Department of Spanish and Portuguese
Hispanic Linguistics Track (Bachelor of Arts in Spanish)
Students on Summer 2018, Fall 2018, or Spring 2019 requirements HISPLNGTRK
The Hispanic linguistics track allows majors to deepen their knowledge of the Spanish language system and its regional, social, and pragmatic variation; the acquisition of Spanish as a second language; and issues on bilingualism. This track provides majors with a social sciences approach to language study, foregrounding a hands-on research experience with data collection and quantitative analysis of Spanish.
Requirements
The track requires at least 18 credit hours, including the requirements listed below.
- Linguistics. Three (3) courses:
- HISP-S 425 Spanish Phonetics
- HISP-S 427 The Structure of Spanish
- HISP-S 429 Hispanic Sociolinguistics and Pragmatics
- HISP-S 430 The Acquisition of Spanish
- HISP-S 431 Bilingualism and Spanish in the U.S.
- HISP-S 495 Hispanic Colloquium (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
- HISP-S 498 Honors Seminar (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
HISP-S 425 Spanish Phonetics
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- HISP-S 326
- Notes
- Attendance in language laboratory required.
- Description
- Intensive patterned pronunciation drills and exercises in sound discrimination and transcription, based on detailed articulatory description of standard Spanish of Spain and Latin America.
- Fall 2023CASE NMcourse
HISP-S 427 The Structure of Spanish
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- HISP-S 326
- Description
- Analyzes the structure of simple and compound sentences in Spanish, focusing on the internal structure of the sentence and how certain phrases within the sentence combine in different word orders to produce specific meanings. Covers transitivity, word order, negation, pronominal and verbal systems, and syntactic variation.
- Fall 2023CASE NMcourse
HISP-S 429 Hispanic Sociolinguistics and Pragmatics
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- HISP-S 326
- Description
- Examines current topics in Hispanic sociolinguistics/pragmatics. Topics include sociolinguistics, phonological and syntactic variation, field methods, discourse analysis, language and power, language ideology, language attitudes, language in context, language and gender, language and the law, bilingualism, linguistic politeness and speech act theory.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
- Fall 2023CASE NMcourse
HISP-S 430 The Acquisition of Spanish
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- HISP-S 326
- Description
- Examines current topics in the acquisition of Spanish. Provides an introduction to research on the first and/or second language acquisition of Spanish and to the pedagogical applications of these findings. Students develop a background in these fields and have opportunities to link theory and practice.
- Fall 2023CASE NMcourse
HISP-S 431 Bilingualism and Spanish in the U.S.
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- HISP-S 326 or consent of the department
- Description
- Survey of current issues of bilingualism in the Spanish-speaking world and United States.
- Fall 2023CASE DUScourse
- Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
HISP-S 495 Hispanic Colloquium
- Credits
- 1–3 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- Consent of department
- Description
- Topic and credit vary. I Sem., II Sem., I, II SS.
- Repeatability
- May be taken twice for credit as long as topic is different.
HISP-S 498 Honors Seminar
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- Approval of departmental honors advisor
- Description
- Topics will vary.
- Repeatability
- The course may be repeated once with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
- Literature. One (1) course:
- HISP-S 407 Cultural Icons of Spain
- HISP-S 408 Iberian Modernities
- HISP-S 417 Hispanic Poetry
- HISP-S 418 Hispanic Drama
- HISP-S 419 Modern Spanish Prose Fiction
- HISP-S 420 Modern Spanish-American Prose Fiction
- HISP-S 422 Hispanic Cinema
- HISP-S 423 The Craft of Translation
- HISP-S 435 US Latino Literatures
- HISP-S 450 Don Quijote
- HISP-S 470 Gender in Hispanic Texts
- HISP-S 471 Colonialism to Modernism
- HISP-S 472 Dictatorship and Democracy in Spanish American Literature and Culture
- HISP-S 473 Hispanic Literature and Literary Theory
- HISP-S 474 Hispanic Literature and Society
- HISP-S 479 Mapping Mexico
- HISP-S 480 Argentine Literature
- HISP-S 481 Hispanic American National/Regional Literatures
- HISP-S 495 Hispanic Colloquium (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
- HISP-S 498 Honors Seminar (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
HISP-S 407 Cultural Icons of Spain
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- HISP-S 328
- Description
- This course focuses on iconic historical figures and literary characters who continue to resonate in the 20th- and 21st- century cultural imagination. Drawing upon primary texts from the Middle Ages through the Seventeenth Century, the course investigate these cultural icons and what they mean in modern times. Taught in Spanish.
- Fall 2023CASE AHcourse
- Fall 2023CASE GCCcourse
HISP-S 408 Iberian Modernities
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- HISP-S 328
- Description
- An overview of the literatures of Spain covering issues such as modernization, the Enlightenment, civil war, urban/rural, colonization, fascism, tourism, nationalism, and immigration. Readings in prose, poetry, and drama by representative writers from the eighteenth century to the present. Taught in Spanish.
- Fall 2023CASE AHcourse
HISP-S 417 Hispanic Poetry
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- HISP-S 328
- Description
- Study of major aspects, movements, or directions of Hispanic poetry from the Middle Ages to the present.
- Fall 2023CASE AHcourse
HISP-S 418 Hispanic Drama
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- HISP-S 328
- Description
- Forms, traditions, themes, and periods of Hispanic drama from the Renaissance to the present.
- Fall 2023CASE AHcourse
HISP-S 419 Modern Spanish Prose Fiction
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- HISP-S 328
- Description
- Spanish prose fiction from mid-nineteenth-century realism through post-Spanish Civil War narrative innovations.
- Fall 2023CASE AHcourse
- Fall 2023CASE GCCcourse
HISP-S 420 Modern Spanish-American Prose Fiction
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- HISP-S 328
- Description
- Spanish-American prose fiction from late nineteenth-century modernism to the present.
- Fall 2023CASE AHcourse
HISP-S 422 Hispanic Cinema
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- One of HISP-S 322, HISP-S 324, or HISP-S 328; or equivalent
- Description
- Analysis and interpretation of Hispanic films, with an emphasis on the study of their formal aspects. National/regional context varies.
- Fall 2023CASE AHcourse
HISP-S 423 The Craft of Translation
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- One of HISP-S 324, HISP-S 326, HISP-S 328, or HISP-S 336; or equivalent
- Description
- A practical approach to the problems and techniques of Spanish/English and English/Spanish translation, using a variety of texts and concentrating on such critical areas of stylistics as tone, rhythm, imagery, nuance, allusion, etc. Language and translation theory will also be studied.
HISP-S 435 US Latino Literatures
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- HISP-S 328
- Description
- Study of Latino literatures in the U.S. across various genres. Focus on social, cultural, and political factors that shape Latino experience. Taught in Spanish.
- Fall 2023CASE AHcourse
- Fall 2023CASE DUScourse
HISP-S 450 Don Quijote
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- HISP-S 328
- Description
- Detailed analysis of Cervantes' novel. Life and times of the author. Importance of the work to the development of the novel as an art form.
- Fall 2023CASE AHcourse
HISP-S 470 Gender in Hispanic Texts
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- HISP-S 328
- Description
- Study of a variety of cultural texts and contexts that inform gender construction in the Hispanic world. Taught in Spanish.
- Fall 2023CASE AHcourse
HISP-S 471 Colonialism to Modernism
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- HISP-S 328 or consent of department
- Description
- A study of cultural texts from Independence and revolution to neoliberalism, transnationalism, and globalization. Taught in Spanish.
- Fall 2023CASE AHcourse
- Fall 2023CASE GCCcourse
HISP-S 472 Dictatorship and Democracy in Spanish American Literature and Culture
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- HISP-S 328 or consent of department
- Description
- A study of literature and culture in the context of 20th century and current societal transformations in Spanish America including urbanization, populism, revolution, dictatorship and globalization. Taught in Spanish.
- Fall 2023CASE AHcourse
HISP-S 473 Hispanic Literature and Literary Theory
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- HISP-S 328
- Description
- Studies literature as an art form within the Hispanic tradition. Employs critical methodology and textual interpretation and analysis to exemplify theory of each genre.
- Fall 2023CASE AHcourse
HISP-S 474 Hispanic Literature and Society
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- HISP-S 328
- Description
- Writers and their works in social, political, economic, and cultural context. Specific topic to be announced in the online Schedule of Classes.
- Fall 2023CASE AHcourse
HISP-S 479 Mapping Mexico
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- HISP-S 328 or consent of department
- Description
- A study of cultural texts from Independence and revolution to neoliberalism, transnationalism, and globalization. Taught in Spanish.
- Fall 2023CASE AHcourse
HISP-S 480 Argentine Literature
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- HISP-S 328
- Description
- Argentine literature from independence to the present, with a variable topic and focus.
- Fall 2023CASE AHcourse
- Fall 2023CASE GCCcourse
HISP-S 481 Hispanic American National/Regional Literatures
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- HISP-S 328
- Description
- Study of national and/or regional literatures of Hispanic America.
- Fall 2023CASE AHcourse
- Fall 2023CASE GCCcourse
HISP-S 495 Hispanic Colloquium
- Credits
- 1–3 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- Consent of department
- Description
- Topic and credit vary. I Sem., II Sem., I, II SS.
- Repeatability
- May be taken twice for credit as long as topic is different.
HISP-S 498 Honors Seminar
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- Approval of departmental honors advisor
- Description
- Topics will vary.
- Repeatability
- The course may be repeated once with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
- Electives. Two (2) additional courses from the Electives list.
- Additional course from the Literature list
- Additional course from the Linguistics list
- HISP-S 308 Composition and Conversation in Spanish
- HISP-S 309 Spanish Writing for Heritage Speakers
- HISP-S 315 Spanish in the Business World
- HISP-S 317 Spanish Conversation and Diction
- HISP-S 322 Introduction to Film Analysis in Spanish
- HISP-S 334 Panoramas of Hispanic Literature
- HISP-S 335 Mexican Culture in a Service Learning Context
- HISP-S 336 Introduction to Spanish Translation
- HISP-S 411 Spain: The Cultural Context
- HISP-S 412 Spanish America: The Cultural Context
- HISP-S 413 Hispanic Culture in the United States
- HISP-C 105 Intensive Catalan Language (This course can be used to satisfy the Track Residency requirement below.)
- HISP-C 450 Catalan Literature
- HISP-P 135 Intensive Portuguese (This course can be used to satisfy the Track Residency requirement below.)
- HISP-P 400 Literatures of the Portuguese-Speaking World I
- HISP-P 401 Literatures of the Portuguese-Speaking World II
- HISP-P 405 Literature and Film in Portuguese
- HISP-P 415 Women Writing in Portuguese
- HISP-P 425 Structure of Portuguese Language
- HISP-P 467 Contemporary Portuguese Literature
- HISP-P 470 Poetry in Portuguese
- HISP-P 475 Theatre in Portuguese
- HISP-P 476 Prose in Portuguese
- HISP-P 495 Luso-Brazilian Colloquium
- HISP-P 498 Portuguese Honors Seminar
- HISP-X 370 Experiential Learning in Spanish (Up to 3 credit hours can apply toward the requirement)
- HISP-X 395 Global Experience in Spanish and Portuguese
- HISP-X 398 Experiential Research
HISP-S 308 Composition and Conversation in Spanish
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- HISP-S 280 or HISP-S 310; or appropriate placement exam score
- Description
- This content-based course seeks to improve students' oral and writing skills in Spanish while fostering critical thinking and cultural awareness. The written component includes an analysis of various writing styles: description, narration, exposition, and argumentation. The oral component includes discussions of cultural topics in the Spanish-speaking world.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of HISP-S 308 or HISP-S 312.
HISP-S 309 Spanish Writing for Heritage Speakers
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- HISP-S 281 or appropriate placement exam score
- Description
- Facilitates the development of composition and formal oral communication skills in Spanish and is specifically designed for heritage speakers, students who grew up speaking/hearing Spanish at home or in their communities.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of HISP-S 308 or HISP-S 309.
HISP-S 315 Spanish in the Business World
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- HISP-S 280 or HISP-S 310; or appropriate placement exam score
- Description
- Introduction to the technical language of the business world, with emphasis on problems of vocabulary, style, composition, and translation in the context of Hispanic mores. Instruction in Spanish.
HISP-S 317 Spanish Conversation and Diction
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- HISP-S 280 or HISP-S 310; or appropriate placement exam score
- Notes
- HISP-S 317 is not open to native speakers of Spanish
- Description
- Meets five times a week. Intensive controlled conversation correlated with readings, reports, debates, and group discussions.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated once for credit.
HISP-S 322 Introduction to Film Analysis in Spanish
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- HISP-S 280 or appropriate placement exam score
- Description
- Introduces the formal elements common to cinema and the terms of film analysis in Spanish. Provides a basic understanding of cultural and historical factors that have influenced film production in Latin America and Spain.
- Fall 2023CASE AHcourse
HISP-S 334 Panoramas of Hispanic Literature
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- HISP-S 328
- Description
- A panoramic introduction to the study of Hispanic literature in its literary-historical development, through a variety of literary genres. Periods and geographical areas may vary.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of HISP-S 332, HISP-S 333, or HISP-S 334.
- Fall 2023CASE AHcourse
HISP-S 335 Mexican Culture in a Service Learning Context
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- HISP-S 324 or HISP-S 328
- Description
- Explores Mexican cultural traditions in a globalized world and uses service-learning in Bloomington community schools to deepen the process of intercultural understanding.
- Fall 2023CASE GCCcourse
HISP-S 336 Introduction to Spanish Translation
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- HISP-S 280 or HISP-S 310; or appropriate placement exam score
- Description
- An introduction to the practice and techniques of translation, both from Spanish to English as well as from English to Spanish. Translation practice will focus on a variety of textual modes, including literary works, legal documents, journalistic prose, and other materials.
HISP-S 411 Spain: The Cultural Context
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- One of HISP-S 324, HISP-S 328, HISP-S 331, HISP-S 333, or HISP-S 334
- Description
- A course to integrate historical, social, political, and cultural information about Spain.
- Fall 2023CASE AHcourse
- Fall 2023CASE GCCcourse
HISP-S 412 Spanish America: The Cultural Context
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- One of HISP-S 324, HISP-S 328, HISP-S 331, HISP-S 333, or HISP-S 334
- Description
- A course that integrates historical, social, political, and cultural information about Spanish America.
- Fall 2023CASE AHcourse
- Fall 2023CASE GCCcourse
HISP-S 413 Hispanic Culture in the United States
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- One of HISP-S 324, HISP-S 328, HISP-S 331, HISP-S 333, or HISP-S 334
- Description
- Integrates historical, racial, political, and cultural information about Hispanics in the United States.
- Fall 2023CASE AHcourse
- Fall 2023CASE DUScourse
HISP-C 105 Intensive Catalan Language
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- R: Knowledge of another Romance language. May be used in elective area of the Spanish major. Does not count toward the major in Portuguese
- Description
- Introduction to the study of Catalan language and of the particular situation of Catalonia as a culture within present-day Spain.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of HISP-C 105 or HISP-C 400.
HISP-C 450 Catalan Literature
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- HISP-C 105 or consent of instructor
- Description
- Survey of Catalan literature from the Middle Ages to the present. Examines significant works in all genres within their historical and cultural contexts, with special attention to issues of nation-formation, hegemony, biculturalism, and marginalizations.
- Fall 2023CASE AHcourse
- Fall 2023CASE GCCcourse
HISP-P 135 Intensive Portuguese
- Credits
- 4
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- May be used in elective area of the Spanish major. For students from secondary school placed into the second semester of first-year study or those with prior knowledge of another Romance language
- Description
- Content of HISP-P 100 and HISP-P 150 reviewed at an accelerated pace.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of HISP-P 135 or HISP-P 150.
HISP-P 400 Literatures of the Portuguese-Speaking World I
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- A general overview of the literature in Portuguese. The course emphasizes the unity and diversity of the literature in the major Portuguese-speaking areas of the world: Brazil, Portugal, and Lusophone Africa. Starting with the parallel development of one literature (Portuguese) in distinct geographical areas (the Portuguese colonies), it shows the changes that take place when new nations are created in these areas, and new national literatures become a reality. The course combines lecture and discussion, and is conducted in Portuguese.
- Fall 2023CASE AHcourse
HISP-P 401 Literatures of the Portuguese-Speaking World II
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- A survey of the literatures from Brazil, Portugal, and Lusophone Africa. Lectures and discussions of selected works by representative authors of the major literary periods.
- Fall 2023CASE AHcourse
HISP-P 405 Literature and Film in Portuguese
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Survey of literary works and film adaptations from the Lusophone world.
- Fall 2023CASE AHcourse
HISP-P 415 Women Writing in Portuguese
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- A survey of women\'s writing from different Portuguese-speaking nations.
- Fall 2023CASE AHcourse
- Fall 2023CASE GCCcourse
HISP-P 425 Structure of Portuguese Language
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- HISP-P 250 or consent of department
- Description
- Introduction to the linguistic study of various aspects of the structure of the Portuguese language: phonetics, phonology, morphology, semantics, syntax, dialects, historical grammar; and application of linguistics to literature.
HISP-P 467 Contemporary Portuguese Literature
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Representative authors and works from 1915 to the present.
- Fall 2023CASE AHcourse
HISP-P 470 Poetry in Portuguese
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Historical survey of poetry in Portuguese. Emphasis on major authors from Brazil, Portugal, and Lusophone Africa.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
- Fall 2023CASE AHcourse
- Fall 2023CASE GCCcourse
HISP-P 475 Theatre in Portuguese
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- A survey of theatre in the Portuguese language from the sixteenth century to the late twentieth century. Particular attention will be given to the social and historical context in which works were produced.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
- Fall 2023CASE AHcourse
- Fall 2023CASE GCCcourse
HISP-P 476 Prose in Portuguese
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Survey of prose writers and works from the middle ages to the present.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
- Fall 2023CASE AHcourse
HISP-P 495 Luso-Brazilian Colloquium
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- Consent of department
- Description
- Topics vary.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
- Fall 2023CASE AHcourse
- Fall 2023CASE GCCcourse
HISP-P 498 Portuguese Honors Seminar
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- Consent of director of Portuguese Studies
- Description
- Topics will vary.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated once with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
HISP-X 370 Experiential Learning in Spanish
- Credits
- 1
- Prerequisites
- Consent of director of undergraduate studies
- Corequisites
- Enrollment in another HISP-S course
- Notes
- Counts toward the minor and/or major in Spanish
- Description
- Enables undergraduates to make intellectual connections between scholarly pursuits and community involvement. Students arrange 1 credit hour of service work on a creative project that benefits a community, or with local or international nonprofit organizations, government agencies, activist groups, or foundations. Requires a reflection paper on the experience.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated for a maximum of 3 credit hours.
- Grading
- S/F grading.
HISP-X 395 Global Experience in Spanish and Portuguese
- Credits
- 1–4 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- HISP-S 280; or consent of department
- Description
- International experience in Spanish and Portuguese. It can also be taken in combination with another Spanish and Portuguese course. Topics vary from semester to semester.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated for a maximum of 12 credit hours.
HISP-X 398 Experiential Research
- Credits
- 1
- Prerequisites
- HISP-S 326; or consent of department
- Description
- Provides the opportunity to collaborate with a tenure-track faculty member on a research project. The project, product, and authorship (if applicable), will be determined on a case-by-case basis.
- Grading
- S/F grading.
- Track Residency. At least one (1) of the 400–498 level courses used to fulfill the requirements above must be completed on the Indiana University Bloomington campus.
- Track GPA, Hours, and Minimum Grade Requirements.
- At least 18 credit hours in the major must be completed in courses taken through the Indiana University Bloomington campus or an IU-administered or IU co-sponsored Overseas Study program.
- At least 18 credit hours in the major must be completed at the 300–499 level.
- Except for the GPA requirement, a grade of C- or higher is required for a course to count toward a requirement in the major.
- A GPA of at least 2.000 for all courses taken in the major—including those where a grade lower than C- is earned—is required.
- Exceptions to major requirements may be made with the approval of the department's Director of Undergraduate Studies, subject to final approval by the College of Arts and Sciences.