Courses

• CAS LS 507: The Sounds of Spanish
  Introduction to Spanish phonetics and phonology. Covers articulatory, acoustic, and auditory phonetics, focusing on techniques for visualizing speech sounds. Examines the phonemic inventory and phonological organization of Spanish from several perspectives, including generative and articulatory phonology as well as sociolinguistics. Conducted in Spanish. Also offered as CAS LX 383 and GRS LX 683.
• CAS LS 554: Jorge Luis Borges
  Hoaxes, plagiarism, rumors, gossip turned into fact, characters and plots emerging from sources as diverse as Cervantes, Poe, Kafka, Emerson, and Macedonio are some of the elements of this kaleidoscopic consideration of the poetry and prose of Jorge Luis Borges. Also offered as CAS XL 470 C1.
• CAS LS 557: Poetry of the Spanish Golden Age
  The development of lyric poetry during the Renaissance and the baroque period. Emphasis on close thematic, stylistic, and structural analysis of individual poems by major figures including Garcilaso, Fray Luis, San Juan de la Cruz, Gongora, and Quevedo.
• CAS LS 570: Don Quixote
  Close thematic, stylistic, and structural analysis of Cervantes's masterpiece. Attention to its contributions to the development of the modern novel as well as to its place within the literary context of its day.
• CAS LS 575: Topics in Peninsular Literature
  Topic for Fall 2017: Women's Poetry in Contemporary Spain (1880-2000). Including the poetry of Rosalia de Castro, Margarita Ferreras, Concha Mendez, Angela Figuera Aymerich, Graciela Baquero.
• CAS LS 576: Topics in Spanish American Literature
  Two topics are offered Fall 2017. Students may take one or both for credit. Section A1: Secrets in Latin American Literature and Culture. Readings in fiction and poetry with links to music, film and politics. Readings include Santa Evita by Tomas Eloy Martinez, El rufian moldavo by Edgardo Cozarinsky, poetry by Nicanor Parra, Borges and Juan Gelman and various films. Taught in Spanish. Section B1: The Sensorium of Modernity at the Turn of the Nineteenth Century. The impact of technologies of mechanical reproduction like photography, film, and the phonograph inaugurated new sensory environments that affected human consciousness and perception. This course studies Latin American literature in relation to this sensorium at the turn of the century. Taught in Spanish.
• CAS LS 578: Spanish Drama of the Golden Age
  Close thematic, stylistic, and structural analysis of works by Lope de Vega, Tirso de Molina, Calderon, and Alarcon. Consideration of the social and historical background that led to the flourishing of the Spanish stage.
• CAS LS 579: Topics in Hispanic Cinemas
  Cinema as a perspective from which to analyze cultural and socio-political developments within the Spanish-speaking world. Topics drawn from the history of specific national cinemas, individual filmmakers or particular "schools," relations between literature and film, and political uses of film. Topic for Spring 2016: Latin American Thought and Film during the 20th Century. The relationship between film and political/social reality in twentieth-century Latin America. Topics include: the Mexican and Cuban revolutions, post-colonial liberation movements, South American dictatorships, and the challenges of neoliberalism. Lectures by LASP professors complement the course material. Taught in English Spring 2016 only.
• CAS LS 580: Mexico City in Literature and Film
  This course explores urban experience in Mexico City from the literary, the cinematic and the theoretical perspective. Focus on literary and filmic discourses about this city during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Authors include Gutierrez Najera, Bunuel, and Ripstein.
• CAS LT 111: First-Semester Turkish
  Introduction to spoken and written Turkish and fundamentals of Turkish grammar, with oral drills and written exercises.
• CAS LT 112: Second-Semester Turkish
  Completes introduction to modern Turkish grammar, with emphasis on development of aural and written comprehension, as well as writing and speaking abilities.
• CAS LT 211: Third-Semester Turkish
  Further, intermediate-level, development of Turkish language skills through textbooks, authentic readings including literary works, internet-based exercises, and the use of Turkish audio and visual materials.
• CAS LT 212: Fourth-Semester Turkish
  Completes presentation of structures of Turkish, to "intermediate-high" levels of proficiency in reading, writing, listening, and speaking.
• CAS LT 281: Istanbul at the Crossroads
  The image of the city of Istanbul in novels, autobiography, short story, poetry, as well as music videos and popular films. Themes include modernization, urbanization, isolation, cosmopolitanism, and the struggle between East and West. Carries humanities divisional credit in CAS. Also offered as CAS XL 470 A1.
• CAS LT 303: Advanced Turkish I
  Advanced Turkish, concentrating on all four communicative skills, diverse registers, and idioms. Exposure to literature, media and other cultural materials.
• CAS LT 304: Turkey in the Middle East: A Content-Based Language Course
  Students develop their linguistic skills and cultural knowledge, especially the ability to discuss topics of Turkish national and international interest, by studying the history and unique aspects of Turkish-Middle Eastern borders. Texts include Turkish media, films, songs, historical documents.
• CAS LT 491: Directed Study: Turkish
  Application form available in department.
• CAS LT 492: Directed Study: Turkish
  Application form available in department.
• CAS LW 111: First-Semester Wolof
  For beginners. Develops proficiency in oral expression, listening comprehension, reading, writing, and cultural understanding. Uses the communicative approach to cover the three main varieties of Wolof as spoken in the Senegambian region.
• CAS LW 115: Akan Twi 1
  First-semester four-skill Akan Twi course leading to proficiency in oral expression, listening comprehension, reading, writing, and cultural understanding. Course combines face-to-face classes with internet instruction. Students require a computer with microphone, webcam and a reliable Internet connection.

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