2007-2008 Catalog (PDF) - Colorado State University-Pueblo

Course Descriptions
SPCOM 260 Language Acquisition and Linguistics 3
(3-0)
Normal processes of development of language in children,
growth of language, including structure, comprehension, use
of oral and written language, other symbolic behavior. (F)
SPCOM 291 Special Topics (1-3 VAR) (*) Repeatable
SPCOM 295 Independent Study (1-3 VAR)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. (*) Repeatable
SPCOM 312 Persuasion (2-3 VAR)
Examination of the principles and theories of persuasion
and their application to persuasive settings. Emphasis on
using language to secure belief and action. Prerequisites:
SPCOM 211, 212, or permission of instructor. (*)
SPCOM 335 (ENG, WS 335) Gender and Communication
3(3-0)
This course examines the ways that gender affects
communication behaviors and helps develop an awareness
of the processes that affect gender socialization and
stereotyping. (*)
SPCOM 491 Special Topics (1-3 VAR)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. (*) Repeatable
SPCOM 495 Independent Study (1-3 VAR)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. (*) Repeatable
SPANISH (SPN)
UNDERGRADUATE COURSES
SPN 100 Intro to Conversational Spanish 3(3-0)
Basis skills for understanding and speaking Spanish. (*)
SPN 101 Beginning Spanish I 3(3-0)
Development of skills in speaking, listening, reading,
writing; and cultural understanding (F,S,SS)
SPN 102 Beginning Spanish II 3(3-0)
Continuation of the development of skills in speaking,
listening, reading, writing, and cultural understanding.
Prerequisite: SPN 101 or departmental placement test.
(F,S,SS)
SPN 130 Cultures of the Spanish-Spkg World 3(3-0)
Topics in the history, literatures, and art of selected
Spanish-Speaking cultures, taught in English. (F,S)
SPN 201 Intermediate Spanish I 3(3-0)
Development of intermediate-level skills in speaking,
listening, reading, writing, and cultural understanding.
Prerequisite: SPN 102 or departmental placement exam.
(F)
SPN 202 Intermediate Spanish II 3(3-0)
Continued development of intermediate-level skills in
speaking, listening, reading, writing, and cultural understanding.
Prerequisite: SPN 201 or departmental
placement exam. (S)
SPN 203 Intermediate Proficiency Building 3(3-0)
Solidification of intermediate-level skills in speaking,
listening, reading, writing, and cultural understanding.
Prerequisite: SPN 102 or departmental placement exam.
(F,S)
SPN 300 Spanish Phonetics and Phonology 3(3-0)
Theory and practice of Spanish language and speech
patterns; how to produce and to teach the Spanish sound
system accurately. Prerequisite: SPN 202 or equivalent.
(F,S)
SPN 301 Advanced Spanish Grammar 3(3-0)
A concentrated study of Spanish grammar in addition to
practice in writing, reading, speaking, and listening.
Prerequisites: SPN 202 and 203 or equivalent. (F)
SPN 302 Conv & Comp: Mexico & Central Amer
3(3-0)
Focus on improving linguistic proficiency within the
context of Mexican and Central American cultures.
Prerequisites: SPN 202 and 203 or equivalent. (*)
SPN 303 Conv & Comp: South America 3(3-0)
Focus on improving linguistic proficiency within the
context of South American cultures. Prerequisites: SPN
202 and 203 or equivalent. (*)
SPN 304 Conv & Comp: Caribbean 3(3-0)
Focus on improving linguistic proficiency with the context
of Caribbean Hispanic cultures. Prerequisites: SPN 202
and 203 or equivalent. (*)
SPN 305 Conv & Comp: Spain 3(3-0)
Focus on improving linguistic proficiency within the
context of Spanish cultures. Prerequisites: SPN 202 and
203 or equivalent. (*)
SPN 306 Conv & Comp: United States 3(3-0)
Focus on improving linguistic proficiency within the
context of Hispanic/Latino cultures in the United States.
Prerequisites: SPN 202 and 203 or equivalent. (*)
SPN 309 Intro to Hispanic Linguistics 3(3-0)
Fundamental terminology and concepts in linguistics;
overview of Spanish sound system (phonology), word
formation (morphology), phrase structure (syntax), etc.
Prerequisites: SPN 300 and 301. (*)
SPN 310 Introduction to Hispanic Literature 3(3-0)
Study of the basic tools necessary for analysis and
understanding of literature; application of these tools
through reading, writing, and discussion of Hispanic texts.
Prerequisite: SPN 301. (F,S)
SPN 331 Spanish for Business Professions 3(3-0)
Focus on improving linguistic proficiency within the
context of business professions. Prerequisites: SPN 202
and 203 or equivalent. (*)
SPN 411 Survey of Spanish Literature 3(3-0)
A panoramic overview of Castilian literature from the
earliest works in the vernacular to the writings of the post-
Franco era. Prerequisite: SPN 310. (*)
SPN 412 Survey of Spanish American Literature
3(3-0)
An introduction to the literary and cultural texts of Spanish
America and their social, political, intellectual, creative
and historical implications. Prerequisite: SPN 310. (*)
SPN 421 18th and 19th Century Spanish Literature
3(3-0)
The study of representative works of Spanish literature
from 1700 to 1898. Prerequisite: SPN 310. (*)
SPN 422 Spanish American Literature from 1900 to
1950 3(3-0)
Intensive analysis of Spanish American literature of the
first half of the twentieth century. Selected readings by
Azuela, Quiroga, Rivera, Onetti, Borges, etc. Prerequisite:
SPN 310. (*)
SPN 451 20th-Century Spanish Literature 3(3-0)
Critical reading of selected masterpieces of 20th-Century
Spanish literature. Prerequisite: SPN 310. (*)
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