Spanish


Faculty List

Professors Emeriti
J.F. Burke, MA, PhD 
K.A.A. Ellis, MA, PhD, Dr Fil, FRSC 
R.J. Glickman, AM, PhD 
J. Gulsoy, MA, PhD, D Honoris Causa, FRSC 
O. Hegyi, MA, PhD (UTM) 
P.R. Len, MA, PhD (S) 
E.G. Neglia, MA, PhD (UTM) 
A. Percival, MA, PhD 
W.L. Rolph, MA, Phil M (I) 
R. Skyrme, MA, M Litt, PhD (S) 
R. Sternberg, MA, PhD (SM) 
M.J. Valdés, MA, PhD, FRSC, Miembro Correspondiente de la Academia Mexicana (U) 
J.R. Webster, MA, PhD, FRSC (SM) 

Professor and Chair
A.T. Pérez-Leroux, MA, PhD

Professors
R. Davidson, MA, PhD 
A.T. Pérez-Leroux, MA, PhD 
S. Rupp, MA, M Phil, PhD 
R. Sarabia, MA, PhD 

Associate Professors
S. Antebi, MA, PhD 
M.C. Cuervo, PhD 
Y. Iglesias, MA, PhD 
E. Jagoe, MA, PhD 
S. Munjic, MA, PhD 
N.E. Rodríguez, PhD 

Associate Professor, Teaching Stream
M. Ramírez, MA, PhD 

Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream
J.C. Rocha Osornio, MA, PhD

Lecturer
I. Fernández Peláez, MA, PhD 

Introduction

Overview

Spanish is one of the most widely spoken languages in the world, with over 590 million speakers. It is the official language in 21 countries throughout Europe, Africa, and the Americas, making it an essential tool for global communication and business. Canada has strong commercial ties with the world’s two largest Spanish-speaking countries: Mexico (127 million) and the United States of America (57 million).

Spanish opens the door to the study of a rich range of cultural expressions in literature, film, and art, from medieval and early modern transatlantic world to the literary and cultural productions of contemporary Spanish and Spanish American societies. The department offers a wide selection of courses at all levels in literature, culture, and linguistics. Students are encouraged to complement and expand on the training they receive in these courses by taking courses in other academic units. By the time of their graduation, our students acquire skills to reflect critically on the world in which they live and a deep knowledge of Hispanic cultures.

Spanish also opens the door to the study of the Romance language family. The Department offers students the opportunity to advance their language skills through the systematic reflection on the language structure, from the sound system to the morphology and syntax. Through a variety of courses with a theoretical and experimental focus in linguistics, students acquire basic skills that can be transferred to teaching or research programs. Through collaboration with other language and linguistics programs, students are provided with opportunities and training to conduct research in linguistics with a focus on the Spanish language.

What can I do with a degree in Spanish?

Plenty! Proficiency in Spanish can open a wide range of career opportunities, and Canada's multicultural landscape and its trade relationships with Spanish-speaking countries can provide ample job opportunities for Spanish speakers.

In addition, some graduate academic programs or professional fields may require proficiency in a second language, and Spanish is often a popular choice due to its global significance and relevance in various industries.

The skills that students acquire through the study of Spanish and of the Spanish-speaking world either prepare them directly for or are an asset in some of the following fields:

  • media, journalism, marketing, public relations
  • domestic government services and NGOs; foreign services and foreign affairs specialist; international development; political aid; policy analyst
  • commerce, finances, tourism, and hospitality
  • post-graduate studies and academic careers; cultural work
  • editing, publishing, translation, education
  • library and information sciences
  • careers in the health profession, including medicine, speech pathology and audiology
  • computational linguistics, speech recognition, and synthesis

For the Portuguese component, please see the Portuguese Program in this Calendar.

For further information, please contact us in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese, Victoria College, Room 208.

The Department offers Specialist, Major and Minor programs, as well as a language citation certificate.

Placement Test

All students who are interested in Spanish studies should take the online placement test by carefully following the instructions found in the following link:

https://www.spanport.utoronto.ca/undergraduate/programs/spanish

The placement test can only be taken once. Misrepresenting previous knowledge of Spanish is considered a serious academic offense. If you have any questions about your placement level, please contact the Associate Chair, Undergraduate Studies and you will receive personal advice for placement in the language sequence. 

Students should contact the Associate Chair, Undergraduate Studies early on in the course of their university career to receive advice on how to proceed with their studies and to thus assure that they can receive their degree by the time of planned graduation. For further information, please visit us in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese, Victoria College, Room 208, email spanport.undergraduate@utoronto.ca, or call (416) 813-4080.

Spanish Programs

Spanish Specialist (Arts Program) - ASSPE0623

Spanish Studies at the University of Toronto are mainly, but by no means exclusively, concerned with the language and literature of the Spanish-speaking peoples. Courses in Hispanic linguistics, in business Spanish, in the history and structure of the Spanish language and literature are complemented by studies of the socio-political, artistic, and intellectual history of both Spain and Spanish America. Spanish and Portuguese form part of the interdisciplinary programs in European Studies and Latin American Studies.

Enrolment Requirements:

This is an open enrolment program. A student who has completed 4.0 credits may enrol in the program.

Completion Requirements:

(10.0 credits, including at least 1.0 400-level credit)

Students complete 10.0 credits, including:

  1. SPA258H1
  2. 0.5 credit in Hispanic linguistics from: SPA322H1, SPA324H1, SPA326H1, SPA368H1, SPA421H1, SPA422H1, SPA423H1, SPA424H1
  3. 0.5 credit in Spanish Peninsular literature from: SPA327H1, SPA341H1, SPA344H1, SPA345H1, SPA348H1, SPA350H1, SPA352H1, SPA368H1, SPA425H1, SPA435H1, SPA439H1, SPA450H1, SPA456H1
  4. 0.5 credit in Spanish American literature from: SPA377H1, SPA378H1, SPA381H1, SPA382H1, SPA383H1, SPA384H1, SPA385H1, SPA386H1, SPA387H1, SPA389H1, SPA467H1, SPA475H1, SPA480H1, SPA482H1, SPA486H1, SPA488H1
  5. SPA420H1
  6. SPA454H1/​ SPA489H1
  7. 7.0 additional SPA credits

Spanish Major (Arts Program) - ASMAJ0623

Enrolment Requirements:

This is an open enrolment program. A student who has completed 4.0 credits may enrol in the program.

Completion Requirements:

(7.0 credits)

Students complete 7.0 credits, including:

  1. 0.5 credit in Hispanic linguistics from: SPA322H1, SPA324H1, SPA326H1, SPA368H1, SPA421H1, SPA422H1, SPA423H1, SPA424H1
  2. 0.5 credit in Spanish Peninsular literature from: SPA327H1, SPA341H1, SPA344H1, SPA345H1, SPA348H1, SPA350H1, SPA352H1, SPA368H1, SPA425H1, SPA435H1, SPA439H1, SPA450H1, SPA456H1
  3. 0.5 credit in Spanish American literature from: SPA377H1, SPA378H1, SPA381H1, SPA382H1, SPA383H1, SPA384H1, SPA385H1, SPA386H1, SPA387H1, SPA389H1, SPA467H1, SPA475H1, SPA480H1, SPA482H1, SPA486H1, SPA488H1
  4. SPA420H1
  5. SPA454H1/​ SPA489H1
  6. 4.5 additional SPA credits

A complete and updated list of eligible courses is available at the departmental website https://www.spanport.utoronto.ca/ or through consultation with the Associate Chair of Undergraduate Studies.

Spanish Minor (Arts Program) - ASMIN0623

Enrolment Requirements:

This is an open enrolment program. A student who has completed 4.0 credits may enrol in the program.

Completion Requirements:

(4.0 credits)

Students complete 4.0 credits, of which up to 1.0 cognate credit may be taken in PRT. No other cognates are permitted for a Spanish Minor.

Students with previous knowledge of Spanish can start taking language courses at the 200- or 300-level, depending on their placement test results, and after consultation with the department. Students who misrepresent their previous knowledge of the language commit a serious academic integrity offense. The recommended sequences of language courses are as follows:

For students with no previous or very limited knowledge of Spanish:
( SPA101H1, SPA102H1)/ SPA100Y1,
( SPA201H1, SPA202H1)/ SPA220Y1,
( SPA301H1, SPA302H1)/ SPA320Y1,
SPA420H1

For students with previous knowledge of Spanish:
SPA102H1 (for students who took Spanish in high school),
( SPA201H1, SPA202H1)/ SPA220Y1,
( SPA301H1, SPA302H1)/ SPA320Y1,
SPA420H1

For students who are heritage speakers of Spanish:
( SPA205H1, SPA305H1)/ SPA219Y1,
SPA420H1


 

First-Year Foundation Seminars

The SPA195H1/ SPA196H1/ SPA197H1/ SPA198H1/ SPA199H1 seminars are designed to provide the opportunity to work closely with an instructor in a class of no more than thirty students. These interactive seminars are intended to stimulate the students’ curiosity and provide an opportunity to get to know a member of the professorial staff in a seminar environment during the first year of study.

Faculty of Arts & Science Language Citation

The Department of Spanish and Portuguese participates in the Faculty of Arts and Science’s Language Citation initiative for Spanish. 

To obtain a Language Citation in Spanish, students will complete two full credits of the language sequence courses at the 200-level or higher, with a minimum of B- in each one of the courses to be considered. 

Students should note that, as explained in this Calendar, the Language Citation is not equivalent to an academic program and that enrolment in a program is not necessary in order to earn the recognition bestowed by the Citation. 

For more details on eligible courses and the process to request the citation, please visit our website: https://www.spanport.utoronto.ca/undergraduate/spanish/citation

 

Spanish: see also European Affairs, Latin American Studies

 

Regarding Spanish Courses

1.    The Department reserves the right to place students in the language course best suited to their linguistic preparation.
2.    Misrepresentation by a student of their previous knowledge of Spanish will be considered an academic integrity offense and handled accordingly. 
3.    Students who misrepresent their knowledge and enroll in a lower level course will be removed from such course.
4.    Students who, in the department's assessment, have adequate knowledge of Spanish may be required to take Spanish literature, culture or linguistics course instead of a language course at any level.
5.    All courses are taught in Spanish unless otherwise specified.

Spanish Courses

SPA101H1 - Spanish for Beginners I

Previous Course Number: SPA100Y1

Hours: 48L

The course introduces students to activities that address a range of personal and immediate-needs topics and socio-cultural situations such as family life and daily routines and to the diverse cultures of the Spanish-speaking world through authentic materials. Students develop personal forms of expression and basic strategies for reading, listening, writing, and participating in everyday conversations. It is the first of a six-semester sequence in the Spanish Language Sequence and is designed for students with no prior knowledge of Spanish. By the end of the semester, students can expect to have reached the Novice High level of the ACTFL scale.

Exclusion: Any one year of Spanish from Grade 10 to 12, SPA100Y1, SPA100Y5, SPA102H1, SPA120Y1, SPA201H1, SPA202H1, SPA205H1, SPA219Y1, SPA219H5, SPA220Y1, SPA220Y5, SPA221H1, SPA301H1, SPA302H1, SPA305H1, SPA319H5, SPA320Y1, SPA320Y5, LGGA90Y3, SPA420H1
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SPA102H1 - Spanish for Beginners II

Previous Course Number: SPA100Y1

Hours: 48L

The course expands students’ ability to engage with activities that address a range of topics such as travel, pastimes, neighborhood issues, and sports and the cultural diversity of the Spanish-speaking world through authentic materials. Students further develop strategies for reading, listening, writing, and participating in everyday conversations. It is the second of the six-semester sequence in the Spanish Language Sequence and is designed for students who a) have successfully completed SPA101H1, b) have placed into the course via the Spanish placement exam offered by the unit, or c) have studied Spanish for two years in high school. By the end of the semester, students can expect to have reached the Intermediate Low level of the ACTFL scale.

Prerequisite: SPA101H1 or Spanish placement test
Exclusion: SPA100Y1, SPA100Y5, SPA120Y1, SPA201H1, SPA202H1, SPA205H1, SPA219Y1, SPA219H5, SPA220Y1, SPA220Y5, SPA221H1, SPA301H1, SPA302H1, SPA305H1, SPA319H5, SPA320Y1, SPA320Y5, SPA420H1, LGGA90Y3

Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SPA195H1 - Barcelona

Hours: 24L

A deep dive into the modern experience of one of the world´s most compelling cities, this course considers Barcelona from a multidisciplinary perspective that includes study of its architecture, foodways, politics and response to mass tourism. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SPA196H1 - Class and Work in the Americas

Hours: 24L

This course examines economic and social inequalities in the contemporary Americas. We look at the ways in which class divisions are represented in academic studies, literature, film, and television. From Mexican maquiladoras to indigenous reservations, we consider the global poor and how recent changes in the character of work (automation, outsourcing, free trade zones) have had an impact on class divisions, especially for younger members of society. Can a renewed understanding of class and work help us to negotiate power, privilege, and inequality in this century? Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SPA197H1 - Cervantes and Imperial Spain

Hours: 24L

During the lifetime of Miguel de Cervantes, the Spanish monarchy governed an empire that extended across the globe, from its traditional lands in Europe to colonies in the Philippines and the Americas. We will examine the advantages and cost of imperial rule through reading a selection of Cervantes's works. Discussions will centre on such questions as the social impact of imperial wealth, the disruptive role of soldiers in civil society, contact with non-European cultures and the sub-cultures of Spanish society. Students will be introduced to the University of Toronto´s outstanding resources for studying the literatures and cultures of early modern Europe. Readings will include some of the Exemplary Stories and selected episodes of Don Quixote. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SPA198H1 - A Brief History of Love in the Western World

Hours: 24L

This course introduces students to the ways in which the foremost thinkers in the history of the Western world (Plato, Ovid, St. Augustine, Ficino, Ebreo) conceived the idea of love; how did the notions of sexuality and gender play into that idea, and how did these notions carry on – or not – into our present understanding of love, sexuality and gender. While the background readings pertain to the general Western cultural heritage, the literary texts through which we will observe particular applications of the theories of love were produced by some of the outstanding 16th and 17th century Spanish authors (for ex. Rodríguez de Montalvo; Jorge de Montemayor; Miguel de Cervantes; Tirso de Molina, María de Zayas, Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz). All the readings will be in English. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SPA199H1 - More than Nachos and Tequila: Mexican History and Culture

Hours: 24L

This course aims at studying the rich history of Mexico from an interdisciplinary perspective. We will cover a wide range of issues, such as identity, modernity race, immigration, gender, sexuality, globalization, and iconic figures. The issue of identity as construed from the inside, but also from the outside and particularly from the English-speaking world (i.e. current US presidential views on the wall), will be widely examined. Course materials will range from chronicles of conquest to modern reflections and representations by historians, philosophers, filmmakers, musicians, writers and artist, among others. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SPA201H1 - Spanish for Intermediate Speakers I

Previous Course Number: SPA220Y1

Hours: 48L

The course develops students’ ability to narrate and describe in the present frame and exchange basic descriptions and comparisons about authentic materials from the Spanish-speaking world. Students strengthen strategies to handle different communicative tasks in straightforward social situations. It is the third of a six-semester sequence in the Spanish Language Sequence designed for students who a) have successfully completed SPA102H, b) have placed into the course via the Spanish placement exam offered by our unit, or c) have studied Spanish for three years in high school. By the end of the semester, students can expect to have reached the Intermediate Mid level of the ACTFL scale.

Prerequisite: SPA102H1, SPA100Y1, or Spanish placement test
Exclusion: SPA120Y1, SPA202H1, SPA205H1, SPA219Y1, SPA219H5, SPA220Y1, SPA220Y5, SPA301H1, SPA302H1, SPA305H1, SPA319H5, SPA320Y1, SPA320Y5


Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SPA202H1 - Spanish for Intermediate Speakers II

Previous Course Number: SPA220Y1

Hours: 48L

The course further develops students’ ability to narrate and describe across various time frames, follow the main plot of stories (novels or films), and exchange basic descriptions, comparisons, and interpretations about authentic materials from the Spanish-speaking world. This course is the fourth of a six-semester sequence in the Spanish Language Sequence designed for students who a) have successfully completed SPA201H1, or b) have placed into the course via the Spanish placement exam offered by our unit. By the end of the semester, students can expect to have reached the Intermediate High level of the ACTFL scale. Taught in Spanish.

Prerequisite: SPA201H1 or Spanish placement test
Exclusion: SPA205H1, SPA219Y1, SPA219H5, SPA220Y1, SPA220Y5, SPA301H1, SPA302H1, SPA305H1, SPA319H5, SPA320Y1, SPA320Y5


Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SPA205H1 - Spanish for Heritage Speakers I

Previous Course Number: SPA219Y1

Hours: 36L

For native (heritage) speakers who have had exposure to spoken Spanish in an informal context (i.e., living in a Spanish-speaking country; or growing in a Spanish-speaking family), but little to no exposure to written Spanish. The students' ability to speak and understand Spanish may range from basic to relatively high fluency, but they experience difficulties writing and reading in Spanish. The course reviews English/Spanish spelling differences; written and spoken registers of Spanish, cognates and false cognates, and basic aspects of the grammatical system. (Introductory)

Prerequisite: Basic to relatively high (almost native) ability to speak and understand Spanish, with limited to no formal education in Spanish, or Spanish placement test.
Exclusion: SPA100Y1, SPA100Y5, SPA120Y1, SPA201H1, SPA202H1, SPA219Y1, SPA219H5, SPA220Y1, SPA220Y5, SPA301H1, SPA302H1, SPA305H1, SPA319H5, SPA320Y1, SPA320Y5, LGGA90Y3, or formal education in a Spanish-speaking country
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SPA221H1 - Spanish Pronunciation

Hours: 24L

A practical introduction to articulatory phonetics, Spanish sound patterns, phonetics, phonology; the basic concepts of phonetic description and transcription; the study of Spanish vowel and consonant systems, stress and intonation.

Prerequisite: SPA201H1/ SPA220Y1
Exclusion: SPA205H1, SPA219Y1, SPA219H5, SPA305H1, SPA319H5, native or heritage speakers of Spanish.
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

SPA254H1 - Cervantes and Modern Fiction

Hours: 24L

Critical reading of Don Quixote as a canonical text for the novel and other narrative forms, including historical metafiction, the short story, and fictional autobiography. Comparative discussion of Quixotic fictions by modern authors, such as Machado de Assis, Borges, Nabokov, García Márquez, Junot Díaz. Lectures and readings in English.

Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SPA255Y0 - Introduction to the Hispanic World

Hours: 48L

A survey of Hispanic Culture, with attention to central issues in history, politics, and popular traditions. Course will be taught in English.

Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SPA258H1 - Introduction to Hispanic Literary Studies

Hours: 36L

Introduction to university literary studies in Spanish and information literacy. Representative selection of Spanish and Spanish American prose, poetry, and drama, with focus on critical terminology and methods of literary analysis. Required for a program degree. Taught in Spanish.

Prerequisite: SPA201H1/ SPA220Y1
Corequisite: SPA202H1/ SPA205H1
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SPA259H1 - Introduction to Hispanic Cultural Studies

Hours: 24L

Forms of cultural expression in Spain, Latin America and Spanish-speaking North America, with study of representative media, including literature, journalism, film, visual art, and the urban environment. Introduction to methods of cultural analysis. (Offered in alternate years).

Prerequisite: SPA201H1/ SPA220Y1
Corequisite: SPA202H1/ SPA205H1
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SPA275H1 - 21st Century Latin American Cinema

Previous Course Number: SPA375H1

Hours: 12L/12T

This online course examines the social, political, and cultural contexts of recent Latin American Hispanic cinema. Topics include race and indigeneity; poverty, precarity, and inequality; gender and sexuality; and memory and trauma. The representation of these themes in Latin American cinema of the 21st century has contributed to an increase in its transnational and cosmopolitan reception. Lectures in English. Students choose tutorials in Spanish or English.

Exclusion: SPA375H1, SPA275H5
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SPA299Y1 - Research Opportunity Program

Credit course for supervised participation in faculty research project. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/research-opportunities-program. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

SPA301H1 - Spanish for Advanced Speakers I

Previous Course Number: SPA320Y1

Hours: 48L

The course develops students’ ability to interact in culturally appropriate ways with native speakers of Spanish, negotiate situations that require problem solving, exchange detailed descriptions and comparisons about authentic materials from the Spanish-speaking world. The course is the fifth course of the six-semester sequence in the Spanish Language Sequence. It is designed for students who a) have successfully completed SPA202H1, or b) have placed into the course via the Spanish placement exam offered by our unit. By the end of the semester, students can expect to have reached the Advanced Low level of the ACTFL scale. Taught in Spanish.

Prerequisite: SPA202H1/ SPA220Y1, or Spanish placement test
Exclusion: SPA205H1, SPA219Y1, SPA219H5, SPA302H1, SPA305H1, SPA319H5, SPA320Y1, SPA320Y5
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SPA302H1 - Spanish for Advanced Speakers II

Previous Course Number: SPA320Y1

Hours: 48L

This course expands students’ ability to interact in culturally appropriate ways with native Spanish speakers. Students will participate in informal and some formal exchanges on a variety of topics, contextualize and analyze more complex stories (novels) and films, and exchange detailed descriptions and interpretations about authentic materials. This is the final course of the six-semester Spanish Language Sequence. It is designed for students who a) have successfully completed SPA301H1, or b) have placed into the course via the Spanish placement exam offered by our unit. By the end of the semester, students will reach the Advanced Mid level of the ACTFL scale. Taught in Spanish.

Prerequisite: SPA301H1 or Spanish placement test
Exclusion: SPA205H1, SPA219Y1, SPA219H5, SPA305H1, SPA319H5, SPA320Y1, SPA320Y5
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SPA305H1 - Spanish for Heritage Speakers II

Previous Course Number: SPA219Y1

Hours: 36L

For native (heritage) speakers who have had exposure to spoken Spanish in an informal context (i.e., living in a Spanish-speaking country; or growing in a Spanish-speaking family), and have been introduced to Spanish writing and basic grammar. Students will develop their vocabulary, deepen their understanding of the Spanish grammar, and become familiar with the use of Spanish in a range of contexts, including academic levels of speaking and writing. Taught in Spanish.

Prerequisite: SPA205H1 or Spanish placement test
Exclusion: SPA100Y1, SPA100Y5, SPA101H1, SPA102H1, SPA120Y1, SPA201H1, SPA202H1, SPA219Y1, SPA219H5, SPA220Y1, SPA220Y5, SPA301H1, SPA302H1, SPA319H5, SPA320Y1, SPA320Y5, LGGA90Y3, or formal education in a Spanish-speaking country.
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SPA322H1 - Introduction to Hispanic Linguistics

Hours: 36L

The basic concepts and analytic tools of linguistics applied to the study of Spanish, with a focus on the Spanish phonological, morphological, and syntactic systems. Theoretical discussion and practical exercises in analytic techniques. Taught in Spanish.

Prerequisite: SPA202H1/ SPA205H1/ SPA120Y1/ SPA220Y1/ SPA219Y1 or Spanish placement test
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

SPA323H1 - Business Spanish

Previous Course Number: SPA323Y1

Hours: 24L/48P

Practical uses of spoken and written Spanish for business contexts, with an emphasis on culturally appropriate ways of communication in a Spanish-language work environment. This course builds on grammar and vocabulary knowledge already acquired at the intermediate level. As a part of the course, students will participate in an internship with Spanish-speaking businesses and institutions in the Toronto area. The placements are designed to deepen linguistic, cultural, and analytical skills acquired in the classroom in work-related environments, promote intercultural competency, and foster links to the community. Taught in Spanish.

Prerequisite: SPA120Y1/ SPA202H1/ SPA205H1/ SPA220Y1 or Spanish placement test.
Corequisite: SPA301H1/ SPA305H1
Exclusion: SPA323Y1
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)
Course Experience: Partnership-Based Experience

SPA324H1 - Spanish Bilingualism

Hours: 24L

Spanish bilingualism from three different perspectives: linguistic, sociolinguistic, psycholinguistic. Analysis of typical language contact phenomena with materials from Spanish. Case studies of Spanish in contact and discussion of the psychological consequences of bilingualism. Introduction to survey methods in sociolinguistics and psycholinguistics, and basic techniques for conducting language interviews. Taught in Spanish. (Offered in alternate years)

Prerequisite: SPA202H1/ SPA205H1/ SPA120Y1/ SPA220Y1/ SPA219Y1 or Spanish placement test
Recommended Preparation: SPA221H1/ SPA322H1
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

SPA326H1 - Latin American Varieties of Spanish Through the Media

Hours: 36L

This course aims at exposing students to different varieties of Latin American Spanish. Lexical, morpho-syntactic and phonological variation will be discussed and theoretical descriptions will be illustrated by using samples from contemporary cinema and television. Taught in Spanish. (Offered in alternate years)

Prerequisite: SPA202H1/ SPA205H1/ SPA120Y1/ SPA220Y1/ SPA219Y1 or Spanish placement test
Recommended Preparation: SPA221H1 / SPA302H1 / SPA320Y1 / SPA322H1
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SPA327H1 - Catalan

Previous Course Number: SPA327Y

Hours: 24L

Study of Catalan language through an overview of grammatical structures and exercises in proficiency skills, complemented by readings in Catalan history and society to attain interdisciplinary cultural literacy. Taught in English and Catalan. (Offered every three years)

Prerequisite: SPA202H1/ SPA205H1/ SPA120Y1/ SPA220Y1/ SPA219Y1/ PRT202H1/ PRT205H1 or any other 0.5 credit at 200+ level in ITA, FRE, FSL; or placement test.
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SPA341H1 - Modernist Movements in Spain

Hours: 24L

Literary and artistic movements in Spain from 1890 to 1940, with special attention to the convergence and mutual mediation of politics and art. Materials to be studied include novels, poetry, the urban environment, graphic art, literary journals and manifestos, and some early Hispanic film. Taught in Spanish. (Offered every three years)

Prerequisite: SPA202H1/ SPA205H1/ SPA120Y1/ SPA220Y1/ SPA219Y1 or Spanish placement test
Recommended Preparation: SPA258H1
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

SPA344H1 - The Spanish Sensorium

Hours: 20L/4P

Pushing back against the primacy of vision, this course approaches modern Spain from the perspective of our other senses. How does the Spanish state and its concomitant nations smell, feel, taste and sound? What do these other forms of knowing tell us about cultural phenomena? In this course we will consider both primary and secondary source texts; that is, we will be touching, smelling, tasting and listening as well as analyzing the textual manifestations of sensory experience. Taught in Spanish. Offered in alternate years.

Prerequisite: SPA202H1/ SPA205H1/ SPA219Y1/ SPA220Y1, SPA258H1/ SPA259H1
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SPA345H1 - Spanish Cinema

Hours: 24L

Analysis of the development of Spanish Cinema within its social and political contexts. Directors studied include Buñuel, Bardem, Erice, Saura, Almodóvar and Bigas Luna. Taught in Spanish. (Offered every three years).

Prerequisite: SPA202H1/ SPA205H1/ SPA120Y1/ SPA220Y1/ SPA219Y1 or Spanish placement test.
Recommended Preparation: SPA258H1
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SPA348H1 - Galdos and the Realist Novel

Hours: 24L

Representative fiction by Galdós, the principal Spanish novelist of the nineteenth century. Detailed study of such texts as Marianela, Doña Perfecta, La desheredada, Realidad, La incógnita, in relation to modernity of realist fiction and contemporary issues in politics, social relations and individual psychology. Taught in Spanish. (Offered every three years)

Prerequisite: SPA202H1/ SPA205H1/ SPA120Y1/ SPA220Y1/ SPA219Y1 or Spanish placement test
Recommended Preparation: SPA258H1
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SPA350H1 - Medieval Spain Portrayed Through Visual Arts

Previous Course Number: SPA450H1

Hours: 24S

Through the lens of visual arts, this course will examine the evolution of complex medieval societies in the Middle Ages. We will analyse films, painting, drawing, sculpture, ceramic, images, literature, and architecture as a primary source to explain and study the past. This investigation of visual art allows us an in-depth look at medieval daily life, with a specific focus on family, violence, marriage, childhood, crimes, punishments, markets, towns, and village. Taught in Spanish. (Offered every three years)

Prerequisite: SPA202H1/ SPA205H1/ SPA120Y1/ SPA220Y1/ SPA219Y1 or Spanish placement test, SPA258H1
Corequisite: SPA302H1/ SPA305H1
Exclusion: SPA450H1
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SPA352H1 - Court and Country in Early Modern Spain

Hours: 24L

Representative texts (such as ballads, popular and courtly lyric; chivalry, pastoral and picaresque prose, theater) from the early modern period, studied in relation to the history and society of imperial Spain. Discussion of literary texts as codes of social conduct; issues of urbanization, court culture, social order and disorder, and cultural discourses of identity and difference. Reading from modern authors (Sender, Borges) to illustrate the continuity of court and country in the Hispanic tradition. Taught in Spanish. (Offered every three years)

Prerequisite: SPA202H1 / SPA205H1 / SPA120Y1 / SPA220Y1 / SPA219Y1/SPA258 or Spanish placement test, SPA258H1.
Corequisite: SPA302H1 / SPA305H1
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SPA354H1 - Parody and Comedy in Early Modern Spanish Literature

Hours: 24L

Parody and comedy as interrelated literary forms that create humour through conventional character types, the play of language, self-conscious imitation, and the relationship of parodic works to canonical intertexts. Considerations of humour as a response to social anxieties in early modern Spain. Analysis of poems, plays and short prose narratives by representative authors; Garcilaso, Góngora, Quevedo, Tirso de Molina, Cervantes. Taught in Spanish. (Offered every three years)

Prerequisite: SPA202H1 / SPA205H1 / SPA120Y1 / SPA220Y1 / SPA219Y1 or Spanish placement test, SPA258H1
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SPA368H1 - Spanish and the Empire: Migration in Language and Literature

Hours: 24L

This interdisciplinary approach considers broad cultural consequences resulting from the contact of Spanish with the American indigenous languages. Current cultural and linguistic theories on language contact are used to analyze sixteenth to eighteenth-century Spanish texts, and invite reflection on language, power, and the emergence of new cultural expressions. Taught in Spanish. (Offered every three years)

Prerequisite: SPA202H1 / SPA205H1 / SPA120Y1 / SPA220Y1 / SPA219Y1 or Spanish placement test
Recommended Preparation: SPA258H1 / SPA301H1 / SPA305H1
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SPA377H1 - Central American Literature: Narratives of War

Previous Course Number: SPA389H1

Hours: 24L

The 70s and 80s represent a period of armed struggle, civil war, and revolution in most of Central America. Through the study of specific novels, short stories, and films, this course analyzes the representation of violence, and the political repression generated by military conflicts. Taught in Spanish. (Offered every three years)

Prerequisite: SPA202H1 / SPA205H1 / SPA120Y1 / SPA220Y1 / SPA219Y1 or Spanish placement test.
Exclusion: SPA389H1
Recommended Preparation: SPA258H1
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SPA378H1 - Central America Postwar Narrative

Previous Course Number: SPA488H1

Hours: 24L

The end of civil and military conflicts in the last decade of the 20th century reshapes the political landscape of Central America. Through selected readings of novels and short stories from representative writers, issues of immigration, displacement, and globalization are discussed to understand these changes in the region. Taught in Spanish. (Offered every three years)

Prerequisite: 0.5 SPA credit at the 300-level
Exclusion: SPA488H1
Recommended Preparation: SPA258H1 / SPA259H1
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SPA381H1 - Nation, Identity and Modernity in Spanish-America

Hours: 24L

Analysis of poetry, short stories, essays, and graphic art in the context of nation-building and the question of identity during the nineteenth century. Taught in Spanish. (Offered every three years)

Prerequisite: SPA202H1 / SPA205H1 / SPA120Y1 / SPA220Y1 / SPA219Y1 or Spanish placement test.
Recommended Preparation: SPA258H1
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SPA382H1 - Spanish American Women in Art, Film, and Literature

Hours: 24L

Study of different creative expressions by women in Spanish America from the colonial period to the present; analysis of selected works of visual art, film, essays, poetry, and fiction. Taught in Spanish. (Offered every three years)

Prerequisite: SPA202H1 / SPA205H1 / SPA120Y1 / SPA220Y1 / SPA219Y1 or Spanish placement test.
Recommended Preparation: SPA258H1
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SPA383H1 - Disability and Embodiment in Spanish American Cultures

Hours: 24L

This course approaches literary, visual, and multi-media texts of twentieth-century and contemporary Spanish America, focusing on the body as site of multiple differences, lived experience, exploitation, and creative expression. We will consider the roles of disability through cultural production and activism, particularly in the Mexican context, the histories that have shaped ongoing inequalities, and relationships between disability, gender, and race in these histories. Taught in Spanish. (Offered alternate years)

Prerequisite: SPA202H1 / SPA205H1 / SPA120Y1 / SPA220Y1 / SPA219Y1 or Spanish placement test.
Recommended Preparation: SPA258H1
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SPA384H1 - Avant-Garde Movements in Spanish America

Hours: 24L

Study of representative works of major artistic and literary movements in 20th and 21st century Spanish America: avant-garde poetry, theatre of the absurd, surrealist art, neo-realism, postmodernism. Taught in Spanish. (Offered every three years)

Prerequisite: SPA202H1 / SPA205H1 / SPA120Y1 / SPA220Y1 / SPA219Y1 or Spanish placement test.
Recommended Preparation: SPA258H1
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SPA385H1 - Literature and Social Change in Spanish America

Hours: 24L

Detailed study of key moments and texts in Spanish American culture from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, focusing on such topics as the creation of new nations, indigenismo, Caribbean anti-slavery literature, and the Mexican and Cuban Revolutions. Taught in Spanish. (Offered every three years)

Prerequisite: SPA202H1 / SPA205H1 / SPA120Y1 / SPA220Y1 / SPA219Y1 or Spanish placement test.
Exclusion: SPA487H1
Recommended Preparation: SPA258H1
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SPA386H1 - Literary Landscapes of the Mexican Revolution

Hours: 24L

Examines cultural production, including short stories, novels, films and paintings surrounding the socio-political transformations of the revolutionary period. Readings and discussion emphasize general concepts of the landscape, as a visual and spatial mode of interpreting relationships between human subjects, and between these subjects and the territory they occupy. Taught in Spanish. (Offered every three years)

Prerequisite: SPA202H1 / SPA205H1 / SPA120Y1 / SPA220Y1 / SPA219Y1 or Spanish placement test.
Recommended Preparation: SPA258H1
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SPA387H1 - Latin American Performative Expression

Hours: 24L

Considers continuities and divisions between word and action, art and politics, in short works of fiction, theatre, film and performance projects. Includes work from twentieth-century and contemporary Mexico as well as Latin American cultural production from Canada and the United States. Taught in Spanish with occasional English. (Offered every three years)

Prerequisite: SPA202H1/ SPA205H1/ SPA120Y1/ SPA220Y1/ SPA219Y1 or Spanish placement test.
Exclusion: SPA467H1 (Topics: Latin American Performative Practices), offered in Fall 2009, Winter 2018
Recommended Preparation: SPA258H1
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SPA398H0 - Research Excursions

An instructor-supervised group project in an off-campus setting. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/research-excursions-program. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

SPA398Y0 - Research Excursions

An instructor-supervised group project in an off-campus setting. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/research-excursions-program. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

SPA399Y1 - Research Opportunity Program

Credit course for supervised participation in faculty research project. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/research-opportunities-program. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

SPA420H1 - Advanced Spanish Grammar

Hours: 36L

Linguistic analysis with the objective of improving students' command of Spanish grammar. Advanced review of traditional grammatical topics, including the verbal and pronominal systems, Spanish copulas, and embedded clauses. This course assumes familiarity with the grammatical terminology introduced in SPA301H1 and SPA302H1 (formerly SPA320Y1). Taught in Spanish.

Prerequisite: SPA302H1 / SPA305H1 / SPA219Y1 / SPA320Y1, or Spanish placement test. Native speakers of Spanish who completed high school in a Spanish-speaking country begin their Spanish studies with this course.
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SPA421H1 - The Structure of Spanish

Hours: 36L

Study of Spanish morphology and syntax: syntactic categories in Spanish, the structure and interpretation of simple and complex sentences. (Offered in alternate years)

Prerequisite: SPA420H1, or permission of department
Recommended Preparation: SPA322H1
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

SPA422H1 - Sociolinguistics of Spanish

Hours: 24L

Study of linguistic variation across the Spanish-speaking world; central issues in phonological, morphological, and syntactic variation, analyzed from a geographical as well as from a social point of view. (Offered in alternate years)

Prerequisite: SPA322H1 or permission of the department
Recommended Preparation: SPA420H1
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

SPA423H1 - Spanish Phonology

Hours: 24L/12T

Theoretical and experimental approaches to Spanish phonology. Topics include: Spanish phonemic inventory, sound patterns, suprasegmentals (stress and intonation), synchronic and diachronic variation. Methods of data collection and analysis in the discipline, with practical applications. (Offered in alternate years)

Prerequisite: SPA322H1 or permission of the Department
Recommended Preparation: SPA420H1
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

SPA424H1 - Experimental Approaches to Hispanic and Lusophone Linguistics

Hours: 12P/24S

This course introduces students to theoretically grounded experimental approaches in the field of linguistics, with a particular focus on Hispanic and Lusophone linguistics. Students will receive training in the use of different experimental and corpus analysis techniques and will discuss paradigmatic examples of research papers in the areas of phonetics-phonology and morpho-syntax. Throughout the course, they will conduct their own research project under the supervision of a specialist in the field. The course can be taught in English, Spanish and Portuguese.

Prerequisite: SPA322H1/ PRT322H1
Recommended Preparation: 300-level SPA/PRT linguistic courses
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

SPA425H1 - History of the Spanish Language

Hours: 24L

Have you ever doubted where Spanish came from? Or how did it become the language we know today? This course presents a detailed study of the external and internal history of the Spanish language in which this evolution occurred. Special attention will be paid to the linguistic progress of the language from its Latin roots to Modern Spanish and to the socio-cultural, historical, political and literary influence that have affected its linguistic evolution. The main features of the Spanish language evolution will be put in practice through a close reading of representative Medieval, Renaissance and dialectal texts. Taught in Spanish. (Offered every three years)

Prerequisite: SPA302H1 / SPA305H1 / SPA320Y1 / SPA219Y1 or Spanish placement test.
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SPA427H1 - Spanish Language Teaching as Reflective Practice

Hours: 24L/6P

Practical introduction to planning, management, and delivery of academic projects related to teaching of the Spanish language. This course concentrates on core communication skills that students will adapt and apply to various contexts and projects. Through experiential activities, students will be able to deepen their understanding on how we negotiate institutional, societal, and global challenges in multilingual educational contexts.

Prerequisite: SPA302H1/ SPA305H1/ SPA320Y1
Corequisite: SPA420H1
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)
Course Experience: University-Based Experience

SPA435H1 - Fictions of Contemporary Spain

Hours: 24L

Study of major currents in narrative fiction during the last twenty years, a period of return to democratic government, the relaxing of censorship and the opening up of Spanish culture. Analysis of works from several generations of male and female writers. Taught in Spanish. (Offered every three years)

Prerequisite: 0.5 credit at the 300-level in SPA
Recommended Preparation: SPA258H1
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SPA439H1 - Topics in Spanish Studies

Hours: 24S

A course on specific topics in Spanish studies, designed for advanced students. Course content and instructor are established on a yearly basis.

Prerequisite: SPA202H1 / SPA205H1 / SPA220Y1 / SPA219Y1 or Spanish Placement test.
Recommended Preparation: SPA258H1
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SPA454H1 - Cervantes: Don Quixote

Hours: 36L

Detailed study of Don Quixote as a foundational text in the European literary tradition, with attention to the conventions, genres, and literary techniques that inform the text. Taught in Spanish. (Offered in alternate years)

Prerequisite: SPA302H1 / SPA305H1 / SPA219Y1 / SPA320Y1 or Spanish placement test, SPA258H1.
Exclusion: SPA350Y1
Recommended Preparation: SPA352H1, 0.5 credit at 300-level in SPA courses.
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SPA467H1 - Topics in Spanish-American Literature and Culture

Hours: 24L

A course on a specific topic in Spanish American culture, designed for advanced students. Course content and instructor are established on a yearly basis.

Prerequisite: 0.5 credit at the 300-level in SPA courses.
Recommended Preparation: SPA258H1 / SPA259H1
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SPA475H1 - 21st Century Latin American Culture

Hours: 24L

Contemporary Latin American authors and visual artists will be studied through their work, online visibility, and also the institutional and discursive structures that facilitate and shape their production. In-class remote online discussions with some of the artists. Taught in Spanish. (Offered every three years)

Prerequisite: 0.5 credit at the 300-level in SPA courses.
Recommended Preparation: SPA258H1 / SPA259H1

SPA480H1 - Icons and Iconography in Latin American Culture

Hours: 24L

Production, circulation and meaning of icons through Latin American literary and cultural contexts. Readings are selected from the period of independence to the present, and focus on the transformative ideological charge of cultural objects across geographic space and history. Focuses on political and socio-economic tensions between popular and elite spheres of cultural production, and on the risks and limits of iconographic representation. Taught in Spanish. (Offered every three years)

Prerequisite: 0.5 credit at the 300-level in SPA courses.
Recommended Preparation: SPA258H1 / SPA259H1
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SPA482H1 - 20th-Century Spanish American Narrative

Hours: 24L

Detailed study of the major movements in Spanish-American narrative, including magic realism, fantastic literature, women's writing, and testimonial literature, through analysis of representative novels and short stories. Taught in Spanish. (Offered every three years)

Prerequisite: 0.5 credit at the 300-level in SPA courses.
Recommended Preparation: SPA258H1 / SPA259H1
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SPA486H1 - Contemporary Caribbean Literatures and Identities

Hours: 24L

Literature studied as a socio-political space for the articulation of new concepts of cultural identity; examination of cultural change and aesthetic innovation in selected poetic, dramatic, and narrative texts from different national traditions (Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico). Taught in Spanish. (Offered every three years)

Prerequisite: 0.5 credit at the 300-level in SPA courses.
Recommended Preparation: SPA258H1 / SPA259H1
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SPA489H1 - Latin American Transculturations

Hours: 36L

This course integrates a series of contemporary debates in Latin American cultural studies with analysis of its transdisciplinary history and global permutations. Key topics of investigation within these debates may include indigeneity; coloniality, transculturation, and subalternity; empire, nation, and globalism; revolution, state discourse, and the popular; gender and sexuality; and the production of race. Taught in Spanish. (Offered in alternate years)

Prerequisite: SPA302H1 / SPA305H1 / SPA219Y1 / SPA320Y1 or Spanish placement test, SPA258H1
Recommended Preparation: 0.5 credit at the 300-level Spanish Peninsular literature courses / 300-level Spanish American literature courses.
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

SPA490H1 - Independent Studies in Spanish

A unique opportunity for students interested in pursuing an in-depth study on a specific topic related to Spanish Studies, but beyond the scope of regular course offerings. The student, aided and advised by a faculty member in the Spanish program acting as supervisor, will produce a substantive written report on original and independent investigation of an appropriate topic. Students interested must contact the Associate Chair of Undergraduate Studies to learn about the process and request an application form. More details available in our website: https://www.spanport.utoronto.ca/ . Deadline for submission of application form is five business days before the first day of classes of the session in which student wishes to enroll in the course. Not elegible for CR/NCR.

Prerequisite: 0.5 credit at the 300+ level in SPA courses, and written approval of the Associate Chair of Undergraduate Studies.
Course Experience: University-Based Experience

SPA491H1 - Independent Studies in Spanish

A unique opportunity for students interested in pursuing an in-depth study on a specific topic related to Spanish Studies, but beyond the scope of regular course offerings. The student, aided and advised by a faculty member in the Spanish program acting as supervisor, will produce a substantive written report on original and independent investigation of an appropriate topic. Students interested must contact the Associate Chair of Undergraduate Studies to learn about the process and request an application form. More details available in our website: https://www.spanport.utoronto.ca/. Deadline for submission of application form is five business days before the first day of classes of the session in which student wishes to enroll in the course. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: 0.5 credit at the 300-level in SPA courses, and written approval of the Associate Chair of Undergraduate Studies.
Course Experience: University-Based Experience

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