Undergraduate Courses
Our objectives and learning outcomes for our language courses are according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) as a user of Spanish. Global scale - Table 1 (CEFR 3.3): Common Reference levels
For SPANISH course descriptions and prerequisites refer to the UVic Academic Calendar.
Fall 2023 Courses.pdf
Spring 2024 Courses.pdf
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September 6 - December 4, 2023
| Courses |
Instructors |
| SPAN 100A: Beginners' Spanish I A01 - A06 |
Chrissie Forster Rosa Stewart Alicia Ulysses |
| SPAN 249: Intensive Intermediate Spanish | Silvia Colás Cardona |
| SPAN 250A: Intermediate Spanish I A01 - A02 |
Pablo Restrepo Gautier |
| SPAN 305A: 'Latin American Cities: Buenos Aires, Havana, Mexico City' (in English) (Online) Explore the literature, arts, and cinema of three iconic urban centres. | Dan Russek |
| SPAN 307: Latin American Culture Through Music (in English) (Online) Discover the rich cultural diversity and uniqueness of this region through music, art, film and literature. |
Chrissie Forster |
| SPAN 349: Intensive Upper Intermediate Spanish | Chrissie Forster |
January 8 - April 8, 2024
| Courses | Instructors | |
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| Alicia Ulysses Marina Bettaglio |
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| SPAN 100B: Beginners' Spanish II A01-A03 |
Alicia Ulysses Dan Russek |
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| SPAN 185: Latin America Through Contemporary Film (in English) (Online) The course objective is to offer a panoramic vision of contemporary Hispanic cinema. Because the “Hispanic World” is geographically vast and culturally diverse, the limitations of time require that a selection of material be made. You will be introduced to a variety of cinematic genres (eg. Historical Drama, Comedy, Horror, Social Realism and Documentary) representing four main regions of filmmaking: Spain, North and Central America, The Caribbean, and South America. |
Chrissie Forster |
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| SPAN 250B: Intermediate Spanish II A01-A02 |
Gabriela McBee Pablo Restrepo Gautier |
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| SPAN 304: Indigenous Latin America, Eco & Social Justice (in English)
Latin America and the Caribbean are home to over 50 million people who belong to more than 600 Indigenous groups. In this course we will learn about a few of them, centering our attention on the wealth of knowledge and the vibrancy of their diverse cultures, some endangered while others strongly resurging everywhere in the region. The ancestral wisdom and teachings brought forward offer ideas and solutions that we all can learn from as they are relevant to many shared global concerns. |
Gabriela McBee | |
| SPAN 305A: 'Soccer, Society and Culture in the Hispanic World' (in English) (Online) Examine the presence of soccer, or futbol, in Spain and Latin America since the beginning of the 20th century to our days, highlighting its profound impact in culture, politics, economics, and media. It will also cover soccer in literature, art, and film. It features some of the most iconic players who have played the sport (Pelé, Maradona, Messi), soccer as business, and the rise of women's soccer in Latin America, among others topics. The goal (pun intended!) is to gain a better understanding of Hispanic culture and society through the examination of the most popular sport in the region. |
Dan Russek | |
| SPAN 391: Hispanic Literature II Learn about Spain through its literature. For over 10 centuries women and men have imagined Spain in theatre, prose, poetry. As you learn about Spain and its people, you will polish your oral and written Spanish in a variety of individual, whole-class and group activities. |
Pablo Restrepo Gautier | |
| SPAN 449:Intensive Advanced Spanish | Silvia Colás Cardona | |
| SPAN 484A: Latin American Women's Writing Analysis of literary and graphic texts by contemporary Latin American creators, from microrelatos, to novels, plays, and movies. Issues of gender, violence, social justice, and social reproduction will be discussed. |
Marina Bettaglio | |
| SPAN 484E: Revolutions and Dictators in 20C Latin America (in English) | Matthew Koch |
June & July 2023
| Courses | Instructor / Schedule | |
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| SPAN 100A: Beginners' Spanish I | Chrissie Forster June 8 - June 30 M-T-W-Th-F 10:30AM-12:20PM |
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| SPAN 100B: Beginners' Spanish II |
Alicia Ulysses July 5 - July 27 M-W-Th 6:00PM-9:00PM |
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SPAN 185: Latin America Through Contemporary Film (in English) |
Chrissie Forster June 8 - June 30 M-W-F 1:30PM-4:20PM Online (Zoom) |
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| SPAN 205: 'Histories of Violence in Contemporary Mexico (in English) This course will provide an analysis of the socio-political, economic, cultural and media influences that have underlined the origins of the war on drugs, border violence and feminicidios. It will include an overview of class, race, and gender divides that have created and continue to sustain a culture of violence, oppression, and discrimination in modern Mexico. There will be by-weekly topics where we will be able to focus on the many portrayals of each social issue. |
Alicia Ulysses July 5 - July 27 M-W-Th 10:30AM- 1:30PM Online (Zoom) |
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FALL 2022