
Lecture-3 hours; term paper. Prerequisite: course 100.

Textbooks: Chang-Rodríguez & Filer, Voces de hispanoamérica.

Spanish 151N: Survey of Spanish-American Literature to 1900 to Present
Emilio Bejel, Professor (sec. 1, TR 12:10-1:30) CRN 66097

This is an introduction to contemporary Latin American literature and culture in which we will study some of the most important writers of the region. In the course we will analyze different types of cultural productions like short stories, short novels, poems and films that will serve as point of departure to the debate of some of the central cultural and social issues of modern Latin American societies. Among them we will pay special attention to issues like the construction of national and regional identities, the effects of exile and migration, and the struggle of women and minorities for their civil rights. Among the authors we will include in the course are García Márquez, Borges, Poniatowska, Valdés, and several others. We will also include the Brazilian film Cidade de Deus.
Lecture-3 hours; discussion-1 hour. Prerequisite: course 100 or 100S.

Textbooks: None.

Spanish 159: Mexican Poetry: Prehispanic to Today
Linda Egan, Professor (sec. 1, TR 1:40-3:00) CRN 63672

A special topics survey covering Mexican poetry from its prehispanic compositions in Spanish translation before the European conquest to its latest manifestations in the twenty-first century. Texts will be analyzed according to cultural, historical and literary norms of the era (Renaissance, Baroque, Romantic, etc.), with emphasis on student participation in learning to understand poetic interpretation. Students have said they had no idea how much they were going to love poetry until they took this course.
Lecture-3 hours; discussion-1 hour. Prerequisite: course 100 or 100S.

Textbooks: A course reader.

Spanish 159: Spanish-American Short Story
Leopoldo Bernucci, Professor (sec. 2, TR 10:30-11:50) CRN 66098

A historical and thematic examination of Latin American short story from the mid-1900s to modern times.Study of short story as a genre, techniques, and different modes of literary representation.
Lecture-3 hours; discussion-1 hour. Prerequisite: course 100 or 100S.

Textbooks: A course reader.

Please note that the #5 core requirement (SPA 117, 174, 176) "Hispanic Literature and Cultures in the U.S." is not being offered during Spring Quarter 2008. IF YOU ARE GRADUATING IN JUNE 2008 OR SEPTEMBER 2008 YOU MAY TAKE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING CHICANA/O STUDIES COURSES AS A SUBSTITUTE: CHI 112, 122, 123, 150 or 171.