> MSU Undergraduate Catalog
MLS
Modern Languages, Spanish
Department of Modern Languages & Literatures
(406) 994-4448
MLS 101 ELEMENTARY SPANISH I
MLS 102D ELEMENTARY SPANISH II
MLS 219D INTERMEDIATE SPANISH
MLS 220D SPANISH LANGUAGE & CULTURE
MLS 301 SPANISH CULTURE & CIVILIZATION
MLS 302 LATIN AMERICAN CULTURE & CIVILIZATION
MLS 303 US LATINO CULTURE & CIVILIZATION
MLS 320 SURVEY OF SPANISH LITERATURE
MLS 321 CONTEMPORARY LATIN AMERICAN LITERATURE
MLS 323 SURVEY OF US LATINO LITERATURE
MLS 330IH TRAVEL IN LATIN AMERICA LITERATURE & FILM
MLS 350 ADVANCED READING & GRAMMAR
MLS 351 ADVANCED COMMUNICATION & COMPOSITION
MLS 360 DON QUIXOTE & THE WESTERN TRADITION
MLS 365 HISPANIC POETRY
MLS 415 LATIN AMERICAN PERSPECTIVES: HISTORY, CULTURE, AND IDENTITY IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY
MLS 420 CULTURE AND REVOLUTION
MLS 450R SEMINAR: MODERN HISPANIC LITERATURE
MLS 489R UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH/CREATIVE ACTIVITY INSTRUCTION
MLS 490R UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH/CREATIVE ACTIVITY
MLS 101 ELEMENTARY SPANISH I
F,Su alternate years 4 cr. RCT 4
NOTE: Offered on a rotating basis with French and German in the summer.
-- An elementary level course designed to help students acquire basic proficiency in communicating within culturally significant contexts. An integrated approach to teaching language skills with emphasis on vocabulary acquisition and basic grammatical structures.
MLS 102D ELEMENTARY SPANISH II
F, S,Su alternate years 4 cr. RCT 4
PREREQUISITE: MLS 101 or equivalent, or two years of high school Spanish. Offered on a rotating basis with French and German in Summer.
-- This course builds upon the foundation established in 101. Greater emphasis is placed upon oral and written expression. Reading and discussions are designed to increase comprehension of more linguistically complex texts and more conceptually complex cultural issues.
MLS 219D INTERMEDIATE SPANISH
F, S 3 cr. RCT 3
PREREQUISITE: MLS 102 or equivalent, or a minimum three years of high school Spanish, or placement interview.
-- Intensive, methodical review of grammar and syntax combined with the integrated development of proficiency in the four language skills. Expansion of cultural knowledge and functional vocabulary through intermediate-level readings and discussions. Increased emphasis on written communication.
MLS 220D SPANISH LANGUAGE & CULTURE
F, S 3 cr. RCT 3
PREREQUISITE: MLS 219 or equivalent, or placement interview.
-- Designed to follow the third semester review of grammar and basic skills. Taught through a series of carefully selected readings in Spanish culture, civilization, and literature which will provide the basis for writing essays and reports and developing advanced language skills.
MLS 301 SPANISH CULTURE & CIVILIZATION
F 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: MLS 220
-- Readings, lectures, and discussions in Spanish. This course examines the historical, social, and ideological aspects of Spanish culture from the Middle ages to the modern period. Taught in Spanish.
MLS 302 LATIN AMERICAN CULTURE & CIVILIZATION
F 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: MLS 220
-- Readings, lectures and discussions in Spanish. This course examines the historical, social, and ideological aspects of modern Latin American culture. Taught in Spanish.
MLS 303 US LATINO CULTURE & CIVILIZATION
F 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: MLS 220 for majors and minors or; Junior standing for non-majors
-- Examines the history and culture of Latino communities in the US. It centers on the largest Hispanic populations found in the US today: Mexican, Dominican, Puerto Rican, and Cuban. Taught in English. Spanish majors and minors will read and write in Spanish.
MLS 320 SURVEY OF SPANISH LITERATURE
S alternate years, to be offered even years 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: MLS 301
-- A survey of Spanish literature from the Middle Ages to the modern period through an examination of the masterpieces of each literary period. Taught in Spanish.
MLS 321 CONTEMPORARY LATIN AMERICAN LITERATURE
S 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: MLS 302
-- An examination of the major authors, works, and literary movements of the 19th and 20th centuries as Latin American literature has come of age and established its independence from Spanish peninsular influences. Taught in Spanish.
MLS 323 SURVEY OF US LATINO LITERATURE
F 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: MLS 220 for majors & minors; or Junior standing for non-majors.
-- Examination of the major authors, works, and literary movements of U.S. Latino literature. Taught in English. Spanish majors and minors will read and write in Spanish.
MLS 330IH TRAVEL IN LATIN AMERICA LITERATURE & FILM
Su 3 cr. RCT 3
PREREQUISITE: MLS 220 or junior standing.
-- The course examines travel in Latin America texts and films as exploration and search for individual and national identity and as disruptive displacements caused by political and economic forces and the problems of adapting to a new environment. In English.
MLS 350 ADVANCED READING & GRAMMAR
F 3 cr. RCT 3
PREREQUISITE: MLS 220
-- In-depth review of problem areas in grammar, complete review of the verb system and a practical study of Spanish sounds. This class is designed to provide prospective teachers and advanced students with an understanding of the function of Spanish grammar. In Spanish.
MLS 351 ADVANCED COMMUNICATION & COMPOSITION
S 3 cr. RCT 3
PREREQUISITE: MLS 350
-- Development and refinement of advanced oral and writing skills, intensive practice in expository and imaginative composition, review of idiomatic expressions, and vocabulary expansion.
MLS 360 HISPANIC TEXTS AND CINEMA
S 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: Junior standing
-- This course will focus on different topics of Latin America and/or Spain through the reading and viewing of a variety of Hispanic literature and movies. These themes may include history, race, gender, politics and literary trends in Latin America or Spain. Focus will vary depending on the professor. In Spanish.
MLS 365 HISPANIC POETRY
F 3 cr. SEM 3
COREQUISITE: MLS 350
-- Examines 20th century poetry from several Latin American countries and Spain including the poets' biographies and their historical, social, and political contexts. Students will watch three movies pertaining to Hispanic poets and also listen to music that uses poetry. In Spanish.
MLS 415 LATIN AMERICAN PERSPECTIVES: HISTORY, CULTURE, AND IDENTITY IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY
S 3 cr. LEC 3
PREREQUISITE: MLS 220 or equivalent.
-- This course approaches historical developments, literature, and constructions of identity in twentieth-century Latin America. Taught in English with Spanish reading/writing option. Focus will vary by professor.
MLS 420 CULTURE AND REVOLUTION
F 3 cr. RCT 3
PREREQUISITE: MLS 220
-- An intensive study of the cultural materials produced as a result of dictatorships and revolutions in Latin America and Spain including movies, documentaries, songs, literature and art. Will encourage the understanding of the mutual influence between historical events and cultural production in Hispanic countries. Focus will vary depending on the professor. In Spanish.
MLS 450R SEMINAR: MODERN HISPANIC LITERATURE
F, S 3 cr. SEM 3
PREREQUISITE: MLS 301 or MLS 302 or MLS 320 or MLS 321.
-- Senior capstone course. An in-depth examination of the most important Hispanic works and authors of the 19th and 20th, and 21st centuries. In Spanish.
MLS 489R UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH/CREATIVE ACTIVITY INSTRUCTION
F,S,Su 1 - 2 cr. RCT May be repeated. Max 4 cr.
COREQUISITE: MLS 490.
-- Classroom instruction associated with directed undergraduate research/creative activity projects.
MLS 490R UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH/CREATIVE ACTIVITY
F,S,Su 1 - 6 cr. IND May be repeated. Max 12 cr.
-- Directed undergraduate research/creative activity which may culminate in a research paper, journal article, or undergraduate thesis.
Back to Subject Areas
> Back to Table of Contents
|
