Thursdays, 3:30 pm - 6:20 pm, CMLL 105

In this course, we will examine a wide range of Latin American films, with a focus on films with Black, indigenous, and LGBTQ protagonists and directors. Through film, we will see the immense range of landscapes and identities represented in Latin America. The films we will study are from Argentina, Venezuela, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Guatemala, Peru, and Mexico, and span genres including drama, revenge thriller, horror, documentary, comedy, and science fiction. We will examine themes including adolescence, racial discrimination, disability, beauty standards, sexual and gender identity, love, loss, and mourning, violence, revenge and greed, exploitation, religion, memory and trauma, migration, and community.

T/R 2:00 pm - 3:20 pm, CMLL 116

This course —which is a part of the CMLL Undergraduate Certificate in Translation and Interpretation —is intended as an introduction for students interested in pursuing a career as translators and interpreters. As such, and being open to students with allsorts of bilingual (or multilingual) backgrounds, the focus is not the practice of translation and interpreting per se, but rather the conceptual,scientific and deontological foundations necessary to understand what translation and interpreting entails and get acquainted with the main problems encountered by practitioners in the field. Thus, the course covers topics such as language differences, the notion of equivalence, and the translator and interpreter’s responsibility toward all the parties involved in the process of rendering texts (written, oral, or signed) from one language to another. 

Online; Asynchronous

MWF 9:00 am - 9:50 am, CMLL 116

Introduction to cultural studies through art, short stories, poetry, and songs.  Special focus on the environment.  

Face to Face:
SPAN 3305.001
MWF 10:00 am - 10:50 am, CMLL 118

The main purpose of this course is to provide the context and opportunities to improve your grammar through the four language skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. This course provides an intensive review of the fundamentals of Spanish grammar (with an emphasis on verb tenses and moods). The content and pace of this course are based on the assumption that you have formally and successfully studied Spanish grammar in the recent past. The course is primarily conducted in Spanish.     

This course offers context and opportunities to improve the students’ grammar through reading, writing, and speaking. This class provides an intensive review of the fundamentals of Spanish grammar and is designed to help students perfect their knowledge and usage of the language. 

Prerequisites: SPAN 2301 or SPAN 2302 or equivalent (with a “C” or higher)

This asynchronous course will be conducted primarily in Spanish. The course content is divided by week.  It is 100% online. The main purpose of this course is to provide the context and opportunities to improve your grammar through the four language skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. This course provides an intensive review of the fundamentals of Spanish grammar (with an emphasis on verb tenses and moods). The content and pace of this course are based on the assumption that you have formally and successfully studied Spanish grammar in the recent past.  

The course offers context and opportunities to improve the students’ grammar through reading, writing, and speaking. This class provides an intensive review of the fundamentals of Spanish grammar and is designed to help students perfect their knowledge and usage of the language. 

MWF 2:00 pm - 2:50 pm, CMLL 116

This course provides an overview of the fundamentals of Spanish contemporary life, culture, and history. The course aims to provide students with grammatical and lexical knowledge as well as cultural and pragmatic skills to use Spanish in everyday interactions across a variety of social contexts (service encounters, debates, public spaces, etc.). Specifically, the course will cover Spanish history (from Medieval to Contemporary Spain), Andalusian cultural and socio-pragmatic/politeness norms, and local linguistic practices. Throughout the course, we will rely on methods and concepts from the fields of sociology, anthropology, cultural studies, and linguistics as we conduct participant observation of culture in Sevilla and Andalucía, which will then allow us to reflect on what is (West) Texas culture (differences and similarities). In-class discussions will be conducted in Spanish. No previous knowledge of linguistics is needed. All are welcome.    

MWF 1:00 pm - 1:50 pm, CMLL 116

Resistance and Representation: A Survey of Hispanic Literature in Colonial Contexts

This course provides a comprehensive introduction to Hispanic literature through an examination of writers and genres that have responded to the colonizing forces impacting the Spanish-speaking world throughout history. The readings will span a broad historical and geographical range, encompassing early Spanish colonization, including that of the Llano Estacado of Texas, to independence movements of the early 19th century. It further explores the colonization and imperialist efforts of the U.S. in Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean. The course concludes with a study of responses to neocolonial and globalizing forces from the late 20th century to today. 

Throughout the semester, students will engage with themes of resistance, the tensions of cultural assimilation, and the power of both poetics and testimonial literature in responding to dominant forces of colonization and imperialism.  

Online: Synchronous
TR 11:00 am - 12:20 pm

This course provides students an overview of the building blocks of the Spanish language as well as the social and linguistic variation of Spanish dialects through the world. The course will begin by studying the sounds of Spanish (phonetics/phonology), the composition of words (morphology), and the grammar of the Spanish language (syntax). Students will then learn about the history and evolution of the Spanish language and the sociolinguistic variation of Spanish dialects throughout Latin America and Spain. Finally, the course will end with a focus on Spanish in the United States, examining the history, politics, and linguistic characteristics of U.S. Spanish. In addition to assigned readings (textbook and articles), we will analyze audio files of Spanish speakers from throughout the Spanish-speaking world (including Texas). No previous knowledge of linguistics is needed. All are welcome. 

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MW 9:00 am - 9:50 am, CMLL 114

A third-year course designed for different degrees of bilingual students (who learned Spanish at home) in which oral and written communication skills are developed through the study of language and culture in bilingual contexts. This course includes a virtual linguistic and cultural exchange with Mexican, college students 

Online; Asynchronous

A third-year course designed for different degrees of bilingual students (who learned Spanish at home) in which oral and written communication skills are developed through the study of language and culture in bilingual contexts. This course includes a virtual linguistic and cultural exchange with Mexican, college students 

MWF 11:00 am - 11:50 am, CMLL 118

Hispanic Culture and Civilization: Crime Fiction in the Hispanic World

Crime and detective fiction serves as a mass-marketed commodity, a captivating spectacle filled with scandal and suspense, and a complex puzzle that reveals social norms. This genre highlights the blurred lines between high and low art, as well as the contradictions of modern morality. In this course, students will explore the structure of detective stories and examine how historical events have shaped this popular genre, with a particular focus on crime fiction in the Hispanic world. We will also delve into the contributions of Hispanic writers to the genre, especially the emergence of neopolicial and narcoliteratura, and investigate the representation of violence and crime in Spanish-speaking countries. 

Online; Synchronous
W 10:00 am - 10:50 am

This course is designed to enhance oral and written communication in the medical field, provide and allow students with grater interaction among medical service providers and their clientele. It will also make reference to health relate issues facing Hispanic communication. 

Language in (Social) Media

TR 12:30 pm - 1:50 pm, CMLL 116

This course explores the interrelation between language, migration, and society in (social) media in the Spanish-speaking world. We will delve into social and linguistic disparities and how they are depicted on social media through the study of language and identity, migration narratives on social media, digital activism and advocacy, and cross-cultural communication. 

Online; Synchronous
TR 3:30 pm - 4:50 pm

This course provides students a (socio)linguistic analysis of Spanish in the United States. The overarching goal is to objectively analyze the Spanish language from a bilingual perspective as well as the social ideologies surrounding Spanish in the U.S. and its speakers. The course begins with the historical context of Spanish in the U.S. as well as a present-day demographic profile of the U.S. Spanish speaking population. The course then provides an overview of linguistic features (morphological, syntactic, phonetic, and lexical) present in U.S. Spanish. Students then learn about the linguistic results of language contact (Spanish & English) as well as dialect contact (Mexican, Puerto Rican, Dominican, Cuban, Honduran, etc.). The course then focuses on the implications of political and educational policies regarding Spanish in the U.S. Finally, the course concludes by analyzing the connection between language and identity in the U.S. context. No previous knowledge of linguistics is needed. All are welcome. 

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TR 11:00 am - 12:20 pm, CMLL 118

Almost 60 million people of Latin American descent live in the United States. What do their stories have in common, and how are they different? How have they contributed to the development and identity of the United States? Like this diverse population, U.S. Latinx literature is a varied, vibrant field. Ilan Stavans addresses the growing body of literature that tells Latinos’ stories as “the tension between double attachments to place, to language, and to identity,” and Frederick Luis Aldama adds that the category of Latinx literature has emerged “out of a demographic presence generationally and linguistically rooted in a common Hispanic ancestral heritage and shaped by the movement of national borders and migration flows.” In this course, we will explore these complexities through stories that narrate the journey from youth to adulthood, or narratives of awakening. Together, we will delve into coming-of-age stories from Chicano/ Mexican-American, Puerto Rican, Dominican-American, and Cuban-American writers. We will address themes including class inequality, gender, sexual identity, violence, religion, codeswitching, and border crossing.

-Dr. Dora Aranda
-Online, Asynchronous

This asynchronous course will be conducted primarily in Spanish. It is 100% online. The course content is divided by week.

The main purpose of this course is to provide the context and opportunities to improve Spanish grammar through the four language skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. This course provides an intensive review of the fundamentals of Spanish grammar (with an emphasis on verb tenses and moods.) Additionally, it presents new grammar concepts to help students perfect their knowledge and usage of the language. The content and pace of this course are based on the assumption that students have formally and successfully studied Spanish grammar in the recent past. After completing this course, students will achieve an intermediate-high proficiency level.

-Dr. Antonio Ladeira
-In Person, MTWRF 12:00 pm -1:50 pm

Literatures and Cultures of Spanish America. The course introduces students to Spanish American literatures and cultures through representative works by major literary figures from the pre-Columbian period to the present.

-Dr. John Beusterien

In the time of Shakespeare, theaters were built across Spain and the Spanish-speaking world.  This course is an introduction to theater studies with a special focus on the Spanish Golden Age.  Readings of plays in Spanish; dramatic interpretation; adaptations of themes and verse from classical Spanish theater.

-Dr. John Beusterien

Access to clean drinking water affects every region across the globe.  This course is an introduction to water studies with a special focus on Hispanic literature and Spanish-speaking cultures.  Projects include a study of water through linguistic and cultural landscapes based on a water issue in Seville.  Requirements include collaborating with an international team and designing a water pedagogy for elementary age students.  

-Dr. Bernd Reiter
-Online, Asynchronous

This fully online, asynchronous course explores key topics in Latin American Cultural Studies, focusing on major historical, political, and aesthetic shifts from the 19th century to the present. Students will engage with various cultural expressions—including literature, essay, film, and visual arts—to understand the complexities of Latin American identities, social movements, and cultural production. Over 80% of the course readings and materials are in Spanish.

-Dr. Susan Larson
-T 3:30 pm to 6:20 pm, CMLL 105

An introduction to the global world of classic films produced in Africa, Asia, Europe, and Latin America. 

ADDITIONAL DESCRIPTION:  Latin America is one of the most highly urbanized regions of the world. Its oldest cities were built by European colonizers on the ruins of even older, highly developed empires and in the twenty-first century, Latinos in the United States are revitalizing and redefining key aspects of urban life. This course explores how Spanish and Portuguese language films envision cities as complex spaces of economic and political centralization, civic action and identity. This course fulfills TTU’s Language, Philosophy & Culture and Multicultural requirements.

-Dr. Susan Larson
-MW 11:00am to 12:20 pm, Room TBA

In the belief that a geographical theory of culture helps us to understand difference and change, this course is an exploration of cultural struggles as they are played out in particular spaces and places. After establishing a set of working concepts from the field of Cultural Geography and using literature, films, music, architecture and comics as points of reference, special attention will be given to topics such as nationalism in the era of economic globalization, the nature of social space in the digital era, the future of the city in the face of climate change,  and the cultural politics of our very own West Texas. The purpose of this course is to encourage us to open our eyes and ask good questions about how things like images, words, sounds, music, buildings, and our interactions with nature work together to create the meaningful places that surround us.

-Dr. Antonio Ladeira
-Online, Asynchronous

Introduction and development of the four language skills in Portuguese: Listening comprehension, speaking, reading, and writing. It includes an overview of the cultures of Portuguese-speaking countries such as Brazil, Portugal, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Angola and Mozambique.

-Dr. John Beusterien
-Online, T 11:00 am - 11:50 am

Access to clean drinking water affects every region across the globe.  This course is an introduction to water studies with a special focus on Hispanic literature and Spanish-speaking cultures.  Projects include a study of water through linguistic and cultural landscapes based on water issues.  Requirements include collaborating with an international team and designing a water pedagogy for elementary age students.   

Fulfills core Language, Philosophy and Culture requirement. Fulfills Multicultural requirement.

- Dr. Sara Guengerich
-TR 11:00 am to 12:20 pm, CMLL 118

This course offers an introductory survey of the cultural history of the Spanish-speaking world, from the colonial period to the contemporary era. Interdisciplinary in methods and scope, this course incorporates Latin American and Iberian cultural studies as well as literary and cultural theory to approach some of the key socioeconomic processes that have shaped the past and present of Spanish-speaking societies. We will make use of primary and secondary sources to navigate the region’s history, with an emphasis on periods of social transformation. Similarly, we will pay close attention to the specificity of different literary and artistic forms, including prose fiction, film, painting, architecture, and music. Throughout the course, you will develop analytical skills and broaden your working knowledge of Hispanic cultures and societies. This course prepares students for upper-level courses in Latin American, Hispanic, and Iberian literary and cultural studies.

-Dr. Ana Hernandez
-MWF 9:00 am to 9:50 am, CMLL 0001

The main purpose of this course is to provide the context and opportunities to improve your grammar through the four language skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. This course provides an intensive review of the fundamentals of Spanish grammar (with an emphasis on verb tenses and moods.) It is designed to help students perfect their knowledge and usage of the Spanish language. The content and pace of this course are based on the assumption that you have formally and successfully studied Spanish grammar in the recent past. In addition, new grammar content will be presented. The course is primarily conducted in Spanish. After completing this course, students will achieve an intermediate-high proficiency level.

-Dr. Ana Hernandez
-Online, Asynchronous

This asynchronous course will be conducted primarily in Spanish. It is 100% online. The course content is divided by week.

The main purpose of this course is to provide the context and opportunities to improve Spanish grammar through the four language skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. This course provides an intensive review of the fundamentals of Spanish grammar (with an emphasis on verb tenses and moods.) Additionally, it presents new grammar concepts to help students perfect their knowledge and usage of the language. The content and pace of this course are based on the assumption that students have formally and successfully studied Spanish grammar in the recent past. After completing this course, students will achieve an intermediate-high proficiency level.

-Dr. Britta Anderson
-Online, Asynchronous

This fully online, asynchronous class will give you an introduction to the diversity of Latin American cultures from an interdisciplinary perspective. Through the overarching theme of “Power, Community, and Justice,” we will think together about the foods, activities, and practices that create spaces of community belonging. We will examine questions of race, gender, and power through an analysis of Latin American and U.S. Latinx sports, music, arts, food, and history. We will study these themes through a variety of media including film, poetry, photography, podcasts, music, and recipes.

-Dr. Sara Guengerich
-TR 12:30 pm to 1:50 pm, CMLL 118

The main goal of this course is to provide a first approach to the Hispanic literature in three key genres: narrative, poetry and drama. The course will present a varied sample of works by Spanish and Spanish American authors. The selected texts will be discussed following the fundamental concepts of literary analysis presented at the beginning of each genre. Reading and discussions will be complemented with compositions, oral presentations, exams, homework, and other varied exercises. Active participation will be a crucial component of the evaluation.

-Dr. Carlos Echeverría
-MWF 1:00 pm to 1:50 pm, CMLL 118

This course is an introduction to Hispanic linguistics, broadly defined as the discipline that studies Spanish – and more generally any linguistic data corresponding to said language – from a scientific point of view. The first part of the course will be a review of the fundamentals of general linguistics, in which the scope of the discipline will be defined and notions such as “language,” “speech,” and “sign” will be introduced and refined, paying special attention to the linguistic distinctions that are implicit in modern Spanish (e.g., lengua/lenguaje). Once these foundations have been covered, the focus will shift to the Spanish language in particular. This will begin with a discussion of the status of Spanish as a linguistic and cultural entity, its origins, and its evolution. Then, the discussion will concentrate on the structure and architecture of present-day Spanish, covering some of its main phonological, morphosyntactic, and lexicosemantic properties and how they vary across the Hispanic world. By the end of the course, students are expected to be familiar with the basics of general linguistics, be able to apply those basics to the study of Spanish (and potentially of other languages), and be familiar with the history of Spanish and its structural properties.

-Dr. Brendan Regan
-ARR

This course delivers an overview of the culture, history, and language of Spain with an emphasis on Andalucía (the autonomous community of which Sevilla is the capital). The course aims to provide students with grammatical and lexical knowledge as well as cultural and pragmatic skills to use Spanish in everyday interactions across a variety of social contexts (service encounters, debates, informal conversations, etc.). Specifically, the course will cover Spanish history from Medieval to Contemporary Spain, Andalusian sociocultural and pragmatic norms, and local linguistic practices. In-class discussion will be conducted in Spanish. No previous knowledge of linguistics is needed. All are welcome.

-Instructor TBA
-MW 9:00 am to 9:50 am, CMLL 118

A third-year course designed for different degrees of bilingual students in which oral and written communication skills are developed through the study of language and culture in bilingual contexts. This course includes a virtual linguistic and cultural exchange with Mexican, college students.

-Instructor TBA
-Online, Asynchronous

A third-year course designed for different degrees of bilingual students in which oral and written communication skills are developed through the study of language and culture in bilingual contexts. This course includes a virtual linguistic and cultural exchange with Mexican, college students.

-Dr. Brendan Regan
-ARR

This course provides students an overview of the sound system of Spanish as well as the socio-phonetic variation that exists across the Spanish speaking world. The course will begin with an overview of the sound inventory and phonological organization of the Spanish language, with particular focus given to differences between Spanish and English. The course will examine the phonetics of bilingualism, with an emphasis on the phonetics of bilingual Spanish-English speakers. Then the course will focus on socio-phonetic variation that exists between dialects throughout Latin America, Spain, and the United States as well as socio-phonetic variation that exists between individual speakers due to social factors (i.e., gender, age, identity, etc.). Additionally, the course will examine how certain sounds acquire social evaluations (that is, how people socially perceive different sounds), which can lead to sound change. The course will provide hands-on activities using the open-sourced acoustic phonetics software program Praat to produce and visualize sounds, allowing students to analyze their own speech. Therefore, the course aims to provide students with the acoustic and articulatory knowledge of the sounds of Spanish, how sounds vary based on geographic and social factors, as well as the social associations of sound variation in the Spanish speaking world. No previous knowledge of linguistics is needed. All are welcome.

-Dr. Pavel Andrade
-MWF 10:00 am to 10:50 am, CMLL 118

This course offers a survey of Mexican cultural history from the early days of the Mexican Revolution to the entry into force of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). We will engage a wide range of media, including film, photography, music, literature, and architecture, to analyze the accelerated transformation of Mexican life and culture between 1910 and 1994. We will explore questions regarding national identity, mestizaje, indigenismo, urbanization, industrial development, and everyday life. Throughout the course, we will consider how artists, writers, and filmmakers engaged with the nation-building program of the Mexican state, and how they helped transform Mexico into an international hub for progressive politics in the mid-decades of the twentieth century. We will spend time charting the transformation of Mexico City into a global megalopolis and the ascendancy of the port city of Acapulco as an iconic resort destination. We will similarly consider the rise of counterculture, rock en español, and the changes in the experience of everyday life that marked the Mexican 1960s and 70s. Finally, we will examine how Mexican cultural production has registered the exhilarations and dissatisfactions generated by the advent of globalization and neoliberal capitalism. Taught in Spanish. Readings in Spanish and/or English. All assignment submissions in Spanish.

-Dr. Britta Anderson
-MWF 10:00 am to 10:50 am, CMLL 105

What do an indigenous colonial translator, a ghost, a goddess, and a soldier all have in common? They are archetypal female figures that operate as foundational symbols of national identity in Mexico, and that migrate beyond Mexico as icons of Chicana empowerment or cultural identity. In this course, we will study the colonial legacies and paradigms of womanhood constructed and challenged through 20^th and 21^st century adaptations of La Malinche, the Virgin of Guadalupe, La Llorona, Sor Juana, and La Adelita in Mexican and Chicana/o literature and popular culture. By examining key Mexican images and writings on these figures alongside Chicana/o texts, we will trace the movement of these iconic female figures from Mexico into the United States, and from elite to popular culture. We will ask: How do these icons establish cultural constructs of national identity and norms of good and bad motherhood and femininity, and how do they transgress those norms? What are the contemporary ways in which these mythic Mexican figures find renewed relevance in the United States? Taught in English.

-Dr. Andrew Reynolds and Dr. Mathilda Shepard
-Online, T 9:00 am to 9:50 am

This class examines the Guatemalan Maya K’iche’ immigrant and refugee community in the Texas High Plains region. Many of these residents were impacted by the Guatemalan Civil War (1960-1996), a conflict marked by genocide against Indigenous peoples. While building new lives in Texas, this community navigates the challenges of maintaining their cultural traditions and language while adapting to a new societal demands. Today, their contributions are vital to the region's agricultural economy, where they form an essential part of the workforce. We will study the historical events that led to their displacement and/or immigration, their cultural heritage, and their ongoing experiences in establishing communities in the Texas High Plains.

-Dr. Carlos Echeverría
-MWF 11:00 am to 11:50 am, CMLL 116

This course is an introduction to Spanish-English translation (and, secondarily, Spanish-English interpretation), intended mainly for native English speakers who have reached at least an upper-intermediate command of Spanish. Although the first part of the course will cover some conceptual fundamentals of translation, the focus of the course will be mostly practical. Students will learn about lexical and grammatical differences between English and Spanish that often result in translation difficulties, before moving on to advanced translation techniques and finally to translating short contemporary texts, mostly from news media.

-Dr. Dora Parras
-Online, Asynchronous

This course is designed to enhance oral and written communication in Spanish in the medical field in order for students to have greater interaction among medical service providers and their clientele. It will also make reference to health-related issues facing Hispanic communication.  The purpose of this course is to enhance the knowledge of Spanish of those who work in the medical/healthcare fields or intend to do so. It will provide the students with skills to better communicate with the ever-growing Spanish-speaking community of the United States in situations commonly encountered by medical professionals in the different areas of healthcare

-Instructor TBA
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-Dr. Pavel Andrade
-MWF 12:00 pm to 12:50 pm, CMLL 116

How has cultural production animated the Latin American revolutionary imagination? How have art, literature, and film accompanied radical processes of social transformation and helped expand the horizons of utopianism in Latin America? How does art help us conceive, model, and build something different than what already exists? Focusing on three key moments of revolutionary transformation (the Mexican Revolution of 1910, the Cuban Revolution of 1959, and the truncated project of the Chilean Road to Socialism of 1970-3), this upper-level course will examine the close relationship between art and revolution in twentieth-century Latin America. We will explore the aesthetic ideas and social processes that continually challenged and transformed notions of revolution and internationalism in the so-called Third World. Movements include Mexican estridentismo, muralism, proletarian literature, Third Cinema, New Song Movement, and testimonio, among others. Taught in Spanish. Readings in Spanish and/or English. All assignment submissions in Spanish.