Spanish Graduate Institute - June 29-July 31, 2009:

COURSE DETAILS - GRADUATE STUDENTS

2009 Course Offerings (see graduate catalog for descriptions)

SPANISH 531 EVOLUTION OF THE SPANISH LANGUAGE (3 credits) Historical survey of the development of the Spanish language from its Latin beginnings and its later influences to the languages of today. Offered: M-F 8:15-9:45am in McComsey Room 201; Dr. WIlfredo Valentín-Márquez

SPANISH 523 (Undergraduate 443) STYLISTICS AND COMPOSITION (3 credits) Designed to give students a feeling for Spanish style in writing, a sense of shades of meaning, and a mastery of certain difficulties of Spanish grammar and syntax.  Writing of original compositions, précis writing, and translation from English to Spanish.  This course is required for the degree. Offered: M-F 10:11:30am in McComsey Room 201; Dr. Wilfredo Valentín-Márquez

SPANISH 583 (Undergraduate 431) SEMINAR IN GOLDEN AGE LITERATURE: Lope, los conceptistas y los culteranistas (3 credits) An in-depth study of the major literary schools of the Spanish Golden Age.  Study of readings by Lope de Vega, Quevedo, Gracián, Góngora, and Calderón de la Barca. Note that this course meets for 2 hours a day for 4 weeks; you will be receiving the class reading list beforehand so that you can prepare properly. Offered 7/6-7/31: M-F 1-3pm in McComsey Room 201; Instructor: Dr. Marco Antolín

SPANISH 571 (Undergraduate 471) MODERN SPANISH CIVILIZATION: THE CIVIL WAR, ITS CAUSES, AND RESULTS (3 credits) This seminar will examine the Spanish Civil War itself, as well as its causes and results, which range from something as immediate as the influence of censorship to the present-day problem of finding and identifying the bodies of Republican relatives killed in the war. This is one of the few wars for which the vanquished had the opportunity to write international history. We will examine it through films, documentaries and interviews, artwork, history texts, and literary works.  The class will also discuss how the subject matter can be adapted to high-school teaching. Students are required to read two texts (one historical, one literary) before the class meets.  Please contact Dr. Börger-Greco to receive information on these texts once you have registered for the class. (3 credits). Offered: M-F 3:15-4:45pm in McComsey Room 201; Instructor: Dr. Ana Börger-Greco

SPANISH 525 or 589 (Undergraduate 362 or 491) Puerto Rico, Now! ! (3 credits)). Will meet 8/3-17, 2009 in Puerto Rico. Students will enjoy several excursions to nearby historic and cultural sites, workshops on the food and culture of Puerto Rico. Prof. Rivera-Hernández will accompany the students and offer instruction before, after, and during the trip. Guest speakers will offer special classes on local topics. For more information, please contact Prof. Norma Rivera-Hernández at norma.rivera-hernandez@millersville.edu.

For more information contact: Spanish Graduate School Director, Dr. Ana Börger-Greco at (717) 872-3003.

COURSE DETAILS - UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS

2009 Course Offerings - (see undergraduate catalog for descriptions)

Undergraduate students who have 24 or more undergraduate language credits and are able to observe the no-English rule are also permitted to participate. For these students a number of courses such as Conversation, Composition, Functional Grammar Review, Aspects of Contemporary Germany, and sometimes Phonetics are offered on a regular basis. Undergraduate students must seek permission of Spanish Graduate School Director prior to registration.