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FACULTY

 Gloria Marie Caliendo, Associate Professor of Spanish, Ph.D. from University of Connecticut at Storrs

Area of expertise: Second language acquisition. Curriculum and Instruction. Pedagogy and Program Design.

Other areas of interest: Elementary/Secondary Education in Foreign Languages. Brain Research Theory (applied to Education). Brain-Based Teaching / Learning Strategies. Portfolio Assessment and Design (students and faculty)

Antonio García-Lozada, Associate Professor of Spanish, Ph.D. from University of Maryland at College Park.

Area of expertise: Spanish-American Literature (Modernism and Twentieth Century).

Other areas of interest: Caribbean Literature. Spanish-American Colonial Literature. Travel Literature.

Paloma Lapuerta, Associate Professor of Spanish, Ph.D. from Universite de Geneve.

Area of expertise: Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries Spanish Literature.

Other area of interest: Language Teaching.

Gustavo Mejía, Associate Professor of Spanish, Ph.D. from University of Essex.

Area of expertise: Spanish American Literature: Modernism.

Other areas of interest: Mexican and Colombian Literatures.

 Angela Morales, Associate Professor of Spanish, Ph.D. from State University of New York at Stony Brook.

Area of expertise: Golden Age Spanish Literature.

Other areas of interest: Medieval Spanish Literature. Second Language Acquisition. Cultural Studies.

Lilián Uribe, Associate Professor of Spanish, Ph.D. from State University of New York at Stony Brook.

Area of expertise: Twentieth Century Spanish-American Poetry.

Other areas of interest: Spanish American Colonial Literature. Spanish American Women Writers.

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DEPARTMENT OFFERINGS

 SPANISH

SPAN 441 Cross-Cultural Communication

Prereq.: Permission of instructor. Open only to non-native speakers of Spanish. Development of fluency in oral expression. Speech analysis and phonetic theory to improve pronunciation and intonation. Introduction to problems of translation, enhancement of oral competence, and development of cross-cultural understanding. F(e)

SPAN 526 The Spanish-American Short Story

Prereq.: Permission of instructor. Survey of representative authors and selected works with emphasis on the twentieth century. Taught in Spanish. On demand

 SPAN 534 Women Writers of the Spanish-Speaking World

Prereq.: Permission of instructor. The discussion of representative works will center around cultural and gender issues. Taught in Spanish. On demand

 SPAN 526 The Spanish American Short Story

Prereq.: Permission of instructor. Survey of representative authors and selected works with emphasis on the 20th century. Course to be taught in Spanish. IR

SPAN 534 Women Writers of the Spanish-Speaking World

Prereq.: Permission of instructor. Taught in Spanish. Discussion of representative works will center around cultural and gender issues. On demand.

SPAN 560 The Structure of the Spanish Language

Prereq.: Permission of instructor. Taught in Spanish.Study of syntactical and morphological aspects of the Spanish language. S(E) 

SPAN 561 Topics in Spanish-American Literature

Prereq.: Permission of instructor. Detailed study of a literary figure, movement or theme. May be repeated with different topics for a maximum of 6 credits. IR. 

SPAN 571 Generation of ’98

Prereq.: Permission of instructor. Taught in Spanish. Detailed study of some major works of authors such as Unamuno, Baroja, Valle Inclán, Antonio Machado, of the Generation of ’98, in the context of historical, ideological and aesthetic trends of its time. Taught in Spanish. F(o)

SPAN 572 20^th Century Spanish Literature

Prereq.: Permission of instructor. Taught in Spanish. Representative authors and literary movements of the period following the Generation of ‘98.  S(e)

SPAN 576 Cervantes

Prereq.: Permission of instructor. Taught in Spanish. Works of Cervantes with particular emphasis on Don Quixote.  On demand.

 SPAN 515 Colonial Spanish-American Literature

Prereq.: Permission of instructor. Taught in Spanish. Study of major authors and literary works of the Colonial period in their cultural context.  IR.

 SPAN 520 Modernismo

Prereq.: Permission of instructor. Taught in Spanish. Study of the most significant authors of the Modernista period.  Irregular.

 SPAN 525 Contemporary Spanish-American Poetry

Prereq.: Permission of instructor. Taught in Spanish. Study of major Spanish-American poets and poetic themes from the period following Modernism to the present.  S(e)

 SPAN 530 Contemporary Spanish Novel

Prereq.: Permission of instructor. Taught in Spanish. Study of significant novels from the 1940’s to the present.  S

 SPAN 535 Contemporay Spanish-American Novel

Prereq.: Permission of instructor. Taught in Spanish. Study of representative Spanish-American novels from the 1950’s to the present. S

 SPAN 545 The Spanish-American Essay

Prereq.: Permission of instructor. Taught in Spanish. Analysis of major works by authors such as Sarmiento,  Martí, Rodó, Reyes, Paz and others. IR

 SPAN 551 Drama of Golden Age

Prereq.: Permission of instructor. Taught in Spanish. In depth study of representative plays by great dramatists of Golden Age, including, Lope de Vega, Tirso de Molina, and Calderón de la Barca. S(O)

 SPAN 553 19^th Century Spanish Literature

Prereq.: Permission of instructor. Taught in Spanish. Study of Spanish Romanticism and Realism with a consideration of their historical background.  IR

 SPAN 561 Topics in Hispanic Literature

Prereq.: Permission of instructor. Taught in Spanish.Detailed study of a literary figure, movement, or theme. Subject varies from semester to semester.  IR

 SPAN 588 Topics in the Contemporary Spanish-Speaking World

Prereq.: Permission of instructor. Taught in Spanish. Contemporary society in the Spanish-speaking world, including its institutions, traditions and values.

 SPAN 599 Thesis

Prereq.: 18 credits of approved graduate study and approval of adviser. Preparation of the thesis under the supervision of the thesis adviser. On demand.

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MODERN LANGUAGES

 ML 400 Topics in Modern Languages

Prereq.: Permission of instructor. Literary and language topics taught in the target language. May be repeated with different topics for a maximum of 6 credits. On demand.

 ML 420 Internship in Foreign Languages

Prereq.: Appropriate 226 course or equivalent in target language. Practical field experience using the target language. One credit per eight-week unit. May be repeated to a total of three credits. On demand

 ML 429 Seminar in Modern Language Teaching

Prereq.: Matriculation in graduate certification program, admission to the professional program in teacher education. Permission of department and permission of the Director of Field Experiences. Discussion and practice of the historical, theoretical and contemporary issues, and selected topics related to the teaching of modern languages at the secondary level. F.

 ML 492 Topics in Language Teaching

Prereq.: ML 429. Special aspects of language teaching, such as creative uses of the language laboratory and other special aids, individualizing language instruction, teaching of literature and culture in the schools, will be emphasized. Topics may vary from section to section Course may be repeated with different topics for up to 6 credits. IR

 ML 496 Independent Studies in Modern Languages

Prereq.: Permission of instructor. Independent work in language, culture and literature, to meet individual interest in topics not covered in the regular curriculum. Work will b e under the supervision of a faculty member. On demand.

ML 598 Research in Modern Language

Prereq.: Admission to the graduate programe. Introduction to techniques and resources of literary research through examination of the theory, history, and practice of literary criticism. Course should be taken during first 15 credits of graduate study. F(o).

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