ELEMENTARY SPANISH I
Prerequisites: a score of 0-279 on the department's Spanish as a Second Language Placement exam. An introduction to Spanish communicative competence, with stress on basic oral interaction, reading, writing, and cultural knowledge. Principal objectives are to understand and produce commonly used sentences to satisfy immediate needs; ask and answer questions about personal details such as where we live, people we know and things we have; interact in a simple manner with people who speak clearly, slowly and are ready to cooperate; and understand simple and short written and audiovisual texts in Spanish. All Columbia students must take Spanish language courses (UN 1101-3300) for a letter grade.
- TRF 8:40 a.m.-9:55 a.m.
- TRF 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
- MWR 5:40 p.m.-6:55 p.m.
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Instructor:
Antoni Fernandez Parera
CULPA: 1 h-index: 1 Info - 4 points
ELEMENTARY SPANISH II
Prerequisites: SPAN UN1101 or a score of 280-379 on the department’s Spanish as a Second Language Placement exam. An intensive introduction to Spanish language communicative competence, with stress on basic oral interaction, reading, writing and cultural knowledge as a continuation of SPAN UN1101. The principal objectives are to understand sentences and frequently used expressions related to areas of immediate relevance; communicate in simple and routine tasks requiring a direct exchange of information on familiar matters; describe in simple terms aspects of our background and personal history; understand the main point, the basic content, and the plot of filmic as well as short written texts. All Columbia students must take Spanish language courses (UN 1101-3300) for a letter grade.
- MWF 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
- MWF 11:40 a.m.-12:55 p.m.
- TRF 11:40 a.m.-12:55 p.m.
- TRF 1:10 p.m.-2:55 p.m.
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Instructor:
Anna Shilova
Info - 4 points
INTERMEDIATE SPANISH I
Prerequisites: SPAN UN1102 or SPAN UN1120 or or a score of 380-449 in the departments Placement Examination. An intensive course in Spanish language communicative competence, with stress on oral interaction, reading, writing, and culture as a continuation of SPAN UN1102 or SPAN UN1120. All Columbia students must take Spanish language courses (UN 1101-3300) for a letter grade.
- MWF 8:40 a.m.-9:55 a.m.
- MWF 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
- TRF 11:40 a.m.-12:55 p.m.
- TRF 2:40 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
- MWR 5:40 p.m.-6:55 p.m.
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Instructor:
Maria E Lozano
CULPA: 7
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- 4 points
INTERMEDIATE SPANISH II
Prerequisites: SPAN UN2101 or a score of 450-625 in the departments Placement Examination. An intensive course in Spanish language communicative competence, with stress on oral interaction, reading, writing and culture as a continuation of SPAN UN2101. All Columbia students must take Spanish language courses (UN 1101-3300) for a letter grade.
- TRF 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
- TRF 11:40 a.m.-12:55 p.m.
- MWR 5:40 p.m.-6:55 p.m.
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Instructor:
Javier Perez Zapatero
CULPA: 2 Info - 4 points
SPANISH FOR HERITAGE SPEAKERS
Prerequisites: SPAN UN1108 or scoring at this level on the department’s Spanish as a Heritage Language Placement test (https://columbia-barnard.vega-labs.com).
The principal aim of SPAN UN2108 is to build upon and further develop the knowledge of Spanish that heritage learners bring to the classroom – from SPAN UN1108 and/or from family and neighborhood exposure to the language. This course cultivates intermediate-level formal speaking, listening, reading, and writing abilities.
Spanish heritage language courses at Columbia/Barnard focus on the development of communicative abilities and literacy from sociolinguistic and sociocultural approaches. Throughout the semester, students will be reviewing spelling patterns, building vocabulary, acquiring and effectively using learning strategies, and strengthening composition skills in Spanish. Cultural projects and readings reinforce learners’ understanding of the multiple issues related to Hispanic cultures in the United States and in other Spanish-speaking societies.
- TRF 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
- MWR 11:40 a.m.-12:55 p.m.
- MWR 1:10 p.m.-2:25 p.m.
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Instructor:
Gabriela Derobles
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Instructor:
Jesus Suarez-Garcia
CULPA: 22
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- 4 points
ADV LANGUAGE THROUGH CONTENT
EL MUNDO DE BAD BUNNY
Prerequisites: SPAN UN2102 or AP score of 4 or 5; or SAT score. An intensive exposure to advanced points of Spanish grammar and structure through written and oral practice, along with an introduction to the basic principles of academic composition in Spanish. Each section is based on the exploration of an ample theme that serves as the organizing principle for the work done in class (Please consult the Directory of Classes for the topic of each section.) This course is required for the major and the concentration in Hispanic Studies. Formerly SPAN W3200 and SPAN BC3004. If you have taken either of these courses before you cannot take SPAN UN3300. All Columbia students must take Spanish language courses (UN 1101-3300) for a letter grade.
- TR 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
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Instructor:
Elga Castro
Info - 3 points
ADV LANGUAGE THROUGH CONTENT
SPORTS,POLITICS,&IDENTITY
Prerequisites: SPAN UN2102 or AP score of 4 or 5; or SAT score. An intensive exposure to advanced points of Spanish grammar and structure through written and oral practice, along with an introduction to the basic principles of academic composition in Spanish. Each section is based on the exploration of an ample theme that serves as the organizing principle for the work done in class (Please consult the Directory of Classes for the topic of each section.) This course is required for the major and the concentration in Hispanic Studies. Formerly SPAN W3200 and SPAN BC3004. If you have taken either of these courses before you cannot take SPAN UN3300. All Columbia students must take Spanish language courses (UN 1101-3300) for a letter grade.
- TR 11:40 a.m.-12:55 p.m.
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Instructor:
Antoni Fernandez Parera
CULPA: 1 h-index: 1 Info - 3 points
ADV LANGUAGE THROUGH CONTENT
LGBT + CONTEXTS IN SPAIN
Prerequisites: SPAN UN2102 or AP score of 4 or 5; or SAT score. An intensive exposure to advanced points of Spanish grammar and structure through written and oral practice, along with an introduction to the basic principles of academic composition in Spanish. Each section is based on the exploration of an ample theme that serves as the organizing principle for the work done in class (Please consult the Directory of Classes for the topic of each section.) This course is required for the major and the concentration in Hispanic Studies. Formerly SPAN W3200 and SPAN BC3004. If you have taken either of these courses before you cannot take SPAN UN3300. All Columbia students must take Spanish language courses (UN 1101-3300) for a letter grade.
- TR 1:10 p.m.-2:25 p.m.
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Instructor:
Javier Perez Zapatero
CULPA: 2 Info - 3 points
HISPANIC CULTURES I (SP)
Prerequisites: L course: enrollment limited to 15 students. Completion of language requirement, third-year language sequence (W3300). Provides students with an overview of the cultural history of the Hispanic world, from eighth-century Islamic and Christian Spain and the pre-Hispanic Americas through the late Middle Ages and Early Modern period until about 1700, covering texts and cultural artifacts from both Spain and the Americas.
- TR 11:40 a.m.-12:55 p.m.
- TR 4:10 p.m.-5:25 p.m.
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Instructor:
Almudena Mar N-Cobos
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Instructor:
Alexandra V Mendez
Info - 3 points
HISPANIC CULTURES II (SP)
This course surveys cultural production of Spain and Spanish America from the eighteenth to the twenty-first centuries. Students will acquire the knowledge needed for the study of the cultural manifestations of the Hispanic world in the context of modernity. Among the issues and events studied will be the Enlightenment as ideology and practice, the Napoleonic invasion of Spain, the wars of Spanish American independence, the fin-de-siecle and the cultural avant-gardes, the wars and revolutions of the twentieth century (Spanish Civil War, the Mexican and Cuban revolutions), neoliberalism, globalization, and the Hispanic presence in the United States. The goal of the course is to study some key moments of this trajectory through the analysis of representative texts, documents, and works of art. Class discussions will seek to situate the works studied within the political and cultural currents and debates of the time. All primary materials, class discussion, and assignments are in Spanish. This course is required for the major and the concentration in Hispanic Studies.
- TR 11:40 a.m.-12:55 p.m.
- TR 2:40 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
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Instructor:
Ronald D Briggs
CULPA: 4 Info -
Instructor:
Wadda Rios-Font
CULPA: 4 h-index: 8 Info - 3 points
SOCIOLING ASPECTS U.S.SPANISH
Prerequisites: Third-year bridge course (W3300), and introductory surveys (W3349, W3350). Sociolinguistics studies the connections between language and social categories such as class, gender, and ethnicity. This course will address how social, geographic, cultural, and economic factors affect the different usages of Spanish among its millions of speakers. Through theory and practice of various research tools including Ethnography of Communication and Discourse Analysis, students with explore topics such as English-Spanish contact in the US, code-switching, and Spanglish, as well as issues of identity, bilingualism, and endangered languages.
- MW 11:40 a.m.-12:55 p.m.
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Instructor:
Maria E Lozano
CULPA: 7
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- 3 points
CONTEMP LATIN AMER SHORT FICT
Prerequisites: Third-year bridge course (W3300), and introductory surveys (W3349, W3350). Readings of short stories and novellas by established and emerging writers from Spanish America and Brazil. Defines the parameters of Latin American short fiction by exploring its various manifestations, fantastic literature, protest writing, satire, and realism. Among the authors to be studied will be: Machado de Assis, Borges, Garcia Marquez, Ana Lydia Vega, Clarice Lispector, Silvina Ocampo, and Jose Donoso.
- MW 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
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Instructor:
Alfred Mac Adam
CULPA: 40
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- 3 points
Disability Narratives in Latin America
Disability Narratives Lat
This course surveys Latin American literary texts that have deeply engaged with disability in the
20 th and 21 st century. Against the tendency to treat disability merely as a useful metaphor or to
simply import Global Northern vocabulary and methodologies of disability studies to other
locations, this course turns to Latin American literary texts by authors that have been directly
“touched” by disability to foreground the concerns, vocabularies, and commitments that their
texts reveal. This includes authors who either through their personal experience with disability
or as caretakers—as parents, siblings, or close friends of people with disabilities—have closely
grappled with the experience of non-normative bodies and minds in the Latin American
context. In this course we ask how are subjects with disabilities represented in a variety of
genres (novel, essay, poem, graphic novel) and what constraints and possibilities circumscribe
these subjectivities and their lives. Ultimately, we will ask what vision of disability justice
emerges from these localized experiences and creative interventions beyond now globalized
disability discourses of inclusion/access and independence/autonomy.