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ESP1001 Cours �l�mentaire intensif d'espagnol / Intensive Elementary Spanish (6,0,2) 6 cr.
Course designed for students who wish to acquire a good introduction to Spanish grammar and vocabulary by covering in one session material normally taught in two sessions. Intended for students with no previous knowledge of the language, this course places special emphasis on speaking, reading and writing Spanish.
Students enrolled in ESP1991 and ESP1992 cannot register in this course.
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ESP1101 Introduction to Spanish Culture (3,0,0) 3 cr.
A study of major cultural and historical developments in Spain since Roman times: Roman and Visigothic Spain, Arab Spain (Mosque of Cordoba, the Alhambra), principal artists, such as El Greco, Velazquez, Goya, Picasso and Dali, architecture and society (Romanic, Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque and Neoclassical periods), religion and society (the Inquisition, the Jesuits, the Alumbrados and the mystics), historical events (the Reconquest, the Conquistadors, the Armada, the Spanish Empire).
No knowledge of Spanish is required.
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ESP1102 Introduction to Latin American Culture (3,0,0) 3 cr.
Major events that shaped the culture of Latin America: history (the Aztecs and the Incas, the Colonial period, the Independence, Abolition of Slavery, the Mexican Revolution), political developments (democracy and dictatorship), literature (Sor Juana In�s de la Cruz, Garcia Marques, Borges, Vargas Llosa, Guimaraes Rosa) and the arts (Rivera, Orozco, Frida Kahlo).
No knowledge of Spanish or Portuguese is required.
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ESP1501 Introduction � la culture espagnole (3,0,0) 3 cr.
Faits marquants de la culture espagnole et des grandes p�riodes de l'histoire de l'Espagne : Romains et Wisigoths, Arabes (mosqu�e de Cordoue, Alhambra); principaux artistes, tel que Le Greco, Velazquez, Goya, Picasso, Dali; architecture et soci�t� (p�riodes romane et gothique; Renaissance; p�riodes baroque et n�o-classique); religion et soci�t� (l'Inquisition, les J�suites, les Alumbrados et les mystiques); grands faits historiques (Reconqu�te, Conquistadors, Armada, empire espagnol).
Ce cours n'exige pas la connaissance de la langue espagnole.
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ESP1502 Introduction � la culture de l'Am�rique latine (3,0,0) 3 cr.
�v�nements qui ont fa�onn� la culture latino-am�ricaine : p�riodes et faits historiques (Azt�ques et Incas; p�riode coloniale; Ind�pendance; abolition d'esclavage; r�volution mexicaine); grands mouvements politiques (d�mocratie et dictature); litt�rature (Sor Juana In�s de la Cruz, Garcia Marques, Borges, Vargas Llosa, Guimaraes Rosa); beaux-arts (Rivera, Orozco, Frida Kahlo).
Ce cours n'exige pas la connaissance de la langue espagnole ou portugaise.
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ESP1991 Cours �l�mentaire d'espagnol I / Elementary Spanish I (3,0,1) 3 cr.
Essentials of grammar, pronunciation and conversation. Oral and written exercises.
This course is intended for students with little or no previous knowledge of Spanish. (Previously: ESP1001.)
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ESP1992 Cours �l�mentaire d'espagnol II / Elementary Spanish II (3,0,1) 3 cr.
Fundamental grammar; conversation, reading, acquisition of additional vocabulary. Oral and written exercises.
Prerequisite: ESP1991 or permission of the Department. (Previously: ESP1001.)
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ESP2001 Cours interm�diaire intensif d'espagnol / Intensive Intermediate Spanish (6,0,2) 6 cr.
Intended for students who wish to acquire in one session the linguistic competence usually acquired in two sessions. This course allows students to broaden and consolidate their knowledge of spoken and written Spanish through text analysis, grammatical exercises and conversational practice.
Students enrolled in ESP2991 and ESP2992 cannot register in this course. Prerequisite: ESP1992 or ESP1001.
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ESP2100 Special Topics in Spanish and Latin American Culture (3,0,0) 3 cr.
Study of a special topic in Spanish or Latin American cultural history.
No knowledge of Spanish or Portuguese is required.
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ESP2101 Spanish and Latin American Cinema (3,0,0) 3 cr.
Study of representative films from Spain and/or Latin America in their historical and cultural context of production and reception: Emilio Fernandez (Mexico), Tomas Guti�rrez Alea (Cuba), Francisco Lombardi (Peru), Miguel Littin (Chile) Alfonso Aristarain (Argentina), Walter Salles (Brazil), Luis Bunuel et Pedro Almodovar (Spain).
No knowledge of Spanish or Portuguese is required.
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ESP2301 Hispanic Literature in translation (3,0,0) 3 cr.
Study of selected works by Spanish and/or Latin American writers from different periods and genres: Cervantes and Lorca (Spain), Sor Juana In�s de la Cruz and Carlos Fuentes (Mexico), Garcia Marquez (Colombia), Vargas Llosa (Peru), Borges (Argentina), Neruda (Chile).
No knowledge of Spanish required.
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ESP2500 Th�mes choisis en culture espagnole et latino-am�ricaine (3,0,0) 3 cr.
�tude d'un th�me choisi dans l'histoire culturelle espagnole ou latino-am�ricaine.
Ce cours n'exige pas la connaissance de la langue espagnole ou portugaise.
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ESP2501 Cin�ma espagnol et latino-am�ricain (3,0,0) 3 cr.
�tude d'oeuvres repr�sentatives du cin�ma espagnol et/ou latino-am�ricain dans leur contexte historique et culturel de production et de r�ception : Emilio Fernandez (Mexique), Tomas Guti�rrez Alea (Cuba), Francisco Lombardi (Peru), Miguel Littin (Chile), Alfonso Aristarain (Argentina), Walter Salles (Br�sil), Luis Bunuel et Pedro Almodovar (Espagne).
Ce cours n'exige pas la connaissance de la langue espagnole ou portugaise.
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ESP2701 Litt�rature hispanique en traduction (3,0,0) 3 cr.
�tude d'oeuvres choisies d'auteurs espagnols et/ou latino-am�ricains de diff�rents genres et p�riodes : Cervantes et Lorca (Espagne), Sor Juana In�s de la Cruz et Carlos Fuentes (Mexique), Garcia Marquez (Colombie), Vargas Llosa (P�rou), Borges (Argentine), Neruda (Chili).
Ce cours n'exige pas la connaissance de la langue espagnole.
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ESP2911 Culture espagnole I / Spanish Culture I (3,0,0) 3 cr.
An introduction to the principal factors in Spanish life: literature, religion, art, society, intellectual life.
Prerequisite or corequisite ESP2992. (Previously: ESP3901.)
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ESP2912 Culture hispano-am�ricaine I / Spanish-American Culture I (3,0,0) 3 cr.
An introduction to the principal factors in Spanish-American life: literature, religion, art, society, intellectual life.
Prerequisite or corequisite: ESP2992. (Previously: ESP3902.)
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ESP2991 Cours interm�diaire d'espagnol I / Intermediate Spanish I (3,0,1) 3 cr.
Review of grammar; development of oral and written comprehension and expression; reading and vocabulary. Oral and written practice.
Prerequisite: ESP1992 or permission of the Department. (Previously: ESP2001.)
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ESP2992 Cours interm�diaire d'espagnol II / Intermediate Spanish II (3,0,1) 3 cr.
Advanced study of grammar. Readings, composition, conversation. Oral and written practice.
Prerequisite: ESP2991 or permission of the Department. (Previously: ESP2001.)
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ESP3904 Les formes narratives en Espagne au XXe si�cle / Contemporary Spanish Narrative (3,0,0) 3 cr.
An examination of the development of the novel and short story in Spain this century, with reference to works by major writers of the period.
Prerequisite: ESP 3992 or permission of the Department.
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ESP3912 Les formes narratives en am�rique latine jusqu'� 1950 / Spanish-American Narrative (3,0,0) 3 cr.
A study of the major novelists and short story writers up to 1950. Azuela, Guiraldes, Gallegos, etc.
Prerequisite: ESP 3992 or permission of the Department.
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ESP3913 Th�mes choisis en culture hispanique / Topics in Hispanic Culture (3,0,0) 3 cr.
In-depth study of one or several topics in Hispanic arts and culture.
Prerequisite: ESP2911, ESP2912 or permission of the Department.
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ESP3914 Le th��tre espagnol du XXe si�cle / Twentieth-Century Spanish (3,0,0) 3 cr.
Study of selected works which illustrate the development of Spanish theatre in the twentieth century.
Prerequisite: ESP3992 or equivalent or permission of the Department.
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ESP3916 Le conte et la nouvelle hispano-am�ricains au XXe si�cle / Twentieth-Century Spanish-American Short Story (3,0,0) 3 cr.
Study of representative short stories in twentieth-century Spanish-American literature.
Prerequisite: ESP3992 or equivalent or permission of the Department.
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ESP3919 L'espagnol commercial / Commercial Spanish (3,0,0) 3 cr.
Introduction to business correspondence in Spanish. Study of grammatical and lexical problems. Practical exercises.
Prerequisite: ESP2992 or equivalent or permission of the Department.
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ESP3931 Introduction aux �tudes hispaniques I / Introduction to Hispanic Studies I (3,0,0) 3 cr.
Study of basis elements and concepts for the analysis of Hispanic texts. Literature, cinema and the media. Study of a variety of texts appropriate to the linguistic competence of students.
Prerequisite: ESP2992 or ESP2001 or permission of the Department.
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ESP3932 Introduction aux �tudes hispaniques II / Introduction to Hispanic Studies II (3,0,0) 3 cr.
Reading and analysis of literary works by major Hispanic authors to improve the students' linguistic competence and to broaden their knowledge of hispanic culture.
Prerequisite: ESP2992 or ESP2001 or permission of the Department.
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ESP3933 Critique litt�raire de textes hispaniques / Literary Critism of Hispanic Texts (3,0,0) 3 cr.
Reading and analysis of Hispanic texts with emphasis on the application of literary theory and criticism.
Prerequisite: ESP3931 or permission of the Department.
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ESP3940 Histoire de la langue espagnole / History of the Spanish Language (3,0,0) 3 cr.
The evolution of the Spanish language from its origin to the present day.
Prerequisite: ESP3991 or permission of the Department. A knowledge of Latin is desirable though not obligatory. (Previously: ESP4928.)
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ESP3942 Syntaxe de l'espagnol / Spanish Syntax (3,0,0) 3 cr.
Grammatical structures, categories and functions in Spanish. Noun and verb, adjectival and adverbial phrases. Word order. Subject and object functions. Object complements and adjuncts. Nominal and adjectival subordination. Infinitive constructions.
Prerequisite: ESP3991 or permission of the Department; recommended prerequisite LIN1101. (Previously: ESP3911.)
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ESP3944 La litt�rature espagnole du Moyen-Age au si�cle des lumi�res / Spanish Literature from the Middle Ages to the Enlightenment (3,0,0) 3 cr.
Survey of the literature and cultural context of Spain during the Middle Ages, Renaissance, Baroque and Neoclassical periods. Birth of the modern novel; theatre of the Golden Age; Humanism and Inquisition; status of women.
Prerequisite: ESP3931 or permission of the Department.
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ESP3945 La litt�rature espagnole du romantisme � la Postmodernit� / Spanish Literature from Romanticism to Post-Modernism (3,0,0) 3 cr.
Survey of the literature and cultural context of Spain during the 19th and 20th centuries. Realist novel, loss of the last American colonies, Lorca and the Civil war, Franco's dictatorship, contemporary wormen's literature.
Prerequisite: ESP3931 or permission of the Department.
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ESP3946 La litt�rature hispano-am�ricaine de la Conqu�te � la modernit� / Spanish-American Literature from the Conquest to Modernity (3,0,0) 3 cr.
Survey of Spanish-American literary and cultural currents. Chronicles of explorers and conquistadores; narrations of colonization and cultural resistance; emergence of national literatures, Baroque, Romanticism and Realism.
Prerequisite: ESP3931 or permission of the Department.
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ESP3947 Litt�rature hispano-am�ricaine du modernismo � la postmodernit� / Spanish-American Literature from Modernismo to Postmodernity (3,0,0) 3 cr.
Survey of Spanish American literary and cultural currents from modernismo to the present: avant-darde; magical realism and new realism; cultural decolonization, indigenismo, women's literature.
Prerequisite: ESP3931 or permission of the Department.
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ESP3991 Cours avanc� d'espagnol I / Advanced Spanish I (3,0,0) 3 cr.
Study of the complexities of Spanish grammar. Intensive written and spoken practice. Composition and conversation exercises. Oral presentations. Analysis of selected texts.
Prerequisite: ESP2992 or permission of the Department. (Previously: ESP3001.)
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ESP3992 Cours avanc� d'espagnol II / Advanced Spanish II (3,0,0) 3 cr.
Problems of grammar. Study of stylistic effects. Advanced composition and conversation. Analysis of selected texts.
Prerequisite: ESP3991 or permission of the Department. (Previously: ESP3001.)
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ESP4101 Translation from Spanish into English (3,0,0) 3 cr.
Introduction to written translation of a variety of texts (business, administrative, etc.) from Spanish into English. Workshop for students with a good passive knowledge of the source language.
Prerequisite: ESP3992 or equivalent. Students are admissible directly into this course if they pass a placement test. Maximum 20 students. (Also offered as TRA 4101.)
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ESP4102 Translation from English into Spanish (3,0,0) 3 cr.
Written translation from English into Spanish of a variety of texts (administrative, commercial, etc.). Workshop for students with a very good active knowledge of the target language.
Prerequisites: ESP3992 or equivalent. Maximum 20 students. (Also offered as TRA 4102.)
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ESP4501 Traduction de l'espagnol vers le fran�ais (3,0,0) 3 cr.
Initiation � la traduction �crite de l'espagnol au fran�ais. Travaux pratiques vari�s : traduction de textes commerciaux, administratifs, journalistiques, etc. Cours destin� aux �tudiants qui ont d�j� acquis une bonne connaissance passive de la langue de d�part.
Pr�alable : ESP3992 ou l'equivalent. L'�tudiant poss�dant une connaissance suffisante de l'espagnol peut �tre admis directement � ce cours apr�s avoir subi avec succ�s un examen. Maximum de 20 �tudiants. (Aussi offert sous la cote TRA4501.)
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ESP4502 Traduction du fran�ais vers l'espagnol (3,0,0) 3 cr.
Traduction �crite du fran�ais � l'espagnol. Travaux pratiques vari�s : traduction de textes techniques, administratifs, journalistiques, etc. Cours destin� aux �tudiants qui poss�dent une tr�s bonne connaissance active de l'espagnol.
Pr�alable : ESP3992 ou l'equivalent. Maximum 20 �tudiants. (Aussi offert sous la cote TRA4502.)
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ESP4903 S�minaire sur l'enseignement de l'espagnol comme langue �trang�re / Seminar on the Teaching of Spanish as a Foreign Language (3,0,0) 3 cr.
Examination of current techniques utilized in the teaching of the Spanish language.
Prerequisite: ESP3992 or the equivalent.
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ESP4904 Litt�rature espagnole du moyen �ge / Medieval Spanish Literature (3,0,0) 3 cr.
Spanish literature from its beginnings to La Celestina. The course includes a certain number of texts for detailed study in class, reinforced by readings taken from a bibliography.
Prerequisite: ESP 3944 or permission of the Department.
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ESP4906 Litt�rature hispano-am�ricaine avant le XIXe si�cle / Spanish-American Literature (3,0,0) 3 cr.
This course includes the study of the works of the Cronistas and the main representative authors of the baroque movement in Spanish-America.
Prerequisite: ESP 3946 or permission of the Department.
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ESP4908 Le th��tre contemporain en Am�rique latine / Spanish-American Contemporary Theatre (3,0,0) 3 cr.
A study of representative dramatic works of contemporary Spanish-American playwrights.
Prerequisites: ESP3946, ESP3947 or permission of the Department.
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ESP4909 L'essai litt�raire en Am�rique latine / The Literary Essay in Latin America (3,0,0) 3 cr.
Study of main trends in the literary essay in Latin America. The problem of the search for identity from the struggle for Independence to the present day. Texts by Bolivar, Sarmiento, Marti, Rodo, Vasconcelos, Paz, Rama, Garcia-Canclini and others.
Prerequisites: ESP3946, ESP3947 or permission of the Department.
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ESP4911 Le th��tre espagnol du Si�cle d'Or / Spanish Golden Age Drama (3,0,0) 3 cr.
Study of the development of the Spanish theatre and the history of Spanish drama in the XVIth and XVIIth centuries, along with a critical analysis of representative texts.
Prerequisite: ESP 3944 or permission of the Department.
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ESP4912 La po�sie espagnole du Si�cle d'Or / Spanish Golden Age Poetry (3,0,0) 3 cr.
Study of the main currents of Spanish poetry in the XVIth and XVIIth centuries. Study and analysis of representative poems.
Prerequisite: ESP 3944 or permission of the Department.
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ESP4913 La prose espagnole du Si�cle d'Or / Spanish Golden Age Prose (3,0,0) 3 cr.
Historical and critical study of the novel and other narrative-didactic genres of the XVIth and XVIIth centuries.
Prerequisite: ESP 3944 or permission of the Department.
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ESP4914 Le n�o-classicisme et le romantisme dans la litt�rature espagnole / The Neo-Classical and Roman Movements (3,0,0) 3 cr.
A study of writers who illustrate the evolution of literary expression in the eighteenth century: Isla, Villarroel, Cadalso, etc. Romantic drama and poetry: Rivas, Larra, Espronceda, B�cquer, etc.
Prerequisite: ESP 3944 or permission of the Department.
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ESP4915 Le roman espagnol du XIXe si�cle / Nineteenth-Century Spanish Novel (3,0,0) 3 cr.
A study of the major Spanish fiction writers of the XIXth century, with special reference to Galdos, Pardo Bazan, Alas ("Clarin").
Prerequisite: ESP 3944 or permission of the Department.
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ESP4916 La G�n�ration de 1898 / The Generation of 1898 (3,0,0) 3 cr.
A detailed study of this fundamental period of modern intellectual life in Spain, principally from a literary point of view, but also with reference to the political and philosophical interests of the members of the generation.
Prerequisites: ESP3944, ESP3945 or permission of the Department.
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ESP4920 S�minaire sp�cial I / Special Seminar I (3,0,0) 3 cr.
A critical study of a topic in Spanish or Spanish-American literature or Spanish linguistics to be announced.
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ESP4921 Litt�rature hispano-am�ricaine du XIXe si�cle I / Nineteenth-Century Spanish-American Literature I (3,0,0) 3 cr.
This course explores the most significant trends in Spanish-American literature since Neo-classicism through Romanticism with special reference to the major literary works of the period.
Prerequisite: ESP 3946 or permission of the Department.
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ESP4923 Le mouvement Modernismo dans la litt�rature hispano-am�ricaine / Spanish-American Modernismo (3,0,0) 3 cr.
A detailed study of the characteristics of this fundamental movement in Spanish-America, with reference to prose and verse by major writers of the period.
Prerequisites: ESP3946, ESP3947 or permission of the Department.
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ESP4924 La po�sie hispano-am�ricaine contemporaine / Contemporary Spanish-American Poetry (3,0,0) 3 cr.
Main trends in contemporary poetry: creacionismo, ultraismo, surrealism, social poetry, popularismo. Emphasis on the works of Borges, Nicolas Guill�n, Neruda, etc.
Prerequisites: ESP3946, ESP3947 or permission of the Department.
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ESP4925 Le roman hispano-am�ricain actuel / Present-day Spanish-American Novel (3,0,0) 3 cr.
A study of the characteristic works of the most noteworthy novelists of the second half of this century.
Prerequisites: ESP3946, ESP3947 or permission of the Department.
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ESP4927 S�minaire sp�cial II / Special Seminar II (3,0,0) 3 cr.
A critical study of a topic in Spanish or Spanish-American literature or Spanish linguistics to be announced.
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ESP4929 S�minaire sp�cial III / Special Seminar III (3,0,0) 3 cr.
A critical study of a topic in Spanish or Spanish-American literature or Spanish linguistics to be announced.
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ESP4930 Litt�rature hispano-am�ricaine du dix-neuvi�me si�cle II / Nineteenth-Century Spanish-American Literature II (3,0,0) 3 cr.
Special emphasis on realist and naturalist currents in the works of outstanding representatives of the movements.
Prerequisites: ESP3946, ESP3947 or permission of the Department.
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ESP4931 La po�sie espagnole du XXe si�cle / Twentieth-Century Spanish Poetry (3,0,0) 3 cr.
Examination of the main currents in poetry: Modernismo, the Avant-Garde, the Generation of 1927, the Committed Poetry of the thirties, the Social Poetry of the post Civil War period.
Prerequisites: ESP3944, ESP3945 or permission of the D
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ESP4932 Grammaire diff�rentielle de l'espagnol et du fran�ais / Contrastive Grammar: Spanish and French (3,0,0) 3 cr.
Comparison of the structure of Spanish and French at the phonological, morphological and syntactic levels.
Prerequisite: ESP 3992 or permission of the Department.
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ESP4933 Grammaire diff�rentielle de l'espagnol et de l'anglais / Contrastive Grammar: Spanish and English (3,0,0) 3 cr.
Comparison of the structure of Spanish and English at the phonological, morphological and syntactic levels.
Prerequisite: ESP 3992 or permission of the Department.
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ESP4934 S�minaire sp�cial IV / Special Seminar IV (3,0,0) 3 cr.
A critical study of a topic in Spanish or Spanish-American literature or Spanish linguistics to be announced.
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ESP4935 S�minaire sp�cial V / Special Seminar V (3,0,0) 3 cr.
A critical study of a topic in Spanish or Spanish-American literature or Spanish linguistics to be announced.
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ESP4991 R�daction en espagnol / Writing in Spanish (3,0,0) 3 cr.
Techniques of composition and stylistic exercises in written Spanish. Coherence and effectiveness in the written text. Analysis of different genres and registers. Practical exercises.
Prerequisite: ESP 3992 or permission of the Department.
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ESP4997 Recherches dirig�es I / Directed Research I (3,0,0) 3 cr.
Research on an individual basis under the guidance of a professor of the Department.
Topic and duration to be determined jointly by the advisor and the student.
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ESP4998 Recherches dirig�es II / Directed Research II (3,0,0) 3 cr.
Research on an individual basis under the guidance of a professor of the Department.
Topic and duration to be determined jointly by the advisor and the student.
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ESP4999 Recherches dirig�es III / Directed Research III (3,0,0) 3 cr.
Research on an individual basis under the guidance of a professor of the Department.
Topic and duration to be determined jointly by the advisor and the student.
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