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
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SPAN 100A: Beginners' Spanish I |
Chrissie Forster Gabriela McBee Alicia Ulysses |
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SPAN 100B: Beginners' Spanish II A01-A03 |
Chrissie Forster Alicia Ulysses |
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SPAN 249: Intensive Intermediate Spanish | Alicia Ulysses |
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SPAN 250B: Intermediate Spanish II A01-A02 |
Gabriela McBee Pablo Restrepo Gautier |
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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 |
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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) |
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) |
FALL 2023 - Subject to change
September 6 - December 4, 2023
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 |