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Open only to students with no prior coursework either in high school or in college. Development of listening comprehension, speaking, reading, and writing skills. Fundamentals of Spanish grammar and pronunciation. Introduction to Spanish-speaking cultures. Given in Spanish. This course includes one…
Open only to students with no prior coursework either in high school or in college. Development of listening comprehension, speaking, reading, and writing skills. Fundamentals of Spanish grammar and pronunciation. Introduction to Spanish-speaking cultures. Given in Spanish. This course will be…
A continuation of Elementary Spanish. Emphasis on conversational Spanish. Development of listening comprehension, speaking, reading, and writing skills. Fundamentals of Spanish grammar and pronunciation. Study of Spanish-speaking cultures. Given in Spanish. This course includes one hour of online…
A continuation of Elementary Spanish I. Emphasis on conversational Spanish. Development of listening comprehension, speaking, reading, and writing skills. Fundamentals of Spanish grammar and pronunciation. Study of Spanish-speaking cultures. Given in Spanish. This course will be taught 95% or more…
Accelerated course reviewing basic principles of the Spanish language for students with some background of high school Spanish. Given in Spanish. This course includes one hour of online coursework. Offered every year.
Accelerated course reviewing basic principles of the Spanish language for students with some background of high school Spanish. Given in Spanish. This course will be taught 95% or more online.
Accelerated course reviewing basic principles of the Spanish language for students with some background in high school Spanish. Given in Spanish. Not open to students with credit in SPAN 1002, SPAN 1002E, SPAN 1110E, SPAN 1110. This course includes one hour of online coursework. Offered every year.
Content-based review of Spanish grammar and systematic vocabulary and skill development. Integration of language, culture, and literature. Given in Spanish. Offered every year.
Content-based review of Spanish grammar and systematic vocabulary and skill development. Integration of language, culture, and literature. Given in Spanish. This course will be taught 95% or more online.
Content-based review of Spanish grammar and systematic vocabulary and skill development. Integration of language, culture, and literature. Given in Spanish. Offered every year.
A continuation of Intermediate Spanish. Context-based review of Spanish grammar and systematic vocabulary and skill development. Integration of language, culture, and literature. Given in Spanish. Offered every year.
A continuation of Intermediate Spanish I. Context-based review of Spanish grammar and systematic vocabulary and skill development. Integration of language, culture, and literature. Given in Spanish. This course will be taught 95% or more online. Assignments, discussions and student works are…
A continuation of Intermediate Spanish. Context-based review of Spanish grammar and systematic vocabulary and skill development. Integration of language, culture, and literature. Given in Spanish. Offered every year.
Emphasis is on improving oral expression and developing conversational skills through social interactions, under the direction of the Spanish Resident Language Coordinator. Given in Spanish, in the University Language Community. Offered fall and spring semester every year.    
Emphasis on advanced readings and grammar review. Also prepares students to enter Spanish Cultural Dialogues, Writing Critically in Spanish, Texts in Global Contexts, and Introduction to Spanish Linguistics. Offered every year.
Issues of language diversity and linguistic identity, with a special focus on the Romance Languages spoken in the United States. This course explores the history, demographics, and structure of French, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish in the United States, adopting current techniques in…
Issues of language diversity and linguistic identity, with a special focus on the emergence of Spanish in the United States. This course explores the history and structure of varieties of Spanish spoken in the United States, adopting current techniques in sociolinguistics and dialectology. Taught…
Grammar, idioms, and vocabulary; practice in translating moderately difficult technical and non-technical Spanish. Intended to assist graduate students to satisfy reading knowledge requirement but does not carry graduate credit. Not to be used to satisfy undergraduate language requirement. Not open…
Critical analysis of the literary, socio-linguistic, and cultural presence of representative Hispanic groups in the United States. Designed for non-speakers of Spanish. Given in English. 
The literary, socio-linguistic, and cultural presence of representative Hispanic groups in the United States. Intended for Spanish speakers. Given in Spanish. Offered every year.
Spanish language, literature, and culture courses taught at study abroad programs of the University System of Georgia and non-University of Georgia programs. Offered summer semester every year.
Sharpen skills in speaking and reading Spanish, while building cross-cultural competence for globally-oriented travel, study, and work. Not open to native speakers. Offered fall and spring semester every year.
Sharpen skills in speaking and reading Spanish, while building cross-cultural competence for globally oriented travel, study, and work. Not open to native speakers. Offered every year.  
Accelerated practice in speaking, reading, and professional writing for native/heritage speakers of Spanish within a variety of global contexts. Nontraditional format: Student must be a heritage speaker of Spanish who is not a graduate of a secondary institution in a Spanish-speaking country, or…
Sharpen and refine critical thinking while discussing, researching, and writing about the Spanish-speaking world. Not open to native/heritage speakers. Offered fall and spring semester every year.
Sharpen and refine critical thinking while discussing, researching, and writing about the Spanish-speaking world. Not open to native/heritage speakers. Offered fall and spring semester every year.
Advanced practice in speaking, reading, and professional writing for native/heritage speakers of Spanish within a variety of global contexts. Nontraditional Format: Student must be a heritage speaker of Spanish who is not a graduate of a secondary institution in a Spanish-speaking country or for…
Explore, debate, and research literature, media, and art from the Spanish-speaking world while building fluency in the Spanish language. Offered fall and spring semester every year.  
Explore, debate, and research literature, media, and art from the Spanish-speaking world while building fluency in the Spanish language. This course will be taught 95% or more online.
Explore, debate, and research literature, media, and art from the Spanish-speaking world, while building fluency in the Spanish language. Offered every year.
Fundamentals of language in general and Spanish in particular. Linguistic knowledge, language variation, and language contact phenomena. Representative Spanish sound systems, syllabic structure, sentence patterns, structure and meaning of words. Analysis of data from oral and written registers.…
Fundamentals of language in general and Spanish in particular. Linguistic knowledge, language variation, and language contact phenomena. Representative Spanish sound systems, syllabic structure, sentence patterns, structure and meaning of words. Analysis of data from oral and written registers.…
Fundamentals of language in general and Spanish in particular. Linguistic knowledge, language variation, and language contact phenomena. Representative Spanish sound systems, syllabic structure, sentence patterns, and structure and meaning of words. Analysis of data from oral and written registers…
Fundamentals of language in general and Spanish in particular. Linguistic knowledge, language variation, and language contact phenomena. Representative Spanish sound systems, syllabic structure, sentence patterns, and structure and meaning of words. Analysis of data from oral and written registers…
Explore, debate, and research the linguistic and cultural contexts for medical and healthcare professions in the Spanish-speaking world while working to master the Spanish language. Offered every year.
Explore, debate, research, and write about the linguistic and cultural contexts for medical and healthcare professions in the Spanish-speaking world while working to master the Spanish language. This version of the course will be taught as writing intensive, which means that the course will include…
Preparation for and practice of Spanish-English medical interpreting, including roles of healthcare interpreters, ethics, healthcare interpreting skills, terminology, and vocabulary for interpreting and translation.  
Preparation for and practice of Spanish-English medical interpreting, including roles of healthcare interpreters, ethics, healthcare interpreting skills, terminology, and vocabulary for interpreting and translation. Includes structured practice in community settings and events (e.g., health fairs,…
An introduction to English-Spanish Translation Studies. Combines training in declarative knowledge, including canonical theories in Translation Studies, with procedural knowledge (i.e., their application in a range of textual genres). Highlights the multi-faceted skills that translators possess…
An introduction to English-Spanish Translation Studies. Combines training in declarative knowledge, including canonical theories in Translation Studies, with procedural knowledge (i.e., their application in a range of textual genres). Highlights the multi-faceted skills that translators possess…
The study of specific areas of major importance in the cultural, linguistic, and literary developments of ethnic Latino/a(s) in the United States. The approach will contextualize relevant literary examples within historical, philosophical, linguistic, political, and ideological issues. 
Latinx culture through literature, film, and performance. Students will perfect their speaking and writing skills in Spanish through the critical analysis of Latinx poetry, fiction, memoirs, spoken word, and media. Given in Spanish. Offered every year.  
Develop advanced cultural knowledge, language, and research skills by exploring exceptional lives of the Medieval and Early Modern Iberian World through stories of knights-errant, beggars, saints, soldiers, and rebellious women. Given in Spanish. Offered every year.
Develop advanced Spanish skills through the study of literature, film, and culture from modern and contemporary Spain. Given in Spanish. Offered every year.
Students develop advanced reading, writing, and research skills in Spanish by pondering the earliest writings from the Americas both by Europeans and native Americans. Given in Spanish. Offered every year.
Students develop advanced reading, writing, and research skills by exploring how cultural and intellectual production in Latin America (after 1900) responds to various literary, political, and social movements. Alongside novels, stories, essays, and poems, this course also considers art, films, and…
Students develop advanced reading, writing, and research skills by exploring cultural contexts from all corners of the Spanish-speaking world. Given in Spanish. Offered every year. Fall 2022: Diálogos híbridos hispanoamericanos:  Literatura,  cultura popular e intertextualidad …
Students hone speaking, reading, and writing skills by analyzing and debating Spanish films that explore gender, immigration, globalization, and Spain’s diverse cultures, in addition to creative questions related to humor, satire, and artistic creativity. Given in Spanish. Course offered…
Students hone speaking, reading, and writing skills by analyzing and debating films from Latin America that explore gender, immigration, globalization, and the region’s diverse cultures, in addition to creative questions related to humor, satire, and artistic creativity. Given in Spanish. Course…
Students hone speaking, reading, and writing skills by analyzing and debating films from Latin America that explore gender, immigration, globalization, geopolitics, and the region’s diverse cultures and societies, in addition to creative questions related to different film genres and styles. Given…
This service-learning course combines dance, group discussion, and lecture to immerse students in embodied practices of cultural diversity. Students will come to understand and experience dance as a vehicle for building human connection through kinesthetic empathy as they collaborate with community…
This service-learning course combines dance, group discussion, and lecture to immerse students in embodied practices of cultural diversity. Students will come to understand and experience dance as a vehicle for building human connection through kinesthetic empathy as they collaborate with community…
Significant developments in Spanish and Latin American Digital Arts, with a focus on electronic literature and cyberculture. Discussion will consider writers/designers and genres, literary theory, theory of media, cyber-cultural studies, and digital humanities. Course given in Spanish.…
Practical use of language skills and cultural awareness through community involvement. Students will work directly with approved study abroad providers or the Latino community of Athens in planned and systematic activities coordinated with a variety of community organizations. Each student will…
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…
Provides students with the opportunity to apply their Spanish language skills and cultural knowledge in interdisciplinary courses or courses outside the Department of Romance Languages. Given in Spanish.  Offered every year.
Selected topics in culture, civilization, language, linguistics, literature, or literary theory. Given in English.
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.
Designed for students who participate in UGA Study Abroad programs. Students will attend a class in Spanish offered by the host university. Given in Spanish. 
Commercial Spanish and the environment of the Spanish-speaking business world. Business vocabulary, basic business and cultural concepts, and situational practice. Topics include economic geography of Spanish-speaking countries, company organization, management, banking, investment, personnel,…
Designed for students who have participated in an accredited study abroad program. Provides first-hand experience working in a Hispanic setting. Students will intern utilizing Spanish while performing their tasks in a wide array of organizations. Given in Spanish. In order to complete the course…
Designed for students who have participated in an accredited study abroad program. Provides first-hand experience working in a Hispanic setting. Students will intern utilizing Spanish while performing their tasks in a wide array of organizations. Given in Spanish. In order to complete the course…
Business vocabulary, basic business and cultural concepts, and situational practice necessary to be successful in today's Spanish-speaking business world. Key topics in grammar and vocabulary are also reviewed. Given in Spanish. Offered every year.  
Examination of the shared history of Christians and Muslims in Valencia, Spain, from the eighth to the seventeenth century, including the flourishing of Islamic civilization and the Catholic Reconquest. Studying this period of cultural exchange, evangelization, and persecution will shed light upon…
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…
An introduction to the historical events that shaped the development of Spanish from Latin and the resulting linguistic evolution, including phonological, morphological, syntactic, lexical, and semantic changes. Given in Spanish.
Speech organs and systematic description of Spanish sounds. Comparison of English and Spanish patterns of stress, pronunciation, and intonation. Examination of recurrent pronunciation errors. Description of major geographical and social dialects. Practice in pronunciation and transcription of…
Description and linguistic analysis of major syntactic structures, including morphological patterns of lexical creation and renovation. Offered every year.
Introduces students to the study of linguistic variation in Spanish. Among the topics to be covered are geographic, social, and linguistic factors in language variation and dialectology. Students will analyze specific cases of variation in present-day Spanish dialects in Latin America, Spain, and…
A description and formal linguistic analysis of the major syntactic structures in Spanish, including, but not limited to, the interfaces with morphology and semantics. Taught in Spanish. Offered every year.
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…
Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that requires students to gather, analyze, and synthesize and interpret data and to present results in writing and other relevant communication formats. This course belongs to a…
Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that requires students to gather, analyze, and synthesize and interpret data and to present results in writing and other relevant communication formats. These courses belong to a…
Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that requires students to gather, analyze, and synthesize and interpret data and to present results in writing and other relevant communication formats. These courses belong to a…
Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that requires students to gather, analyze, and synthesize and interpret data. Students will write or produce a thesis or other professional capstone product, such as a report or…

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