Summer Academic Program in Spain: July 4 - August 2,2008

Depending upon their needs and preparation, graduate participants may select from six to nine units of academic coursework from the following four areas: Spanish Peninsular Literature, Latin American Literature, Linguistics, and Hispanic Civilization and Culture. Only two 200-level courses may be taken per summer. First-year students may wish to take only six units as they adapt to intense graduate study their first summer. It is expected that participants will attend all classes and special functions and speak only Spanish throughout the entire program. Due to the intensive nature of the program, students are strongly advised to begin reading for all literature and culture classes several months before the program begins.

Housing and Meals: By prior arrangement, participants will be assigned to private homes upon arrival in Valladolid. Host families normally have room for two (and occasionally three) participants. The price of homestay lodging includes three meals per day and laundry service. Meals that are not specified in the cost of the program during the cultural tour are to be paid for by the participant.

Course Offerings

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Upper Division Courses

Spanish 123: Spanish Peninsular Literature. Topics in literature from Spain offered as needed. Typical topics are: Spanish novel through the Golden Age; 19th and 20th century Spanish novel; Spanish drama from the Middle Ages to the Golden Age; Spanish Contemporary drama. Note: May be repeated for credit provided topic is not repeated. Prerequisite: Spanish 100 (3 units)

Spanish 134: The Short Story in Latin America. The Short Story in Latin America. Development and trends of the short story in Spanish America, beginning with an overview of the genre, its characteristics, and history. Selected readings from main demographic areas of the continent, with emphasis on the twentieth-century canon and new developments among younger, contemporary authors. Prerequisite: Spanish 100 (3 units)

Spanish 152: Civilization and Culture of Spain. Civilization and Culture of Spain. Reading and discussion of Spanish history, geography, anthropology, sociology, political science, economics, folklore, music, art, and dance as these areas relate to Modern Spain. Prerequisite: Spanish 100 (3 units)

Spanish 199: Special Problems. Individual projects or directed reading. Note: Open only to students who appear competent to carry on individual work, and enrollment will be limited to hardship cases. Prerequisite: Approval of the faculty member with whom the work is to be conducted, the advisor, and the Department Chair. (1-3 units)

Graduate Courses

Spanish 201B: History of the Spanish Language. (3 units) Historical evolution of the Spanish language from Vulgar Latin to the present day with special emphasis on the phonetic and morphogical changes involved in this evolution. Some attention will be devoted to Old Spanish readings as well as the differences between Old and Modern Spanish. Knowledge of Latin is helpful, but not required. Prerequisite: Linguistics 130, Spanish 102, Spanish 103; or equivalent.

Spanish 201D: Applied Spanish Linguistics. Application of linguistic theory, principally to the areas of language teaching and learning acquisition. Occasionally the application of linguistics to other fields may be examined. Prerequisite: Linguistics 130, Spanish 102, Spanish 103; or equivalent (3 units)

Spanish 220B: Spanish Literature in the Golden Age. Specific topic from this period will be chosen for intensive study as announced. Prerequisite: Spanish 100 and an upper division course in Peninsular Literature; or equivalent (3 units)

Spanish 224B: Spanish-American Literature, 1825-1880. (Updated since printed brochure.) Independence (1825) through 1880. Covers the following movements: Romanticism, Realism, and Naturalism, and deals with selected authors. Prerequisite: Spanish 100 and an upper division course in Latin American Literature; or equivalent (3 units)

Spanish 250A: Civilization and Culture of Spain. (Updated since printed brochure.) Seminar examining aspects of the national character and personality of Spain as revealed through Hispanic social and literary studies from prehistory to 1700. Prerequisite: Graduate status with fluency in understanding, speaking, reading and writing contemporary Spanish. (3 units)

Spanish 299: Special Problems. Individual projects or directed reading. Note: Open only to students who have the required number of units in residence and who appear competent to carry on individual work. Enrollment will be limited to hardship cases. Only 3 units of upper division or 3 units of graduate division credit will be accepted for any one degree in Spanish. Prerequisite: Approval of the faculty member with whom the work is to be conducted, the advisor, and the dep+artment chair (1-3 units)

Spanish 500: Culminating Requirement. Completion of a thesis, project or comprehensive examination. Note: Open only to students who have been advanced to candidacy and have secured the permission of the graduate coordinator. (Graded Credit/No Credit, 3-4 units).

Courses will be taught by Dr. Edward Baranowski, Dr. Mario Blanc, Dr. Wilfrido Corral,
Dr. Maria Mayberry, and faculty from the University of Valladolid.

Valladolid Class Schedule, Monday - Friday

9:00 - 10:50 a.m. - Spanish 134 (Blanc)/Spanish 224B (Corral)

11:00 - 12:50 p.m. - Spanish 201B (Baranowski)/Spanish 201D (Mayberry)

Comida

3:00 - 4:50 p.m. - Spanish 123 (Gil-Albarellos)/Spanish 220B (Domínguez de Paz)

5:00 - 6:50 p.m. - Spanish 152 (Calvo Caballero)/Spanish 250A (Sobaler Seco)

For prerequisites and other requirements, visit www.csus.edu/fl/spanish/Welcome.htm
or consult the Sacramento State catalog.

Units: Program fees include 0-6 units of academic credit transferable to most accredited universities. Students may enroll in an additional three units of course work at an additional cost of $225 per unit payable to Sacramento State. A maximum of nine units may be earned overall, but no more than two 200-level courses can be taken in a given summer.

Advancement to Candidacy: Returning students who have completed at least 18 units and a minimum of four seminars must be advanced to candidacy by the Office of Graduate Studies so that the College of Continuing Education can enroll them in Spanish 500 (Culminating Experience) for the summer program. Please fill out the Advancement to Candidacy form available at www.csus.edu/gradstudies/forms.htm and send it to the graduate advisor no later than February 1, 2009. Contact the graduate advisor if you have any questions about how to fill out the form.

Contact

For questions regarding the Master of Arts in Spanish Program, contact:

Dr. Edward Baranowski
Coordinator, Spanish Master’s Program
(916) 278-6336
ebaranowski@csus.edu

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