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2013-2014 Academic Catalogue [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Courses of Instruction

Course Numbering System. Each subject is identified by a symbol made up of two parts. The first part is an abbreviation denoting the field of study. The second part is a number denoting the particular subject. The first digit indicates the year in which the course is taken and, therefore, the level of instruction.

Credit. The unit of academic credit used at the Virginia Military Institute is the semester hour. A semester hour represents one hour of classroom work (lecture or recitation) or one period (two or three hours) of laboratory or supervised research or field work per week during a single semester. Thus a course that meets for three class hours and one laboratory period each week during one semester usually carries credit for four semester hours.

In the following course descriptions the figures on the title lines indicate, in order, the class hours per week, the laboratory or field work hours per week, and the semester hours credit. For example, the figures “3—2—4” mean that the class meets three times a week for one-hour classroom sessions and has two hours of laboratory, supervised research, or field work each week, and that the course carries four semester hours of credit.
 

SPANISH

Department of Modern Languages and Cultures
Department Head: Colonel Bulger-Barnett

  1. All cadets who enter with two or more entrance units in a modern foreign language are given placement tests and are placed in appropriate courses on the basis of the test results, their previous high school language coursework, and after consultation with the department head of modern languages.
  2. A single year of a foreign language shall count toward meeting graduation requirements only when the cadet is studying a second language or is taking a language as an elective.
  3. Classroom work is supplemented with computer-aided language instruction in a wellequipped Language Learning Center.

Prerequisites: Cadets must demonstrate proficiency in ML 101 in order to be admitted into ML 102. They must, similarly, demonstrate proficiency in ML 102 before enrolling in ML 201, and in ML 201 before enrolling in ML 202/204. Proficiency in ML 202/204 is a prerequisite for admission to 300-level courses. Completion of two 300-level courses or their equivalent is expected before enrollment in any 400 -level course. Once a cadet has completed work at the 202/204 level, he/she may not return to the elementary level course for credit.

Cadets who present three or more years of a high school language or demonstrate native or near-native language abilities may not enroll at the elementary level of that language. Such students will have the choice of enrolling either in the first semester intermediate level of that language or in the first semester elementary course of a different language.
  

  • SP 409 - Early Spanish Literature

    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3

    A study of medieval Spanish poetry and prose, with an introduction to drama. Conducted in Spanish. Research paper required. Prerequisite(s): two 300-level SP courses.
  

  • SP 411 - 19th Century Peninsular Literature

    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3

    A cross-generational study of 19th century Peninsular works from perspectives of the author (19th century), film-maker (20th century), and reader/viewer (21st century). Readings from all four major literary genres as well as online multimedia assignments focused principally on film adaptations of major works are required. Taught in Spanish. Prerequisite(s): two 300 level SP courses.
  

  • SP 421 - Colonial Spanish American Literature

    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3

    A study of important Spanish American authors from the conquest to independence. Taught in Spanish. Research paper required. Prerequisite(s): two 300-level SP courses.
  

  • SP 422 - Spanish American Literature of the 19th Century

    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3

    Literary and philosophical trends from the independence movement to Modernism. Taught in Spanish. Research paper required. Prerequisite(s): two 300-level SP courses.
  

  • SP 423 - Spanish American Literature of the 20th Century

    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3

    Reading and analysis of representative works of the principal Spanish American novelists, poets, and dramatists from Modernism to the present. Taught in Spanish. Research paper required. Prerequisite(s): two 300-level SP courses.
  

  • SP 425 - Cervantes

    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3

    Study and analysis of Cervantes’ major works, with emphasis on Don Quijote de la Mancha and how Cervantes’ life and personality shaped his literary production. Taught in Spanish. Research paper required. Prerequisite(s): two 300-level SP courses.
  

  • SP 426 - Contemporary Spanish Literature I

    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3

    A study of Peninsular literature from 1898 through 1960. Works chosen reflect the literary trends of the era as well as the social and cultural attitudes shaped by historical events. Taught in Spanish. Research paper required. Prerequisite(s): two 300-level SP courses.
  

  • SP 427 - Contemporary Spanish Literature II

    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3

    A study of Peninsular literature from the second part of Franco’s dictatorship (c1960) through contemporary times. Works chosen reflect both the literary trends of the era as well as the socio-historical and cultural attitudes of Spain as it underwent the transition from dictatorship to democracy and to membership in the European Economic Community. Taught in Spanish. Prerequisite(s): Two 300-level SP courses.
  

  • SP 450 - Modern Language Capstone Course

    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3

    The student will choose a topic incorporating an analysis of historical, literary or cultural factors in the major language area - field experience and interdisciplinary topics are strongly encouraged. Upon approval of the faculty adviser, the student will prepare both a research paper and a 20-minute oral presentation. This course is only open to first and second class Modern Language majors and minors. The ML Capstone project will be written in the student’s major foreign language, as appropriate, and it will achieve a language rating of “Advanced-High”. All relevant documentation will adhere to MLA specifications. An accepted ML Honors Thesis could substitute for this course.
  

  • SP 470 - Special Topics in Spanish

    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3

    An advanced topics course that will vary to reflect cadet and professorial interests. This course fosters a close reading of text and discussion of diverse topics from the Hispanic world to reinforce advanced language and cultural knowledge. Prerequisite(s): two 300-level courses or their equivalent.
 

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