Department of Spanish and Portuguese

Division of Humanities and Fine Arts
Phelps Hall 4206
Telephone: (805) 893-3162 or 893-3161
Fax: (805) 893-8341

Undergraduate e-mail: mokuneff@spanport.ucsb.edu
Graduate e-mail: cconley@spanport.ucsb.edu
Website: www.spanport.ucsb.edu (will open in a new browser window)

Department Chair: Eduardo P. Raposo

Contents:

Faculty
- Emeriti Faculty
Overview
- Senior Honors Program in Spanish or Portuguese
Undergraduate Program
Graduate Program
Spanish Courses
Portuguese Courses

Faculty

Silvia Bermúdez, Ph.D., University of Southern California, Professor (20th-century Spanish and Latin American poetry)

Leo Cabranes-Grant, Ph.D., Harvard University, Associate Professor (Spanish Golden Age drama and poetry, Latin American drama, Latino and Spanish drama, intercultural studies)

João Camilo dos Santos, Doctorat d’Etat, Université de Haute Bretagne, Rennes, Professor, Director, Center for Portuguese Studies (19th- and 20th-century Portuguese and Brazilian literature, literary theory).

Jorge L. Castillo, Ph.D., Harvard University, Associate Professor (19th- and early 20th-century Latin American literature, Latin American poetry, history of ideas)

Jorge Checa, Ph.D., Princeton University, Professor (Golden Age Spanish literature and culture, literary theory)

Esperanza Jefferson, Ph.D., UC Santa Barbara, Lecturer

Suzanne Jill Levine, Ph.D., New York University, Professor (Latin American literature, comparative literature, literary translation)

Francisco A. Lomelí, Ph.D., University of New Mexico, Professor (Spanish-American literature, Chicano literature, Spanish language)

Juan Pablo Lupi, Ph.D., Harvard University, Assistant Professor (19th- and 20th-century Latin American cultural and literary studies, with a concentration on the Caribbean)

Viola Giulia Miglio, Ph.D., University of Maryland, Assistant Professor (phonology, language change, Romance languages)

Ellen McCracken, Ph.D., UC San Diego, Professor (comparative literature, Latin American literature and U.S. Latino literature, literary theory)

Antonio Cortijo Ocaña, Ph.D., UC Berkeley, Associate Professor (Spanish Golden Age and medieval literature, humanism, Latin and vernacular)

Elide Valarini Oliver, Ph.D., University of São Paulo, Associate Professor (Brazilian narrative and poetry, comparative literature, Portuguese literature, literary theory)

Giorgio Perissinotto, Ph.D., Columbia University, Professor (Hispanic linguistics, medieval literature, cultural history of the hispanic world)

Sara Poot-Herrera, Ph.D., El Colegio de Mexico, Professor (Mexican and Spanish-American literature, literary theory)

Eduardo P. Raposo, Doutoramento, University of Lisbon, Professor (Spanish and Portuguese linguistics, comparative Romance grammar, syntax and semantics, generative grammar)

Harvey L. Sharrer, Ph.D., UC Los Angeles, Doutor honoris causa, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Professor (medieval Spanish and Portuguese literatures, Catalan language and culture, comparative medieval literature)

Myriam Smith, Ph.D., UC Santa Barbara, Lecturer

Emeriti Faculty

Carlos H. Albarracín-Sarmiento, P.L., University of La Plata, Professor Emeritus

Juan Bautista Avalle-Arce, Ph.D., Harvard University; D. Litt., University of Castilla–La Mancha, Professor Emeritus

Carlos García Barrón, Ph.D., UC Los Angeles, Professor Emeritus

David Bary, Ph.D., UC Berkeley, Professor Emeritus

Marta Gallo, P.L., University of Buenos Aires, Professor Emerita

Mireya Jaimes-Freyre, Ph.D., Columbia University, Professor Emerita

Víctor F. Fuentes, Ph.D., New York University, Professor Emeritus

Nélida López, B.A., Instituto Superior del Profesorado, Buenos Aires, Lecturer Emerita

Enrique Martínez-López, Ph.D., University of Madrid, Professor Emeritus

Allen W. Phillips, Ph.D., University of Michigan, Professor Emeritus

Frederick G. Williams, Ph.D. University of Wisconsin, Professor Emeritus

The Department of Spanish and Portuguese offers undergraduates an opportunity to master the four fundamental linguistic skills - speaking, understanding, reading, and writing - in Spanish and Portuguese and to study the literary, cultural, and linguistic heritages of the Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking peoples in the Iberian Peninsula and the Americas. The department offers the B.A. degree in Spanish and in Portuguese; the M.A. degree with specialties in Hispanic language and culture, Spanish and Spanish-American literature, Hispanic linguistics, and Hispanic, Portuguese, and Brazilian literatures; and the Ph.D. degree in Hispanic languages and literatures.

Students interested in a Spanish or Portuguese major or minor may meet with department advisors at the beginning of each quarter. Qualified staff in the department office are available on a regular basis to advise on academic matters.

Qualified students majoring in Spanish or Portuguese may spend a semester or year at the university’s Education Abroad center at one of the following locations: Madrid, Alcalá de Henares, Barcelona, Córdoba, Granada, Mexico City, San José, Santiago de Chile, Concepción, Rio de Janeiro, or Bahía.

Students who complete the major in Spanish or Portuguese may enter a variety of careers and graduate programs including education, government service, law, international trade and finance, travel, communications, and publishing. It is important to keep in mind that many of these professional careers require training beyond the undergraduate level, and students with such interests should discuss their plans with an advisor as early as possible.

Students with a bachelor’s degree in Spanish or Portuguese who are interested in pursuing a California Teaching Credential should contact the credential advisor in the Graduate School of Education as soon as possible. Successful completion of an advanced degree in Spanish is required for issuance of the Community College Instructor’s Credential. Students interested in the related professional preparation program should contact the credential advisor prior to the fall quarter of the year in which the advanced degree will be completed.

The Department of Spanish and Portuguese at UCSB is one of the first in the United States to include in its curriculum all five of the languages and literatures of the Iberian peninsula (Spanish, Portuguese, Basque, Catalan, and Galician). The curriculum also covers the whole spectrum of Hispanic literary traditions, from the Middle Ages to U.S. Chicano and Latino literature.

Center for Portuguese Studies. The Center for Portuguese Studies provides support for teaching and degree programs and promotes the study of the literatures, language, and cultures of the Portuguese-speaking world. Services and activities include awarding student scholarships and stipends; hosting colloquia; maintaining the center library; and sponsoring a publications series, as well as a scholarly journal, “Santa Barbara Portuguese Studies.” The Center is made possible by an endowment from the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation in Portugal.

Portuguese Lectureship. The Portuguese government, through the Instituto Camões, established the first Portuguese Lectureship in the United States at UCSB in 1973. It provides a visiting lecturer annually.

Basque Studies. The department has a Basque Studies program, supported by the establishment in 1993 of an endowed chair from the Autonomous Basque Government of Spain. The José Miguel de Barandiarán Chair of Basque Studies promotes the study of Basque language and culture.

Catalan Studies. The Generalitat of Catalonia provides a lectureship to support the study of Catalan language and culture.

Galician Studies. The Xunta of Galicia provides funding in support of the establishment of a Center for Galician Studies and a visiting lecturer.

Tinta, Scholarly Journal. The graduate student publication gives students the opportunity to gain valuable experience by editing and publishing their own scholarly work.

Samuel A. Wofsy and Robert E. Wilson Awards. Each year the department awards two Wofsy Fellowships to outstanding graduate students at the M.A. and Ph.D. levels. The department also awards two Wilson Scholarships to outstanding junior and senior students.

Senior Honors Program in Spanish or Portuguese

Qualified seniors will be invited to participate in an honors program, designed to allow them to pursue independent research on a topic of particular interest to them. Requirements for admission to the program include 105 units of course credits, completion of a minimum of 30 upper-division units in the major, minimum overall grade-point average of 3.0, and a grade-point average of 3.5 or better in the major. Honors graduates will be identified each year at the head of the graduation list in Spanish or Portuguese and will be designated on university records and diplomas with the legend Distinction in the Major, as well as recognized at the annual department awards ceremony.

Undergraduate Program

Bachelor of Arts - Spanish

Preparation for the major. Spanish 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 or equivalent; and Spanish 16A or 16B or 25. Spanish majors are required to earn a C or better in 16A or 16B or 25. Students who possess proficiency in the language should not take courses lower than Spanish 6. Students who receive a grade lower than C in any of the sequence Spanish 1-3 are urged to repeat the course (for no credit if necessary) or provide themselves with a tutor before proceeding to the next course in the sequence.

All upper-division and graduate courses are given in Spanish unless otherwise noted. Spanish 16A or 16B or 25, or its equivalent, is a prerequisite to all upper-division courses in which the language of instruction is Spanish. Spanish 100 (or the equivalent) is a prerequisite to all Spanish linguistics courses. Spanish 102L is a prerequisite to all Hispanic literature courses.

Upper-division major. Forty-four upper-division units are required, of which 4 must be in Spanish 100, 4 in Spanish 102L, 12 in Spanish 110A-B-C-D, and 8 in Spanish 111A-B-C, or their equivalents as approved by a departmental advisor or the department chair. By petition and upon consultation with the faculty undergraduate advisor, 8 of the remaining 16 units may be selected from Luso-Brazilian literature, or a comparative literature course in which peninsular or Latin-American literature is studied. Additionally, one course of the 8 units may be taken in Chicano/U.S. Latino literature originally written in English (e.g. Spanish 139, Spanish 179) as an upper-division elective, without petition. Spanish 119A-B and/or Spanish 177 are recommended. By petition, a course taught in English translation may be accepted toward the unit requirement with the stipulation that all work be in the Spanish language.

Minor - Spanish

All courses to be applied to the minor must be completed on a letter-grade basis. This includes both courses offered in Spanish and those offered by other departments and applied to the minor.

Preparation for the minor. Spanish 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 or equivalent; and Spanish 16A or 16B or 25 (prerequisite to all upper-division courses).

Upper-division minor. Twenty-four upper-division units, distributed as follows: Spanish 100 (prerequisite to all Spanish linguistics courses), Spanish 102L (prerequisite to all Hispanic literature courses), one course from Spanish 110A-B-C-D, one course from Spanish 111A-B-C, 8 units of upper-division Spanish electives (may include up to 4 units of the following: a Luso-Brazilian literature course, Portuguese 128, Spanish 126, 127, 174 [film course], or a comparative literature course in which peninsular or Latin-American literature is studied. A maximum of 4 units may be taken from courses taught in English.)

Note: Substitutions and waivers are subject to approval by the chair of the department. Please see Academic Minors for special conditions governing minors in the College of Letters and Science.

Bachelor of Arts - Portuguese

Preparation for the major. Portuguese 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6, or equivalent. Portuguese 8A-B-C is strongly recommended. Students who wish to make Portuguese their major subject must have maintained at least an average grade of C in lower-division Portuguese courses. Transfer students may be tested by examination.

Upper-division major. Forty upper-division units are required, including 102A-B, 105A-B-C, and 106A-B-C. The remaining units must be divided among other courses in the 100 series (excluding Portuguese 195). Portuguese 114, 115, 120, 125A-B, and 128AA-ZZ may be accepted toward the unit requirement with the stipulation that readings be in the Portuguese language. Two courses from History 153, 155A-B, 155E-F, 157A-B-C, or Portuguese 125A-B are recommended.

Students may, by petition, substitute 4 upper-division units in Spanish literature, linguistics, or culture courses; film courses (Spanish 126, 127, 174); comparative literature courses in which Hispanic, Portuguese, or Brazilian literature is studied; or Portuguese and Brazilian history courses.

Minor - Portuguese

All courses to be applied to the minor must be completed on a letter-grade basis. This includes both courses offered in Portuguese and those offered by other departments and applied to the minor.

Preparation for the minor. Portuguese 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 or equivalent (see department).

Upper-division minor. Twenty upper-division units, distributed as follows: Portuguese 102A or 102B, one course from Portuguese 105A-B-C, one course from Portuguese 106A-B-C, 8 units of upper-division Portuguese electives. Four units may be taken from courses taught in English. For additional courses taught in English, all work must be completed in Portuguese and approved by the department in order to receive credit towards the Portuguese minor.

Note: Substitutions and waivers are subject to approval by the chair of the department. Please see Academic Minors for special conditions governing minors in the College of Letters and Science.

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Graduate Program

In addition to departmental requirements for admission, applicants must also meet the university requirements for admission described in the section "Graduate Education at UCSB," including the mandatory Graduate Record Examination (GRE).

Master of Arts - Spanish

Admission

The department requires a bachelor’s degree in Spanish or its equivalent. Candidates who are deficient in preparation will be required to take the necessary undergraduate courses to make up deficiencies before beginning work in the M.A. program. At the end of the first year of study candidates’ work will be evaluated. Those who are not making satisfactory progress toward the degree may be advised to drop out of the program.

Degree Requirements

Candidates for the M.A. in Spanish will follow one of the three programs described below. The degree for the following programs is awarded by taking a comprehensive examination (described under each program), with the exception of Program 3 for the M.A. in Spanish, which follows a different procedure, also described under that program. These programs are normally completed within two years.

Program 1: Language and Culture. This program is designed primarily for students who wish to pursue advanced studies, but do not plan to go on to the Ph.D. It emphasizes an interdisciplinary approach. Each student will have an individual course program, designed in consultation with the program director, approved by the graduate committee, and determined in part by the nature of the student’s study topic in Spanish 596. The nature of the program requires proficiency in written and oral standard Spanish.

A minimum of 12 courses is required, at least six of which must be in the graduate series. With prior approval, up to three upper-division or graduate courses from pertinent courses in Portuguese or in other departments may be included. The six graduate courses will include a sequence of two tutorials (Spanish 596) in which the student carries out a study project in Spanish. Results of the project take the form of a written paper and an oral presentation. In addition, each candidate will take a two-hour oral examination, given by a departmental committee, on the study project and on a reading list of essential works of Spanish and Spanish-American literature.

Program 2: Literature. This program is designed primarily for students who plan to pursue a Ph.D. in the field of Spanish and Spanish-American literature. The student must complete a minimum of twelve graduate and upper-division courses, at least nine of which must be in the graduate series. Spanish 121 or 122A-B are required if they have not been taken previously for the B.A. Spanish 212 and at least one two-quarter research seminar in literature (294A-B or 295A-B) are required. Up to two upper-division or graduate courses in Luso-Brazilian literature may count toward the degree. A reading knowledge of a pertinent language other than Spanish is required and tested. Portuguese is acceptable.

The student will prepare an academic program in consultation with the program director, who will provide guidance until the student is prepared to take the comprehensive examinations. The comprehensive examinations consist of six hours of written work based on a departmental reading list and an oral examination of approximately one hour. In order to be accepted to the doctoral program, the student must pass the comprehensive examinations and receive the approval of the graduate committee.

Program 3: Hispanic Linguistics. This program is designed primarily for students who plan to go on to a Ph.D. in Hispanic linguistics. The program provides the student with knowledge and research skills in synchronic and diachronic linguistics, contrastive, sociolinguistic, geographical, and historical approaches. Completion of Spanish 100 (or equivalent) is a prerequisite for entrance into Program 3.

Each student will have an individual course program, designed in consultation with the program director and approved by the graduate committee. Candidates are expected to complete a minimum of ten graduate and upper-division courses, at least six of which must be in the graduate series, including Spanish 212 and at least one two-quarter research seminar in Hispanic linguistics (296A-B). At least six of the ten courses must be taken within the department, including no fewer than two upper-division or graduate courses in one area of Hispanic literature.

The candidate, in consultation with a faculty advisor, will pursue an individual study of a specific topic and will present the results in the form of a short thesis. In lieu of the thesis, the candidate can submit two research papers of average length (5,000-7,000 words each) and covering two different areas of linguistics. In each case, the student will take an oral exam, centered on those aspects covered in the thesis or in the papers, but the candidate should be prepared to respond to questions of general linguistic knowledge, especially in the areas of current linguistic theory and mainstream linguistics that concern the department. A reading knowledge of a pertinent foreign language other than Spanish is required and tested. Portuguese is acceptable.

Master of Arts - Portuguese

Admission

The department requires a bachelor’s degree in Portuguese or its equivalent. Students admitted to the program who are deficient in preparation will be required to take the necessary undergraduate work to make up deficiencies before beginning work in the M.A. program. At the end of the first year of study, students’ work will be evaluated and those who are not making satisfactory progress toward the degree may be advised to drop out of the program.

Degree Requirements

The M.A. degree in Portuguese is designed for students who plan to earn a Ph.D. in the field of Portuguese and Brazilian language and literature, and it is normally completed within two years.

The student must complete a minimum of twelve graduate and upper-division courses, at least nine of which must be in the graduate series. Spanish 121, Spanish 212 and at least one two-quarter graduate research seminar in Portuguese or Brazilian literature (294A-B or 295A-B) are required. Up to two upper-division or graduate courses in Spanish or Spanish-American literature may count toward the degree. A reading knowledge of a pertinent language other than Portuguese is required and tested. Spanish is acceptable.

Each student will have an individual course program designed in consultation with the program director, who will provide guidance until the student is prepared to take the comprehensive examinations. The comprehensive examinations consist of six hours of written examinations based on a departmental reading list and an oral examination of approximately one hour.

In order to be accepted to the doctoral program, the student must pass the comprehensive examinations and receive the approval of the graduate committee.

Master of Arts - Spanish and Portuguese

Admission

Applicants wishing to combine graduate work in Hispanic and Luso-Brazilian literatures should have completed an undergraduate major in either Spanish or Portuguese, or the equivalent. Applicants who are deficient in preparation will take the necessary undergraduate work to make up deficiencies before beginning work in the M.A. program. At the end of the first year of study, students’ work will be evaluated and those who are not making satisfactory progress toward the degree may be advised to drop out of the program.

Degree Requirements

The M.A. degree in Spanish and Portuguese is designed primarily for students who wish to acquire a broad background in Hispanic and Luso-Brazilian studies, including those who contemplate subsequent work toward the Ph.D.

A minimum of twelve courses is required, at least eight of which must be in the graduate series, including Spanish 212, one two-quarter research seminar and Spanish 121. A reading knowledge of a pertinent foreign language is required.

Each student will have an individual course program designed in consultation with the program director and approved by the graduate committee. Its structure will be determined in large part by the student’s interests and goals. However, all students are expected to acquire knowledge of the principal works of Hispanic, Portuguese, and Brazilian literatures. The comprehensive examination is based in part on a departmental reading list of important texts; it consists of two written tests, each followed by a one-hour oral examination.

In order to be accepted to the doctoral program, the student must pass the comprehensive examination and receive the approval of the graduate committee.

Doctor of Philosophy - Hispanic Languages and Literatures

The Department of Spanish and Portuguese offers the Ph.D. degree in Hispanic languages and literatures in three areas: Spanish and Spanish-American literature, Luso-Brazilian literature, and Hispanic linguistics.

Admission

Applicants will normally have followed a course of study leading to the M.A. degree in Spanish under Programs 2 or 3, the M.A. in Portuguese, or the M.A. in Spanish and Portuguese (see above).

During the first quarter of residence, the graduate committee will specify, in the case of students who took the M.A. or equivalent on another campus, exactly which areas from our own M.A. program the student has not covered adequately. These deficiencies must be made up by taking courses specified by the graduate committee.

No later than the eighth week of the fourth quarter of residence, the student will present to the graduate committee a proposal for a program of studies which may lead to a subsequent proposal for a Ph.D. dissertation. This preliminary proposal will outline courses, readings, and methods of research aimed at a broad historical period in the field, a restricted genre, or an author or authors. Students in linguistics will outline a topic with a synchronic or diachronic approach, specific level of analysis, a corpus pertinent to the intended object of research, and a suitable method of research. Specific courses and topics set forth in the proposal will be in addition to the required courses cited below, although some overlapping is possible. A more detailed guide to this first step is available from the graduate program assistant of the department and from the departmental graduate student handbook.

Within two weeks after submission of the proposal but no later than the ninth week of the quarter, every doctoral candidate will take a Ph.D. oral candidacy examination conducted by the graduate committee, in which the student will make a brief commentary on a text, followed by a period of questions, to permit an evaluation of the student’s potential. The Ph.D. candidacy examination may be repeated once upon the recommendation of the graduate committee. The doctoral committee will be formed after the oral Ph.D. candidacy examination, according to the procedures detailed in the departmental graduate student’s handbook.

Degree Requirements

In addition to courses specified in the program proposal, all students will complete two two-quarter research seminars. Ph.D. students in literature will take Spanish 212, Spanish 213, Spanish 121, if not taken previously, and, if the emphasis is on Spanish or Spanish-American literature, two graduate courses in Luso-Brazilian literature which may include courses in the Portuguese 205 and 206 series. If the emphasis is Luso-Brazilian literature, the student will take two graduate courses in Spanish or Spanish-American literature. Ph.D. students in linguistics will complete Spanish 212; Spanish 221A-B; four graduate courses in linguistics; and one graduate course in literature.

Before being admitted to candidacy, the student must demonstrate a good reading knowledge of at least one foreign language besides Spanish and Portuguese, subject to approval by the graduate committee as germane to the student’s program proposal. A general command of Spanish or Portuguese will be assumed.

When the requirements are completed and work in the program of studies is sufficiently advanced, the student will submit to the doctoral committee a detailed written proposal for a Ph.D. dissertation. Within two weeks, the student will defend the proposal before the doctoral committee in a dissertation progress examination.

In order to ensure a timely completion of doctoral work, the student is urged to take the dissertation progress examination by the ninth quarter of his/her doctoral program. Note: No dissertation progress examination will be given after the eighth week of the quarter. Any pending language requirement should be completed no later than one month prior to the dissertation progress examination.

Examination Parts and Format. The examination will consist of written and oral parts:

Written
(1) a substantial, detailed written abstract of the full dissertation; (2) the draft of two of the chapters that will comprise the final dissertation; and (3) an extensive and relevant bibliography of approximately six to eight pages. These will be presented to the doctoral committee at least two weeks prior to the oral examination.
Oral
An oral defense of this material of approximately one to one and half hours duration.

The doctoral committee will expect the candidate to demonstrate in both the written and oral parts of the examination a clear awareness of the general goals and originality of the dissertation and a thorough knowledge of the present state of scholarship dealing with the chosen topic.

In case the doctoral committee by majority vote finds the written and/or oral part of the dissertation progress examination unsatisfactory, the student may present a modified version of the written work once and be reexamined. The repeated oral examination must take place during the quarter immediately following that in which the examination was first given.

Completion of the Degree. After passing the dissertation progress examination, the student will continue working towards completion of the dissertation in consultation with, and under the guidance of, the dissertation committee chair, and also seeking the input of the other committee members. When the first draft is completed, it will be submitted to the dissertation committee for feedback and corrections. When the corrections and revisions have been made, a final version will be submitted to the committee. After the dissertation committee has approved the dissertation and signed the signature page, the student will file the dissertation according to university guidelines. The final version must meet the filing and formatting requirements spelled out in the UCSB Guide to Filing Theses and Dissertations available at the Graduate Division website: www.graddiv.ucsb.edu/pubs/filingguide.shtml.

Optional Ph.D. Emphasis in European Medieval Studies

The Medieval Studies Program offers an interdisciplinary doctoral emphasis to students previously admitted to a Ph.D. program in the Departments of Dramatic Art, English, French and Italian, History, History of Art and Architecture, Music, Religious Studies, and Spanish and Portuguese. Students pursuing the emphasis in European medieval studies must receive a grade of B or better in each of the following: Medieval Latin (Latin 103); one course in a vernacular, western European or Middle Eastern medieval language (English 205, English 230, French 206, Spanish 222A, Spanish 222B, Portuguese 222, Religious Studies 148A, Religious Studies 148 B, Religious Studies 210); Paleography and/or Diplomatics (History 215S, History 215T); Medieval Studies 200A-B-C; and 8 additional units in graduate courses on medieval topics. Students may petition to have appropriate courses from other institutions, or independent study, substituted for these requirements. Medieval Studies 200A-B-C is the program’s colloquium series; graduate students in the emphasis attend the series and write brief papers on each colloquium (one per term), to be reviewed by the chair of the program (2 units). To qualify for the emphasis, at least one member of a Ph.D. candidate’s dissertation committee must be an affiliated faculty member of the European Medieval Studies Program. Contact the European Medieval Studies Program for additional information on faculty interests, course offerings, and program requirements, or visit our website at www.medievalstudies.ucsb.edu.

Optional Ph.D. Emphasis in Applied Linguistics

The field of Applied Linguistics is a growing and vibrant one in universities nationally and internationally. Applied Linguistics is an interdisciplinary field of research and instruction that provides theoretical and descriptive foundations for the empirical investigation and solution of language-related issues, especially those of language education (first-language, second-language, foreign-language and heritage-language teaching and learning), but also issues of bilingualism and biliteracy, language planning and policy, language assessment, translation and interpretation, lexicography, rhetoric and composition.

Students pursuing a Ph.D. in the Departments of Education, French and Italian, Germanic, Slavic, and Semitic Studies, Linguistics, and Spanish and Portuguese may petition to add an emphasis in applied linguistics. The interdisciplinary program in applied linguistics involves over 35 faculty members in 12 departments on campus.

Students who petition to add the emphasis must fulfill the following requirements in addition to the requirements for the Ph.D. in their home department: (1) a minimum of two courses taken from the core group of applied linguistics courses, which provide them with the basics of linguistics, second language acquisition theories, second/foreign language teaching methodologies, and practical applications of theory to teaching (Second Language Acquisition Theory and Research; Second Language Teaching Methodology; Foreign/Second Language Teaching Practicum; Topics in Applied Linguistics); (2) a minimum of two courses in one of five sub-areas (Linguistics, Discourse, Second Language Acquisition; Language and Society, Socio-cultural Perspectives, Multilingualism and Multiliteracy; Language, Literacy and Composition Studies; Language and Cognition, Psycholinguistics; Language Acquisition Using Technology); (3) Required independent study (4 units): Taken with an appropriate faculty member, leading to a research paper describing theoretical, empirical, or applied work in applied linguistics.

In addition to the course and unit requirements described above (including the research paper), the student’s Ph.D. Qualifying Examination (or a separate exam) shall include examination of knowledge within the Applied Linguistics emphasis. At least one faculty member of the Applied Linguistics program shall participate in the qualifying (or separate) examination.

Additional information may be found at: www.appliedlinguistics.ucsb.edu. Questions may be directed either to a participating faculty member or to Applied Linguistics, c/o Department of Germanic, Slavic & Semitic Studies, UCSB, Santa Barbara, CA 93106-4130.

Optional Ph.D. Emphasis in Women's Studies

The Women’s Studies Program, with over 30 core and affiliated faculty members in over eleven disciplines, serves as a mode of interdisciplinary work and scholarly collaboration at UCSB. Women’s studies doctoral emphasis students are required to complete successfully four seminars that will enhance their understanding of feminist pedagogy, feminist theory, and topics relevant to the study of women, gender, and/or sexuality. Using an interdepartmental set of conversations and intellectual questions, women’s studies support a multifaceted undergraduate curriculum at UCSB. Graduate emphasis students are encouraged to apply to teach women’s studies courses as teaching assistants and associates as part of their women’s studies training.

Applicants must first be admitted to, or currently enrolled in, a UCSB Ph.D. program participating in the women’s studies graduate emphasis: Anthropology; Comparative Literature; Dramatic Art and Dance; English; French and Italian; Germanic, Slavic, and Semitic Studies; History; History of Art and Architecture; Religious Studies; Sociology; or Spanish and Portuguese. Candidates complete four graduate courses and select a member of the women’s studies faculty or affiliated faculty to serve on their Ph.D. exam and dissertation committees. Applications to the Women’s Studies Doctoral Emphasis may be submitted at any stage of Ph.D. work; and applications deadlines are November 1, 2007 and May 1, 2008.

Students pursuing the emphasis in women’s studies will successfully complete four graduate courses. Only one may be taken in the student’s home department.

1. Issues in Feminist Epistemology and Pedagogy (Women’s Studies 270/Fall). A one-quarter seminar that considers women’s studies as a distinct field. It offers an interdisciplinary exploration of feminist theories of knowledge production and teaching practices. Readings cover past and present critical debates and provide theoretical approaches through which to analyze interdisciplinary epistemological and pedagogical issues.

2. Special Topics in Women’s Studies (594 AA-ZZ). A one-quarter seminar offered by a women’s studies faculty member on topics of central concern to the field of women’s studies.
Or
Research Practicum (Women’s Studies 280). A cross-disciplinary seminar in which fundamental questions in contemporary feminist research practice are considered in light of students’ own graduate projects. Students may fulfill the Area 2 requirement by taking either a Special Topics Seminar or the Research Practicum.

3. Feminist Theories. A one-quarter graduate seminar in feminist theory offered by any department, including women’s studies.

4. Topical Seminar. A one-quarter graduate seminar, outside the student’s home department, that addresses topics relevant to the study of women, gender, and/or sexuality.

Summer Institute of Hispanic Languages and Culture

A three-summer intensive program leading to the M.A. degree in Spanish is designed primarily for secondary school teachers of Spanish. Residence at the institute and observance of a “no-English” rule are required.

In addition to the Summer Institute requirements for admission, applicants must also meet the university requirements for admission described in the section "Graduate Education at UCSB,” including the mandatory Graduate Record Examination (GRE).

In addition to the Summer Institute requirements for the M.A. in Spanish, degree candidates must fulfill the university degree requirements described in the section "Graduate Education at UCSB .”

Prerequisites. The applicant must have an undergraduate major in Spanish or its equivalent and must demonstrate proficiency in speaking and writing Spanish.

Coursework. The M.A. requires 40 units or ten courses across five areas including language, linguistics, culture, literature, and interdisciplinary studies. Since it is not a research-oriented degree, the Summer Institute M.A. will not completely fulfill requirements for entry into the Ph.D. program at UCSB.

Recommended preliminary readings. Students can do the reading for many courses during the winter; lists appear in the winter bulletin, published in the fall and available upon request.

For additional information and application forms, write to the Summer Sessions Office, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106.

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Spanish Courses

Lower Division

It is highly recommended that students who have studied Spanish previously take the placement examination administered by the department to determine proper placement in the department's language program. Students will be placed in the Spanish 1-5 sequence depending upon examination scores. Any two courses in the series Spanish 1 through 6 must be taken in sequence and not simultaneously. Also, students may not enroll in a lower level Spanish course than was previously taken in the Spanish 1-6 series.

1. Elementary Spanish

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Beginning Spanish establishing fundamental auditory and oral skills, with secondary practice in reading and writing; pronunciation, intensive oral practice in short natural dialogs and drills; present tense (regular, stem-changing, and irregular verbs); “ser” and “estar;” object pronouns. Includes laboratory work.

1SS. Intensive Elementary Spanish

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Beginning course in Spanish establishing auditory and oral skills, with secondary practice in reading and writing Spanish. Pronunciation, intensive oral practice, dialogs, drills. (SS)

2. Elementary Spanish

(4) Staff

Recommended preparation: Spanish 1 or equivalent.

Continues activities commenced with Spanish 1.

2SS. Intensive Elementary Spanish

(4) Staff

Recommended preparation: Spanish 1SS.

Continues activities of Spanish 1SS with increased communication and reading skills. Major grammatical structures studied include commands, complex sentences, subjunctive versus indicative, present and imperfect subjunctive, preterite and imperfect, reflexive. Introduction to reading skills. (SS)

3. Elementary Spanish

(4) Staff

Recommended preparation: Spanish 2 or equivalent.

Completes the basic study of the elements of the language.

3SS. Intensive Elementary Spanish

(4) Staff

Recommended preparation: Spanish 2SS.

Completes the basic study of the elements of the language. Taught during Summer Session.

4. Intermediate Spanish

(4) Staff

Recommended preparation: Spanish 3 or equivalent.

Begins review of basic grammar and syntax.

4SS. Intensive Intermediate Spanish

(4) Staff

Recommended preparation: Spanish 3 or equivalent.

Begins review of basic grammar and syntax, designed to develop the four fundamental skills: understanding, speaking, reading, writing. Course conducted in Spanish with emphasis on vocabulary building and use of Spanish in practical situations. Refinement of reading skills. (SS)

5. Intermediate Spanish

(4) Staff

Recommended preparation: Spanish 5 or equivalent.

Continues the review of basic grammar and syntax. Course conducted in Spanish.

5SS. Intensive Intermediate Spanish

(4) Staff

Recommended preparation: Spanish 4, 4SS, or equivalent.

Continues the review of basic grammar and syntax begun in Spanish 4, developing the fundamental skills. More vocabulary and practical situations. A play and other supplementary materials are read for discussion and for increasing vocabulary. (SS)

6. Intermediate Spanish

(4) Staff

Recommended preparation: Spanish 5 or equivalent.

An intensive course designed to develop students’ skills in reading, oral, and written expression by reading and discussing Hispanic texts and writing compositions on related topics.

6SS. Intensive Intermediate Spanish

(4) Staff

Recommended preparation: Spanish 5, 5SS, or equivalent.

An intensive course designed to develop students’ skills in reading as well as oral and written expression by reading and discussing Hispanic texts and writing compositions on related topics.

8A-B. Spanish Conversation

(2-2) Staff

Prerequisites: Spanish 5 or 5SS, or an Advanced Placement Score >=3, or Spanish Placement exam = 6.

Conversational practice through which students learn idioms, conversational courtesies of the language, etc., and improve facility in speaking and understanding the spoken language.

16A-B. Spanish for Heritage Speakers

(4-4) Staff

Recommended preparation: strong speaking ability in Spanish to be confirmed by personal interview.

Addresses on university level the needs and strengths of students with Spanish speaking backgrounds but no formal language training in Spanish speaking countries. Emphasizes skill in composition, advanced reading comprehension, standard versus vernacular usages, cross language interference, etc.

25. Advanced Grammar and Composition

(4) Staff

Recommended preparation: Spanish 6 or 6SS, or an AP score greater than or equal to 4, or a Spanish placement exam equal to 6.

Intensive course taught in Spanish designed to reinforce students’ comprehension and ability to express themselves in Spanish, both orally and in writing, and to develop the students’ vocabulary and awareness of syntactical structures in the language.

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Upper Division

Literature courses taught in English translation or courses taught in English will generally not count towards fulfilling Spanish major requirements. See "Upper-division major" section for exceptions.

100. Introduction to Hispanic Linguistics

(4) Miglio, Perissinotto, Raposo

Prerequisite: Spanish 16A or 16B or 25 (may be taken concurrently).

Prerequisite to all other upper-division courses in Hispanic linguistics.

Introduction to linguistic theories, methods, and problems as applied to Spanish. Taught in Spanish with Spanish examples.

101. American Spanish

(4) Perissinotto

Prerequisite: Spanish 100.

Geographical, social, and stylistic distribution of phonemic, morphosyntactic, and lexical features in Spanish as spoken in Latin America.

102A-B. Advanced Grammar and Composition

(4-4) Staff

Prerequisite: Spanish 6.

Required for teaching credential candidates with major in Spanish.

The study of the finer points of Spanish grammar and syntax. Stress is placed on written practice of the language.

102L. Introduction to Hispanic Literary Studies

(4) Staff

Prerequisite: Spanish 16A or 16B or 25 or equivalent language proficiency.

Analysis and interpretation of literary texts. Conceptual tools of traditional and contemporary currents of literary criticism will be applied to a wide selection of texts that shall encompass all established literary genres.

103. Spanish Pronunciation

(4) Perissinotto, Miglio

Prerequisite: Spanish 100.

Required for teaching credential candidates.

Intensive patterned pronunciation drills and exercises in sound discrimination aimed at familiarizing the student with the mechanics of speech production.

109. Spanish in the United States: The Language and Its Speakers

(4) Perissinotto

Prerequisite: upper-division standing.

Study of Spanish used in the United States by native and immigrant groups: Mexicans, Chicanos, Cubans, Puerto Ricans and others in Spanish-speaking enclaves. Focus on language and social and cultural manifestations arising in contact between linguistically different groups. Taught in English.

110A-B-C-D. Spanish Literature from the Beginnings to the Present

(4-4-4-4) Staff

Prerequisite: Spanish 102L (may be taken concurrently).

A. Medieval Spanish literature.

B. Golden Age literature.

C. Eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Spanish literature.

D. Twentieth-century Spanish literature.

111A-B-C. Spanish-American Literature from the Beginning to the Present

(4-4-4) Staff

Prerequisite: Spanish 102L (may be taken concurrently).

A. Colonial Spanish-American literature.

B. Nineteenth-century Spanish-American literature.

C. Twentieth-century Spanish-American literature.

113. An Introduction to Linguistic Variation in Modern Spanish

(4) Staff

Prerequisite: Spanish 100.

After a presentation of traditional and contemporary approaches to dialect variation, the course compares a set of different Spanish dialects from Spain and America in order to observe both common trends and diversity factors. The interrelations between regional dialects and other kinds of linguistic varieties are studied, especially social dialects and dialects in contact with other languages.

114A-B-C. The Spanish Language: A Linguistic Approach

(4-4-4) Miglio, Perissinotto, Raposo

Prerequisite: Spanish 100.

Study of the systematic aspects of language structure which make communication possible. Each quarter deals with a different aspect of the Spanish system, as follows:

A. Phonetics and phonemics

B. Morphology and syntax

C. Semantics

115B. Masterpieces of Spanish Literature (in English Translation)

(4) Bermúdez

Prerequisite: upper-division standing.

Readings in English translation and discussion of representative works from the Middle Ages to the end of the sixteenth century, and from the seventeenth century to the end of the twentieth.

116. Juan Ruiz: the Book of Good Love (in English Translation)

(4) Staff

Prerequisite: upper-division standing.

Reading and interpretation of the fourteenth-century Spanish masterpiece in English translation. A study of The Book of Good Love in the context of other great works of the period, such as The Decameron and The Canterbury Tales.

119A. Spanish Institutions and Culture

(4) Checa

Prerequisite: Spanish 16A or 16B or 25 (may be taken concurrently).

Study of the development of the Spanish nation, with special focus on key social and political institutions, the arts, and major currents of thought.

120A-B. Contemporary Spanish-American Fiction in English Translation

(4-4) Levine, McCracken

A. Reading and discussion of novels and short stories by Borges, Carpentier, Cortázar, García Márquez, Vargas Llosa, and others.

B. Reading and discussion of representative works of contemporary Mexican authors, including Yañez, Rulfo, Fuentes, and others.

121. Language and History in the Hispanic World

(4) Staff

Prerequisite: Spanish 100.

The different languages spoken in the Hispanic world: their origins, development, convergence, divergence, and diffusion in relation to historical processes.

122A-B. Medieval Spanish Literature

(4-4) Sharrer, Cortijo

Prerequisite: Spanish 102L (may be taken concurrently).

Equivalent to Spanish 110A.

A detailed survey of the main trends in Spanish literature to 1500.

123A. Hispanic Balladry

(4) Sharrer, Cortijo

Prerequisite: Spanish 102L (may be taken concurrently).

Spanish 123A equivalent to Spanish 110B.

History of the Spanish ballad; Hispanic balladry in Spanish America, the United States, and among the Sephardic Jews.

125. Introduction to Romance Linguistics

(4) Miglio, Raposo, Perissinotto

Prerequisite: upper-division standing.

Same course as Linguistics 175. Taught in English.

Illustrates principles of comparative-historical linguistic analysis by examining Romance languages (French, Portuguese, etc.) for similarities and differences, and tracing their evolution from Vulgar Latin.

128. Creative Writing

(4) Staff

Prerequisite: Spanish 16A or 16B or 25 (may be taken concurrently).

Designed primarily for students who are inclined to write fictional prose and/or poetry in Spanish.

130. The Fantastic and Its Development in Spanish-American Short Story

(4) Castillo, Levine, Poot-Herrera

Prerequisite: Spanish 102L with a minimum grade
of C.

Exploration of the multiple manifestations of the fantastic in Spanish American short story from its origin, linked to nineteenth-century sensationalistic journalism, up to neofantastic mode appearing circa 1950, with its more epistemological goals.

131. Spanish Golden Age Poetry I

(4) Checa

Prerequisite: Spanish 102L (may be taken concurrently).

Equivalent to Spanish 110B.

Lyric poetry of the sixteenth century: Garcilaso, Luis de Leon, San Juan de la Cruz, and others.

132. Spanish Golden Age Poetry II

(4) Checa

Prerequisite: Spanish 102L (may be taken concurrently).

Equivalent to Spanish 110B.

Spanish lyric poetry of the seventeeth century. Major trends and authors. Close readings of Lope de Vega, Gongora, Quevedo, and other poets.

135. Survey of Chicano Literature

(4) Lomelí

Same course as Chicano Studies 180.

The course encompasses a general overview of all genres (poetry, novel, theatre, short story and essay) of Chicano literature. A people’s sociohistorical experiencces are examined to understand ethnicity, creativity, and world view.

137A. Golden Age Drama

(4) Checa, Cortijo, Cabranes-Grant

Prerequisite: Spanish 102L (may be taken concurrently).

Equivalent to Spanish 110B.

The classic comedia, by Lope, Tirso, Alarcón, Calderón, and other dramatists.

138. Contemporary Mexican Literature

(4) Lomelí, Poot-Herrera

Prerequisite: Spanish 102L (may be taken concurrently).

Equivalent to Spanish 111C.

Continued study of major trends in Mexican literature as evidenced in selected works of the following authors: the poetry of López Velarde and Octavio Paz; the Contemporáneos (Torres Bodet, Villaurrutia, Pellicer); and contemporary fiction (Yañez, Rulfo, Arreola, and Fuentes).

139. U.S. Latino Literature

(4) McCracken

Prerequisite: upper-division standing.

Taught in English.

A comparative study of the literature and culture of the diverse Latino populations of the United States, including Chicano, Puerto Rican, Cuban-American, Dominican-American, and other U.S. Latino groups. Writers, genres, and periods vary from quarter to quarter, emphasizing salient examples of fiction, poetry, drama, the essay, film or art.

140A-B. Cervantes: Don Quijote

(4-4) Checa

Prerequisite: Spanish 102L (may be taken concurrently).

Equivalent to Spanish 110B.

Reading and discussion of the first and second parts of Don Quijote.

141. Cervantes: Other Works

(4) Checa

Prerequisite: Spanish 102L (may be taken concurrently).

Reading from the minor works of Cervantes: Novelas Ejemplares, Comedias, Entremeses.

142A-B. Don Quixote (in English Translation)

(4-4) Checa, Cabranes-Grant

Prerequisite: upper-division standing.

Reading, examination, and discussion (all in English) of the first and second parts of Cervantes’ masterpiece and its reflection on world literature.

151A. Catalan Language and Culture

(4) Sharrer

Prerequisite: upper-division standing.

Recommended preparation: proficiency in Spanish, Portuguese, or another romance language.

Catalan for advanced students. An intensive course for students with no previous study of Catalan.

153. Introduction to Basque Studies

(4) Staff

Spanish Basque culture, the Basque language, its uniqueness, the geography of the Basque country (Euskalerria), its history, its literature, in Basque and in Spanish (in English translation).

154A-B. Basque Language and Culture

(4-4) Staff

Prerequisite: upper-division standing (for 154A): Spanish 154A (for 154B).

An intensive course for students with no previous study of the Basque language.

156. Introduction to Galician Studies

(4) Staff

Prerequisite: upper-division standing.

Recommended preparation: proficiency in Spanish or Portuguese.

The uniqueness of the culture and language of Galicia, its history, ethnography, folklore, and literature, in Galician and Spanish.

168. Posmodernismo

(4) Castillo

Prerequisite: Spanish 102L with a minimum grade
of C.

Study of the Spanish and Spanish-American Postmodernistas, exploring the link between the culture of modernity and the emergence of a colloquial, prosaic, but lyrical discourse in late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century Spanish and Spanish-American poetry.

169. Literature and Cultural Identity in the Spanish Caribbean

(4) Castillo, Lupi

Prerequisite: Spanish 102L (may be taken concurrently).

Survey of Spanish Caribbean literature from the standpoint of interaction of culture and race. It traces the counterpoint among the diverse ethnic groups that populate the Caribbean and the manner in which the discourse ofthe oppressor and the oppressed intertwine.

170. The Generations of 1898 and 1927

(4) Bermúdez

Prerequisite: Spanish 102L (may be taken concurrently).

Equivalent to Spanish 110C or 110D.

Readings of such authors as Unamuno, Baroja, Azorín, Valle-Inclán, Antonio Machado, Ortega, Gómez de la Serna, Guillén, García Lorca, and others, analyzed in their historical and social context.

174. The Hispanic Novel and Cinema

(4) Cabranes-Grant

Prerequisite: Spanish 102L (may be taken concurrently).

Equivalent to Spanish 111C or 110D.

Study of three or four Hispanic novels vis-à-vis their movie versions, permitting analysis of narrative in both genres, using existing films and videos based on masterpieces of Hispanic literature. Taught in Spanish.

175. Contemporary Spanish Literature

(4) Bermúdez

Prerequisite: Spanish 102L (may be taken concurrently).

Spanish literature since the Civil War a study of the main trends of post-war Spanish novel, theatre, and poetry, in their historical and socialcontext.

176. Contemporary Spanish Culture

(4) Bermúdez

Prerequisite: Spanish 16A or 16B or 25 (may be taken concurrently).

A survey of the political, religious, social, and philosophical issues in twentieth-century Spanish life and letters.

177. Spanish-American Thought

(4) Castillo

Prerequisite: Spanish 16A or 16B or 25 or equivalent language proficiency.

Leading social, institutional, intellectual, and artistic trends from the sixteenth century to the present.

178. Mexican Culture

(4) Perissinotto

Prerequisite: Spanish 16A or 16B or 25 or equivalent language proficiency.

May not be taken for credit by students who have taken Spanish 180.

Social, institutional, intellectual, and artistic trends in the development of modern Mexico.

179. The Chicano Novel

(4) Lomelí, McCracken

Same course as Chicano Studies 181. Taught in English.

Reading, analysis and crtique of the contemporary Chicano novel as it pertains to the Chicano experience.

181. Hispanic Poetry: 1900 to 1945 (in English Translation)

(4) Bermúdez

Prerequisite: upper-division standing.

Reading and discussion of twentieth-century Spanish and Spanish-American poets and trends in their socio-historical context. Taught in English.

183AA-ZZ. Selected Authors and Topics in Hispanic Literature

(4) Staff

Prerequisite: Spanish 102L (may be taken concurrently).

May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 20 units, provided letter designation is different.

Selected authors and topics in Hispanic literature. Topic or author chosen by faculty member.

184. Borges and the Contemporary Spanish-American Short Story

(4) Levine, Lomelí, Poot-Herrera, Castillo

Prerequisite: Spanish 102L (may be taken concurrently).

The course will deal with Borges’ short stories as pioneers of Spanish-American modern trends in narrative literature, and may include works from authors such as Onetti, Fuentes, Garcia Marquez, etc.

185. The Spanish-American Nueva Novela

(4) Levine, Lomelí, Poot-Herrera

Prerequisite: Spanish 102L (may be taken concurrently).

Equivalent to Spanish 111C.

Readings of such authors as Borges, Rulfo, Fuentes, Vargas Llosa, García Márquez, Donoso. Emphasis put on the innovative structure and language brought to Hispanic literature by the so-called nueva novela.

186AA-ZZ. Selected Topics in Hispanic Linguistics

(4) Staff

Prerequisite: Spanish 100.

May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 20 units, provided letter designation is different.

Topics for the course reflect the research interests of faculty members.

187A-B. Modern Hispanic Drama

(4-4) Cabranes-Grant

Prerequisite: Spanish 102L (may be taken concurrently).

A. Representative dramatists of Spain such as Unamuno, Valle-Inclán, García Lorca, Buero Vallejo, and others.

B. Representative Spanish-American dramatists such as Carballido, Solórzano, Wolff, Cuzzani, Márquez, and others.

188. Modernismo

(4) Castillo, Bermúdez

Prerequisite: Spanish 102L with a minimum grade
of C.

Equivalent to Spanish 111B.

Introduction to the poetry and prose of Hispanic modernismo. Major writers and their most representative works: Martí, Darío, Rodo, Lugones. Lyric poetry, short story, novel, the essay, and other forms are studied.

190. Borges and his Precursors

(4) Levine

Prerequisite: upper-division standing.

Taught in English.

This course focuses on Borges the reader, and traces in particular his affinities with North American and European literatures.

194. Spanish American Women’s Writing

(4) Bermúdez, Poot-Herrera

Prerequisite: Spanish 102L (may be taken concurrently).

Equivalent to Spanish 111A or 111B or 111C.

An introduction to nineteenth- and twentieth-century Spanish American women’s writings. Themes may include women’s participation in the formation of national literatures, their engagement with a tradition of women’s writing, and issues of authorship and authority.

195. Senior Honors Independent Research

(4) Staff

Prerequisite: Spanish or Portuguese majors only.

The student will engage in research leading to a paper of considerable depth and complexity on a topic dealing with the literature and/or language of Spain and Spanish America.

196. Internship

(2-3) Staff

Prerequisites: upper-division standing; Spanish or Portuguese majors only; consent of department.

Students must have a 3.0 overall grade-point average. May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 6 units.

This course enables students to obtain credit for Spanish or Portuguese related internship experience. The course is graded P/NP and must be taken in conjunction with Spanish 199, for which a written project related to the internship experience must be completed.

199. Independent Studies in Spanish

(1-5) Staff

Prerequisites: upper-division standing; completion of two upper division courses in Spanish; consent of department.

Students must have a minimum 3.0 grade-point average for the preceding three quarters and are limited to 5 units per quarter and 30 units total in all 98/99/198/199/199AA-ZZ courses combined.

Independent studies in selected subjects not covered by course offerings.

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Graduate Courses

Note: The content of "studies" courses may vary from quarter to quarter and be repeated for credit with the consent of the department graduate advisor.

200. Studies in Synchronic Linguistics

(4) Miglio, Perissinotto, Raposo

Prerequisite: graduate standing.

In-depth study on particular subjects in the field of the phonological, syntactic, or semantic component, or the lexicon, as applied to the modern Spanish.

200SS. Linguistic Analysis

(4) Staff

Study of the phonological and syntactic structure of modern Spanish for students with a functional command of the language; emphasis placed on developing ability to analyze grammatical structures and phonetic principles related to the learning and teaching of Spanish.

210A-B-C-D. Spanish Literature for Portuguese Graduate Students

(4-4-4-4) Staff

Prerequisite: graduate standing in Portuguese.

A. Medieval Spanish literature.

B. Golden Age literature.

C. 18th- and 19th-century literature.

D. 20th-century literature.

211B-C. Survey of Spanish-American Literature for Portuguese Graduate Students

(4-4) Staff

Prerequisite: graduate standing in Portuguese.

Students will write an extensive paper and be responsible for additional readings to enrich their preparation and ready them for their Ph.D. examination.

B. Nineteeth-century Spanish-American literature

C. Twentieth-century literature

212. Approaches and Methods for Research in Hispanic and Luso Brazilian Literature and Linguistics

(4) Cortijo, Perissinotto, Sharrer, Raposo

Approaches and methods for research in Hispanic and Luso-Brazilian literature and linguistics. Study of main bibliographic resource with particular emphasis on computer-aided research and resulting in the production of a substantive on a field of graduate research.

213. Theory of Literary Criticism

(4) Staff

Analysis and application of methods of current literary theory and criticism in relation to principal texts in Spanish and Spanish American literature. Techniques of literary scholarship.

215. Women Authors of the Spanish Language

(4) Staff

An examination of women’s strategies of self-figuration, traditions of female expression, women’s relationship to authorship and authority, and the relationship of Spanish-language writing to contemporary feminist criticism.

218. Individual Hispanic Authors and Special Topics

(4) Staff

May be repeated for credit to a total of 24 units (six courses, each a different author).

Intensive study of the work of an individual Hispanic author, to be chosen by the instructor.

221A. History of Spanish and Portuguese Languages

(4) Perissinotto, Raposo

Prerequisites: Spanish 121.

Students write an extensive paper and are responsible for additional readings to enrich their preparation and ready them for their M.A. and Ph.D. examinations. Selected topics in historical phonology in light of recent scholarship.

222A-B. Studies in Medieval Peninsular Literature

(4-4) Cortijo, Sharrer

Prerequisite: Spanish 122A (may be taken concurrently)(for 222A): Spanish 122B (may be taken concurrently)(for 222B).

May be repeated for credit with consent of department graduate advisor.

Selected topic studied in the light of recent scholarship. Students write an extensive paper and are responsible for additional readings to enrich their preparation and ready them for their M.A. and Ph.D. examinations.

240A. Studies on Cervantes

(4) Checa, Cabranes-Grant

Prerequisites: Spanish 140A-B (may be taken concurrently).

May be repeated for credit with the consent of the departmental graduate advisor.

Selected topics studied in the light of recent scholarship. Students write an extensive paper and are responsible for additional reading to enrich their preparation and ready them for their M.A. and Ph.D. examinations.

260. Studies in Nineteenth-Century Spanish Literature

(4) Checa, Cabranes-Grant

Seminars covering selected authors, theses, or genres from the period in question.

283. El Modernismo

(4) Castillo

The influence of Rubén Darío and his followers on the prose and poetry of Spanish America and Spain: 1888 to 1920.

287. Literature and Culture of the Postmodern Americas

(4) McCracken

Prerequisite: graduate standing.

A study of hybridity and postmodernity in the narrative cultural productions of Latinos in the Americas, focusing on the eroding but not yet effaced borders between various cultural and social spheres. Readings drawn from Latin American and U.S. Latino writers and theorists such as García Canclini, Cortázar, Piglia, Puig, Cisneros, Alvarez, Morales.

293. Translation: Literacy and Linguistics Approaches

(4) Staff

Prerequisite: graduate standing.

Analysis of literacy texts from the perspective of translation; the theory and practice of translation from linguistic and literary perspectives.

294A-B. Research Seminar in Spanish-American Literature

(4-4) Staff

In-progress grading with grading for both quarters to be given at the end of the second quarter.

A. Primarily intended to train students in research techniques; background material and selection of topic.

B. Completion of research paper, reporting regularly to class on progress of work.

295A-B. Research Seminar in Spanish Literature

(4-4) Staff

In-progress grading with grading for both quarters to be given at the end of the second quarter.

A. Primarily intended to train students in research techniques; background material, critical approach, and selection of topic.

B. Completion of research paper, reporting regularly to class on progress of work.

296A-B. Research Seminar in Spanish Linguistics

(4-4) Staff

In-progress grading with grading for both quarters to be given at the end of the second quarter.

A. Primarily intended to train students in research techniques; background material, and selection of topic.

B. Completion of research paper, reporting regularly to class on progress of work.

590. Spanish Teaching Methodology

(4) Staff

Prerequisites: graduate standing and appointment as a teaching assistant or associate in Spanish.

Preparation of students to conduct initial research in areas related to Applied Linguistics, and the application of both theoretical and practical considerations of the current literature on actual teaching.

591. Teaching Assistant Practicum

(4) Staff

Units earned do not apply toward completion of advanced degrees. S/U grading only. Required of all teaching assistants in Spanish.

Supervised teaching of lower-division Spanish courses at UCSB. Participation in occasional workshops related to the field of teaching will be required.

592. Teaching Associate Practicum

(4) Staff

Units earned do not apply toward completion of advanced degrees. S/U grading only. Required of all student associates in Spanish.

Supervised teaching of lower-division Spanish courses at UCSB. Participation in occasional workshops related to the field of teaching will be required.

594. Special Topics

(1-4) Staff

A special seminar on research subjects of current interest.

596. Directed Reading and Research

(2-4) Staff

Prerequisites: consent of instructor; approval of department chair.

Individual tutorial. A written proposal for each tutorial must be approved by student’s program advisor and by the department chair. The number of units which a student may take in this series depends on the nature of the program and the consent of the advisor or the departmental graduate committee.

597. Individual Study for M.A. Comprehensive and Ph.D. Examinations

(2-8) Staff

Prerequisites: consent of advisor; approval of department chair.

No unit credit allowed toward advanced degrees.

Individual study for M.A. comprehensive and Ph.D examinations. Instructor should be student’s major professor or chair of doctoral committee.

598A-Z. Master’s Thesis Research and Preparation

(2-12) Staff

Prerequisites: consent of instructor; approval of department chair.

No unit credit granted toward degree.

Only for research underlying the thesis and writing of the thesis.

599. Ph.D. Dissertation Research and Preparation

(2-12) Staff

Prerequisites: approval of instructor and department chair.

S/U grading only.

Ph.D. dissertation preparation. Only for research in preparing and writing of the dissertation. Instructor should be the chair of student’s doctoral committee.

Summer Institute of Hispanic Languages and Culture Graduate Courses

Graduate Courses

200SS. Linguistic Analysis

(4) Staff

Study of the structure of modern Spanish in both its phonological and syntactic aspects for the student who already has a functional command of the language, with emphasis on developing ability to analyze and interpret grammatical structures.

201SS. Writing Strategies and Approaches

(4) Staff

Development of writing skills through writing original compositions. Reading and discussion of selected masterpieces to acquaint the student with a variety of styles. Further grammar review.

203SS. Historical Evolution of Genres in Peninsular Spanish Texts

(4) Staff

A close reading of selected modern and contemporary texts in prose and poetry, that are set in their historical contexts and carefully analyzed to bring out their meaning(s) or intention(s).

204SS. Historical Evolution of Genres in Spanish American Texts

(4) Staff

A close reading of selected modern and contemporary texts in prose and poetry that are set in their historical contexts and carefully analyzed so as to bring out their meaning(s) or intention(s).

206SS. The Sound Structure of Spanish

(4) Staff

A study of the articulatory features of the sounds of Spanish, with particular attention to dialect variation and to applying phonetic principles to the learning and teaching of Spanish. Emphasis on the production and recognition of various sound patterns.

207SS. Cultural History of Spain

(4) Staff

A survey of the major events that shaped Spain as a modern state. The intellectual movements that nurtured and sustained the contemporary Spanish state is also studied.

208SS. Cultural History of Spanish America

(4) Staff

A panoramic but in-depth presentation of the major historical and cultural events that give coherence and diversity to the Spanish-speaking countries of the Western hemisphere.

209SS. Don Quijote (1605 and 1615)

(4) Staff

A close reading of both parts of the novel, setting it into its historical context, with appropriate discussion of the episodes. Emphasis on Part I or Part II alternates, with the part not emphasized continually incorporated into class discussions.

210SS. The Spanish Language in the World (Origins to Present)

(4) Staff

The origin, development, and spread of the Spanish language and culture throughout the world from pre-Roman times to current issues facing the Spanish-speaking population in the United States.

211AS-BS. Approaches to Spanish Curriculum

(4-4) Staff

Basic concepts of modern theories of language and language acquisition. Course acquaints students with an in-depth exploration of fundamental concepts in Spanish teaching. Topics include classroom discourse, teaching approaches, principles of language testing, computer-based foreign language teaching.

216SS. Special Topics in Language and Literature

(4) Staff

May be repeated for credit.

Studies in subjects of current interest in Spanish and/or Spanish American language and literature, and/or American literature and language written in Spanish.

299. Topics in Applied Linguistics

(4) Staff

Same course as Education 299, EACS 299, French 299, German 299, and Linguistics 299.

Specialized topics in the study of applied linguistics.

500AS. Research Methods in Culture and Linguistics

(2-4) Staff

Prerequisite: one quarter of coursework on M.A. in Institute of Hispanic Languages and Culture.

During the second term, students develop research skills necessary to produce a research project to conform to Institute guidelines. Students meet individually and as a group with faculty to plan the research project in language, literature, or cultural history.

500BS. Research Methods in Culture and Linguistics

(2-4) Staff

Prerequisite: two quarters of coursework on M.A. in Institute of Hispanic Languages and Culture.

During the third term, every student completes monograph-length study on culture (including literature) or linguistics of the Hispanic world, presents it orally and submits it in printed form according to Institute guidelines.

500CS. Group and Individual Preparation for the M.A. Exit Examination

(2-4) Staff

For students choosing the Exit Examination.

During the second term, students meet individually and as a group with faculty to execute a study plan to complete the M.A. Reading List for the Exit Examination given third term. Instruction centers on more difficult texts.

500DS. Group and Individual Preparation for the M.A. Exit Examination

(2-4) Staff

For students choosing the Exit Examination.

During the third term, students meet individually and as a group to continue preparation for the Exit Exam. The course culminates in an oral examination based on the M.A. reading list and coursework.

Spanish Courses Taught in English

The following courses require no knowledge of a foreign language. See course descriptions above.

Spanish 109, 115B, 120A-B, 125, 126, 127, 135, 139, 142A-B, 153, 179, 181, 190

Portuguese Courses

Lower Division

1. Elementary Portuguese

(4) Staff

Beginning course in Portuguese establishing fundamental auditory and oral skills, with secondary practice in reading and writing, pronunciation, intensive oral practice. Includes laboratory work.

2. Elementary Portuguese

(4) Staff

Recommended preparation: Portuguese 1 or equivalent.

Continues activities commenced with Portuguese 1.

3. Elementary Portuguese

(4) Staff

Recommended preparation: Portuguese 2 or equivalent.

Completes the basic study of the elements of the language.

4. Intermediate Portuguese

(4) Staff

Recommended preparation: Portuguese 3 or equivalent.

Begins review of basic grammar and syntax. (F)

5. Intermediate Portuguese

(4) Staff

Recommended preparation: Portuguese 4 or equivalent.

Continues review of basic grammar and syntax. (W)

6. Intermediate Portuguese

(4) Staff

Recommended preparation: Portuguese 5 or equivalent.

An intensive course designed to develop students’ skills in reading and oral and written expression by reading and discussing Luso-Brazilian texts and writing compositions on related topics. (S)

8A-B. Portuguese Conversation

(2-2) Staff

Recommended preparation: Portuguese 3 or equivalent.

Portuguese conversation; courses conducted entirely in Portuguese.

16A-B. Portuguese for Spanish Speakers

(4-4) Staff

Recommended preparation: fluency in Spanish or other romance language.

An intensive introductory sequence in Portuguese covering the first full year of Portuguese grammar and also advanced readings in Portuguese. Uses the grammatical structures of the romance languages, especially Spanish, as a point of departure. Proficiency in all areas of Portuguese (reading, writing, listening, and speaking) are emphasized.

Upper Division

Literature courses taught in English translation or courses taught in English will generally not count towards fulfilling Portuguese major requirements. See "Upper-division major" section for exceptions.

102A-B. Advanced Grammar and Composition

(4-4) Staff

Prerequisite: upper-division standing.

Recommended preparation: Portuguese 6 or equivalent.

Study of the finer points of Portuguese grammar and syntax. Equal stress is placed on written and oral practice of the language. The work in class will consist of careful study of essays and articles.

105A-B-C. Survey of Portuguese Literature

(4-4-4) Camilo-Dos-Santos, Sharrer

Prerequisite: upper-division standing.

Recommended preparation: Portuguese 6 or equivalent.

A. Portuguese literature from its origins to the sixteenth century.

B. Portuguese literature of the sixteenth, seventeenth, and eighteenth centuries.

C. Portuguese literature of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

106A-B-C. Survey of Brazilian Literature

(4-4-4) Camilo-Dos-Santos, Oliver

Prerequisite: upper-division standing.

Recommended preparation: Portuguese 6 or equivalent.

A. Brazilian literature of the colonial period.

B. Brazilian literature from the nineteenth century to 1922.

C. Brazilian literature from 1922 to present.

115AA-ZZ. Brazilian Literature (in English Translation)

(4) Staff

Prerequisite: upper-division standing.

May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 8 units provided letter designations are different.

Significant writers and poets of nineteenth- and twentieth-century Brazil. Topic or author to be chosen by faculty member. Each course on a different topic. Taught in English.

120AA-ZZ. Portuguese Literature (in English Translation)

(4) Camilo-Dos-Santos, Oliver

May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 8 units provided letter designations are different.

A presentation of major works in Portuguese to reveal the interest and the originality of Portuguese literature through the ages. Topics or author to be chosen by faculty member. Each course on a different topic.

125A-B. Culture and Civilization of Portugal and Brazil

(4-4) Camilo-Dos-Santos, Oliver

Prerequisite: upper-division standing.

The distinctive features of Portugal and Brazil as manifested in their institutions, art, music, and literature. Taught in English.

A. Portugal

B. Brazil

128AA-ZZ. Luso-Brazilian Cinema

(4) Oliver

Prerequisite: upper-division standing.

May be repeated for credit to a maximum of 8 units provided letter designations are different.

Portuguese and Brazilian films of the past forty years both as an art medium and as a document of changing society. Topic or author to be chosen by faculty member. Each course on a different topic. Taught in English.

183AA-ZZ. Studies in Portuguese Literatures

(4) Camilo-Dos-Santos, Oliver, Sharrer

Prerequisite: upper-division standing.

May be repeated to a maximum of 20 units provided the letter designation is different.

Recommended preparation: Portuguese 6 or equivalent.

Topic or author chosen by faculty member; each course on a different topic.

184AA-ZZ. Studies in Portuguese Linguistics

(4) Raposo

Prerequisite: upper-division standing.

May be repeated for a maximum of 20 units, provided letter designation is different. Students limited to one topic per quarter.

Topic to be chosen by faculty member.

195. Senior Honors Independent Research

(4) Staff

Prerequisite: admission to the Portuguese senior honors program.

The student will engage in research leading to a paper of considerable depth and complexity on a topic dealing with the literature and/or language of Portugal, Brazil, or Portuguese-speaking Africa.

199. Independent Studies in Portuguese

(1-5) Staff

Prerequisites: upper-division standing; completion of two upper-division courses in Portuguese; consent of department.

Students must have a minimum 3.0 grade-point average for the preceding three quarters and are limited to 5 units per quarter and 30 units total in all 98/99/198/199/199AA-ZZ courses combined.

Independent studies in selected subjects not covered by course offerings.

Graduate Courses

Note: The content of "studies" courses may vary from quarter to quarter and may be repeated for credit with the consent of the department graduate advisor.

205A-B-C. Survey of Portuguese Literature for Spanish Graduate Students

(4-4-4) Camilo-Dos-Santos, OLiver Sharrer

Prerequisites: Portuguese 105A-B-C or concurrent attendance.

Students will write an extensive paper and be responsible for additional readings to enrich their preparation and ready them for their Ph.D. examinations.

A. From origins to sixteenth century.

B. Sixteenth, seventeenth, and eighteenth centuries.

C. Nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

206A-B. Survey of Brazilian Literature for Spanish Graduate Students

(4-4) Camilo-Dos-Santos, Oliver

Prerequisites: Portuguese 106A-B-C or concurrent

attendance.

Students will write an extensive paper and be responsible for additional readings to enrich their preparation and ready them for their Ph.D. examinations.

A. Colonial period

B. From nineteenth century to 1922

265. Studies on Fernando Pessoa and the Avant-Garde

(4) Staff

Course content may vary from quarter to quarter and may be repeated for credit with the consent of the department graduate adviser.

Pessoa’s poetry, its influence on contemporary Portuguese poetry, and its relationship to the world avant-garde movement.

283AA-ZZ. Individual Luso-Brazilian Authors and Special Topics

(4) Staff

May be repeated for a total of 24 units (six courses, each a different author or topic).

Intensive study on the work of an individual Luso-Brazilian author or topic, to be chosen by the instructor.

295A-B. Research Seminar in Portuguese and Brazilian Literature

(4-4) Camilo-Dos-Santos, Oliver

A two-quarter in-progress sequence course with grades for both quarters issued upon completion of the final quarter.

A. Primarily intended to train students in research techniques, background material, and selection of topics.

B. Completion of research paper, reporting regularly to class on progress of work.

590. Spanish Teaching Methodology

(4) Staff

Prerequisites: graduate standing and appointment as a teaching assistant or associate in Spanish.

591. Teaching Assistant Practicum

(4) Staff

Units earned do not apply toward completion of advanced degrees. S/U grading only. Required of all teaching assistants in Portuguese.

Supervised teaching of lower-division Portuguese courses at UCSB. Participation in occasional workshops related to the field of teaching will be required.

592. Teaching Associate Practicum

(4) Staff

Units earned do not apply toward completion of advanced degrees. S/U grading only. Required of all student associates in Portuguese.

Supervised teaching of lower-division Portuguese courses at UCSB. Participation in occasional workshops related to the field of teaching will be required.

594. Special Topics

(1-4) Staff

A special seminar on research subjects of current interest.

595AA-ZZ. Directed Teaching of Literature/Linguistics

(4) Staff

Prerequisites: doctoral candidate with teaching assistant or associate instructor status.

Individual tutorial. Application of research and theory to classroom practice in teaching of undergraduate literature or linguistics courses. The instructor of the literature or linguistics courses will supervise the student as collaborator in the planning and teaching of it.

596. Directed Reading and Research

(2-4) Staff

Prerequisite: consent of program advisor.

597AA-ZZ. Individual Study for Master’s Comprehensive or Ph.D. Examinations

(2-12) Staff

S/U grading. No unit credit allowed toward advanced degrees.

Individual study under instructor who is a member of the student’s program committee.

599. Ph.D. Dissertation Research and Preparation

(2-12) Staff

Prerequisite: graduate standing.

S/U grading only.

Research and writing of the dissertation. Instructor should be the chair of the student’s doctoral committee.