Before you enroll in Spanish language courses (HISP 10–106):
PLEASE READ INSTRUCTIONS BELOW.
1. Students currently enrolled in a Spanish language course (HISP 10–105) will be contacted before the beginning of registration to choose one section of the next course in the language sequence. They will be given a consent code for that section, or if that section is no longer available, they will be given further instructions.
2. Students who have never studied Spanish before or who have studied Spanish for less than one semester should state how much Spanish they have studied and which section of HISP 10 they prefer in an email to Professor Harder (harder@brandeis.edu) who will send them a consent code.
3. Students who have studied Spanish but not at Brandeis OR students who scored below 620 on the Spanish SAT II exam, below 4 on the Spanish AP exam, below 5 on the International Baccalaureate Higher Levels exam, or who took the IB Standard Levels exam should email Professor Harder (harder@brandeis.edu) for access to the Spanish placement test (valid for one year). After completion of the test and the questionnaire that follows, Professor Harder will provide a consent code for a specific section of the appropriate language course.
4. Students who scored 620–710 on the Spanish SAT II exam, 4 on the Spanish AP exam, or 5 on the International Baccalaureate Higher Levels exam should email their standardized exam score to Professor Harder (harder@brandeis.edu) to receive a consent code for HISP 105a.
5. Students who scored 720 or above on the Spanish SAT II exam, 5 on the Spanish AP exam, 6 or higher on the International Baccalaureate Higher Levels exam should email their standardized exam score to Professor Harder (harder@brandeis.edu) to receive a consent code for HISP 106b.
6. Heritage speakers (students who spoke Spanish growing up) should describe their language background in an email to Professor Harder (harder@brandeis.edu) who will give them additional information.
Fall 2013 Hispanic Studies Courses
Schedule information is tentative. Please see http://www.brandeis.edu/registrar/schedule/classes/2013/Fall/6600/all for current listings.
ALL STUDENTS NEED A CONSENT CODE TO ENROLL IN SPANISH LANGUAGE COURSES (HISP 10–106). PLEASE READ INSTRUCTIONS IN BAR TO RIGHT.
HISP 10a Beginning Spanish
(1) MTWR 9:00–9:50, Arteta
(2) MTWR 11:00–11:50, Arteta
Prerequisite: Consent code required (please see instructions to the right).
For students who have had no previous study of Spanish. A systematic presentation of the basic grammar and vocabulary of the language within the context of Hispanic culture, with focus on all five language skills: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and sociocultural awareness.
HISP 20b Continuing Spanish
(1) MTWR 9:00–9:50, Burstin
(2) MTWR 11:00–11:50, Burstin
(3) MWR 12:00–12:50 and F 12:30–1:20, González Ros
(4) MTWR 11:00–11:50, Agüero-Torres ←NEW SECTON!!!
Prerequisite: A grade of C- or higher in HISP 10a or the equivalent. Consent code required (please see instructions to right).
For students with some previous study of Spanish: a continuing presentation of the basic grammar and vocabulary of the language within the context of Hispanic culture with focus on all five language skills: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and sociocultural awareness.
HISP 32a Intermediate Spanish: Conversation
(1) MWRF 9:00–9:50, Mederos
(2) MWRF 10:00–10:50, Mederos
(3) MTWR 11:00–11:50, Reyes de Deu
(4) MTWR 1:00–1:50, Reyes de Deu
(5) MWR 12:00–12:50 and F 12:30–1:20, Mederos
Prerequisite: A grade of C- or higher in HISP 20b or the equivalent. Consent code required (please see instructions in box to right).
This course focuses on the development of oral expression and conversational skills in the context of a continuing development of linguistic competence in Spanish.
HISP 34a Intermediate Spanish: Topics in Hispanic Culture
(1) MWRF 9:00–9:50, González Ros
(2) MWRF 10:00–10:50, González Ros
Prerequisite: A grade of C- or higher in HISP 20b or the equivalent. Consent code required (please see instructions in box to right).
Topics or themes from Hispanic cultures are the context for continuing development of linguistic competence in Spanish
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HISP 104b Peoples, Ideas, and Language of the Hispanic World
(1) MWR 12:00–12:50, Perdomo
(2) MWR 10:00–10:50, Perdomo
Prerequisite: HISP 32 or 34. Consent code required (please see instructions in box at right).
Participants will expand their skills in Spanish while deepening their understanding of Hispanic cultures. Focuses on aspects of the history and ideas that shape the Spanish—speaking world, from its peninsular origins to the realities of Spanish—speakers in the Americas.
HISP 105a Spanish Conversation and Grammar
(1) MWR 1:00–1:50, Arteta
(3) MWR 10:00–10:50, Arteta
Prerequisite:HISP 104b or the equivalent. Consent code required (please see instructions in box at right).
Students learn to communicate effectively in Spanish through class discussions, oral and written exercises, presentations, literary and cultural readings, film, and explorations of the mass media. Emphasis on improvement of oral and written fluency, and the continued acquisition of vocabulary and grammar structures.
HISP 105a Special section: Spanish for Medical Profession <---NEW COURSE!
(2) TR 2:00–3:20, Reyes de Deu
Prerequisite:HISP 104b or the equivalent. Consent code required (please see instructions in box at right).
This course is designed to provide students with practice in spoken Spanish using meaningful and applicable medical terminology. Special attention will be given to relevant cultural differences, and the class will discuss how cultural notions may influence Spanish-speaking patients’ healthcare behaviors and doctor/patient communication. The course will supply a review of simple and complex grammatical structures upon which students can build throughout their professional careers. Students will be exposed to intense conversational practice and use Spanish in a variety of interactive class activities such as interviews, dialogues, debates, discussions, and presentations.
HISP 106b Spanish Composition, Grammar, and Stylistics
(1) MWR 11:00–11:50, Perdomo
(2) MWR 1:00–1:50, Burstin
Prerequisite: HISP 105a or the equivalent. Consent code required (please see instructions in box at right).
Focuses on written communication and the improvement of writing skills including the development of ideas, outlining, and editing. Literary selections are used to help students to continue focusing on language—vocabulary, structures, and elements of texts; they serve as topics for class discussion and writing as well as an introduction to the principles of literary analysis.
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HISP 109b Introduction to Hispanic Cultural Studies
(1) TR 3:30–4:50, Mandrell
Prerequisite: HISP 106b, or HISP 108a, or permission of the instructor.
We will consider basic ideas with respect to the study of Hispanic cultures using as our texts literature, film, magazines, music and dance, and people.
HISP 111b Introduction to Latin American Literature and Culture: Literature, Mass Media, and Community in Latin America <-- NEW TOPIC!
(1)MW 2:00–3:20, Arellano
Prerequisite: HISP 106b, or HISP 108a, or permission of the instructor.
This course offers a panoramic overview of the literature and culture of Latin America, emphasizing the relationship
between mass media and storytelling. We will focus on the way artists, writers, and media makers from Latin America have used mass media—print, television, cinema, digital media—to help create various communities, from anti–colonial groups to cyber–space neighborhoods.
HISP 120b Don Quijote
(1) TF 12:30–1:50, Fox
Prerequisite: HISP 109b, or HISP 110a, or HISP 111b, or permission of the instructor.
A reading for fun and critical insight into what is often called "the first modern novel." Discusses some reasons for its reputation as a major influence on fiction and films throughout the Western world.
HISP 140a Topics in Poetry <-- NEW TOPIC!
(1) TR 2:00–3:20, Mandrell
Prerequisite: HISP 109b, or HISP 110a, or HISP 111b, or permission of the instructor.
The focus will be on poetic forms, from moaxajas and jarchas to liras and sonnets. Students will write critically and creatively about the different forms as we read Spanish poetry from the middle ages to the present.
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HISP 175b Contemporary Latin American Fiction<-- NEW COURSE!
(1) MW 3:30–4:50, Arellano
Prerequisite: HISP 109b, or HISP 110a, or HISP 111b, or permission of the instructor.
In this course we will read excerpts from works of fiction by Nobel–prize laureates Gabriel García Márquez and Mario Vargas Llosa, published in the 1960s and 70s, then contrast these narratives to very recent developments in Latin American fiction of the 21st century. We will discuss how young writers in Latin America depart from their famous predecessors and set out to explore a range of new topics, including global pop culture, the Latin American drug trade, and love relationships in cyberspace.
HISP 193b Topics in Cinema: Contemporary Mexican Cinema <-- NEW TOPIC!
(1) TR 5:00–6:20, Mandrell
Open to all students; conducted in English. Course may be repeated for credit.
We will study Mexican films of the past 20 years. Although our discussions will take us in many directions, we will be particularly interested in the questions of borders, national identity, gender, and the politics of modern life.
HISP 198a Experiential Research Seminar in Literary and Cultural Studies
(1) T 9:00–11:50, Fox
Prerequisite: HISP 109b, or HISP 110a, or HISP 111b, or permission of the instructor.
This is a capstone course for students majoring in Hispanic Studies at Brandeis and is also open to other students interested in pursuing a semester-long research project.
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Schedule information is tentative. Please see http://www.brandeis.edu/registrar/schedule/classes/2013/Fall/6600/all for current listings.