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TSPAN 101 Elementary Spanish (5)
Maximum 15 credits allowed between TSPAN 101; TSPAN 102; TSPAN 103 (or equivalents); SPAN 121; SPAN 122; SPAN 123 (or equivalents); and SPAN 134. Course equivalent to: SPAN 101; SPAN 121; and B SPAN 101. Course overlaps with: TSPAN 110 and SPAN 110.
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TSPAN 102 Elementary Spanish (5)
Continues TSPAN 101. Stresses communicative approach to language. Maximum 15 credits allowed between TSPAN 101; TSPAN 102; TSPAN 103 (or equivalents); SPAN 121; SPAN 122; SPAN 123 (or equivalents); and SPAN 134. Course equivalent to: SPAN 102; SPAN 122; and B SPAN 102. Course overlaps with: TSPAN 110 and SPAN 110. Prerequisite: either TSPAN 101, TSPAN 121, or score of 176-225 on WebCAPE placement exam.
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TSPAN 103 Elementary Spanish (5)
Continues TSPAN 102. Stresses communicative approach to language. Maximum 15 credits allowed between TSPAN 101; TSPAN 102; TSPAN 103 (or equivalents); SPAN 121; SPAN 122; SPAN 123 (or equivalents); and SPAN 134. Course equivalent to: SPAN 103; SPAN 123; and B SPAN 103. Prerequisite: either TSPAN 102, TSPAN 110, TSPAN 122, or score of 226-275 on WebCAPE placement exam.
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TSPAN 199 Foreign Study - Elementary (2-16, max. 16)
Elementary instruction in approved foreign study program. Students who wish to satisfy foreign language proficiency requirement must see the departmental adviser and may be required to take additional courses through 103. Course overlaps with: SPAN 199.
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TSPAN 201 Intermediate (5) A&H
Intensive practice in speaking, reading, and writing. Review of Spanish grammar. Oral practice based on literary and cultural readings. Maximum 10 credits allowed between TSPAN 201; TSPAN 202; and SPAN 210 (or equivalents). Course equivalent to: SPAN 201 and B SPAN 201. Prerequisite: either TSPAN 103, TSPAN 123, TSPAN 134, score of 276-325 on WebCAPE placement exam.
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TSPAN 202 Intermediate (5) A&H
Intensive practice in speaking, reading, and writing. Review of Spanish grammar. Oral practice based on literary and cultural readings. Maximum 10 credits allowed between TSPAN 201; TSPAN 202; and SPAN 210 (or equivalents). Course equivalent to: SPAN 202 and B SPAN 202. Course overlaps with: SPAN 204. Prerequisite: either TSPAN 201 or score of 326-375 on WebCAPE placement exam.
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TSPAN 203 Intermediate (5) A&H
Intensive practice in speaking, reading, and writing. Review of Spanish grammar. Oral practice based on literary and cultural readings. Course equivalent to: SPAN 203 and B SPAN 203. Course overlaps with: SPAN 204. Prerequisite: either TSPAN 202, TSPAN 210, or score of 376-450 on WebCAPE placement exam.
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TSPAN 210 Accelerated Intermediate Spanish (5) A&H
Merges SPAN 201 and SPAN 202. Designed to build listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills and to expand knowledge of culture and literature of the Spanish-speaking world. Combines classroom experience with accelerated Web-enhanced activities provided through Spain's Instituto Cervantes. Maximum 10 credits allowed between TSPAN 201; TSPAN 202; and SPAN 210 (or equivalents). Course overlaps with: SPAN 210. Prerequisite: either TSPAN 103, TSPAN 123, or TSPAN 134 or score of 276-375 on WebCAPE placement exam.
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TSPAN 299 Foreign Study - Intermediate (2-16, max. 16) A&H
Intermediate instruction in approved foreign study program. Further study at 200 level subject to placement test score. Course overlaps with: SPAN 299.
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TSPAN 301 Spanish Grammar and Lexicon (5, max. 10) A&H
Reviews Spanish grammar structures and vocabulary to develop students' capacity to understand and express themselves in Spanish with more accuracy. Helps students master concepts required for advance reading, writing, and oral proficiency. Prerequisite: either TSPAN 203, TSPAN 299, 5 credits of a TSPAN 300-level or higher course, or score of 451 or higher on the WebCAPE placement exam.
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TSPAN 302 Spanish Conversation (5, max. 10) A&H
Emphasizes oral proficiency and listening comprehension using film, television, music, journalistic, and literary texts as a way to understand linguistic and cultural diversity within the Spanish-speaking world. Prerequisite: either TSPAN 203, TSPAN 299, 5 credits of a TSPAN 300-level or higher course, or score of 451 or higher on the WebCAPE placement exam.
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TSPAN 303 Spanish Stylistics and Composition (5, max. 10) A&H
Develops writing skills for a wide variety of purposes, with activities to build vocabulary and strengthen knowledge of grammar. Includes pre-writing exercises, peer-editing and revision of texts, plus introduction to translation. Prerequisite: either TSPAN 203, TSPAN 299, 5 credits of a TSPAN 300-level or higher course, or score of 451 or higher on WebCAPE placement exam.
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TSPAN 312 Culture and Language for Spanish Heritage Speakers (5) DIV
Expands existing Spanish language skills for students who have had exposure to Spanish at home, but that have not studied it formally. Develops oral, listening, and literacy skills through meaningful and authentic cultural content and fosters a better understanding of diverse linguistic and cultural heritage.
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TSPAN 315 Business Communication in Spanish (5) A&H
Develops Spanish language skills (reading, writing, speaking, and listening) within the contest of the Spanish-speaking business world. Emphasizes business-specific culture and concepts. Prerequisite: minimum of 5 credits of Spanish language at the 300-level or higher.
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TSPAN 335 Hispanic Linguistics (5) A&H
Focuses on factors that affect the Spanish language (including phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, and pragmatics); the history of the Spanish language; as well as social factors that contribute to dialectical variation among Spanish speakers. Taught in Spanish. Prerequisite: 5 credits of 300-level or higher TSPAN coursework.
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TSPAN 345 Spanish for Community Engagement (5) SSc, DIV
Explores issues impacting Latino/a communities in Tacoma and beyond, while enabling students to use and improve Spanish language skills in practical contexts. In Spanish and requires 16 hours of community engagement with a local organization. Prerequisite: 5 credits of Spanish language at 300 level or higher.
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TSPAN 348 Writing and the Research Process (5) A&H
Offers students the opportunity to develop their Spanish-language writing, speaking, reading, and listening skills while also learning how to carry out different kinds of research, design research projects, and produce a variety of written texts. Prerequisite: minimum of 5 credits of Spanish language at 300-level or higher.
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TSPAN 351 Introduction to Hispanic Literary Studies (5) A&H
Introduces techniques of literary analysis, as applied to examples of narrative, poetry, and theater from Spain, Spanish American, and U.S. Latino culture. Taught in Spanish. Prerequisite: minimum of 5 credits of Spanish language at 300-level or higher.
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TSPAN 352 Introduction to Hispanic Cultural Studies (5) A&H
Acquaints students with different approaches to cultural studies, using key notions of elite, mass and folk culture of Spanish-speaking societies and examples. Topics include globalization/ modernization vs. tradition; transculturation vs. assimilation; community; family and tradition; gender and race; class. Taught in Spanish. Prerequisite: minimum of 5 credits of Spanish language at 300-level or higher.
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TSPAN 361 Mexican Film (5) A&H
Familiarizes students with important trends in cinema and culture in Mexico through the analysis and study of representative films, directors, and cultural movements. Taught in Spanish. Prerequisite: TSPAN 351 or TSPAN 352; and one other 300- or 400-level Spanish course.
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TSPAN 371 The Hispanic Caribbean (5) A&H
Analyzes significant trends in the Hispanic Caribbean through literature and other forms of cultural production, including art, music, folklore, and film. Taught in Spanish. Prerequisite: either one 300-level TSPAN course, or one 400-level TSPAN course
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TSPAN 374 Hispanic Culture Through Film (5) A&H
Introduces students to the cinema of the Spanish-speaking world and explores films within various national contexts. Explores issues related to politics, social change, gender, class, and ethnicity. Taught in Spanish. Prerequisite: minimum of 5 credits of Spanish language at 300-level or higher.
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TSPAN 376 Hispanic Film Directors (5) A&H
Examines cultural and aesthetic issues related to specific Hispanic film directors. Explores issues of cultural identity as it relates to gender, race, and socio-economic status. Taught in Spanish. Prerequisite: minimum of 5 credits of Spanish language at 300-level or higher.
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TSPAN 388 Contemporary United States Latina/o Literature (5) A&H, DIV
Focuses on contemporary literature by U.S.-based Chicana/o, Puerto Rican, Cuban American, and Dominican American authors from the 1960s to the present with attention to hybrid culture(s), identity, social justice, language, and socio-cultural circumstances to understand literary expression in relation to Latina/o histories. Taught in Spanish. Prerequisite: minimum of 5 credits of Spanish language at 300-level or higher.
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TSPAN 393 Foreign Study (2-10, max. 20) A&H
Study in Spanish speaking country outside the standard Spanish curriculum of the University of Washington. Course overlaps with: SPAN 393. Prerequisite: 5 credits of 300-level or higher TSPAN coursework.
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TSPAN 420 Advanced Spanish Grammar (5) A&H
Acquaints students with more complex grammatical structures, with attention to idiomatic language uses and structures. Taught in Spanish. Prerequisite: minimum of 10 credits of upper-division Spanish language.
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TSPAN 425 Advanced Communication Skills (5) A&H
Promotes higher level proficiency in spoken and written Spanish. Examines regional differences, formal and informal styles of communication, cultural notions related to specific speech patterns, and social interactions. Develops idiomatic knowledge of the language. Taught in Spanish. Prerequisite: minimum of 10 credits of Spanish language at the 300-level or higher.
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TSPAN 430 Translation Techniques and Practices (5) A&H
Focuses on theory, practice, and mechanics of translation of a wide variety of texts, literary, and non-literary. Prerequisite: minimum of 10 credits of upper-division Spanish language.
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TSPAN 451 Hispanic Women Writers (5) A&H
Analyzes novels, short stories, poetry, testimony, drama, and essays by contemporary Hispanic women writers. Includes themes such as dictatorship, political and sexual repression, gender constructions, colonialism, racism, class issues, etc. Taught in Spanish. Prerequisite: TSPAN 351 or TSPAN 352; and one other 300- or 400-level Spanish course.
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TSPAN 464 Mexican Literature and Culture (5) A&H
Analyzes significant trends in Mexican culture through literature and other forms of cultural production, including art, music, folklore, and film/television/print media. Taught in Spanish. Prerequisite: TSPAN 351 or TSPAN 352; and one other 300- or 400-level Spanish course.
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TSPAN 480 Contemporary Spanish Culture (5) A&H
Analyzes significant historical, social, and political events in contemporary Spain through literature and other forms of cultural production, including art, music, dance, and film. Taught in Spanish. Course overlaps with: TIAS 493. Prerequisite: TSPAN 351 or TSPAN 352; and one other 300- or 400-level Spanish course.
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TSPAN 496 Experiential Learning in Spanish (1-10, max. 10)
Engages students in an individualized project that combines academic and work experience in the local Spanish-speaking community. Supplements and enhances formal in-class language training. Taught in Spanish. Prerequisite: TSPAN 301; TSPAN 302; TSPAN 303; TSPAN 351; TSPAN 352. Credit/no-credit only.
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