Courses - Faculty of Arts
Spanish
Stage I
Beginners' Spanish 1
Provides a solid grounding in the basic grammar and vocabulary of Spanish for beginners or near beginners, emphasising communicative competence in the present tense. Develops speaking, listening, reading and writing skills, and prepares students at the A1 Level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.
Restriction: SPANISH 107. May not be taken if a more advanced language acquisition course in this subject has previously been passed
Beginners' Spanish 2
Moving from the present to the past tenses, this course prepares students for basic conversation about everyday activities such as travel, weather, health, pastimes, emotions and simple narratives of historical events. Prepares students for the A2 Level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.Note: Students with 16 Level 2 NCEA credits in Spanish in last two years will enrol in SPANISH 105.
Prerequisite: SPANISH 104 or 109
Restriction: SPANISH 108. May not be taken if an equivalent or a more advanced language acquisition course in this subject has previously been passed
Stage II
Intermediate Spanish 1
Consolidates Spanish study by introducing the present subjunctive, enables students to move toward fluency in conversations on contemporary topics, and enriches daily activities with detail, subtlety and idioms used in the context of the rich cultures of the Hispanic world (Spain and Latin America). This course is equivalent to B1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.
Prerequisite: SPANISH 105 or 178
Restriction: SPANISH 277. May not be taken if a more advanced language acquisition course in this subject has previously been passed
Intermediate Spanish 2
Builds on skills obtained in SPANISH 200 with special emphasis on practical work, spoken Spanish and development of aural-oral skills.
Prerequisite: SPANISH 200
Restriction: SPANISH 278. May not be taken if a more advanced language acquisition course in this subject has previously been passed
Iberian Cultures and Literatures
An introduction to the study of Iberian literatures in their cultural contexts, focusing on major works and movements from different historical periods.
Prerequisite: 15 points from SPANISH 105, 108, 200, 201, 277, 278, 319, 321, 377, 378
Restriction: SPANISH 302
Iberian and Latin American Civilisations
Focuses on the unique traditions and radical innovations of the pluricultural nations comprising the Iberian Peninsula and Latin America, tracing parallel historical trajectories, diverse political systems and engaging aesthetic creations. Develops knowledge of Spanish and Latin American cultural studies through a global studies approach.
Prerequisite: 45 points at Stage I in BA courses
Restriction: SPANISH 103
Spanish Myths and Global Icons
Explores cultural representations of universal Spanish motifs in literature and the arts. Examines classical cultural myths associated with Spain (such as Don Quixote, Don Juan and Carmen), and global icons which have defined modernity, from Picasso, Dalí, and García Lorca to Buñuel and Almodóvar.
Prerequisite: 15 points from SPANISH 105, 108, 200, 201, 277, 278, 319, 321, 377, 378
Restriction: SPANISH 306
Transnational Movements in Hispanic Culture
Explores transnational movements pertaining to Spain and Latin America: topics may include the nineteenth-century agendas of abolitionism, freethinking and feminisms, migration and exile, film co-productions and documentaries, and historical memory networks in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.
Prerequisite: 15 points from SPANISH 105, 108, 200, 201, 277, 278, 319, 321, 377, 378
Restriction: SPANISH 307
Making Modern Spain 1840-1939
The making of modern Spain charts a period in which gender, class and ideological upheavals intersect with enquiry and debate as to what constitutes the Spanish nation. An overview of key moments in Spanish cultural politics from high Romanticism through to the end of the Spanish Civil War, examining the connections between seduction, both personal and intellectual, and social revolutions.
Prerequisite: 15 points from SPANISH 105, 108, 200, 201, 277, 278, 319, 321, 377, 378
Restriction: SPANISH 318, 725
Spanish Study Abroad 2A
For approved courses at overseas institutions with permission of the Academic Head or nominee.
Prerequisite: B- or higher in SPANISH 105 or approval of Academic Head or nominee
Stage III
Iberian Cultures and Literatures
Advanced study of Iberian literatures in their cultural contexts, focusing on major works and movements from different historical periods.
Prerequisite: 15 points from SPANISH 201, 278, 319, 321, 323, 377, 378 and 15 points from SPANISH 206, 207, LATINAM 201, 210, 216
Restriction: SPANISH 202
Spanish Myths and Global Icons
Explores cultural representations of universal Spanish motifs in literature and the arts. Examines classical cultural myths associated with Spain (such as Don Quixote, Don Juan and Carmen), and global icons which have defined modernity, from Picasso, Dalí, and García Lorca to Buñuel and Almodóvar.
Prerequisite: 15 points from SPANISH 201, 278, 319, 321, 377, 378 and 15 points from SPANISH 202, 207, LATINAM 201, 216
Restriction: SPANISH 206
Transnational Movements in Hispanic Culture
Explores transnational movements pertaining to Spain and Latin America: topics may include the nineteenth-century agendas of abolitionism, freethinking and feminisms, migration and exile, film co-productions and documentaries, and historical memory networks in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.
Prerequisite: 15 points from SPANISH 201, 278, 319, 321, 377, 378 and 15 points from SPANISH 202, 207, LATINAM 201, 216
Restriction: SPANISH 207
Special Topic
Prerequisite: SPANISH 201 or 278 or 319 or 321 or 377 or 378 and 15 points from SPANISH 202 or LATINAM 201 or 216
Special Topic
Prerequisite: SPANISH 201 or 278 or 319 or 321 or 377 or 378 and 15 points from SPANISH 202 or LATINAM 201 or 216
Hispanic Cultures in Cinema
A study of Spanish and/or Latin American cultures and their representation in films. Emphasis on critical theories and cultural contexts of representation.
Prerequisite: SPANISH 201 or 278 or 319 or 321 or 377 or 378 and 15 points from SPANISH 202 or LATINAM 201 or 216
Restriction: SPANISH 718
Making Modern Spain 1840-1939
The making of modern Spain charts a period in which gender, class and ideological upheavals intersect with enquiry and debate as to what constitutes the Spanish nation. An overview of key moments of Spanish cultural politics from high Romanticism through to the end of the Spanish Civil War, examining the connections between seduction, both personal and intellectual, and social revolutions.
Prerequisite: SPANISH 201 or 278 or 319 or 321 or 377 or 378 and 15 points from SPANISH 202 or LATINAM 201 or 216
Restriction: SPANISH 218, 725
Advanced Spanish 1
Expands the language skills obtained in SPANISH 200-201 through extensive practice in advanced grammar, idiomatic expression, listening, speaking, reading and writing in relation to cultural and contemporary topics.
Prerequisite: SPANISH 201 or 278
Restriction: SPANISH 300, 377
Advanced Spanish 2
Builds on skills obtained in SPANISH 319 with special emphasis on advanced Spanish grammar review and development of Spanish and Latin American cultural literacy. Note: Students who have passed SPANISH 300 in 2006 or 2007 may enrol in the course with permission of the Academic Head or nominee.
Prerequisite: SPANISH 319 or 377 or approval of Academic Head or nominee
Restriction: SPANISH 378
Spanish Translation Practice
Develops translator competence within general, cultural and technical knowledge domains, through full translations into and out of Spanish, topic-based research, and summary and selective translations. Specific skills include understanding the different phases in the translation process; documentary research skills, and editing and proof-reading skills.
Prerequisite: SPANISH 201 or approval of Spanish Programme Coordinator
Restriction: SPANISH 723
Spanish Sound Structure
Provides advanced Spanish learners with a solid foundation in Spanish phonetics and phonology. Spanish sounds are explained and practiced in order to minimise native-language transfer. Students learn articulatory phonetics, phonetic transcription, and sound-pattern recognition, skills that enable them to discern native pronunciations and discover the principles that underlie the Spanish sound system.
Prerequisite: 15 points from SPANISH 201, 278, 319, 321, 377, 378
Restriction: SPANISH 741
Spanish Word Formation
An introduction to the formal study of Spanish words and the processes that generate them. Key morphological concepts explain how words may be related. The processes used to derive words and create grammatical variants will be analysed and practiced. Construction and deconstruction of words will be examined with reference to the enrichment of vocabulary.
Prerequisite: 15 points from SPANISH 201, 278, 319, 321, 377, 378
Restriction: SPANISH 742
Directed Reading and Research
Supervised research projects.
Prerequisite: SPANISH 201 or 278 or 319 or 321 or 377 or 378 and 15 points from SPANISH 202 or LATINAM 201 or 216, and approval of Academic Head or nominee
Spanish Study Abroad 3A
For approved courses at overseas institutions with permission of the Academic Head or nominee.
Prerequisite: B- or higher in SPANISH 201 or approval of Academic Head or nominee
Postgraduate 700 Level Courses
Latin American Knowledges
An examination of new knowledges produced in Latin America that have influenced socio-political theory and global epistemological paradigms but are subalternised as art, culture, or politics. Therefore, this course will examine the link between theory and practice in the creation of new knowledge.
Prerequisite: LATINAM 301, 306, or POLITICS 332
Restriction: LATINAM 320
Advanced Spanish Translation Practice
Aims at developing translator competence within general, cultural and technical knowledge domains, through full translations into and out of Spanish, topic-based research, and summary and selective translations. Specific skills include mastering the different phases in the translation process; understanding the main textual and contextual features of Languages for Specific Purposes (LSP) texts; documentary research skills, and editing and proof-reading skills.
Restriction: SPANISH 323
Research Essays - Level 9
Essays within a field, genre or period of literature.
To complete this course students must enrol in SPANISH 728 A and B, or SPANISH 728
Latin American Icons: Political Economy of Otherness
The ways in which Latin America as a place and a people has served as a site of otherness and exoticism providing economic and symbolic capital for the consumption and pleasure of colonial, neo-colonial, and neo-liberal powers. Latin American cultural studies texts offer students a way to read against the grain established by this process.
Prerequisite: 15 points from HISTORY 310, POLITICS 332, SPANISH 313
Restriction: LATINAM 306, SPANISH 306
Special Study
Supervised research on a topic or topics approved by the Academic Head or nominee.
To complete this course students must enrol in SPANISH 750 A and B, or SPANISH 750
Study Abroad
Formal study in an approved overseas university where the language of instruction is Spanish. Supplementary study at the University of Auckland may be required as part of this course. The final grade will be determined by formal assessment of student achievement by the Academic Head or nominee. Enrolment requires the approval of the Academic Head or nominee.
Study Abroad
Formal study in an approved overseas university where the language of instruction is Spanish. Supplementary study at the University of Auckland may be required as part of this course. The final grade will be determined by formal assessment of student achievement by the Academic Head or nominee. Enrolment requires the approval of the Academic Head or nominee.
Research Project - Level 9
Prerequisite: 30 points from SPANISH 719-737
To complete this course students must enrol in SPANISH 782 A and B, or SPANISH 782
Dissertation - Level 9
To complete this course students must enrol in SPANISH 792 A and B, or SPANISH 792
Thesis - Level 9
To complete this course students must enrol in SPANISH 793 A and B
Thesis - Level 9
To complete this course students must enrol in SPANISH 796 A and B