Mar 29, 2024  
2019-2020 Undergraduate Bulletin 
    
2019-2020 Undergraduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED BULLETIN]

Course Descriptions


 

Spanish (SPAN)

  
  • SPAN 108 - One-on-one conversation

    Semester Hours: 0.5
    Fall, Spring

    In this course, students converse in Spanish in a relaxed environment where they feel comfortable making mistakes and thereby improve their speaking skills. Topics may include art, culture, literature, sports, music, health, education, jobs and occupations, current events, or anything else that the student finds interesting. No textbook is required, only the desire to speak Spanish.  Students meet on an individual basis once a week for 25 minutes with a Spanish-speaking instructor.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    SPAN 002  or equivalent. Note: May not be used to satisfy the foreign language requirement; course may be repeated; a total of 3 s.h. may be applied toward the BA degree. No credit toward Spanish major . P/F grade only.



  
  • SPAN 109 - Advanced Spanish Conversation

    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically
    The course will help students develop oral communication skills through participation in a Spanish-speaking environment.  The course addresses cultural issues as presented in literature, media, films, songs, and TV programs. Students learn to express complex ideas through oral reports and presentations while refining their understanding of everyday speech in Spanish. 


    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Completion of SPAN 004 or higher, or equivalent placement score, or permission of the instructor.



  
  • SPAN 111 - Advanced Spanish Grammar

    Semester Hours: 3


    Annually

    Students will investigate some of the more difficult grammatical rules that underlie the Spanish language.  Students will be expected to identify parts of speech, describe the rules of grammar and memorize regular and irregular verb forms.  Attention given to the function of preterite vs. imperfect to describe past events, the use of the verbs ser vs. estar, and the use of the subjunctive vs. the indicative mood.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    SPAN 004 - Gateway to Communication Completion of SPAN 004 or higher, or equivalent placement score, or permission of the instructor.



  
  • SPAN 111B - Spanish for Spanish Speakers

    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically
    Intended for students who have an oral knowledge of the language (e.g., speak Spanish at home), or scored above SPAN 004  on the placement test, but have never had formal instruction in the language. The course offers rigorous immersion in the structure of Spanish; slips in usage (fossilized grammatical errors, use of so-called Spanglish, word separation, and orthographic mistakes) are addressed with appropriate methodology. Equally important is the cultural goal, i.e., to broaden students’ knowledge of the twenty-one countries (including the United States) making up the Spanish-speaking world.



  
  • SPAN 112 - Advanced Spanish Writing

    Semester Hours: 3


    Annually

    Students will develop oral and creative writing skills in a workshop environment designed for those with advanced Spanish training.  Students will use a variety of techniques in a conversational context with a view toward improving their self-expression through writing.  The aim is to maximize students’ creativity while expanding their knowledge of the language.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Completion of SPAN 004 or higher, or equivalent placement score, or permission of the instructor.



  
  • SPAN 113A - Culture(s) of Spain

    Semester Hours: 3


    Once a Year

    In this course students will learn about the coexistence and the tensions between the different cultures of Spain throughout history.  Students will also learn about how these tensions have shaped Iberian culture, including language, literature, art, music, etc. At the same time, students will learn about the physical and political environment that has made possible the existence and development of these different cultures.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Completion of SPAN 004 or higher; or equivalent placement score; or permission of the instructor.

     



  
  • SPAN 113B - Cultures of Latin America

    Semester Hours: 3


    Annually

    This course is an introduction to the history and cultures of the nations that comprise the Latin American continent today. Students will study the politics, the social structures, the traditions, the artistic movements from pre-Columbian civilizations to the present.

     

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Completion of SPAN 004 or higher, or equivalent placement score, or permission of the instructor.



  
  • SPAN 114A - (LT) Introduction to Spanish Literature I

    Semester Hours: 3


    Periodically

    An overview of works of literature written in Spanish between the thirteenth and the seventeenth centuries. The works will be analyzed by studying the literary texts as well as the historical, political and linguistic context in which the works were written. Iberian works written in other languages such as Arabic, Mozarabic, Catalan, and Galician-Portuguese will also be analyzed in translation to provide a more detailed account of the context in which Spanish literature was written during this period.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Completion of SPAN 004 or higher; or equivalent placement score; or permission of the instructor.



  
  • SPAN 114B - (LT) Introduction to Spanish-American Literature I

    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically
    An overview of Spanish-American literature and historiography from the pre-Columbian through the Colonial time to the 1880s. Theoretical and critical discussions of readings, films, documentary and other available materials on the period. One of the main goals of the course includes the revision and challenge of certain traditionally accepted concepts such as discovery, New World, Indian, or even Latin America, and their relocation in a non-eurocentric perspective.



  
  • SPAN 115A - (LT) Introduction to Spanish Literature II

    Semester Hours: 3


    Periodically

    This course serves as a panoramic introduction to Spanish literature, from the 1700s through the present. Students will read and analyze, in oral and written form, a variety of literary texts, while also learning about the historical and cultural contexts in which they were produced. Works are read and discussed in Spanish.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    None. 



  
  • SPAN 115B - (LT) Introduction to Spanish-American Literature II

    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically
    An overview of Spanish-American literature from the late 19th century to the present, covering a variety of genres (poetry, short story, essay, testimonio, and the novel), with close attention to relevant literary and socio-political contexts. This course explores themes such as Spanish-American identity, the tensions between nationalism and globalization, race and national cultures, the relationship of history to literature, representations of gender and the body Hispanic.



  
  • SPAN 116 - Readings in Spanish

    Semester Hours: 1-3
    Fall, Spring
    Independent study course in diverse aspects of Spanish or Latin American literature. Students will read literature and analyze according to literary critical methodologies a topic of interest chosen in coordination with an instructor.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Completion of SPAN 004  or equivalent; 005 , 111 , 112 , or permission.



  
  • SPAN 120 - Cultural Studies in Spain Today

    Semester Hours: 3
    Summer
    A study of present-day Spain, its culture, institutions, and art, as well as their origins and evolution. Offered only in the Hofstra in Spain Summer Program.



  
  • SPAN 122 - Economic History of Spain and Latin America: Literary Projections

    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically
    A cultural analysis of the geography and resources of the Hispanic countries, the origins and cultural consequences of their economic systems and industrial development. Focus on representations of land and land use (both rural and urban), exploring themes such as: landscape in Spanish poetry of the 20th century, nature and neo-colonial extract economies in the Spanish-American novela de la tierra, and the shaping force of the plantation in Afro-Caribbean literature.



  
  • SPAN 123 - (LT) Politics of the Hispanic World

    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically
    The course focuses on the implantation of the Spanish political, religious and cultural institutions in the Latin-American Colonies and the later transition to national entities (caciquismo, machismo, Catholicism, military dictatorship, etc.) and their literary projections. It explores locations and representations of power and resistance (the state, the church, the convent, the plantation), along with the possibility of resistance to an authority always already in place, the dual role of the body as material and theoretical protagonist in that resistance, and the problematic status of woman in an inherited male culture.



  
  • SPAN 124 - (LT) Hispanic History of the United States

    Semester Hours: 3
    This course adopts a historical perspective to assess the presence of the Hispanic and Latino communities in the United States since the fifteenth century onwards, with attention to their representation in historical narratives, literature, films, music, visual arts, and popular culture. We will ask how these communities have historically shaped the United States, and its hemispheric relations. The United States is still typically conceived as an offshoot of England, with its history unfolding East to West beginning with the first English settlers in Jamestown. This view overlooks the significance of the Hispanic past. With the profile of the United States increasingly Hispanic, the importance of recovering the Hispanic dimension of US national history has never been greater. This narrative begins with Spanish explorers in Puerto Rico, Florida, and the Southwest, Missionaries and rancheros settling California, mapping the American interior to the Rockies, and charting the Pacific coast, nineteenth century expansion into Mexico’s borders, and beyond. Readings for this course may be either in English or in Spanish, but all class discussions will be conducted in Spanish.



  
  • SPAN 125 - (LT)Being Hispanic/Latino in the United States Today

    Semester Hours: 3


    Periodically

    The course offers a comprehensive view of the ever-increasing and vibrant Hispanic and Latino communities in the United States today and more specifically, because of proximity, in the New York metropolitan area. We will read theoretical essays and a variety of texts (printed literature, blogs, popular music, artistic interventions) that address issues such as race, ethnicity, class, gender, migration, border and agency. We will use the city as the site for our reading and research. We will also assess the weight of Hispanic and Latino communities in policymaking, consumer markets, language, and cultural production in the US today. Readings for this course will be either in English or in Spanish, but all class discussions will be conducted in Spanish.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    none



  
  • SPAN 126 - (LT) Contemporary Hispanic Thought: The Usable Past

    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically
    The connection between Iberia and Latin America, the complex relationship between their histories, cultures, politics and literary traditions as revealed primarily in fiction and the essay. Concentrating on the past as both the subject of fiction and as a source of inscribing fiction, the course traces the ways in which writers self-consciously participate in the construction of a Latin-American canon. Issues surrounding colonization and independence, mestizaje and melting pot, domination and selfdetermination, and the ambivalence of history in a “new” world is addressed.



  
  • SPAN 127 - United States and Latin America: Unequal Relations

    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically
    An exploration of United States-Latin American relations through selected literary texts, from the Latin-American wars of independence to the present. Traces the history of United States interventions in the region (from the Mexican-American War to recent events such as the United States invasion of Panama). Considers the Americanization of Latin America, Latin American immigration to the United States and its impact on United States culture, and the concepts of the border and of cultural hybridity.



  
  • SPAN 128 - (LT) Spain and Latin America Today: Changing World

    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically
    A study of current events and their impact on popular culture and literary representations nation by nation, day by day. The course pays attention to main leaders of the Hispanic world, forces of dissidence and terrorism, sources of crisis, and sources of hope. It also focuses on the integration of popular culture and globalization processes as part of the construction of new identities.



  
  • SPAN 129 - (LT) Contemporary Spanish Literature

    Semester Hours: 3
    Once a year
    An overview of Spanish literature from the end of the dictatorship to the present. Covering a variety of genres (novel, poetry, short story), the course pays attention to the socio-political background, as well as to the literary and cultural context. It also addresses questions of gender and nationalism as they relate to literary production. The works studied represent the major trends in the Spanish cultural and literary scene from the emergence of democracy to the present.



  
  • SPAN 131 - (CC) Popular Music in Spanish: Audiences, Industries, Geographies

    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically
    In this course students will look at popular musical genres in Latin America, Latino USA, and Spain, and explore how the creation, circulation, and consumption of popular music engage with the social and the political. In order to describe and analyze the consumption of music as a complex cultural act, students will become familiar with the basic theoretical principles of the disciplines of popular culture studies and popular music studies. Musical properties of songs or genres — e.g., instrumentation, dynamics, harmony, etc. — will be approached from the perspective of the non-musician.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Course taught in Spanish. Does not require training or experience in musicology or musical theory. May not be taken on a Pass/D+/D/Fail basis. (Formerly, SPAN 191, The Spanish Songbook: An Introduction to Spanish Cultural History Through Popular Music.)



  
  • SPAN 140 - Intensive Approach to Spanish Skills

    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically
    For majors and students with a special interest in intensive exposure to language skills: listening-comprehension, speaking, reading and writing.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    SPAN 004  or equivalent, or permission of instructor. Credit given for this course or SPAN 111  or 112 .



  
  • SPAN 141 - Varieties of Spanish: Political and Ideological Issues

    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically

    The Spanish language varies geographically. This course will train students to understand linguistic theories and to apply phonetic and phonological tools to study the geographic variations of the Spanish language. The political and ideological causes and connotations of the value judgments applied to these variations will also be analyzed from a sociolinguistic point of view. The course is taught in Spanish.



  
  • SPAN 142 - The Spanish Language in History

    Semester Hours: 3


    Periodically

    This class explores the origin and development of the Spanish language. The course focuses on the making of the Spanish language throughout history. Students will learn how the evolution of the Spanish language relates to particular political, historical, ideological, and literary contexts. Basic concepts of historical grammar will also be explained. The course is taught in Spanish.



  
  • SPAN 143 - (CC) Spanish in Contact With Other Languages

    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically

    This course examines the ways in which the Spanish language has been influenced and transformed through contact with other languages in the Iberian Peninsula, the Americas, Africa, and Asia. Students will examine the linguistic, social, political, and cultural consequences of this contact. We will also learn the most important structural and sociolinguistic theoretical concepts needed to analyze the situations of languages in contact. The course is taught in Spanish.



  
  • SPAN 144 - Spanish Language in the United States

    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically

    In this course students will analyze where, why, and for how long Spanish has been used in the United States. The course will focus on the varieties of Spanish in the United States as well as the various attempts to create a so-called “neutral Spanish”.  Students will acquire the formal linguistic methodology to analyze data and will come to appreciate the ideological and political issues related to the presence of Spanish in the United States. Thus students will approach the topic of Spanish language in the United States from both formalistic and contextual points of view. The course is taught in Spanish.



  
  • SPAN 150 - Internship in Spanish

    Semester Hours: 1-6
    Periodically
    Spanish majors  and minors  are encouraged to find, in not-for-profit groups as well as in for-profit organizations, internships in which they will apply skills learned in their Spanish major  or minor  to work outside the academic setting.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Subject to prior approval by the department chairperson, Spanish majors  and minors  may receive credit for an internship they have been offered. A minimum GPA of at least 3.0 is required for student eligibility for participation in internship courses. A preliminary interview will be held with the student and the department chairperson or faculty adviser to establish the nature of the academic work associated with on-site work of the internship. There will be a minimum of three meetings (one at the beginning of the internship, one around mid-term, and one at the end of the work experience); at the last meeting, students report on their on-site work and its relevance to their field of study in Spanish to the faculty internship director. Meetings may be either face-to-face or via distance learning. A minimum of 28 hours of on-site work per semester hour is required, accompanied by a minimum of 10 hours of academic work per semester hour – for example, reading, research, and a term paper or final project, to be determined by faculty adviser in conjunction with student. Final grade will be based on both academic and on-site performance. An on-site evaluation of “poor” will result in a final grade no higher than C. May be repeated for up to 6 s.h.; only 3 s.h. of SPAN 150 may be applied toward the minor in Spanish ; 6 s.h. may be applied toward the major in Spanish . May not be taken on Pass/D+/D/Fail basis.



  
  • SPAN 151 - (LT) Medieval and Early Modern Identities

    Semester Hours: 3


    Periodically

    This course focuses on the main topics of Medieval and Early Modern Spanish literature, including gender, sexuality, identity, religion, and witchcraft.  By questioning the concept of canon, students will read and analyze texts that have been excluded from college-level survey courses.  Attention will be paid to the historical, cultural, and political reasons for their exclusion.  What identities do canonical works represent and what identities are rejected and why? Readings for this course may be in English or in Spanish, but all class discussions will be in Spanish.



  
  • SPAN 162 - (LT) Spanish Golden Age Theater

    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically
    Dramatic and performance theories and praxis, theatrical development, techniques, and the evolution of dramatic literature in 16th and 17th-century Spain. A cultural, historical, and literary background provides the framework for close textual readings. In addition to studying the development of farce with Lope de Rueda’s “pasos” and Cervantes’ “entremeses,” selected works are covered from the pre-Lope playwrights such as Juan del Encina and Gil Vicente, among others, through Lope de Vega and his followers-mainly Tirso de Molina and Ruíz de Alarcon, culminating in the baroque theater of Calderon and the “auto sacramental.”



  
  • SPAN 171 - (LT) Don Quixote

    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically
    Close analysis and discussion of Cervantes’ masterpiece Don Quixote. A study of the principal critical works and readings.



  
  • SPAN 180 A-Z - (LT) Special Topics in Hispanic Literatures and Cultures

    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically
    Intensive study of specific issues, themes, genres, or authors in Spanish and Latin American literatures and cultures. Topics may include poetry and the visual arts, the romantic novel, travel narratives, literature in film, language(s) in the Hispanic world, literature and philosophy, and literature and religion. 

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    May be repeated for credit when topics vary. As individual subjects are selected, each is assigned a letter (A-Z) which is affixed to the course number. Specific titles and course descriptions for special topics courses are available in the online class schedule. [Formerly SPAN 180, (LT) Advanced Seminar on Varying Literary Topics.]



  
  • SPAN 190 - (LT) Senior Seminar in Hispanic Literatures and Cultures

    Semester Hours: 3
    Fall, Spring
    This capstone seminar course rounds out the student’s preparation in Hispanic literatures and cultures through an in-depth exploration of a changing series of topics fundamental to both Peninsular and Latin American literatures and cultures. It exposes the student to key concepts of literary theory and provides training in the completion of a complex research project. Students produce a substantial research paper by the end of the course, which may function as a chapter of the senior departmental honors thesis. If the student is qualified to pursue departmental honors.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Senior standing.



  
  • SPAN 192 - (LT) Romanticism, Realism and Naturalism

    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically
    Study of major literary movements in 19th-century Spain through analysis of representative works of poetry, drama, essay and the novel.



  
  • SPAN 195 - (LT) The Generation of 1898

    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically
    The Generation of 1898: historical background and projection into the 20th-century. Analysis of works by Azorín, Baroja, Antonio Machado, Unamuno, Valle-Inclán, and others. Current revisionist views on the subject of Spanish “literary generations.”



  
  • SPAN 197 - Departmental Honors Candidacy: Essay

    Semester Hours: 3
    Fall, Spring
    The research for and the writing of a substantial essay (in either Spanish or English) in the field of Spanish or Spanish-American literature and culture. Open only to senior Spanish majors  who desire to graduate with departmental honors.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    SPAN 111 , 112 , or permission; written permission of the professor who will supervise the essay and appropriate grade point average. (See Departmental Honors Program .)




Spanish Literature in Translation (SPLT)

  
  • SPLT 012F - First-Year Seminar

    Semester Hours: 3
    Fall
    This course gives first-year students the opportunity to work in a seminar format with a member of the faculty in an area of the faculty member’s research interests.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    The course is open to first-year students only. Topics vary by semester. Consult the class schedule for proper category listing. Students may take only one 12F or 12S seminar.



  
  • SPLT 012S - First-Year Seminar

    Semester Hours: 1-3
    Spring
    This course gives first-year students the opportunity to work in a seminar format with a member of the faculty in an area of the faculty member’s research interests.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    The course is open to first-year students only. Topics vary by semester. Students may take only one 12F or 12S seminar.



  
  • SPLT 014F - First-Year Seminar

    Semester Hours: 3-4
    Fall

    This course gives first-year students the opportunity to work in a seminar format with a member of the faculty in an area of the faculty member’s research interests.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:

    The course is open to first-year students only. Topics vary by semester. This course is offered for distribution credit; consult the Semester Planning Guide for proper category listing. Students may take only one 14F or 12F seminar and only one 14S or 12S seminar.



  
  • SPLT 014S - First-Year Seminar

    Semester Hours: 3-4
    Spring

    This course gives first-year students the opportunity to work in a seminar format with a member of the faculty in an area of the faculty member’s research interests.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:

    The course is open to first-year students only. Topics vary by semester. This course is offered for distribution credit; consult the Semester Planning Guide for proper category listing. Students may take only one 14F or 12F seminar and only one 14S or 12S seminar.



  
  • SPLT 050 A-Z - (LT) Contemporary Debates in the Spanish-Speaking World

    Semester Hours: 3


    Periodically

    These courses deal with specific issues, themes, genres, or authors in the Spanish-Speaking world. Class readings and discussions are in English.

    Current Special Topics

    SPLT 050I (A), CRN 23888: Soccer as a Fine Art

    Soccer is a game, a professional sport, a multi-million dollars industry, a space for global utopias and a sinister ideology-reinforcing machine. It’s a fabric in which race, gender and power intersect and a factory of dispensable heroes and myths; in Argentina it’s even a religion. Rainer Maria Rilke defined beauty as the level of monstrosity that we can bear, a definition that could fit well with the sport that enchants and disappoints the largest amount of people in the world. In Soccer as One of the Fine Arts we will review the cultural production that surrounds the sport in the Hispanic Orb ­­––a true soccer powerhouse. We will read fiction and non-fiction, learn about popular music and review art and film related to the sport from philological, political, historical and anthropological points of view.

    SPLT 050H: (LT) Against All! Art & Resistance in Latin America

    Anti-totalitarian avant-garde art and environmental protest. Students’ movements and musical insurgency. Gender as political performance. This course introduces a panoramic view of today’s Latin America as a space for non-conformist creativity in literature, art, film and pop music. All works are read and discussed in English.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    May be repeated for credit when topics vary. As individual subjects are offered, each is assigned a letter (A-Z) which is affixed to the course number. Specific titles and course descriptions for special topics courses are available in the online class schedule. May not be taken on a Pass/D+/D/Fail basis. (Formerly Special Topics in Spanish and Latin American Literature in Translation.)



  
  • SPLT 051 - (LT) Don Quixote and the Modern Novel

    Semester Hours: 3
    Spring
    Modern Spanish and Latin-American novels in the tradition of Cervantes’ Don Quixote, with emphasis on point of view, theme, time and space, structure, characterization and style.



  
  • SPLT 052 - (LT) Interpreting the Hispanic Legacy

    Semester Hours: 3
    Fall, Spring
    Spain’s legacy on a global basis with special attention to its mutual relationship with Hispanic America and their respective values, as expressed in their literary and traditional myths. Matters of multicultural origins, the assessments of the modern dilemma, and projections of Hispanic literature, politics, art and other cultural manifestations are discussed. Readings are interpretative as well as historical. Attendance at a designated theater performance and art exhibition are required.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    May not be taken on a Pass/D+/D/Fail basis.



  
  • SPLT 053 - Early Spanish-American Heritage

    Semester Hours: 3
    Fall
    A comprehensive study of literary, social, and political thought of Latin America by some of its leading writers from the colonial period through independence. Taught in English.



  
  • SPLT 054 - (LT) 19th- and 20th-Century Latin-American Literature

    Semester Hours: 3
    Spring
    Social, political and literary developments. Taught in English.



  
  • SPLT 055 - 20th-Century Spanish Outlook

    Semester Hours: 3
    Fall
    Twentieth-century trends in Spain as seen through writers of the generation of ‘98 and the generation of ‘27. Works by Unamuno and Lorca, among others will be discussed. Taught in English.



  
  • SPLT 056 - Spain Since the Civil War

    Semester Hours: 3
    Spring
    Contemporary Spain seen through writings from 1940 to the present. Special attention is given to continuing developments in essay, fiction and theater. Taught in English.



  
  • SPLT 057 - (LT) Going Public: Women Reading and Writing

    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically
    The course examines the ways in which women have participated in the social practices of reading and writing. We will read works of fiction from different periods of Hispanic literature, as well as critical texts that investigate the gender issues that inform reading and writing. The course will look at narratology (e.g., who is telling the story and with what degree of authority; the use of different narrative devices to create different meanings), as well as at the cultural, social, and historical circumstances surrounding the texts and their readership.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    (Formerly (LT) Gender and Culture: Women Through the Lens of Spanish Female Writers.)



  
  • SPLT 058 - (LT, CC) The Empire Writes Back: Autobiography and Resistance in Colonial Spanish America

    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically
    The course provides a new interpretation of Spanish American Colonial experience, examining resistance and subversion in the imperial context through the prism of autobiography. Themes include intellectual, ideological and spiritual subversion; resistance to slavery; gender transgression; and re-negotiation of power within the patriarchal family and nation. Students examine the role of memoirs, travel accounts, private and public letters, and other autobiographical resources as part of a history of self-exploration and awareness.



  
  • SPLT 059 - (CC, LT) Farewell to Columbus: Rethinking the Latin American Heritage

    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically
    This course re-examines Latin American cultures from pre- Columbian times to independence, ‘decolonizing’ our understanding of Latin America and using under-explores sources such as private letters, sermons, travel accounts, business treaties and indigenous literature, as well as carved stones, maps, textiles, and art. It also reexamines classic texts (including the diaries and letters of Columbus, Cortes’ writings to the king of Spain, and accounts of Pizarro’s role in the conquest of the Inca Empire) from a new perspective, questioning received colonial myths.



  
  • SPLT 060 - (CC, LT) Literary Food

    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically
    Aside from being essential for survival, food is a system of meanings that articulates cultural values, social hierarchies and identities. This course analyzes how food is used in Latin American literary texts to present interpretations of culture, history and politics. Authors studied include Laura Esquivel, Gabriel García Márquez, Gabriela Mistral, Pablo Neruda and Octavio Paz.



  
  • SPLT 061 - (LT) Love, Romance, and Eroticism in Medieval and Early Modern Spain

    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically
    This course focuses on literary texts written in Spain between circa 1050 and 1600 that depict the way love, romance, and eroticism were understood during this period in the Iberian Peninsula. It will also help understand how our contemporary ideas about love and erotic companionship are very much influenced by these medieval and early modern conceptions. The texts, which were originally written in the various romance languages spoken in Spain during the period, will be read and analyzed in English.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    (Formerly Chivalric and Picaresque Novels in Medieval and Renaissance Spain.)




Special Education (SPED)

  
  • SPED 101 - Inclusion: Infants, Toddlers, Preschoolers, and K-6 Children

    Semester Hours: 3
    Fall, Spring
    Survey course designed to provide the student with practical skills and knowledge about young children with disabilities; serving on IFSP and IEP teams and collaborating with special educators and related services personnel; planning play and other intervention activities; and monitoring child progress, including referral to special education if needed. Field visits of 20 clock hours are required.



  
  • SPED 102 - Inclusion: Meeting Special Needs in PreK-12 Programs

    Semester Hours: 3
    Fall, Spring
    This is a survey course designed to provide the student with practical skills and knowledge about including preK-12 children with disabilities, with emphasis upon middle-school and secondary school settings, and including health education; serving on IEP teams and collaborating with special educators and related services personnel; modifying curricula, materials, and methods to meet the special needs of students with mild or moderate disabilities, including referral to special education if needed. Field visits of 20 clock hours are required. Recommended prior to special methods courses.




Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences (SPCH)

  
  • SPCH 001 - HIPAA and OSHA Training I

    Semester Hours: No credit
    Fall
    This course provides training in the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (PL 104-191), also known as HIPAA. The course is developed for students and pupil services personnel and administrators to provide the knowledge and tools necessary to meet and maintain privacy of records as well as improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the client records that students encounter during clinical training. The course also provides training for Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) guidelines. It covers aspects of site safety and health, use of personal protective equipment, work practices by which the employee can minimize risks from hazards, and aspects of blood-borne pathogens.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Open only to current Hofstra University students enrolled in the Speech-Language Pathology program. Pass/Fail grade only.



  
  • SPCH 002 - HIPAA and OSHA Training II

    Semester Hours: No credit
    Fall
    This course provides refresher training in both HIPAA and OSHA requirements. The training in the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (PL 104-191), is also known as HIPAA. The course is developed for students and pupil services personnel and administrators to provide the knowledge and tools necessary to meet and maintain privacy of records as well as improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the client records that students encounter during clinical training. The course also provides training for Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) guidelines. It covers aspects of site safety and health, use of personal protective equipment, work practices by which the employee can minimize risks from hazards, and aspects of blood-borne pathogens.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Open only to current Hofstra University students enrolled in the Speech-Language Pathology program. Pass/Fail grade only.



  
  • SPCH 003 - Systematic Analysis of Language Transcripts (SALT) Training

    Semester Hours: No credit
    Fall
    This course provides training in computerized language analysis. Students will learn the Systematic Analysis of Language Transcripts (SALT) software program. The program provides students with the basic knowledge of transcription analysis using the software including the transcription conventions, analysis of transcriptions, and use of database comparisons. The seminar is developed for students to provide them with the knowledge and tools necessary to independently use the software for analysis purposes.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Open only to current Hofstra University students enrolled in the Speech-Language Pathology program. Pass/Fail grade only.



  
  • SPCH 003A - Syntax Workshop

    Semester Hours: No Credit
    This course introduces students to the essentials of English grammar. Students will learn how word categories are combined to form phrases, and how phrases are combined to form sentences. The course will focus on noun, verb, and prepositional phrases. Students will also learn how to visually diagram the relationships among components of a sentence.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Open only to current Hofstra University students enrolled in the Speech-Language Pathology program. Pass/Fail grade only.



  
  • SPCH 004 - Library Seminar

    Semester Hours: No credit
    Fall
    This course provides students with the overview of the library’s resources. The seminar provides students with the knowledge and skills necessary to navigate research databases (Web sources, journal sources, etc.), understand copyright information, use interlibrary loan, and access electronic reserves. The seminar also provides instruction on general research issues, including APA formatting.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Open only to current Hofstra University students enrolled in the Speech-Language Pathology program. Pass/Fail grade only.



  
  • SPCH 005A - Phonetics

    Semester Hours: 3
    Fall, Spring, Summer
    The study of the science of speech production and articulatory phonetics, phonetic transcription and speech sound discrimination.  Attention focuses on the physiological characteristics of speech sounds within the structure of language.



  
  • SPCH 006 - Anatomy and Physiology of the Speech Mechanisms

    Semester Hours: 3
    Fall, Spring
    Structure and function of the systems involved in the production and perception of speech including respiration, phonation, articulation, and central and peripheral nervous systems. The importance of coordination and integration of these systems for communication is emphasized.



  
  • SPCH 008 - Introduction to Hearing Science

    Semester Hours: 3
    Fall, Spring
    The course will describe the structure and function of the hearing mechanism and the application of principles of physics to the measurement of hearing. The nature of sound, perception of sound, current theories of audition, frequency, decibels, pure tones, noise, spectrum, psychoacoustics, binaural hearing, localization, interaural attenuation, making, recruitment, inpedance, and acoustic reflex will be covered.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    SPCH 009 , 137 .



  
  • SPCH 009 - (BH) Exploring the Communication Sciences

    Semester Hours: 3
    Fall, Spring
    Basic concepts in communication science are introduced and related to disorders of speech, language and hearing.  Emphasis is placed on the analysis of speech production, comprehension, auditory perception, and the cognitive and social dimensions of language.  The role of professionals in the diagnosis and treatment of communication disorders is introduced.



  
  • SPCH 010 - (BH, CC) Multicultural Aspects of Communication and Communication Disorders

    Semester Hours: 3
    Spring
    This course explores sociocultural influences on normal and disordered spoken and written communication in monolingual and multilingual populations. Emphasis is placed on understanding the role of cross-cultural communicative differences in the perception of normal and disordered communication. Topics include: multilingualism and multiculturalism; pidgins and creoles; gender, age and communication; social and regional varieties of language: literacy; variation in normal and disordered communication.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    May not be taken on a Pass/D+/D/Fail basis.



  
  • SPCH 012F - First-Year Seminar

    Semester Hours: 3
    Fall
    This course gives first-year students the opportunity to work in a seminar format with a member of the faculty in an area of the faculty member’s research interests.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    The course is open to first-year students only. Topics vary by semester. Consult the class schedule for proper category listing. Students may take only one 12F or 12S seminar.



  
  • SPCH 012S - First-Year Seminar

    Semester Hours: 1-3
    Spring
    This course gives first-year students the opportunity to work in a seminar format with a member of the faculty in an area of the faculty member’s research interests.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    The course is open to first-year students only. Topics vary by semester. Students may take only one 12F or 12S seminar.



  
  • SPCH 014F - First-Year Seminar

    Semester Hours: 3-4
    Fall
    This course gives first-year students the opportunity to work in a seminar format with a member of the faculty in an area of the faculty member’s research interests.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:

    The course is open to first-year students only. Topics vary by semester. This course is offered for distribution credit; consult the Semester Planning Guide for proper category listing. Students may take only one 14F or 12F seminar and only one 14S or 12S seminar.



  
  • SPCH 014S - First-Year Seminar

    Semester Hours: 3-4
    Spring

    This course gives first-year students the opportunity to work in a seminar format with a member of the faculty in an area of the faculty member’s research interests.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:

    The course is open to first-year students only. Topics vary by semester. This course is offered for distribution credit; consult the Semester Planning Guide for proper category listing. Students may take only one 14F or 12F seminar and only one 14S or 12S seminar.



  
  • SPCH 100 - Departmental Honors Candidacy: Essay/Project

    Semester Hours: 3
    Fall, Spring
    Research for the writing of a substantial essay, or the research, execution, and presentation of a creative project in the speech-language-hearing sciences. Open only to senior department majors who are eligible for and desire to graduate with departmental honors and who secure, before registration, written permission of the supervising instructor.



  
  • SPCH 101A - Experimental Psycholinguistics

    Semester Hours: 3
    Fall, Spring
    Explores issues in the perception and production of language. Students examine psycholinguistic models that describe language processing. Topics include: the organization of the mental lexicon, sentence structure, and the biological foundations of language.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    SPCH 009 .



  
  • SPCH 102A - Normal Language Development

    Semester Hours: 3
    Fall, Spring
    Patterns of normal language acquisition in children are examined at different developmental levels. Aspects of phonology, morphology, semantics, syntax and pragmatics are studied along with the cognitive, social and cultural factors that contribute to language learning and literacy. Students learn how to obtain and analyze language samples.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    SPCH 009 .



  
  • SPCH 103 - Introduction to Speech Science

    Semester Hours: 3
    Fall, Spring
    Study of the physiology of speech production, the acoustic characteristics of voice and the processes by which listeners perceive the sounds of speech. Students gain experience with current technology and instrumentation in the Speech and Hearing Science laboratory.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    SPCH 005A , 006 , 009 .



  
  • SPCH 131 - Introduction to Communication Disorders

    Semester Hours: 3
    Fall, Spring
    This course provides a comprehensive overview of communication disorders across the lifespan. Emphasis is placed on disorders of articulation, fluency, voice and aphasia. Theories, etiologies, and symptoms, as well as the educational and sociocultural impact of these disorders, are addressed. Students conduct a literature search, develop a bibliography, and complete a focused research paper.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    SPCH 103 .



  
  • SPCH 132 - Disorders of Language in Childhood

    Semester Hours: 3
    Fall, Spring
    This course focuses on disruptions in phonology, morphosyntax, semantics, and pragmatics and its impact on child development. Various clinical syndromes and associated developmental patterns are addressed. The effect of language breakdown on literacy achievement, academic performance and social intervention is emphasized.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    SPCH 005A , 101A  and 102A .



  
  • SPCH 133 - Clinical Methods in Speech and Language Disorders I

    Semester Hours: 2
    Fall, Spring
    Supervised observation, report writing and discussion of clinical methods used to evaluate and treat speech, language and hearing disorders.  Students are exposed to a variety of clinical settings and service delivery models.  Professional ethics and responsibilities are discussed.  Students are required to document 10 hours of clinical observation.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    SPCH 005A , 006 , 009 , 101A , 102A . May be taken concurrently with SPCH 131  or 132 .



  
  • SPCH 134 - Clinical Methods II: Evidence-Based Practice

    Semester Hours: 3
    Fall, Spring, Summer
    This advanced course on current issues in speech, language and hearing sciences is intended to integrate theoretical and clinical information. Students develop enhanced critical-thinking skills, professional and technical writing skills and problem-solving skills as they engage in projects that examine and analyze current research, participate in clinical case study reviews and develop empirical studies that focus on communication disorders. Ethics of clinical research practices and evidence-based practice will be emphasized. Clinical intervention techniques and empirical studies for treatment in articulation/phonology, aphasia, dysarthria, apraxia, cognitive rehabilitation and voice are covered. Students are required to orally present a detailed case study and analysis of a specific communication disorder within an evidence-based practice framework. Written lesson plans and simulated clinical interactions are a part of the requirements of the class. Students are required to document 10 hours of clinical observation.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    SPCH 131 , 132  and 133 . (Formerly Clinical Methods in Speech, Language and Hearing Disorders II.)



  
  • SPCH 137 - Introduction to Audiology

    Semester Hours: 3
    Fall, Summer
    This course will present an overview of the profession of audiology, and introduce undergraduate students to the principles and clinical practices of audiology.  Anatomy and physiology of the ear will be introduced and basic related disorders will be reviewed.  Types of hearing loss will be discussed.  Audiometric procedures, including pure-tone, speech audiometry and acoustic immittance will be discussed.  Basic information regarding physiological tests, such as OAE/ABR/ENG, will be provided.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Either SPCH 101A  or 103  recommended.



  
  • SPCH 138 - Integrative Aural Rehabilitation

    Semester Hours: 3
    Fall, Spring, Summer
    The ramifications of hearing loss and hearing test results as they relate to the rehabilitative needs of hearing impaired people. Techniques and technologies used in audiologic rehabilitation. Topics include: hearing aids, cochlear implant, assistive listening devices, speechreading, auditory training, counseling, hearing conservation, and deaf education.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    SPCH 009  and 137 . No liberal arts credit.



  
  • SPCH 150 - Independent Studies in the Speech Sciences

    Semester Hours: 1-2
    Fall, Spring
    Guided student research through selections assigned by the instructor for written and oral reports. Student must obtain, before registration, written permission of the instructor who will guide the research.



  
  • SPCH 160 - Field Experience in Communication Disorders

    Semester Hours: 1
    Fall, Spring
    This course serves as a field experience in communication disorders provided under the guidance of an instructor and a speech-language pathologist or audiologist who will serve as the mentor in the field. Students will be exposed to the roles and responsibilities of speech-language pathologists and audiologists in either a health-care or educational setting.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Students may accrue observation hours, but may not use experiences for clinical clock hours. Students are required to complete 28 hours of field work and meet at least four times with the instructor. To be eligible to participate, students are required to have an overall GPA of 3.0 and a departmental GPA of 3.3 and must have completed SPCH 005A , 006 , 009 , 102A , 131  and 137 . Grades will be based on both academic and on-site work. An on-site evaluation of “poor” results in a maximum grade of C. This course may not be used toward meeting a major or minor requirement. May not be taken on a Pass/D+/D/Fail basis. No liberal arts credit. This course is repeatable for up to a total of 2 credits.




Sustainability Studies (SBLY)

  
  • SBLY 001 - (IS) Our Sustainable World

    Semester Hours: 3
    Fall, Spring, Summer
    This course includes a history of the development of the field of sustainability studies and will expose students to the basic concepts and the three major themes of sustainability studies: environment, equity and economic development. It will examine sustainability issues related to energy, water, natural lands, resource conservation, urban and suburban development, food and agriculture, brownfields, environmental justice and equity, green entrepreneurialism, and sustainability management. It will also review the major political and social movements associated with sustainability. The course includes lectures, readings, films, websites, and a variety of social media.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    (Formerly Introduction to Sustainability Studies.)



  
  • SBLY 002 - (IS) Sustainability Planning and Policy

    Semester Hours: 3
    Fall, Spring
    This course focuses on issues in urban and suburban sustainability; cities and suburbs, because they are developing measurable approaches to improving their overall sustainability, are the leaders in the contemporary sustainability movement. The course will 1) review the history of the sustainability movement and the evolution of urban and suburban sustainability, with a strong emphasis on the development of benchmarking efforts; 2) examine various sustainability approaches that are used to manage resources, maintain environmental equity, and improve cities; and 3) examine several case studies in order to evaluate sustainability efforts in specific cities. Students will complete a final group project in which they will assess the sustainability of Hofstra’s campus.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    There will be guest lectures and two field trips. (Formerly Issues in Urban and Suburban Sustainability.)



  
  • SBLY 012F - First-Year Seminar

    Semester Hours: 3
    Fall
    This course gives first-year students the opportunity to work in a seminar format with a member of the faculty in an area of the faculty member’s research interests.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    The course is open to first-year students only. Topics vary by semester. Consult the class schedule for proper category listing. Students may take only one 12F or 12S seminar.



  
  • SBLY 012S - First-Year Seminar

    Semester Hours: 3
    Spring
    This course gives first-year students the opportunity to work in a seminar format with a member of the faculty in an area of the faculty member’s research interests.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    The course is open to first-year students only. Topics vary by semester. Consult the class schedule for proper category listing. Students may take only one 12F or 12S seminar.



  
  • SBLY 014F - First-Year Seminar

    Semester Hours: 3-4
    Fall
    This course gives first-year students the opportunity to work in a seminar format with a member of the faculty in an area of the faculty member’s research interests.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    The course is open to first-year students only. Topics vary by semester. This course is offered for distribution credit. Students may take only one 014F or 012F seminar and only one 014S or 012S seminar.



  
  • SBLY 014S - First-Year Seminar

    Semester Hours: 3-4
    Spring
    This course gives first-year students the opportunity to work in a seminar format with a member of the faculty in an area of the faculty member’s research interests.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    The course is open to first-year students only. Topics vary by semester. This course is offered for distribution credit. Students may take only one 014F or 012F seminar and only one 014S or 012S seminar



  
  • SBLY 100 - Departmental Honors Candidacy: Essay

    Semester Hours: 1-3
    Periodically
    Research and writing of a substantial essay in the field of sustainability studies.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    SBLY 001  and 18 hours of course work taken in fulfillment of the requirements for the BA  or BS  in sustainability studies. Open only to qualified sustainability studies majors who have attained senior standing, wish to graduate with departmental honors, have a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.5, and have secured, before registration, written permission of the program director and of the instructor who will supervise the essay. May not be taken on a Pass/D+/D/Fail basis. May be repeated for credit up to a maximum of 6 s.h.



  
  • SBLY 104 A-Z - Special Topics in Sustainability Studies

    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically
    This course provides an opportunity for students to take a unique course on a particular topic in sustainability studies. Topics may vary widely—for example, from environmental equity to land-use management. Students should consult with the instructor each time the course is offered to determine if prior preparation for the topic to be covered is required.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    As individual subjects are selected, each is assigned a letter (A-Z) which is affixed to the course number. Specific titles and course descriptions for special topics courses are available in the online class schedule. May be repeated for up to 9 s.h. of credit when topics vary.



  
  • SBLY 105 - Seminar on Sustainability

    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically
    This course focuses on understanding research on urban and suburban sustainability, with a strong focus on applied and pure research methodologies. Students will have the opportunity to read a variety of interdisciplinary literature on sustainability, write a literature review, and develop and present a research proposal on a topic of their choice, in consultation with the instructor and with a local community client. The seminar is a prerequisite to SBLY 110  where students will bring their research ideas to practice, and is, in addition, a service-learning class where students will partner with a local community in order to come to an understanding of its needs and concerns in the area of sustainability.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    SBLY 001  and 002 ; senior class standing or permission of program director. May not be taken on a Pass/D+/D/Fail basis.



  
  • SBLY 110 - Sustainability Studio

    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically
    In this studio course, students will work both individually and as a class on sustainability projects in consultation with a local community. Students will develop an individual research paper based on their work, and they will, as a class, collectively construct a professional technical report for delivery to the community partner. Each week, students will discuss the progress of their projects and meet with local sustainability leaders. Feedback and critiques will be provided by the instructor as projects are developed. Students will make poster presentations of their final projects for the class and for community representatives. This service-learning course will expose students to a variety of real-world topics in sustainability and will provide an opportunity to work on projects that will have a positive impact in the region.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    SBLY 105 ; senior class standing or permission of program director. May not be taken on a Pass/D+/D/Fail basis.



  
  • SBLY 140 - Energy and Sustainability

    Semester Hours: 3
    Once a Year
    This course provides an overview of energy science, economics, and policy with special attention to sustainable energy resources. The course content includes an overview of the different forms of energy, historical context of energy use and policy, energy efficiency, conservation strategies, and analysis of the pros and cons of all forms of energy resources in terms of environmental, economic, and societal impacts.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    SBLY 001  or permission of instructor. Credit given for this course or SBLY 104A, not both. (Formerly SBLY 104A: Energy Sustainability.) May not be taken on a Pass/D+/D/Fail basis.



  
  • SBLY 145 - Geospatial Analysis in Sustainability

    Semester Hours: 3
    Once a Year
    This course provides an overview of geospatial analysis in sustainability fields. Students will analyze sustainability data using geospatial approaches in order to solve problems in areas such as energy, air pollution, water resources, and environmental management.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    SBLY 001  and GEOG 060  or 161 , or permission of instructor.  Credit given for this course or SBLY 104B, not both. (Formerly SBLY 104B: Geospatial Analysis in Sustainability.) May not be taken on a Pass/D+/D/Fail basis.



  
  • SBLY 151 to 154 - Readings in Sustainability Studies

    Semester Hours: 1-3
    Periodically
    Independent study courses where students do intensive reading and produce oral reports and written essays focusing on topics of relevance to sustainability studies. These courses are only open to students pursuing advanced work in sustainability studies who have obtained permission of the program director and arranged to work with a supervising faculty member.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    SBLY 001  and 12 s.h. of course work taken in fulfillment of the requirements for the BA  or BS  in sustainability studies, or permission of the program director. Students may take up to 6 s.h. of SBLY 151, 152, 153, 154 for credit. May not be taken on a Pass/D+/D/Fail basis.



  
  • SBLY 180 - Sustainability Internship

    Semester Hours: 1-6
    Fall, January, Spring, Summer
    The purpose of this course is to allow students to apply their course work to real-world situations. Students will earn credit for sustainability work experience with public agencies, non-profit organizations, or private businesses.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    SBLY 001  and 18 hours of course work in fulfillment of requirements for the BA  or BS  in Sustainability Studies. May not be taken on a Pass/D+/D/Fail basis. This internship requires a minimum of 28 hours of on-site work per semester hour of credit accompanied by a minimum of 10 hours of academic work—for example, reading, research, and papers, and/or a term paper or final project, to be determined by the faculty adviser in conjunction with the student. Students must present an internship possibility to the director of Sustainability Studies for discussion and approval. A preliminary interview will take place between student and director to discuss the nature of the academic work associated with the on-site work of the internship. Final grades will be based on both academic and on-site performance. An on-site evaluation of “poor” will result in a final grade no higher than a “C.” 1-6 s.h. may be applied toward the BA  or BS  major in Sustainability Studies. 1-3 s.h. may be applied toward the minor in Sustainability Studies .




Swahili (SWAH)

  
  • SWAH 001 - Elementary Swahili

    Semester Hours: 3
    Fall, Spring, January, Summer
    Fundamentals of structure. Oral drill.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    May not be taken on a Pass/D+/D/Fail basis.



  
  • SWAH 002 - Elementary Swahili

    Semester Hours: 3
    Fall, Spring, January, Summer
    Continuation of SWAH 001 . Selected readings.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    SWAH 001  or the equivalent. May not be taken on a Pass/D+/D/Fail basis.



  
  • SWAH 003 - Intermediate Swahili

    Semester Hours: 3
    Fall, Spring, January, Summer
    Structural review through conversation and compositions based on selected readings in Swahili culture and civilization.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    SWAH 002  or equivalent. May not be taken on a Pass/D+/D/Fail basis.



  
  • SWAH 004 - Intermediate Swahili

    Semester Hours: 3
    Fall, Spring, January, Summer
    Readings, compositions, and conversations on Swahili writers.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    SWAH 003  or equivalent. May not be taken on a Pass/D+/D/Fail basis.



  
  • SWAH 110 - Advanced Swahili

    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically
    This course is designed to improve students’ speaking, understanding, reading, writing, and conversing skills in Swahili. Includes an intensive review of Swahili grammar. Reading and analysis of modern Swahili novels and plays. Vocabulary building and advanced conversation skills. Course focuses on Standard Swahili from Tanzania but includes introduction to other major written dialects such as Mrima from Tanzania, general Kenyan, and the Northern Swahili of Lamu District.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    SWAH 004  or placement on exam.



  
  • SWAH 113 - Advanced Swahili

    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically
    This course is designed to improve students’ speaking, understanding, reading, writing, and conversing skills in Swahili. Includes an intensive review of Swahili grammar. Reading and analysis of modern Swahili novels and plays. Vocabulary building and advanced conversation skills.  Course focuses on Standard Swahili from Tanzania but includes introduction to other major written dialects such as Mrima from Tanzania, general Kenyan, and the Northern Swahili of Lamu District.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    SWAH 004  or placement on exam.



 

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