91777

SPAN 106

Basic Intensive Spanish

Melanie Nicholson

M T W Th 9:30 am-11:45 am

OLIN 201

FLLC

8 credits. Cross-listed: Latin American & Iberian Studies 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 email the instructor prior to registration ([email protected]). Class size: 20

91778

SPAN 201

Intermediate Spanish I

Maria Del Mar Windeler

(Mar Gómez Glez)

M T W Th 3:10 pm-4:10 pm

OLINLC 118

FLLC

Cross-listed: Latin American & Iberian Studies For students who have completed Spanish 106, 110, or the equivalent (two or three solid years of high school Spanish). 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 ompositions, and language lab work. Permission of the instructor required for students who have not completed Spanish 106 or 110 at Bard. Interested students should contact Prof. Melanie Nicholson ([email protected]). Class size: 18

91779

SPAN 202

Intermediate Spanish II

Nicole Caso

M W Th 11:50 am-1:10 pm

OLINLC 120

FLLC

Cross-listed: Latin American & Iberian Studies This course continues refining the student's mastery of the four basic skills in Spanish at a post-intermediate level. The textbook offers an integration of literature, culture, and film. Our study of both visual and written texts focuses on critical thinking, interpretation, speaking, and writing skills. Prerequisite: Spanish 201 or equivalent; permission of instructor required for those who have not completed 201 at Bard. Class size: 20

91781

SPAN 302

Intro to Latin American Literature

Nicole Caso

M W 1:30 pm-2:50 pm

OLINLC 210

FLLC

Cross-listed: Latin American & Iberian Studies This course serves as an introduction to the interpretation of literary texts from Latin America. It covers a broad range historically—from pre-Conquest times to the present—and presents all literary genres, including poetry, short stories, novels, essays, and plays. In order to make sense of the broad chronological and geographical span of this literature, we will focus on seven separate modules, each highlighting a core moment or key figure in the development of Latin American culture. This course is intended to prepare students for more advanced and specialized seminars in Hispanic literature. Attention is paid to the expression of complex thought in response to literary texts, both verbally and in writing.

Class size: 18

92153

SPAN 304

CONTEMPORARY SPANISH THEATER AND PERFORMING ARTS

Maria Del Mar Windeler

(Mar Gomez Glez)

T Th 1:30 pm-2:50 pm

HDR 106

FLLC

Cross-listed: Latin American & Iberian Studies; Theater This course focuses on the latest and most innovative playwrights and performance artists in Spain, considering them within the country’s rich theatrical tradition. Contextualizing these dramatic works within the political turmoil in Spain and Europe after the economic crisis of 2008, we will explore the links between theater and other forms of cultural expression. We will read authors such as Paco Becerra, Yolanda Pallín, and Jose Ramón Fernández, and will attend stage readings and other live performances in New York City. For their final project, students will be able to choose between a creative piece and a more traditional scholarly essay. Conducted in Spanish. Class size: 15