Courses

• CAS LS 122: Second-Semester Spanish for Reading
  Completes study of basic grammatical structures with emphasis on contrastive analysis of Spanish and English verb tenses. Expansion of vocabulary. Listening comprehension exercises. Reading of poetry and narrative and expository prose. Compositions on cultural topics.
• CAS LS 123: First-Year Spanish
  For beginners only. Intensive equivalent of one year of college Spanish.
• CAS LS 211: Third-Semester Spanish
  Completes study of grammatical structures of Spanish. Use of spoken language in conversation. Reading in Hispanic civilization and of contemporary short stories. Writing exercises involving more complex grammatical and syntactical patterns.
• CAS LS 212: Fourth-Semester Spanish
  Review of the structures of Spanish. Intensive practice of spoken language. More advanced readings from Hispanic culture. Frequent compositions. Satisfactory completion of CAS LS 212 fulfills the CAS language requirement.
• CAS LS 221: Third-Semester Spanish for Reading
  Intensive review of grammatical structures. Focus on idiomatic usage. Expansion of reading materials to theatre, art criticism, more complex narratives, and short periodical articles. Viewing and discussion of films. Weekly written translation assignments. (Students intending to continue in CAS LS 303 must take CAS LS 211, not LS 221.)
• CAS LS 222: Fourth-Semester Spanish for Reading
  Completes intensive review of grammatical structures. Emphasis on sophisticated sentence structures and the contemporary idiom. Readings include historical texts, representative examples of journalism, and a short novel. Viewing and discussion of films. Weekly written translations leading to a final project. (Students intending to continue in CAS LS 303 must take LS 212, not LS 222.)
• CAS LS 241: Spanish Civilization
  An introduction to Spanish civilization with special emphasis on history, art, and literature. The course begins in English and shifts gradually into Spanish as students' fluency increases. It is enriched by visits to the Prado Museum, Segovia, Toledo, and other sites. Evaluation is based on three exams and/or papers.
• CAS LS 250: The Novelistic Tradition in the Hispanic World (in English translation)
  Starting with Lazarillo de Tormes and Cervantes' Don Quixote, the course explores how the novel was born, has evolved, and flourishes today in the Spanish-speaking world. Authors include Galdós, Rulfo, García Marquez, and Cortázar.
• CAS LS 303: Composition and Conversation in Spanish I
  Not open to students for whom Spanish is a first language. Development of skills in spoken and written language. Grammar review, vocabulary building, regular compositions. (Students who have completed a CAS LS language course with a higher number may not receive credit for LS 303.)
• CAS LS 304: Composition and Conversation in Spanish II
  Not open to students for whom Spanish is a first language. Development of skills in spoken and written language. Grammar review, vocabulary building, regular compositions. (Students who have completed a CAS LS language course with a higher number may not receive credit for LS 304.)
• CAS LS 305: Topics in Language and Culture
  (Students who have completed CAS LS 304 or a more advanced college-level language course may not receive credit for CAS LS 305.) Topic for Fall 2010: Spanish through Film and Literature. Develops written and oral skills by looking at different cultural aspects of the history of Spain through the reading of contemporary Spanish novels, short-stories, and their film adaptations.
• CAS LS 309: Composition for Native Speakers of Spanish
  Emphasis on written and oral skills. Contemporary literary and cultural texts used as the basis for class discussions and written exercises.
• CAS LS 350: Introduction to Analysis of Hispanic Texts
  Development of techniques for reading and interpreting Hispanic literary texts; reading of lyric poetry, drama, and fictional narrative.
• CAS LS 401: Senior Independent Work
  
• CAS LS 402: Senior Independent Work
  
• CAS LS 452: Topics in Latin America Literature and Culture
  Seminar on a key issue in contemporary Latin America. Includes presentations by Latin American Studies faculty on the topic from the different perspectives of their academic specialties. Topic for Fall 2010: TBA. Also offered as CAS IR 410.
• CAS LS 454: Survey of Nineteenth and Twentieth Century Spanish Literature
  A chronological survey of Spanish literature of the last two centuries, including romanticism, realism, modernism, and contemporary Spanish literature. Readings from Larra, Zorrilla, Bécquer, Rosalía de Castro, Galdós, Unamuno, Lorca, Sastre, Cela, Celaya, de Otero, Rosa Montero.
• CAS LS 455: Spanish-American Literature Through the Nineteenth Century
  A close reading of representative texts of Spanish-American literature from early writings of discovery and conquest through the nineteenth century. Emphasis on the development of the modern novel and on Spanish America's quest for a cultural identity.
• CAS LS 456: Spanish Medieval and Golden Age Literature
  Major works from the medieval, renaissance and baroque periods. Attention to development of different genres: epic and lyric poetry, drama, and the novel. Issues of Spain's cultural history. Authors include Fernando de Rojas, Cervantes, Góngora, Lope, Quevedo, and Calderón.
• CAS LS 457: Twentieth-Century Spanish American Literature
  Major authors and works from the twentieth century. Attention to different genres: poetry, short story, novel, and drama. Authors include Lugones, Quiroga, Felisberto Hernández, Arlt, Borges, García Márquez, Vallejo, Vargas Llosa.

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