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Assistant Professors: T. Vivancos
Instructor: S. Ogdie
For complete information on the Spanish major and minor, see MODERN FOREIGN LANGUAGES.
SPANISH MAJOR: 32 credit hours
MDFL 180 - Introduction to Spanish I (3 cr)
MDFL 181 - Introduction to Spanish II (3 cr)
MDFL 280 - Intermediate Spanish I (4 cr)
MDFL 281 - Intermediate Spanish II (4 cr)MDFL 381 - Spanish Conversation and Composition I (W) (4 cr)
– OR –
MDFL 382 - Spanish Conversation and Composition II (W) (4 cr)MDFL 100 - International Cinema (3 cr)
– OR -
MDFL 200 - Non-Western Cinema (3 cr)MDFL 400 - Senior Project (1 cr)
MDFL - Electives in Spanish (10 cr)
(Including at least one Literature course)
SPANISH MINOR: 25 credit hours
MDFL 180 - Introduction to Spanish I (3 cr)
MDFL 181 - Introduction to Spanish II (3 cr)
MDFL 280 - Intermediate Spanish I (4 cr)
MDFL 281 - Intermediate Spanish II (4 cr)MDFL 381 - Spanish Conversation and Composition I (W) (4 cr)
– OR –
MDFL 382 - Spanish Conversation and Composition II (W) (4 cr)MDFL 100 - International Cinema (3 cr)
– OR -
MDFL 200 - Non-Western Cinema (3 cr)MDFL - Electives in Spanish 4 cr
MDFL 100 - INTERNATIONAL CINEMA (Area 3.6) (3 credits)
This course covers forty years of international cinema (1949-1988) and examines such significant
movements as Italian neorealism, French nouvelle vague, Czech new wave, Brazilian cinema novo as well
as Spanish, German, Swedish, Dutch, Russian, Yugoslav, Indian and Japanese films. There is an even
division between Western and Non-Western countries with a comparative-contrastive approach to analysis.
Conducted in English.
NOTE: OFFERED OCCASIONALLY
MDFL 180 - INTRODUCTION TO SPANISH I (Area 3.4) (3 credits)
The first in a two-semester sequence designed to help students develop beginning language proficiency in
Spanish through listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Students will also gain a basic knowledge of
Spanish geography and an initial awareness of Spanish and Latin American culture.
NOTE: OFFERED EVERY FALL SEMESTER
MDFL 181 - INTRODUCTION TO SPANISH II (Area 3.4) (3 credits)
The second in a two-semester sequence designed to help students develop beginning language proficiency
in Spanish through listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Students will also gain a basic knowledge of
Spanish geography and an initial awareness of Spanish and Latin American culture.
NOTES: PREREQUISITE: MDFL 180 OR APPROPRIATE SCORE ON PLACEMENT EXAM
OFFERED EVERY SPRING SEMESTER AND SOME INTERIMS
MDFL 200 - NON-WESTERN CINEMA (Area 3.6) (3 credits)
Non-Western films will be divided into three geographical areas: Eastern Europe (Russia, Poland, Hungary,
Bulgaria, Rumania, Estonia, the former Czechoslovakia, the former Yugoslavia); Middle and Far East (Israel,
India, China, Japan); Latin America (Mexico, Colombia, Peru, Argentina, Brazil). The unifying element in
the course is cultural change, but the perspectives of that theme are varied and multidimensional, including
economic, political, sociological, ecological, psychological and attitudinal change. Conducted in English.
NOTE: OFFERED OCCASIONALLY
MDFL 280 - INTERMEDIATE SPANISH I (4 credits)
The first in a two-course sequence designed to develop further students’ proficiency in Spanish through
speaking, listening, reading, and writing, and to expand students’ knowledge of Spanish and Latin
American cultures. Conducted in Spanish.
NOTES: PREREQUISITE: MDFL 181 OR APPROPRIATE SCORE ON PLACEMENT EXAM
OFFERED EVERY FALL SEMESTER
MDFL 281 - INTERMEDIATE SPANISH II (4 credits)
The second in a two-course sequence designed to develop further students’ proficiency in Spanish through
speaking, listening, reading, and writing, and to expand students’ knowledge of Spanish and Latin
American cultures. Conducted in Spanish.
NOTES: PREREQUISITE: MDFL 280 OR APPROPRIATE SCORE ON PLACEMENT EXAM
OFFERED EVERY SPRING SEMESTER
MDFL 380 - MODERN SPANISH GRAMMAR (3 credits)
An in-depth explanation of the structure of Spanish grammar, emphasizing problematic areas and
proficiency in verb tenses. Conducted in Spanish.
NOTES: PREREQUISITE: MDFL 281
OFFERED OCCASIONALLY
MDFL 381 - SPANISH CONVERSATION AND COMPOSITION I (W - Area 2.1B) (4 credits)
The purpose of this course is to improve the use of oral and written Spanish by classroom discussion,
individual research topics for oral presentations and written compositions. Concentration will focus on
Spanish history and civilization as a basis for conversation and composition. Conducted in Spanish.
NOTES: PREREQUISITE: MDFL 281
OFFERED OCCASIONALLY
MDFL 382 - SPANISH CONVERSATION AND COMPOSITION II (W - Area 2.1B) (4 credits)
The purpose of this course is to improve the use of oral and written Spanish by classroom discussion,
individual research topics for oral presentations and written compositions. This course will consider Latin
American history and civilization. Conducted in Spanish.
NOTES: PREREQUISITE: MDFL 281
OFFERED OCCASIONALLY
MDFL 383 - HISTORY OF THE LITERATURE OF SPAIN I (Area 3.5A) (3 credits)
A survey of the literary movements of Spain. This course will cover Spanish literature from the Poema del
Cid through the Golden Age drama. Conducted in Spanish.
NOTES: PREREQUISITE: MDFL 281
OFFERED OCCASIONALLY
MDFL 384 - HISTORY OF THE LITERATURE OF SPAIN II (Area 3.5A) (3 credits)
A survey of the literary movements of Spain. This course will concentrate on the nineteenth century and
contemporary Spanish writers. Conducted in Spanish.
NOTES: PREREQUISITE: MDFL 281
OFFERED OCCASIONALLY
MDFL 385 - MODERN LATIN AMERICAN NOVEL (3 credits)
A study of important novelists of the twentieth century from a number of Latin American countries.
Conducted in Spanish.
NOTES: PREREQUISITE: MDFL 281
OFFERED OCCASIONALLY
MDFL 386 - HISTORY OF THE LITERATURE OF LATIN AMERICA (3 credits)
Background material on the literary movements of the colonial period. Special emphasis on the modernists
of the late nineteenth century and contemporary South America writers. Conducted in Spanish.
NOTES: PREREQUISITE: MDFL 281
OFFERED OCCASIONALLY
MDFL 387 - SPANISH SEMINAR (3-4 credits)
Individual courses designed for advanced students to concentrate on specific areas of Spanish language,
culture and literary genres. Course content will vary. Possible areas include, but are not restricted to, the
following: Medical Spanish; Spanish Phonetics; Spanish Civil War; Medieval Spanish Literature; Golden
Age Comedia; Picaresque Novel; Spanish Short Story; Modern Spanish Novel; Modern Spanish Drama;
Spanish Realism and Naturalism. Conducted in Spanish.
NOTES: PREREQUISITE: MDFL 281
OFFERED OCCASIONALLY
MDFL 388 - SPANISH CINEMA (3 credits)
This course surveys the evolution of Spanish cinema from the silent era to the contemporary scene (1928-
1992) within the framework of the complex political history of the country: the Primo de Rivera
dictatorship; the Second Republic; the civil war; the Franco era; the restoration of a constitutional
monarchy. Special emphasis will be placed on the films of the three directors who have gained international
reputations: Luis Buñuel; Carlos Saura; Pedro Almodóvar. Conducted in Spanish.
NOTES: PREREQUISITE: MDFL 281
OFFERED OCCASIONALLY
MDFL 389 - LATIN AMERICAN CINEMA (3 credits)
The first half of the course will be devoted to the evolution of the cinema in the four Latin American countries
that gained international recognition by studying the films of the directors responsible for this achievement:
Luis Buñuel (Mexico); Nelson Pereira dos Santos (Brazil); Tomas Gutiérrez Alea (Cuba); Leopoldo Torre
Nilsson (Argentina). The second half will examine contemporary films from those four countries and the
newly emerging national cinema in Colombia, Chile, Peru, and Venezuela. Conducted in Spanish.
NOTES: PREREQUISITE: MDFL 281
OFFERED OCCASIONALLY
MDFL 395, 495 - INTERNSHIP (2-4 credits)
Opportunity for students to improve language proficiency and to acquire practical knowledge through offcampus
work in public or private settings.
NOTE: PREREQUISITES: CONSENT OF THE INSTRUCTOR AND DEPARTMENT CHAIR
MDFL 197, 297, 397 - TOPICS IN SPANISH (2-4 credits)
MDFL 199, 299, 399 - INDEPENDENT STUDY (2-4 credits)
Opportunity for students to study a particular subject under the direction of a faculty member.
NOTE: PREREQUISITES: CONSENT OF THE INSTRUCTOR AND DEPARTMENT CHAIR
MDFL 400 - SENIOR PROJECT (1 credit)
Designed with and approved by a supervising MDFL faculty member, the senior project allows students to
pursue additional study and research in world languages, cultures and literatures. Students work under the
supervision of an individual faculty member. A public presentation in the target language is required.
Typically completed during the last semester of MDFL coursework. Grading System: S/U only. Conducted
in the target language.
NOTE: PREREQUISITES: A 300-LEVEL MDFL COURSE AND THE CONSENT OF THE
SUPERVISING FACULTY MEMBER