SPANISH

CRN	90040	Distribution	D
Course No.	SPAN 106
Title	Basic Intensive Spanish
Professor	Melanie Nicholson
Schedule	Mon Tu Wed Th 9:20 am - 10:20 am LC 210 Mon Tu Wed Th 11:00 am - 12:00 pm LC 210

8 credits. This course is designed to enable students with little or no previous knowledge of Spanish to complete three semesters of college Spanish in five months (eight credits at Bard and four credits in Mexico in January). Students will attend eight hours of class per week plus two hours with the Spanish tutor. Oral communication, reading and writing skills will be developed through a variety of approaches. Prospective students must interview with the instructor prior to registration.

CRN	90045	Distribution	D
Course No.	SPAN 110 A
Title	Accelerated Spanish
Professor	Lauren Shaw
Schedule	Mon Tu Wed Th 8:50 am - 9:50 am LC 115

A course designed for the student who has had some prior exposure to Spanish or who has excellent command of another Romance language. All the major topics in grammar will be covered, and the course will provide intensive practice in the four skills (speaking, comprehension, reading and writing). We will be using a new textbook specially designed to provide a streamlined review of basic topics in grammar and provide more detail and exercises for advanced topics. The textbook will be supplemented with authentic video material from Spain and Latin America. One additional hour per week of practice with the Spanish tutor and a substantial amount of work in the language resource center will also be required. The course will prepare the student for summer language programs abroad or Spanish 201 the following semester.

CRN	90761	Distribution	D
Course No.	SPAN 110 B
Title	Accelerated Spanish
Professor	Lauren Shaw
Schedule	Mon 11:30 am - 12:30 pm LC 208 Tu 11:30 am - 12:30 pm PRE 101 Wed 11:30 am - 12:30 pm LC 115 Th 11:30 am - 12:30 pm LC 118

See description above.

CRN	90046	Distribution	D
Course No.	SPAN 201
Title	Intermediate Spanish I
Professor	Lauren Shaw
Schedule	Mon Tu Wed Th 10:00 am - 11:00 am OLIN 309

For students who have completed Spanish 101-102. This course is designed to perfect the student's command of all four language skills (speaking, aural comprehension, reading, and writing). This will be achieved through an intensive grammar review, conversational practice, reading of modern Spanish texts, writing simple compositions, and language lab work.

CRN	90042	Distribution	D
Course No.	SPAN 202
Title	Intermediate Spanish II
Professor	Carlos Riobo
Schedule	Mon Th 10:00 am - 11:00 am LC 115 Tu Wed 10:00 am - 11:00 am LC 120

This course continues refining and perfecting the student's mastery of speaking, reading, comprehending and writing Spanish. The textbook, which focuses on advanced topics in syntax as well as building vocabulary and idiomatic expressions, is supplemented by a variety of authentic readings, including several full-length modern novels. We will also be working with audio and video materials from Spain and Latin America. The course also serves to expand the student's understanding of the richness and variety of Hispanic cultures in Latin America, Spain and in the United States.

Prerequisites: Spanish 201 or consent of instructor.

CRN	90043	Distribution	B/D
Course No.	SPAN 301
Title	Advanced Spanish: Interpretation of Hispanic Texts
Professor	Carlos Riobo
Schedule	Mon Wed 11:30 am - 12:50 am OLIN 107

This course will provide an introduction to the literary analysis of texts-- novels, short stories, poetry, and essays from Latin America and Spain. This course should serve as a preparation for more advanced courses in Spanish literature. Attention will be paid to developing skills in reading and analytical writing. Students will improve their spoken Spanish through class discussions and oral presentations.

CRN	90044	Distribution	B/D
Course No.	SPAN 311
Title	Literature of the Caribbean
Professor	Carlos Riobo
Schedule	Mon 1:30 pm - 3:50 pm LC 210

The literature of the Spanish-speaking Caribbean reflects the rich mosaic of cultures and peoples that came together in Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Dominican Republic. In this course we will explore the creation of a uniquely Caribbean literary and cultural identity that consciously incorporates the Spanish, African, indigenous, Arabic, Jewish, and Chinese traditions. The readings will include novels, short stories, poetry, and essays by authors such as José Martí, Alejo Carpentier, G. Cabrera Infante, Julia de Burgos, Rosario Ferré, Lydia Cabrera, Reinaldo Arenas, Nicolas Guillén, and Pales Matos. Conducted in Spanish.

CRN	90041	Distribution	B/D
Course No.	SPAN 348
Title	From Tango to Torture: Modern Argentine Literature in a Cultural Context
Professor	Melanie Nicholson
Schedule	Th 1:30 pm - 3:50 pm LC 206

Modern Argentine literature was born in 1872 with José Hernández's Martín Fierro, an epic poem decrying the fencing in of the pampa and the consequent loss of the gaucho lifestyle. From that moment forward, this rich body of literature has closely reflected the conflicts inherent in a nation torn, as Sarmiento observed, "between civilization and barbarism." This course will trace the historical and cultural events that frame Argentina's passage through the twentieth century by examining certain key literary texts, as well as music and film. We will pay special attention to the way these works embody the sometimes profound contradictions of Argentine modernity. We will read prose and poetry by José Hernández, Leopoldo Lugones, Roberto Arlt, Jorge Luis Borges, Jacobo Fijman, Silvina Ocampo, Julio Cortázar, Alejandra Pizarnik, Manuel Puig, María Luisa Valenzuela, Ricardo Piglia, Juan Gelman, Alicia Partnoy, and Juan José Saer. Conducted in Spanish.