The School of Liberal Arts Portuguese 203 Or Placement Above the 203 Level in One of Those Languages Fulfills the Proficiency Requirement for Graduation
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School of Liberal Arts: Spanish and Portuguese course description. Successful completion of Spanish 203 or The School of Liberal Arts Portuguese 203 or placement above the 203 level in one of those languages fulfills the proficiency requirement for graduation. After Spanish and Portuguese completion of SPAN 203, all students enroll in SPAN 204, which is the prerequisite for the sequence of courses beginning at the 300 Office: 304 Newcomb Hall level. All students must follow the sequence of courses as Phone: 504-865-5518 described below. Departmental placement can waive all Fax: 504-862-8752 prerequisites. Website: www.tulane.edu/~spanport/ Professors SPANISH MAJOR Idelber Avelar, Ph.D., Duke The major in Spanish consists of 33 credits (11 courses) to be distributed in the following manner: Christopher Soufas, Ph.D., Duke 300 level (three courses, nine credits) Teresa S. Soufas, Ph.D., Duke [1] SPAN 304 Grammar and Writing in Spanish (prerequisite Henry Sullivan, Ph.D., Harvard SPAN 204) Associate Professors [2] One of the following: Jean Dangler, Ph.D. Emory SPAN 313 Introduction to Latin American Culture Kathleen Davis, Ph.D., California, Berkeley SPAN 324 Introduction to Spanish Culture Christopher Dunn, Ph.D., Brown (Chair) [3] One of the following four courses: SPAN 327 Readings in Harry Howard, Ph.D., Cornell Spanish and Latin American Literature or SPAN 328 Film and Visual Culture in Spanish, or one course in Spanish for the Marilyn G. Miller, Ph.D. U. of Oregon Professions: SPAN 329 Business and Legal Spanish or SPAN Tatjana Pavlovic, Ph.D., U. of Washington 330 Spanish for the Health Sciences Maureen E. Shea, Ph.D., U. of Arizona 400 level (five courses, 15 credits) Nicasio Urbina, Ph.D., Georgetown [4-5] SPAN 404 Early Readings in Spanish, 1000-1700, and SPAN 405 Modern Readings in Spanish,1700-Present Assistant Professors [6-8] Three of the following: SPAN 401, 410, 411, 412, 413, 414, Laura Bass, Ph.D. Princeton 415, 416, 417, 418, 419, 420, 423, 425, 426, 427, 428, 435, John Charles, Ph.D. Yale 442, 443, 451, 452 Emeritus 600 level (three courses, nine credits) Thomas Montgomery, Ph.D., Wisconsin [9-10] Two electives Entering freshmen who have had Spanish or Portuguese in high [11] SPAN 685 school are placed at the appropriate level by assessment of their All courses in the major must be taken in sequence, although two high school records. Language laboratory work is encouraged in sequential classes may be taken simultaneously. Students may not 101, 102, and 112, 203 and in certain advanced courses. Spanish receive credit for courses out of sequence. Two courses, one in and Portuguese 101, 102, and 112 meet five hours a week; all other numbers [6-8] and one in [9-10], will treat pre-twenty- first- courses meet three hours per week unless otherwise stated in the century periods, one of which must deal with colonial Latin 2 School of Liberal Arts: Spanish and Portuguese School of Liberal Arts: Spanish and Portuguese America and the other with medieval or early modern Iberia the interest of the student, whether in language, literature and (Spain). Students with a double major in another department culture, or a combination. complete 30 credits or ten courses in the major, with a reduction of one 600-level course in [9-10]. Majors may receive credit for one SPANISH course taught in English. SPAN 685 must be taken in the SPAN 101 Introductory Spanish I (4) department. Staff. Prerequisite: departmental placement only. The overall goal of this course is developing proficiency in the 4 language skills SPANISH MINOR (listening, reading, speaking, and writing) essential to The Spanish minor consists of 18 credits (six courses), which are communicative language learning. The course uses a task-based constituted by numbers [1-5] above, plus any other 400 level approach which provides the learner with opportunities to use the course. The Spanish minor is completed in the above sequence. language interactively. Student may not receive credit for courses taken out of sequence. SPAN 102 Introductory Spanish II (4) Minors may not receive credit for courses taught in English. Staff. Prerequisite: for students who have completed 101 at Tulane; NATIVE AND HERITAGE SPEAKERS other introductory students must enroll in 112. Continuation of SPAN 101. The overall goal of this course is developing Native speakers of Spanish begin the major with numbers [4-5] proficiency in the four language skills (listening, reading, above. Additionally, they complete any six courses at the 400 speaking, and writing) essential to communicative language level, as well as the three requirements at the 600 level. Native learning. The course uses a task-based approach which provides speakers complete the minor with numbers [4-5] above, plus four the learner with opportunities to use the language interactively. additional 400 level courses. Native speakers may not enroll in courses at the 300 level. Heritage speakers of Spanish must meet SPAN 112 Intensive Introductory Spanish (4) with the Director of Undergraduate Studies to determine their Prerequisite: departmental placement only. In the place of SPAN placement in the program. 101 and SPAN 102. The overall goal of this course is developing proficiency in the four language skills (listening, reading, STUDY ABROAD speaking, and writing) essential to communicative language All majors and minors in Spanish are strongly encouraged to learning. The course uses a task-based approach which provides participate in Tulane’s language-intensive Study Abroad Programs. the learner with opportunities to use the language interactively. Prior to their participation, majors and minors must complete at SPAN 203 Intermediate Spanish (4) least SPAN 304, although the ideal study abroad candidate will Prerequisite: departmental placement only. Continuation of SPAN have fulfilled the three major and minor requirements at the 300 102 or 112. The overall goal of this course is developing level. proficiency in the four language skills (listening, reading, speaking, and writing) essential to communicative language PORTUGUESE MAJOR learning. The course uses a task-based approach which provides Students majoring in Portuguese must complete ten courses (30 the learner with opportunities to use the language interactively. credits) beyond the 200 level. All majors must take at least three The overall goal of this course is developing proficiency in the 600-level courses except for Junior Year Abroad students, who are four language skills (listening, reading, speaking, and writing) required to take two 600-level courses in the department. essential to communicative language learning. The course uses a task-based approach which provides the learner with opportunities PORTUGUESE MINOR to use the language interactively. A minor in Portuguese consists of 15 credits above the 200 level, SPAN 204 Spanish Conversation (3) at least one of which must be at the 600 level The courses should Staff. Prerequisite: SPAN 203 or equivalent. This course is be selected in consultation with the major adviser and according to designed to develop oral proficiency in Spanish through the study 3 4 School of Liberal Arts: Spanish and Portuguese School of Liberal Arts: Spanish and Portuguese and analysis of recorded, visual, and written texts, as well as a SPAN 329 Business and Legal Spanish (3) variety of pair and group activities. Special emphasis will be Staff. Prerequisite: SPAN 313, 324, or equivalent. This course will placed on pronunciation, vocabulary acquisition, and a review of study the Spanish language as it is used in business and law. It Spanish grammar and syntax. provides students with the lexicon related to these topics, as well as SPAN 304 Grammar and Writing in Spanish (3) with contexts for its usage and practice in the Spanish-speaking Staff. Prerequisite: SPAN 204 or equivalent. Not open to native world. speakers. Analysis and practice in the written language. With SPAN 330 Spanish for the Health Sciences (3) addition of the registration number Spanish 388 Writing Staff. Prerequisite: SPAN 313, 324 or equivalent. This course Practicum, this course fulfills the college intensive-writing introduces students to Spanish for the health sciences. Spanish requirement for Spanish major. major and minors interested in the health professions are SPAN 313 Introduction to Latin American Culture (3) encouraged to enroll, along with pre-medical and public health Prof. Avelar, Prof. Miller, Prof. Shea, Prof. Urbina. Prerequisite: majors and minors. SPAN 304 or equivalent. Not open to native speakers. Introduction SPAN 388 Writing Practicum (1) to the cultural diversity of Latin America through the study of Staff. Corequisite: SPAN 304. Prerequisite: successful completion contemporary literary, social, political, and popular culture trends of the First-Year Writing Requirement. Fulfills the college as observed by selected literary figures, intellectuals, and artists. intensive-writing requirement for Spanish majors. SPAN 324 Introduction to Spanish Culture (3) Prof. Davis, Prof. Soufas. Prof. Bass, Prof. Dangler. Prerequisite: SPAN 389 Service Learning (1) SPAN 304 or equivalent. This course offers the intermediate Staff. Prerequisite: Departmental approval. Students complete a student a brief introduction and survey of Spanish culture service activity in the community in conjunction with the content beginning during the earliest moments of the Spanish nation and of a three-credit corequisite course. continuing through the present, primarily though nonliterary