Graduate Courses

ROML 6091
Graduate Practicum in Study Abroad

Mentoring and tutoring of undergraduate students participating in study abroad programs sponsored by the Department of Romance Languages. Graduate students work directly with the students abroad in order to ease their transition, and tutor them in an assigned subject. Written final report required…

SPAN 6092
Archival and Special Collections Studies in Spanish

Advanced practice in the use of archives. Students will handle and interpret unique and rare objects in special collections. The course will culminate in the design of an exhibit, educational program, or project of cultural significance for a public audience. Course is given in Spanish. This course…

SPAN 6100
Medieval and Renaissance Texts and Contexts

Representative texts from the Spanish Middle Ages through the Renaissance, including narrative fiction (poetry, prose, drama) and historiographic writings, such as chronicles and memoirs. Given in Spanish. Not offered on a regular basis.

ROML 6120
Topics in Culture, Language, and Literature

Selected topics in culture, civilization, language, linguistics, literature, or literary theory. Given in English.

SPAN 6120
Exploring Cultures in Spanish

Students will hone their language skills by engaging topics related to the cultures, language, or literature of the Spanish-speaking world. Given in Spanish. Offered every year.

SPAN 6200
Empire and its Discontents in the Early Modern Era

Representative texts from all genres of the late Renaissance through the Baroque, Spain's so-called "Golden Age." Given in Spanish. Not offered on a regular basis.

SPAN 6300
Regional Identities and Artistic Innovations in Modern Spain

Representative texts from all genres of the Spanish Enlightenment through the Spanish Civil War. Given in Spanish. Not offered on a regular basis.

ROML 6350
Romance Linguistics: Theory and Analysis

The scientific study of the nature and characteristics of human languages with a specific focus on the linguistic structures (phonological, morphological, syntactic, semantic) of one or more Romance Languages and their use and variation, historical development, and acquisition. Given in English.…

ROML 6350
Romance Linguistics: Theory and Analysis

SPAN 6350
Romance Linguistics: Theory and Analysis

The scientific study of the nature and characteristics of human languages with a specific focus on the linguistic structures (phonological, morphological, syntactic, semantic) of one or more Romance languages and their use and variation, historical development, and acquisition. Given in Spanish.…

SPAN 6400
Peninsular Identities from the Civil War to the Present

Representative texts from all genres of contemporary Spanish literature from the post-Civil War period through Postmodernism. Given in Spanish. Not offered on a regular basis.

SPAN 6450
Variation and Sociolinguistics in Spanish

Introduction to sociolinguistics from a variationist perspective. Analysis of multiple levels of linguistic variation (e.g., phonetic, morphosyntactic) and examination of correlations between linguistic variables and social factors as observed in empirical data from different varieties of Spanish.…

SPAN 6500
Transatlantic Encounters: New World Discoveries, Explorations, and Colonizations

Readings from a wide variety of texts, such as chronicles, letters and "relaciones," that articulate, reflect, and ponder upon New World encounters in the Early Modern Era. Given in Spanish. Not offered on a regular basis.

PORT 6550
History of the Portuguese Language

Identification of the boundaries of Portuguese and their historic- political antecedents, study of the Portuguese language within the context of other romance languages, trace the development of Portuguese from Latin origins to modern, analyze texts from different periods illustrating stages in the…

SPAN 6550
History of the Spanish Language

The major linguistic changes in the history of the Spanish language, including the interaction of linguistic and societal changes and the representation of these changes in texts. Offered every year.

SPAN 6600
Formation of Nationhood in Spanish America

Selected readings from nineteenth-century Spanish America, with particular emphasis placed on the literatures of nationhood and independence. Given in Spanish. Not offered on a regular basis.

SPAN 6650
Spanish Phonetics and Phonology

The Spanish sound system using core concepts of linguistics in general and phonology in particular. Characterization and transcription of spoken Spanish. Analysis of important phenomena of language variation in the Hispanic world, including national, geographical, historical, and social dialects.…

SPAN 6700
Spanish America from Modernism to Postmodernism

Representative texts from all genres of Spanish American literature from the Modernist to the Postmodern periods. Given in Spanish. Offered every year.

SPAN 6750
Spanish Syntax and Morphology

Grammar and language usage in the study of the syntactic and morphological structures of Spanish. The syntax and morphology of the pronoun and verb systems, agreement phenomena, gerunds, comparisons, and modal and aspectual distinctions. Written self-expression on a variety of issues as practical…

SPAN 6800
Erasing Boundaries: Latina/o Literature of the United States

Selected readings that articulate, contextualize, and define the complexities of Latina/o language, literature, and culture in the United States. Given in Spanish. Not offered on a regular basis.

SPAN 6850
Spanish Applied Linguistics

Phonetic and morpho-syntactic structures that are problematic for the English-speaking student of Spanish. Ways in which culture is encoded in language. Implications of Spanish linguistics for the teaching and learning of Spanish and the linguistic education of language teachers. Given in Spanish.…

ROML 6860
Topics in Afro-Hispanic Identity

Representations of Africa and African American culture in Hispanic Literature by writers of African descent. By covering a variety of genres, the course will provide discussion about a cultural identity that is constantly in dialogue with dominant discourses. The course will incorporate critical…

SPAN 6950
Spanish Semantics and Pragmatics

Semantic and pragmatic approaches to the study of meaning in Spanish. Differences between sentence meaning and speaker meaning. Analysis of types of discourse in Spanish such as narrative and free conversation. Given in Spanish.

ROML 7000
Master's Research

Research while enrolled for a master's degree under the direction of faculty members.

SPAN 7000
Master's Research

Research while enrolled for a master's degree under the direction of faculty members.

ROML 7005
Graduate Student Seminar

Advanced supervised experience in an applied setting. This course may not be used to satisfy a student's approved program of study.

ROML 7010
Master's Professional Development Seminar

Professional development training for M.A. students. This course may not be used to satisfy a student’s approved program of study. Nontraditional format: Series of workshops and presentations regarding professional development skills and materials.

ROML 7300
Master's Thesis

Thesis writing under the direction of the major professor.

SPAN 7300
Master's Thesis

Thesis writing under the direction of the major professor.

ROML 7700
Romance Languages Pedagogy

Principles and methods of second language teaching applied to Romance languages. An analysis of techniques used to teach listening, speaking, reading, writing, and culture, with an examination of current theories of language acquisition. Given in English.

SPAN 7750
Teaching College Spanish

Foreign language teaching and learning applied to Spanish. Theories of second language acquisition. Techniques and strategies to teach listening, speaking, reading, writing, and culture in context. Activities and procedures of classroom instruction. Issues in the professionalization of Spanish…

ROML 8000
Topics in Romance Languages

Specific aspects of Romance languages, linguistics, literatures, or cultures.

SPAN 8010
Topics in Culture, Language, Linguistics, and Literature of the Spanish-Speaking World Seminar

An intensive, integrative, and contextualized study of a specific representative topic in language, literature, culture, and linguistics of the Spanish-speaking world. Given in Spanish. Offered every year.

SPAN 8100
Poetry and Poetics

Poetry and poetics from Spain and/or Spanish America, which may include Latino/a poetry and poetics in the United States. Given in Spanish.

SPAN 8180
Survey of Literary and Cultural Theories and Criticism

The theories and practices that have shaped Hispanic literature, with particular emphasis on some of the central issues that animate theoretical debates among literary scholars today. Given in Spanish. Offered every year.

SPAN 8200
Narrative Discourses

Fictional narrative discourses from Spain and/or Spanish America, which may include Latino/a texts written and conceived in the United States. Given in Spanish.

SPAN 8300
Hispanic Thought

An analysis of different ways in which Spaniards and Spanish Americans have approached complex philosophical problems, such as self-definition and cultural identity. Given in Spanish.

SPAN 8400
Performance Studies: From the Stage/Screen to the Page

Exploration of broad and flexible conceptions of theater, theatricality, and/or film in the Spanish-speaking world. Given in Spanish.

SPAN 8450
Advanced Topics in Spanish Sociolinguistics and Dialectology

Topics in the study of sociolinguistics and dialectology, particularly related to Romance Languages. The topics covered in the course include (but are not limited to) quantitative methods in sociolinguistics and dialectology, language change/grammaticalization, sociophonetics, and language contact…

ROML 8500
Readings and Research in Romance Languages

Extensive readings in the field of the student's program of study determined by the student's previous background, presuming that the student is capable of reading rapidly with comprehension.

SPAN 8500
Issues of Race, Class, and Gender

An exploration of how the interests of race, class, and gender are presented in Hispanic literatures. Given in Spanish.

SPAN 8550
Advanced Topics in the History of the Spanish Language

An in-depth study and critique of the scholarly literature and research on a representative topic or topics in the history of the Spanish language. Given in Spanish.

SPAN 8650
Topics in Advanced Spanish Phonology and Phonetics

Students will work with current models of formal phonological analysis, including Optimality Theory and Exemplar Theory, as well as phonetically-informed approaches, to look at both synchronic and diachronic phenomena in the language. Data from both modern Spanish dialects and the historical…

SPAN 8750
Topics in Advanced Spanish Syntax

Advanced-level description and formal linguistic analysis of major syntactic structures, particularly relating to Spanish and other Romance Languages. This includes, but is not limited to, the interfaces with morphology and semantics. Study will be undertaken within light of recent linguistic…

SPAN 8850
Spanish Second Language Acquisition

Survey of issues and theories in second language acquisition and examination of current research in the acquisition of Spanish as a second language. Critiques of both theoretical and applied studies and collection and analysis of empirical data. Given in Spanish. Offered spring semester every even-…

SPAN 8950
Advanced Topics in Spanish Pragmatics and Discourse Analysis

Topics in pragmatics and discourse analysis related to linguistic phenomena in Spanish and other Romance languages. Topics include inferential, cognitive, and socio-cultural pragmatic theories, discourse structure/organization, reference (anaphora, deixis), speech acts and politeness, and discourse…

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