SPAN 502: Hispanic Sociolinguistics. This course provides an introduction to the macro-sociolinguistics of Spanish including both sociolinguistic theory and empirical research on Spanish, and in particular, Spanish in the US context. SPAN 502 Portfolio

SPAN 505: Applied Spanish Stylistics. This is a course destined for students with a good mastery of the Spanish language who wish to expand their knowledge about writing skills necessary for the preparation and drafting of academic works in Spanish. SPAN 505 Portfolio

SPAN 510: Introduction to Graduate Study of Literature. This course introduces the fundamental techniques of literary and cultural analysis in connection with major debates in twentieth and early twentieth-first century criticism. SPAN 510 Presentation

SPAN 545: Surrealism in Spain an Latin America. This course provides an overview of Surrealism as a cultural movement and the study of various Spanish and Latin American artists and their work, with a literature main focus and the analysis of literary works. SPAN 545 El vuelo de la mariposa

SPAN 551: Teaching Spanish as a Heritage Language. This course provides an introduction to the teaching of Spanish as a heritage language and an overview of the field, as well as a broader sociocultural and policy context as well as the demographics of Spanish in the US. SPAN 551 Presentation

SPAN 551: Second Language Teaching Methods. In this course, questions pertaining to how adult students learn a second language in a formal setting are pursued, and what our role is as teachers in facilitating their language development. SPAN 551 Presentation