Modern Language – 3000 Level Courses

Guided writing course designed to further develop students' ability to communicate more effectively in French. Students will enhance their vocabulary, review challenging structures and learn to self-edit to avoid common errors as they write formal and informal messages and letters, instructions, autobiographical statements, journal entries and comments, current events reports, reactions, descriptions and summaries.
Pre-requisites: 8 credits at MFREN 2000-level or appropriate placement.

Dual-level course designed to provide continued practice in speaking French and further develop oral proficiency and intercultural competence. Topics will vary each semester. Class will be conducted in French and is designed for advanced-level language students and heritage speakers. This course may be repeated.
Prerequisite(s): 8 credits from MFREN 2000-level or above or appropriate placement.

Literature, culture, and contributions of France to civilization, with emphasis on contemporary culture, history, and life in France. MFREN 4200 meets with MFREN 3200, with differentiated assignment lengths and expectations by level.
Prerequisite(s): 8 credits from MFREN 2000-level or above or appropriate placement.

MFREN 3280/4280 French and Francophone Cultures I is a dual-level course designed for students at the intermediate/advanced levels that introduces cultures of the French-Speaking world through authentic French-language materials. Content may be organized by region, time period, or themes such a diversity of people and geography, history, politics, education, religion, the arts, and daily life. By exploring cultural diversity through various forms, students will engage with diverse perspectives and deepen their understanding of the French-speaking world. Instruction is in French. MFREN 3280 meets with MFREN 4280 with differentiated assignment lengths and expectations by level. This course may be repeated. Prerequisite: 6 credits of MFREN 2000-level or approproate modern language placement.

MFREN 3290/4490 French and Francophone Cultures II is a dual-level course designed for students at the intermediate/advanced levels that builds upon the foundation of MFREN 3290/4480 French and Francophone Cultures I, continuing the study of French and Francophoe cultures and broadening the understanding of the French-speaking world. Instruction is in French. MFREN-3290 meets with MFREN-4290, with differniated assignment lengths and expections by level. This course may be repeated. Prerequisite: MFREN-3280.

Dual-level French skills enhancement course introduces students to the thematic and formal developments in French literature from the Middle Ages to the present.  Students will read representative texts from all major periods in order to deepen their understanding of key works, authors, and genres.  Emphasis will be placed on sharpening students' literary analysis skills through close readings and a formal study of narrative techniques and stylistic elements. MFREN 4400 meets with MFREN 3400, with differentiated assignment lengths and expectations by level.
Prerequisite(s): 8 credits from MFREN 2000-level or above or appropriate placement.

Dual-level course on 19th-century French literature, with an emphasis on short fiction and poetry.  MFREN 4410 meets with MFREN 3410, with differentiated assignment lengths and expectations by level.
Prerequisite(s): 8 credits from MFREN 2000-level or above or appropriate placement.

Advanced-level French skill enhancement course is designed to introduce students to the prose, drama, and poetry of modern France. (Not open to native speakers of French.) MFREN 4420 meets with MFREN 3420, with differentiated assignment lengths and expectations by level.
Prerequisite(s): 8 credits from MFREN 2000-level or above or appropriate placement.

Advanced-level French course serves as an introduction to the literature of the French-speaking world outside of France. Students will read, discuss, and analyze selected texts from one or more of the following regions: Africa, the Caribbean, or Canada. The course will be conducted entirely in French and may be repeated if the area of focus is different. MFREN 4430 meets with MFREN 3430, with differentiated assignment lengths and expectations by level.
Prerequisite(s): 8 credits from MFREN 2000-level or above or appropriate placement.

MFREN 3480/4480 Topics in French Literature I is a dual-level course designed for students at the intermediate/advanced levels and introduces topics in French literature. Content may be organized by region, time period, theme(s), and/or genre(s) such as medieval French literature, 19th century French literature, modern French literature, and French theatre. Instruction is in French. MFREN-3480 meets with MFREN-4480, with differentiated assignment lengths and expectations by level. This course may be repeated. Prerequisite: 6 credits of MFREN 2000-level courses or appropriate placement.

MFREN 3490/4490 Topics in French Literature II is a dual-level course designed for students at the intermediate/advanced levels that builds upon the foundations of MFREN 3480/4480 Topics in French Literature I continuing the study of French literature. Instruction is in French, MFREN-3490 meets with MFREN-4490 with differentiated assignment lengths and expectations by level. This course may be repeated. Prerequisite: MFREN-3480.

Dual-level French skills enhancement course looks at the evolution of French cinema from its origins to today, including the invention of cinema, silent film, films of the Occupation and postwar era, the New Wave, as well as diverse aspects of recent, contemporary French cinema. The viewing of approximately ten feature-length films will be accompanied by critical readings. Students will study important developments in French cinema while also learning terminology and concepts necessary to discuss film.  The course is designed to improve students' vocabulary, oral, and written skills in French. MFREN 4610 meets with MFREN 3610, with differentiated assignment lengths and expectations by level.
Prerequisite(s): 8 credits from MFREN 2000-level or above or appropriate placement.

Guided writing course designed to further develop students' ability to communicate more effectively in German. Students will enhance their vocabulary, review challenging structures and learn to self-edit to avoid common errors as they write formal and informal messages and letters, instructions, autobiographical statements, journal entries and comments, current events reports, reactions, descriptions and summaries.
Prerequisites: 8 credits from MGRMN 2000-level or appropriate placement.

Dual-level course designed to provide continued practice in speaking German and further develop oral proficiency and intercultural competence. Topics will vary each semester. Class will be conducted in German and is designed for advanced-level language students and heritage speakers. This course may be repeated.
Prerequisite(s): 8 credits from MGRMN 2000-level or appropriate placement.

Dual-level intensive guided writing course designed to give students the skills and confidence to communicate more clearly and effectively in written German, focusing both on argumentative and expository writing as well as more explorative creative writing. The course includes thematic readings and advanced language study (vocabulary, grammar, spelling, and punctuation) to provide the framework to follow a process approach to writing involving brainstorming, free-writing, models, organizing, drafting and revising. MGRMN 4150 meets with MGRMN 3150, with differentiated assignment lengths and expectations by level.
Prerequisite(s): 8 credits from MGRMN 2000-level or above or appropriate placement.

Guided oral skills development course designed to polish and enhance students' confidence, accuracy and ability to produce and interact using spoken German in a variety of contexts from informal to formal. In this course, through discrete listening and production practice activities, guided and free conversation, role-playing, debating, presenting and personal reflection, students will enhance their pronunciation, vocabulary production and comprehension and structural variety, thus preparing them to interact more spontaneously, appropriately and effectively in German. MGRMN 4160 meets with MGRMN 3160, with differentiated assignment lengths and expectations by level.
=Prerequisite(s): 8 credits from MGRMN 2000-level or above or appropriate placement.

Designed to create a cultural/historical frame of reference for students by introducing students to representative works of prose, poetry, theatre, music, art and architecture from several critical "German" cultural epochs from the medieval age through 1900. In addition, students will explore the historical, political, religious and other social forces, which provide context to better understand the cultural value and legacy of these crucial time periods. The language of instruction is German, with differentiated assignments by level. MGRMN 4200 meets with MGRMN 3200, with differentiated assignment lengths and expectations by level.
Prerequisite(s): 8 credits from MGRMN 2000-level or above or appropriate placement.

MGRMN 3280/4280 Cultures of the German-Speaking World I is a dual-level course designed for students at the intermediate/advanced levels that introduces German cultures through authentic German language materials. Content may be organized by region, time period, or themes such as diversity of people and geography, history, politics, education, religion, the arts, and daily life. By exploring culture through various forms, students will engage with diverse perspectives and deepen their understanding of the German-speaking world. Instruction is in German, MGRMN 3280 meets with MGRMN 4280 with differentiated assignment lengths and expections by level. This course may be repeated. Prequisite: 6 credits of MGRMN 2000-level courses or appropriate placement.

MGRMN 3290/4290 Cultures of the German-Speaking World II is a dual-level course designed for students at the intermediate/advanced levels that builds upon the foundation of MGRMN 3280/4280 Cultures of the German-Speaking World I, continuing the study of German cultures and broadening the understanding of the German-speaking world. Instruction is in German. MGRMN 3290 meets with MGRMN 4290, with differentiated assignment lengths and expectations by level. This course may be repeated. Prerequisite: 6 credits of MGRMN 2000-level or appropriate modern language placement.

Dual-level course that provides students with a survey of representative short prose, a novel and excerpts, plays and excerpts and poetry from the fin de siecle through WWI, WWII exile writers, postwar literature, from both GDR/BRD and works since the reunification to the end of the twentieth century. While the bulk of the writers we cover are from Germany, there are representative works by Austrian and Swiss writers as well. We will explore the relevance of this literature in its historical context as well as discuss themes and analyze symbolism present in the texts. MGRMN 4420 meets with MGRMN 3420, with differentiated assignment lengths and expectations by level.
Prerequisite(s): 8 credits from MGRMN 2000-level or above or appropriate placement.

Dual-level German skills enhancement course that uses as its context the study of post-unification German society and culture in all its diversity as reflected through films produced since 1990. Topics include: coming to terms with history, fascism, the Holocaust, generational issues, identity, immigrant experiences, politics and power, reunification, social and cultural traditions and terrorism. Required course readings, lectures and discussion related to each film provide a context and the necessary vocabulary to incorporate into discussions and compositions. Throughout the semester, students will work semi-independently and with instructor guidance as needed to reinforce key grammatical concepts and style to add depth and variety to their writing. MGRMN 4610 meets with MGRMN 3610, with differentiated assignment lengths and expectations by level.
Prerequisite(s): 8 credits from MGRMN 2000-level or above or appropriate placement.

Dual-level (ACTFL High Intermediate/Advanced Low) German skills development course which uses as its context contemporary themes that appear in the various media outlets in German-speaking countries. Students will develop their skills, vocabulary and confidence to comprehend, summarize, discuss, analyze, and report on native German newspaper and magazine articles, radio and TV broadcasts. Common themes include "Europe" and the European Union, Germany's global engagement, the economic, political, and social circumstances and culture/Culture in these countries, but other themes arise in the course of any given semester. In addition to news items chosen by the instructor, students will read and select items of interest to present and discuss with classmates. This course also provides students with the opportunity to compare/contrast German language treatment of local and international themes with that found in U.S. media outlets and to present their own formal media reports. The language of instruction is German, with differentiated assignment lengths and expectations by level. MGRMN 4620 meets with MGRMN 3620, with differentiated assignment lengths and expectations by level.
Prerequisite(s): 8 credits from MGRMN 2000-level or above or appropriate placement.

Guided writing course designed to further develop students' ability to communicate more effectively in Japanese. Students will enhance their vocabulary, review challenging structures and learn to self-edit to avoid common errors as they write formal and informal messages and letters, instructions, autobiographical statements, journal entries and comments, current events reports, reactions, descriptions and summaries.
Prerequisite(s): 8 credits at MJPAN 2000-level.

Dual-level course designed to provide continued practice in speaking Japanese and further develop oral proficiency and intercultural competence. Topics will vary each semester. Class will be conducted in Japanese and is designed for advanced-level language students and heritage speakers. This course may be repeated.
Prerequisite(s): 8 credits from MJPAN 2000-level.

"Core Skills" course designed to provide intensive practice in conversational Spanish. Students will prepare assigned discussion topics and/or readings and will make class presentations in Spanish.
Prerequisite(s): MSPAN 2020 Spanish Stage 4: Global Connections or appropriate placement.
Note: Students are encouraged to take two "Core Skills" courses (4 credit hours) concurrently.

"Core Skills" course provides an introduction to the study and practice of the sounds of Spanish with an emphasis on practical exercises for improving students' pronunciation of Spanish.  In it students will study the major phonetic characteristics of regional varieties of the Spanish of Spain and Latin America. Topics to be covered in the course include the articulatory system, transcription and phonetic alphabets, and the similarities and differences between the sounds and pronunciation patterns of Spanish and English.
Prerequisite: MSPAN 2020 Spanish Stage 4: Global Connections or appropriate placement.
Note: Students are encouraged to take two "Core Skills" courses (4 credit hours) concurrently.      

"Core Skills" course where students will read a variety of materials using specific strategies designed to help them comprehend texts taught in traditional literature classes as well as other materials written in Spanish.
Prerequisite(s): MSPAN 2020 Spanish Stage 4: Global Connections or appropriate placement.
Note: Students are encouraged to take two "Core Skills" courses (4 credit hours) concurrently.

"Core Skills" course that presents a sequenced review of the grammar of the Spanish language, with an emphasis on areas of particular difficulty for persons whose first language is English.
Prerequisite(s): MSPAN 2020 Spanish Stage 4: Global Connections or appropriate placement.
Note: Students are encouraged to take two "Core Skills" courses (4 credit hours) concurrently.

"Core Skills" course, Spanish Language and Writing is a guided writing course designed to polish students' ability to communicate more effectively in Spanish. Students will enhance their vocabulary, review challenging structures and learn to self-edit to avoid common errors as they write formal and informal messages and letters, instructions, autobiographical statements, journal/blog entries and comments, informational documents, current events reports, reactions, descriptions and summaries.    
Prerequisite(s): 6 credits from MSPAN 3000-level coursework or instructor permission.

"Core Skills" course provides guided practice in Spanish reading and a sequenced review of the grammar of the Spanish language, with an emphasis on areas of particular difficulty for persons whose first language is English. Students will read a variety of texts and will be introduced to strategies for interpreting and analyzing those texts.
Prerequisite(s): MSPAN 2020 Spanish Stage 4: Global Connections or appropriate placement.          

Designed to develop composition skills in Spanish. Students will study the grammatical and stylistic structures of the Spanish language and will complete assignments in a variety of genres and styles in Spanish.
Prerequisite(s): 6 credits from MSPAN 3000-level coursework or instructor permission.

MSPAN 3280 Cultures of the Spanish-Speaking World I is a dual-level course designed for students at the intermediate/advanced levels that introduces Hispanic cultures through authentic Spanish-language materials. Content may be organized by region, time period, or themes, such as diversity of people and geography, history, politics, education, religion, the arts, and daily life. By exploring culture through various forms, students will engage with diverse perspectives and deepen their understanding of the Spanish-speaking world. Instruction is in Spanish. MSPAN 3280 meets with MSPAN 4280, with differentiated assignment lengths and expectations by level. This course may be repeated. Prerequisite: 6 credits of MSPAN 3000-level courses.

MSPAN 3290 Cultures of the Spanish-Speaking World II is a dual-level course designed for students at the intermediate/advanced levels that builds upon the foundation of 3280/4280 Cultures of the Spanish-Speaking World I, continuing the study of Hispanic cultures and broadening the understanding of the Spanish-speaking world. Instruction is in Spanish. MSPAN 3290 meets with MSPAN 4290, with differentiated assignment lengths and expectations by level. This course may be repeated. Prerequisite: MSPAN-3290 or permission of the instructor.

Dual-level course designed to provide continued practice in speaking Spanish and further develop oral proficiency and intercultural competence. Topics will vary each semester. Class will be conducted in Spanish and is designed for advanced-level language students and heritage speakers. This course may be repeated.
Prerequisite(s): 6 credits from MSPAN 3000-level coursework or instructor permission.

Designed to provide continued practice in presentational Spanish and further develop oral/presentational proficiency. Class will be conducted in Spanish and is designed for advanced-level language students, native and heritage Spanish speakers.
Prerequisite(s): Six credits from Core Skills courses or permission from the instructor. Core Skills area includes MSPAN 3010 Spanish Conversation, MSPAN 3020 Introduction to Spanish Phonetics, MSPAN 3030 Reading Spanish, MSPAN 3040 Spanish Grammar Review, [MSPAN-3050=l], MSPAN 3060 Spanish Reading/Grammar Review.

Discussion-based dual-level Spanish course that serves as an introduction to Spanish literature and literary analysis, with an emphasis on culture through literature and the role of literature in understanding the past and search for Spanish identity in the 21st century. Readings include canonical and contemporary works. MSPAN 4410 meets with MSPAN 3410, with differentiated assignment lengths and expectations by level.
Prerequisite(s): 6 credits from MSPAN 3000-level coursework or instructor permission.

Dual-level course designed to introduce students to contemporary literature written by Hispanic authors for the adolescent reader. Works selected will be representative of a variety of Spanish-speaking countries and will be targeted for readers between the ages of 10 and 18. Emphasis in the course will be on the social and cultural elements that affect the lives and beliefs of young people from Spanish-speaking countries, as reflected in contemporary literature. MSPAN 4450 meets with MSPAN 3450, with differentiated assignment lengths and expectations by level.
Prerequisite(s): 6 credits from MSPAN 3000-level coursework or instructor permission.

Gives students an introduction to the wide variety of literature written in Spanish in the United States within its greater cultural and historical context. Students will enhance their reading skills, vocabulary and background knowledge in order to comprehend, summarize, discuss and analyze these literary works in Spanish. Relevant historical and cultural readings are also included to aid students in their comprehension of the distinct perspectives (native, exile, immigrant) from which these works were written and that relationship within the greater context of U.S. society. Primary emphasis will be on the short story, but students will also be exposed to poetry and excerpts from other genres. Students at the 4460 level are also required to read a novel or play and do a related reflective paper and presentation.  MSPAN 4460 meets with MSPAN 3460, with differentiated assignment lengths and expectations by level.
Prerequisite(s): 6 credits from MSPAN 3000-level coursework or instructor permission.

Dual-level course designed for students at the intermediate/advanced level and explores contemporary U.S. Latino/a experience through Spanish-language featured authentic cultural texts and films. Topics to be discussed may include the construction of identity in terms of race, gender, sexuality, and class; bilingualism and code-switching; the experiences of the exile, the immigrant, the refugee and the colonial subject; the marketing of the Latino/a identity; and the relationship of the artist to his or her community.
Prerequisite(s): 6 credits from MSPAN 3000-level coursework or instructor permission.

MSPAN-3480/4480: Literature in the Spanish-Speaking World I is a dual-level course designed for students at the intermediate/advanced levels and introduces topics in Spanish and Latin American literature. Content may be organized by region, time period, theme(s), and/or genre(s) such as the contemporary Spanish novel, adolescent literature, US Hispanic literature and society. Latin American short stories, memory in comics and graphic novels, contemporary women writers, and survey of Spanish literature. Instruction in Spanish. MSPAN meets with MSPAN-4480 with differential assignment lengths and expectations by level. This course may be repeated. Prerequisite: 6 credits of MSPAN courses at the 3000-level.

MSPAN 3490/4490 Literature in the Spanish-Speaking World II is a dual-level course designed for students at the intermediate/advanced levels that builds upon the foundation of 3480/4480 Literature in the Spanish Speaking World I, continuing the study of literture in Spain, Latin America and the Latinx US. Instruction is in Spanish. MSPAN 3490 meets with MSPAN 4490 with differentiated assignments lengths and expectations by level. This course may be repeated. Prerequisite: MSPAN-3480.

Dual-level course introduces students to media and culture of our neighboring country of Mexico through film, music, television, sports and literature. Students will obtain an understanding and develop the analytical skills necessary to better understand Mexico's rich cultural diversity and complexity. This course uses a multidisciplinary approach to Mexican media and culture- its social, economic, political, religious, and cultural structures and practices. This course is designed for intermediate- to advanced-level language students and heritage and native speakers.
Prerequisite(s): 6 credits MSPAN 3000-level courses.

Dual-level course introduces students to media and culture of our neighboring country of Mexico through film, music, television, sports and literature. Students will obtain an understanding and develop the analytical skills necessary to better understand Mexico's rich cultural diversity and complexity. This course uses a multidisciplinary approach to Mexican media and culture- its social, economic, political, religious, and cultural structures and practices. This course is designed for intermediate- to advanced-level language students and heritage and native speakers.
Prerequisite(s): MSPAN 3500 Media and Culture of Mexico I.

Dual-level course introduces students to Spanish to English translation and provides continued practice with written and spoken Spanish and development of intercultural competence. This course provides frameworks in translation theory, problems, and techniques, with an emphasis on the practice of translation. This course is designed for intermediate- to advanced-level language students and heritage and native speakers. Class will be conducted in both Spanish and English.
Prerequisite(s): Six credits from MSPAN 3000 or 4000 level courses or instructor permission.

Dual-level course continuation of MSPAN 3600 Introduction to Translation I with increased time devoted to the translation workshop. Students will collaborate to produce original translations of complete texts. This course is designed for intermediate- to advanced-level language students and heritage and native speakers. Class will be conducted in both Spanish and English.
Prerequisite(s): MSPAN 3600 Introduction to Translation I or instructor permission.

Dual-level course on the method and practice of literary translation.  The course exposes students to literary translation as a form of literary criticism, helping them understand the cultural and critical assumptions that guide one's interpretation of a text. Whereas the theoretical readings are aimed at helping students grasp important aspects in translation studies, the literary texts present an array of interpretation problems regarding author, time period, genre, and cultural milieu. This course is aimed at students at the advanced level of Spanish. Translations primarily will be Spanish into English and class discussion will be conducted in both Spanish and English. Coursework includes weekly translation practice and discussion.  MSPAN 4620 meets with MSPAN 3620, with differentiated assignment lengths and expectations by level.
Prerequisite(s): 6 credits from MSPAN 3000-level coursework or instructor permission.

Interdisciplinary dual-level Spanish language course that integrates literature, culture and film while also focusing students on critical thinking, interpretation, speaking, and writing skills. MSPAN 4700 meets with MSPAN 3700, with differentiated assignment lengths and expectations by level.
Prerequisite(s): 6 credits from MSPAN 3000-level coursework or instructor permission.

Dual-level course introduces students to the fundamental concepts of the field of Spanish linguistics and give them the skills to apply those concepts to the study and analysis of the Spanish language. The course will include an overview of the basic fields of linguistic analysis, with particular emphasis on the areas of morphology, phonetics and syntax. Attention will also be devoted to dialectal varieties of Spanish, including the use of Spanish in the United States. Class instruction is in Spanish.  MSPAN 4710 meets with MSPAN 3710, with differentiated assignment lengths and expectations by level.
Prerequisite(s): 6 credits from MSPAN 3000-level coursework or instructor permission.