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

Please see the UVic Course Timetable to search for courses by academic term. To find SPANISH course descriptions and prerequisites, please refer to the Academic Calendar.

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January 9 - April 6, 2023

Courses Instructors

SPAN 100A: Beginners' Spanish I
A01-A03, A05

 Chrissie Forster
Gabriela McBee
Alicia Ulysses		  
SPAN 100B: Beginners' Spanish II
A01-A03		 Chrissie Forster
Alicia Ulysses		  
SPAN 249: Intensive Intermediate Spanish Alicia Ulysses

  
SPAN 250B: Intermediate Spanish II
A01-A02		 Gabriela McBee
Pablo Restrepo Gautier		  
SPAN 185: Latin America Through Contemporary Film (in English)
The objective of this course is to offer the student 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. The student 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  
SPAN 305A: 'Soccer, Society and Culture in the Hispanic World' (in English)
An online course, taught in English, that examines the presence of soccer, or futbol, in Spain and Latin America since the beginning of the twentieth 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 390: Hispanic Literature I 
A survey course of original works by major Spanish American authors in the genres of narrative, essay and poetry from Pre-Hispanic times to the present. The course aims to introduce you to the most important names, texts, trends and debates in Latin American literature. Its goal is to provide the cultural and historical context of the literature produced in this region of the Americas.		 Dan Russek   
SPAN 449:Intensive Advanced Spanish Silvia Colás Cardona  
SPAN 490B: English-Spanish Translation Pablo Restrepo Gautier  
SPAN 484E: Revolutions & Dictators, 20th Century Latin America (in English) Matthew Koch  

June & July 2023

Courses Instructors Dates
SPAN 100A: Beginners' Spanish I
A01 		 Chrissie Forster June 8 - June 30
M-T-W-Th-F 
10:30AM-12:20PM
 
SPAN 100B: Beginners' Spanish II
A01 		 Alicia Ulysses July 5 - July 27
M-W-Th 
6:00PM-9:00PM

SPAN 185: Latin America Through Contemporary Film (in English)
The objective of this course is to offer the student 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. The student 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 June 8 - June 30
M-W-F 
1:30PM-4:20PM
Online (Zoom)
 
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)

September 7 - December 6, 2022

Courses
 Instructors
SPAN 100A: Beginners' Spanish I
A01-A07		 Chrissie Forster
Rosa Stewart
Alicia Ulysses
Pablo Restrepo Gautier
SPAN 149: Intensive Begninners' Spanish
A01-A02		 Gabriela McBee
Alicia Ulysses
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
SPAN 250A: Intermediate Spanish I
A01-A03		 Silvia Colás Cardona
Pablo Restrepo Gautier 
SPAN 304: Indigenous Latin America, Eco and 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 study 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 349: Intensive Upper Intermediate Spanish Chrissie Forster
SPAN 484D: Struggle for Independence in Latin America (in English) Matthew Koch