Rice Course Schedule, Spring 2002
Spanish (SPAN)
Rice Course Schedule as of 03/20/2002.
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SPAN 101 INTRODUCTION TO THE SPANISH LANGUAGE AND Credits 5.00 Spring 02 Spanish 101 is a course designed for people who have little or no knowledge of Spanish. Based on a task-oriented approach to language and culture learning, Spanish 101 allows the beginning student to develop the necessary abilities to communicate satisfactorily in Spanish in everyday situations. Students are expected to be active participants in the learning process. Class meetings are not based on lectures, but rely heavily on student interaction. Enrollment is limited to 20 per section. Prereq- Placement or permission of the instructor. 001 HUM 118 - MWF 10:00AM - 10:50AM Gaytan, Raquel Enr: 18 Max: 20 002 FL 412 - MWF 11:00AM - 11:50AM Gaytan, Raquel Enr: 13 Max: 20 SPAN 102 INTRODUCTION TO THE SPANISH LANGUAGE AND Credits 5.00 Spring 02 Continuation of Span 101. Enrollment limited to 20 per section. Prereq- SPAN 101, placement, or permission of coordinator. 001 HUM 118 - MWF 08:00AM - 08:50AM Gaytan, Raquel Enr: 2 Max: 20 002 HUM 118 - MWF 09:00AM - 09:50AM Robbins, Dylon Enr: 15 Max: 20 003 KH 105 - MWF 10:00AM - 10:50AM Brogdon-Gomez, Patricia Enr: 17 Max: 20 004 HUM 118 - MWF 11:00AM - 11:50AM Martinez, Robin Enr: 17 Max: 20 005 HUM 118 - MWF 12:00PM - 12:50PM Brogdon-Gomez, Patricia Enr: 10 Max: 20 006 HUM 118 - MWF 01:00PM - 01:50PM Martinez, Robin Enr: 12 Max: 20 SPAN 201 INTERMEDIATE SPANISH LANGUAGE & CULTURE Credits 4.00 Spring 02 * DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP I Spanish 201 is a course designed for intermediate level Spanish speakers who have achieved the equivalent of first-year Spanish (i.e. Span 101-102). Based on a task-oriented approach to language and culture learning, Spanish 201 allows the intermediate students to improve and expand his communicative skills. Students are expected to be active participants in the learning process. Class meetings are not based on lectures, but rely heavily on student interaction. Enrollment is limited to 20 per section. Prereq- Span 101 and 102, or permission of instructor. 001 HUM 119 - MWF 09:00AM - 09:50AM Gaytan, Raquel Enr: 17 Max: 20 002 RH 305 - MWF 11:00AM - 11:50AM Brogdon-Gomez, Patricia Enr: 19 Max: 20 SPAN 202 INTERMEDIATE SPANISH LANGUAGE AND CULTUR Credits 4.00 Spring 02 * DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP I Continuation of SPAN 201. Enrollment is limited to 20 per section. Prereq- SPAN 201 or permission of instructor. 001 KH 107 - MWF 10:00AM - 10:50AM Martinez, Robin Enr: 11 Max: 20 002 HUM 119 - MWF 10:00AM - 10:50AM Verm, Jane L. Enr: 13 Max: 20 003 RH 106 - MWF 11:00AM - 11:50AM Verm, Jane L. Enr: 16 Max: 20 004 HUM 119 - MWF 12:00PM - 12:50PM Groskreutz, Gema Enr: 9 Max: 20 005 RH 106 - MWF 01:00PM - 01:50PM Narbona, Jose Antonio Enr: 17 Max: 20 SPAN 204 INTERMEDIATE SPANISH FOR BI-CULTURAL STU Credits 4.00 Spring 02 * DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP I Consolidates and builds on students' existing knowledge of Spanish in order to enable them to speak and write greater proficiency. Authentic cultural materials- short stories, newspaper articles, internet, films, etc.-will be used to enhance ability to read, write and speak Spanish. Enrollment is limited to 20. Pre-req- SPAN 103, placement, previous exposure to Spanish, or permission of instructor. 001 RH 106 - MWF 02:00PM - 02:50PM Groskreutz, Gema Enr: 11 Max: 20 SPAN 214 INTERMEDIATE SPANISH FOR ENGINEERING AND Credits 4.00 Spring 02 Single summer course offered in May. Intensive intermediate Spanish for students in engineering or science. Expansion of engineering/science-related content. Focus on communicative competence and cultural awareness. Multimedia integration. Preparation for professional language use during work and/or study abroad. 3 hrs daily, M-F, 3 week session. Enrollment is limited to 20. (3 week session: May 13, 2002 - May 31, 2002) Span 213, Span 202 or permission of instructor 001 TBA - MTWTHF 09:30AM - 02:30PM Narbona, Jose Antonio Enr: 0 Max: 0 SPAN 301 ADVANCED SPANISH I Credits 3.00 Spring 02 * DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP I This course aims to bring students from an intermediate to an advanced level of proficiency in Spanish. Students will develop fluency and communicative competence through exposure to literary texts, newspaper and web articles, films and videos, in their cultural context. Emphasis will be on conversation strategies, vocabulary expansion and the writing of essays. Limited enrollment to 20 person per section. Prereq- Span 202, placement or permission of instructor. 001 HUM 328 - MWF 01:00PM - 01:50PM Groskreutz, Gema Enr: 14 Max: 20 SPAN 302 ADVANCED SPANISH II Credits 3.00 Spring 02 * DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP I Continuation of SPAN 301. Enrollment is limited to 20 per section. Prereq- Span 301, placement or permission of instructor. 001 RH 204 - MWF 10:00AM - 10:50AM Salas, Marcela W. Enr: 18 Max: 20 002 SH 462 - MWF 11:00AM - 11:50AM Gonzalez-Stephan, Beatriz Enr: 13 Max: 20 003 FL 524 - TTH 09:25AM - 10:40AM Zambosco-Thomas, Elsa Enr: 2 Max: 20 004 FL 524 - TTH 10:50AM - 12:05PM Zambosco-Thomas, Elsa Enr: 6 Max: 20 SPAN 306 COMMERCIAL SPANISH II Credits 3.00 Spring 02 * DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP I Further development of Spanish 305 goals: vocabulary, concepts, language and cultural skills necessary to communicate successfully in the socio-economic and cultural milieu of contemporary Hispanic countries. The course emphasizes practical business techniques and specific areas of commerce such as insurance, investment, and advertising, focusing on several specific Latin American countries. A practical case of marketing will be the final project for the class. The course will prepare students who plan to take the Madrid Chamber of Commerce Examination in Commercial Spanish, which is offered each Spring semester at Rice. The course will also be useful to those interested in applying for internships in Spanish-speaking countries. Enrollment is limited to 20. Pre-req- Span 305 or permission of instructor. 001 RH 204 - MWF 11:00AM - 11:50AM Narbona, Jose Antonio Enr: 10 Max: 20 SPAN 308 THE LANGUAGE OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH CARE Credits 4.00 Spring 02 * DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP I Students will continue to study the body's major organ systems and apply their knowledge to the translation of patient education materials, patient instructions, case reports, and other clinical documents. Students enrolled in Span 307 in the Fall Term will be required to work as clinical English-Spanish interpreters in one or more of the following institutions: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center and Tumor Institute, Ben Taub Hospital (Harris County Hospital District), Baptist Student Ministries (Medical Missions in Mexico), LifeGift of Houston (Organ Donation Center) and/or other approved volunteer clinical programs. Enrollment is limited to 25. Pre-req- Span 307 or permission of instructor. 001 RH 106 - TTH 01:00PM - 02:20PM Albin, Veronica S. Enr: 18 Max: 20 002 RH 121 - TTH 10:50AM - 12:05PM Albin, Veronica S. Enr: 8 Max: 20 SPAN 310 THE LANGUAGE OF MEDICINE AND HEALTHCARE Credits Spring 02 The number of credits is based on the number of internship hours. This class is taken in conjunction with SPAN 308. However, special permission to take separately may be granted by instructor. Prereq- Permission of instructor. 001 TBA - TBA Albin, Veronica S. Enr: 6 Max: 0 SPAN 316 STUDIES IN HISPANIC LINGUISTICS Credits 3.00 Spring 02 Topic: The Evolution of Spanish. This course surveys the historical development of dialectal differences in Spanish, the factors that affect the formation of dialects (geographic, social class, gender, and etc) prescriptive vs. descriptive accounsts of Spanish, and the future of Spanish as a world language. Also offered as MDST 424. Also offered as LING 424 001 RH 305 - TTH 09:25AM - 10:40AM Salaberry, Rafael Enr: 22 Max: 20 SPAN 320 SURVEY OF SPANISH LITERATURE Credits 3.00 Spring 02 * DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP I Survey of the main Spanish literary traditions. Foundational works by representative authors are the focus of lecture and discussion. 001 RH 106 - MWF 09:00AM - 09:50AM Perez, J. Bernardo Enr: 15 Max: 0 SPAN 324 CULTURE & CIVI OF LATIN AMERICA Credits 3.00 Spring 02 Topics related to developmemt of social, cultural, and economic institutions of Latin America form the basis for extensive conversation, discussion, and composition. 001 RH 106 - TTH 09:25AM - 10:40AM van Delden, Maarten Enr: 13 Max: 0 SPAN 332 LANGUAGE AND CULTURE OF HISPANICS IN U.S Credits Spring 02 The number of credits granted is based on the number of internship hours. This class is taken in conjunction with Span 404. However, special permission to take separately may be granted by instructor. Prereq- Permission of instructor 001 TBA - TBA Salas, Marcela W. Enr: 3 Max: 0 SPAN 342 MODERN SPANISH LITERATURE Credits 3.00 Spring 02 Content varies from year to year (e.g., 19th-century Spanish fiction, contemporary Spanish lyric poetry, and the Spanish novel in the 20th century). Topic for spring 2002: Contemporary Poetry. 001 FL 412 - MWF 10:00AM - 10:50AM Perez, J. Bernardo Enr: 13 Max: 0 SPAN 362 GOLDEN AGE DRAMA Credits 3.00 Spring 02 Continuation of SPAN 361. Includes Calderon de la Barca, Moreto, Rojas Zorrila, and other 17th century playwrights. 001 RH 302 - W 06:00PM - 08:30PM Castaneda, James A. Enr: 4 Max: 0 SPAN 403 ADVANCED SPANISH THROUGH THE MEDIA Credits 3.00 Spring 02 * DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP I Use of selected Hispanic-American films to develop topics for oral expression and discussion of cultural issues. Study of filmic production from Spain adn Latin America. Includes Bemberg, Camus, Chalbaud, Gutierrez-Alea, Eric, Miro, Saura, and Trueba, Almodovar, among others. Enrollment is limited to 20. 001 RH 302 - W 01:00PM - 03:30PM Gonzalez-Stephan, Beatriz Enr: 17 Max: 20 SPAN 404 LANGUAGE AND CULTURE OF HISPANICS IN THE Credits 3.00 Spring 02 The linguistic aim of this couse is to consolidate an advanced level of proficiency in bilingual students. The course will also explore issues of the cultural identity of Spanish speakers, by studying various manifestations of Hispanic culture in the U.S., as expressed in movies, documentaries, Spanish-language TV, periodicals, short stories, novels and drama. The course will be based on the study of Hispanic culture in the U.S. from three different viewpoints: historical, literary and sociolinguistics. Prereq- SPAN 303, placement, or permission of instructor. Enrollment limited to 20 per section. 001 RH 304 - MWF 09:00AM - 09:50AM Salas, Marcela W. Enr: 11 Max: 20 SPAN 406 STUDIES IN LATIN AMERICAN LITERATURE Credits 3.00 Spring 02 Topic for spring 2002: the Modern Mexican Novel. The Mexican Novel from the 1950s to the 1990s. Focus on the interrelations between innovations in narrative form and the socio-political conditions shaping Mexican writing of the second half of the twentieth century. Works by Rulfo, Fuentes, Castellanos, Poniatowska and others. 001 RH 302 - TH 02:30PM - 05:00PM van Delden, Maarten Enr: 14 Max: 0 SPAN 414 SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION Credits 3.00 Spring 02 Review and analysis of major theoretical approaches to second language aquisition among adults. Major topics covered are: linguistic, cognitive and sociocultural factors in language development, instructed and non-instructed settings, research methodologies, developmental stages of acquisition. Major emphasis on morphosyntactic development, but attention to phonetics and lexicon too. Enrollment is 20. Also offered as LING 314. Prereq - One course in Linguistics 001 RH 302 - TTH 01:00PM - 02:20PM Salaberry, Rafael Enr: 14 Max: 10 SPAN 416 ADVANCED TRANSLATION Credits 3.00 Spring 02 * DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP I Continuing the aims and methods of Span 415, this course takes into account that effective translators are first good readers, critically aware of the rhetorical strategies and cultural assumptions of writers. The goal of this sequence is to train students in the exacting craft of reading and analyzing source texts, and in producing faithful translations. Prereq- Span 415 or permission of instructor. 001 KH 105 - TTH 02:30PM - 03:50PM Albin, Veronica S. Enr: 13 Max: 0 SPAN 422 INDEPENDENT WORK Credits 3.00 Spring 02 Research in Hispanic literature, Hispanic linguistics, and Hispanic culture and civilization. Reserved for qualified juniors and seniors who are particularly interested in a topic not covered in other courses. Prereq- permission of the department. 001 TBA - TBA Staff Enr: 4 Max: 0 SPAN 507 TEACHING COLLEGE SPANISH (PRACTICUM) Credits Spring 02 Study of pedagogical principles applicable to the teaching of Spanish. Includes practice teaching and performance reviews, design of pedagogical activities, and peer observation. Credit varies from 1-3. 001 TBA - TBA Salaberry, Rafael Enr: 4 Max: 0 SPAN 514 SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION Credits 3.00 Spring 02 Graduate version of Span 316. Prereq - one course in Linguistics 001 RH 302 - TTH 01:00PM - 02:20PM Salaberry, Rafael Enr: 0 Max: 0 SPAN 516 STUDIES IN HISPANIC LINGUISTICS Credits 3.00 Spring 02 Graduate verison of Span 315. 001 RH 305 - TTH 09:25AM - 10:40AM Salaberry, Rafael Enr: 2 Max: 0 SPAN 542 MODERN SPANISH LITERATURE Credits 3.00 Spring 02 Graduate version of Span 342. 001 TBA - MWF 10:00AM - 10:50AM Perez, J. Bernardo Enr: 3 Max: 0 SPAN 556 STUDIES IN LATIN AMERICAN LITERATURE Credits 3.00 Spring 02 Graduate version of Span 406. 001 RH 302 - TH 02:30PM - 05:00PM van Delden, Maarten Enr: 4 Max: 0 SPAN 592 INDEPENDENT STUDY Credits Spring 02 Research in Hispanic literature, Hispanic linguistics and Hispanic culture and civilization. Open to graduate students interested in a topic not covered in other courses. Pre-req- Permission of department. 001 TBA - TBA Staff Enr: 2 Max: 0 SPAN 611 LANGUAGE METHODOLOGY PRACTICUM Credits 1.00 Spring 02 The course, a continuation of Ling 610, allows students to gain further knowledge and expertise in aspects of Language Methodology by attending a series of workshops on topics such as Technology and Language Learning, Writing and content-based instruction. Students will also complete assignments that supplement or expand on the material presented in the workshops. Also offered as Germ 611, Fren 611, and Ling 611. 001 TBA TBA Enr: 0 Max: 0 SPAN 702 RESEARCH LEADING TO CANDIDACY Credits Spring 02 To be taken after a student has completed departmental course requirements for the Master's degree, but before being admitted to candidacy. 001 TBA - TBA Staff Enr: 0 Max: 0 SPAN 802 RESEARCH FOR M.A. THESIS Credits Spring 02 No description 001 TBA - TBA van Delden, Maarten Enr: 1 Max: 0
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