World Languages, Literatures and Cultures
- Mission Statement
- Faculty and Staff
- Majors
- Minors
- Course Descriptions
- World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures Department Contact Information
Mission Statement 
The World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures Departments promotes critical thinking, reading, and writing; oral, listening, and cultural competencies; and strategies for literacy, teaching, and learning across diverse languages, literatures, and cultures within a liberal arts tradition.
Faculty and Staff
Fezzey, Hilary - Associate Professor, English
Kropid, Wendy - Professor, English Education
Pucheu, Jeanette - Associate Professor, Spanish
Reiff, Raychel - Professor, English
Sloboda, Nicholas - Professor, English
Majors
- English Major Requirements
- English - Secondary Education Major Requirements
- Broad Field Language Arts Secondary Education Major
Minors
- English Minor Requirements
- English Minor - Secondary Education Requirements (EA-A, grades 4 - 12)
- Spanish Minor Requirements
- Spanish Teacher Certification (Ages 6-13/10-21, grades k-12) Minor Requirements
Course Descriptions
| ENGED - English Education | ||
| Catalog Nbr. | Course Title/Course Topics | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ENGED 189 | English Education Elective | 1.00 - 12.00 |
| Transfer credits ONLY from another accredited institution not equivalent to a UW-Superior course. | ||
| ENGED 289 | English Education Elective | 1.00 - 12.00 |
| Transfer credits ONLY from another accredited institution not equivalent to a UW-Superior course. | ||
| ENGED 339 | Teaching High School English | 3.00 |
| Methods of English instruction in the senior high schools; the use of literature, mass media, and other aids in developing skills in listening, speaking, writing, and reading. Includes developing/teaching lessons in a high school English/Language Arts classroom. | ||
Prerequisites: Admission to Teacher Education Program or consent of instructor, completion of 12 credits of English courses, and cumulative GPA of 3.0 or better. | ||
Typically Offered: Every Third Term Beg. Fall 12 | ||
| ENGED 389 | English Education Elective | 1.00 - 12.00 |
| Transfer credits ONLY from another accredited institution not equivalent to a UW-Superior course. | ||
| ENGED 406 | Children's Literature | 3.00 |
| Study of the various types of fiction and nonfiction literatures published for, used with, or selected by children birth to age 12, particularly for use in the classroom setting. Includes the selection, evaluation, appreciation, and use of children's literature and related media. Explores methods to help develop a child's interest in reading and ability to appreciate quality children's literature. | ||
Typically Offered: Fall and Spring Terms | ||
| ENGED 418 | Language and Literature in the Middle Grades | 3.00 |
| Study of strategies and techniques supporting the development of language skills through literary themes. By analyzing and responding to literature in a variety of genres, skills such as spelling, grammar, vocabulary building, literary techniques, and oral presentation will be targeted. | ||
Typically Offered: Every Third Term Beg. Fall 12 | ||
| ENGED 464 | Developing Literacy Grades 4-12 | 3.00 |
| Study of the design and implementation of language arts curricula and instruction in grades 4-12. Emphasis is on language development (oral and written) and literacy from the 4 -12 grades and developmental instruction, focusing on creating strategic lifelong readers and writers. | ||
Prerequisites: Completion of ENGED 370 and Admission to the Teacher Education Program. Teacher Education Non-Academic Test (TB and Criminal Background Check) | ||
Typically Offered: Spring Term Only | ||
| ENGED 465 | Content Area Literacy | 3.00 |
| Study of the use of literacy processes in developing student learning in the content areas. Emphasis on the integration of learning theory and subject matter knowledge in planning instruction which makes profitable use of text and writing to meet curriculum goals in disciplinary literacy. | ||
Prerequisites: Admission to Teacher Education programs; successful completion of TED 300 and at least one methods course (ART 335, ENGED 339, 370, HHPED 343, 344, HHP 339, MTHED 322, 323, 339, MUSED 382, 383, 384, 386, NSED 321, 339, SSED 331, 339 or TED 339) | ||
Typically Offered: Fall and Spring Terms | ||
| ENGED 481 | Seminars in Education | 1.00 - 3.00 |
| Selected topics and problems in the area of teacher education. May be taken in several units provided a different topic or problem is studied each time. | ||
Typically Offered: Fall and Spring Terms | ||
| ENGED 489 | English Education Elective | 1.00 - 12.00 |
| Transfer credits ONLY from another accredited institution not equivalent to a UW-Superior course. | ||
| ENGL - English | ||
| Catalog Nbr. | Course Title/Course Topics | Credits |
| ENGL 189 | English elective | 1.00 - 12.00 |
| Transfer credits ONLY from another accredited institution not equivalent to a UW-S course. | ||
| ENGL 211 | British Literature I | 3.00 |
| Survey of masterpieces and transitional works to 1789. | ||
University Studies Requirements: Humanities - Literature | ||
Typically Offered: Fall Term Only | ||
| ENGL 212 | British Literature II | 3.00 |
| Survey of masterpieces and transitional works from 1789 to the present. | ||
University Studies Requirements: Humanities - Literature | ||
Typically Offered: Spring Term Only | ||
| ENGL 218 | Nonfiction Literature and Literacy | 3.00 |
| Critical analysis and response to the structure and content of historic and contemporary nonfiction works in a variety of genres, including humorous writings, essays, speeches, professional articles, and memoirs. | ||
University Studies Requirements: Humanities - Literature | ||
Typically Offered: Every Third Term Beg. Fall 12 | ||
| ENGL 221 | American Literature I | 3.00 |
| Survey of principal American writers from the Colonial Period through the mid-19th Century. | ||
University Studies Requirements: Humanities - Literature | ||
Typically Offered: Fall Term Only | ||
| ENGL 222 | American Literature II | 3.00 |
| Survey of principal American writers from the mid-19th century to the present. | ||
University Studies Requirements: Humanities - Literature | ||
Typically Offered: Spring Term Only | ||
| ENGL 228 | Multi-Ethnic American Literature | 3.00 |
| Survey of a variety of multi-ethnic American literatures, including Native American, African-American, Latinx, Chicanx, Asian American, and various European-American writings starting with the oral traditions up to the 21st Century. Typically Offered: Fall and Spring Terms online, Fall or Spring on campus | ||
University Studies Requirements: Diversity Humanities - Literature | ||
Typically Offered: Fall or Spring Terms | ||
| ENGL 229 | Literature by Women | 3.00 |
| Survey of British and American women's literature from the Middle Ages to the Contemporary Period. Women's literature across cultures, genres, and time periods. | ||
University Studies Requirements: Diversity Humanities - Literature | ||
Typically Offered: Fall Term Every Other Year | ||
| ENGL 241 | World Literature I | 3.00 |
| Survey of selected literary works in translation from the Ancient World through the mid-17th Century. Includes works from the Western and non-Western world. | ||
University Studies Requirements: Global Awareness Humanities - Literature | ||
Typically Offered: Fall Term Only | ||
| ENGL 242 | World Literature II | 3.00 |
| Survey of selected literary works in translation from the late 17th Century through the Contemporary Period. Includes works from the Western and non-Western world. | ||
University Studies Requirements: Global Awareness Humanities - Literature | ||
Typically Offered: Spring Term Only | ||
| ENGL 289 | English Elective | 1.00 - 12.00 |
| Transfer credits ONLY from another accredited institution not equivalent to a UW-S course. | ||
| ENGL 311 | Shakespeare I | 3.00 |
| Study of representative comedies, histories, and tragedies through "Hamlet." | ||
Prerequisites: Prerequisite for taking this course is completion of 3 credits of ENGL courses. | ||
Typically Offered: Fall Term Only | ||
| ENGL 312 | Shakespeare II | 3.00 |
| Study of selected problem comedies, later tragedies, and romances. | ||
Prerequisites: Prerequisite for taking this course is completion of 3 credits of ENGL courses. | ||
Typically Offered: Spring Term Only | ||
| ENGL 315 | Chaucer | 3.00 |
| Study of Chaucer's major writings and the historical and intellectual conditions that produced the writer and his works. | ||
Prerequisites: Prerequisite for taking this course is completion of 3 credits of ENGL courses. | ||
Typically Offered: Spring Term Every Other Year | ||
| ENGL 326 | Major Author | 3.00 |
| Study of selected writings of a major literary figure or figures. May be repeated for credit with different author or pair of authors. | ||
Prerequisites: Prerequisite for taking this course is completion of 3 credits of ENGL courses. | ||
Typically Offered: Occasional by Demand | ||
| ENGL 328 | Multi-Ethnic American Novels | 3.00 |
| Study of novels by contemporary multi-ethnic American writers. | ||
University Studies Requirements: Diversity | ||
Prerequisites: Prerequisite for taking this course is completion of 3 credits of ENGL courses. | ||
Typically Offered: Occasional by Demand | ||
| ENGL 331 | British Literary Periods | 3.00 |
| Study of British poetry, prose, and the literary developments in a specific British literary period. May be repeated for credit with different content. | ||
Prerequisites: Prerequisite for taking this course is completion of 3 credits of ENGL courses. | ||
Typically Offered: Fall Term Every Other Year | ||
| ENGL 332 | American Literary Periods | 3.00 |
| Study of American poetry, prose, and the literary developments in a specific American literary period. May be repeated for credit with different content. | ||
Prerequisites: Prerequisite for taking this course is completion of 3 credits of ENGL courses. | ||
Typically Offered: Occasional by Demand | ||
| ENGL 368 | Short Story I (Pre 1945) | 3.00 |
| Study of the genre of the historic short story to 1945. | ||
Prerequisites: Prerequisite for taking this course is completion of 3 credits of ENGL courses. | ||
Typically Offered: Occasional by Demand | ||
| ENGL 369 | Short Story II (Post 1945) | 3.00 |
| Study of the genre of the contemporary short story after 1945. | ||
Prerequisites: Prerequisite for taking this course is completion of 3 credits of ENGL courses. | ||
Typically Offered: Occasional by Demand | ||
| ENGL 389 | English Elective | 1.00 - 12.00 |
| Transfer credits ONLY from another accredited institution not equivalent to a UW-S course. | ||
| ENGL 403 | 19th Century British Women Novelists | 3.00 |
| Study of writings of six major women novelists in Great Britain during the Romantic and Victorian Ages: Jane Austen, Mary Shelley, Charlotte, Emily, and Anne Bronte; and George Eliot. | ||
Prerequisites: Completion of 3 credits of English Literature or consent of the instructor. | ||
Typically Offered: Occasional by Demand | ||
| ENGL 404 | Early American Fiction Writers: Poe, Melville, Hawthorne | 3.00 |
| Study of the three major Romantic period fiction writers: Poe, Melville and Hawthorne. | ||
Prerequisites: Completion of 3 credits of English Literature or consent of the instructor. | ||
Typically Offered: Occasional by Demand | ||
| ENGL 405 | History of the English Language | 3.00 |
| Development of English from 449 A.D. to the present. | ||
Prerequisites: Completion of 3 credits of English Literature or consent of the instructor. | ||
Typically Offered: Spring Term Every Other Year | ||
| ENGL 409 | Age of Pope, Swift, Gay | 3.00 |
| Study of the literature of the Scriblerus Club: Alexander Pope, Jonathan Swift, and John Gay. | ||
Prerequisites: Prerequisite for taking this course is completion of 3 credits of ENGL courses. | ||
Typically Offered: Occasional by Demand | ||
| ENGL 419 | The Rise of the Novel | 3.00 |
| Study of the history and theory of the emergent novel genre as it developed in eighteenth-century Britain. | ||
Prerequisites: Prerequisite for taking this course is completion of 3 credits of ENGL courses. | ||
Typically Offered: Occasional by Demand | ||
| ENGL 426 | Popular 20th Century Writers | 3.00 |
| Study of writings of five popular American and British 20th century writers: Huxley, Golding, Salinger, Plath, Cisneros. | ||
Prerequisites: Prerequisite for taking this course is completion of 3 credits of ENGL courses. | ||
Typically Offered: Fall Term Every Other Year | ||
| ENGL 429 | The British Romantic Period | 3.00 |
| Study of the literature produced in Great Britain during the Romantic period (approximately 1798-1832). | ||
Prerequisites: Completion of 3 credits of ENGL courses. | ||
Typically Offered: Occasional by Demand | ||
| ENGL 436 | Hemingway's Artistry | 3.00 |
| Study of Hemingway's fiction through a consideration of his artistic vision. | ||
Prerequisites: Completion of 3 credits of English Literature or consent of the instructor. | ||
Typically Offered: Occasional by Demand | ||
| ENGL 439 | The Victorian Age | 3.00 |
| Study of the literature of the Victorian period in British Literature (1830s to 1800s). | ||
Prerequisites: Completion of 3 credits of ENGL courses. | ||
Typically Offered: Occasional by Demand | ||
| ENGL 446 | Key American Modernist Writers | 3.00 |
| Study of the writings of three major American modernist writers: Crane, Anderson, O'Connor. | ||
Prerequisites: Prerequisite for taking this course is completion of 3 credits of ENGL courses. | ||
Typically Offered: Occasional by Demand | ||
| ENGL 449 | Postcolonial Literature | 3.00 |
| Study of Anglophone postcolonial literature. | ||
Prerequisites: Completion of 3 credits of English Literature or consent of the instructor. | ||
Typically Offered: Occasional by Demand | ||
| ENGL 456 | Avant-Garde Literature | 3.00 |
| Study of the development of the Avant-Garde as a specific component of modern and postmodern literature. | ||
Prerequisites: Prerequisite for taking this course is completion of 3 credits of ENGL courses. | ||
Typically Offered: Occasional by Demand | ||
| ENGL 460 | Special Topics in Literature | 3.00 |
| Studies in literary themes, genres, theories, or history. May be repeated for credit with different content. | ||
Prerequisites: Prerequisite for taking this course is completion of 3 credits of ENGL courses. | ||
Typically Offered: Fall Term Every Other Year | ||
| ENGL 465 | Modern American Poetry | 3.00 |
| The study of major writers and poetic movements in modern American poetry. | ||
Prerequisites: Prerequisite for taking this course is completion of 3 credits of ENGL courses. | ||
Typically Offered: Occasional by Demand | ||
| ENGL 466 | Contemporary American Poetry | 3.00 |
| Study of major writers and poetic movements in contemporary American poetry. | ||
Prerequisites: Completion of 3 credits of English Literature or consent of the instructor. | ||
Typically Offered: Occasional by Demand | ||
| ENGL 479 | Literary Criticism | 3.00 |
| Historical survey of literary theory. Discussion of classical and subsequent critical theories pertaining to the function, understanding, and appreciation of literature. | ||
Prerequisites: Prerequisite for taking this course is completion of 3 credits of ENGL courses. | ||
Typically Offered: Spring Term Only | ||
| ENGL 489 | English Elective | 1.00 - 12.00 |
| Transfer credits ONLY from another accredited institution not equivalent to a UW-Superior course. | ||
| ENGL 491 | Senior Capstone Experience | 0.00 |
| Required culminating senior year project. Students work closely with an English faculty member to further develop a research project initiated in a course from Category 4, 5, or 6 within the Major. The project will be presented in a public forum and will have both a written and an oral component. Pass-Fail. Arranged. | ||
Prerequisites: Prerequisite for taking this course is having completed 3 credits of 300 or 400 level English course. | ||
Typically Offered: Spring Term Only | ||
| ENGL 498 | Independent Study | 1.00 - 6.00 |
| Advanced study for students who have shown themselves capable of independent work, carried on under direction of a staff member chosen by the student with approval of the department chair. May be repeated for a maximum of six credits. | ||
Typically Offered: Fall and Spring Terms | ||
| FLAN - Foreign Language | ||
| Catalog Nbr. | Course Title/Course Topics | Credits |
| FLAN 189 | Foreign Language Elective | 1.00 - 14.00 |
| Transfer credits ONLY from another accredited institution not equivalent to a UW-Superior course. | ||
| FLAN 289 | Foreign Language Elective | 1.00 - 14.00 |
| Transfer credits ONLY from another accredited institution not equivalent to a UW-Superior course. | ||
| FLAN 389 | Foreign Language Elective | 1.00 - 14.00 |
| Transfer credits ONLY from another accredited institution not equivalent to a UW-Superior course. | ||
| FLAN 389 | Foreign Language Elective | 1.00 - 14.00 |
| Transfer credits ONLY from another accredited institution not equivalent to a UW-Superior course. | ||
| FLAN 489 | Foreign Language Elective | 1.00 - 14.00 |
| Transfer credits ONLY from another accredited institution not equivalent to a UW-Superior course. | ||
| FREN - French | ||
| Catalog Nbr. | Course Title/Course Topics | Credits |
| FREN 101 | Beginning French I | 3.00 |
| Study of language fundamentals with emphasis on development of listening and speaking skills. Practice in reading and writing. Only for students with no previous French study. | ||
University Studies Requirements: Humanities - WLCP | ||
Typically Offered: Fall and Spring Terms | ||
| FREN 102 | Beginning French II | 3.00 |
| Continuation of FREN 101. Appropriate for someone with up to two years of high school French. | ||
Typically Offered: Spring Term Only | ||
| FREN 189 | French Elective | 1.00 - 12.00 |
| Transfer credits ONLY from another accredited institution not equivalent to a UW-S course. | ||
| FREN 201 | Intermediate French I | 3.00 |
| Intensive oral practice; review of fundamentals of French; conversation; reading. Appropriate for someone with two or three years of high school French. | ||
Typically Offered: Fall Term Only | ||
| FREN 289 | French elective | 1.00 - 99.00 |
| Transfer credits ONLY from another accredited institution not equivalent to a UW-S course. | ||
| FREN 389 | French elective | 1.00 - 12.00 |
| Transfer credits ONLY from another accredited institution not equivalent to a UW-S course. | ||
| FREN 489 | French elective | 1.00 - 12.00 |
| Transfer credits ONLY from another accredited institution not equivalent to a UW-S course. | ||
| JAPA - Japanese | ||
| Catalog Nbr. | Course Title/Course Topics | Credits |
| JAPA 101 | Beginning Japanese I | 3.00 |
| Study of language fundamentals with emphasis on development of listening and speaking skills. Practice with reading and writing. Japanese script (hiragana, katakana and kanji) is taught from the beginning of the course. Presumes no previous language study. | ||
| JAPA 102 | Beginning Japanese II | 3.00 |
| Continuation of JAPA 101. Appropriate for someone with up to two years of high school Japanese. Prerequisit: JAPA 101. | ||
| JAPA 201 | Intermediate Japanese I | 3.00 |
| This intermediate undergraduate course builds upon the skills students obtained in introductory Japanese language courses JAPA 101 and 102. By the end of this course, students should understand more advanced usage of adjectives, adverbs and verb conjugations. They should also be able to read texts containing a limited number of Kanji (Chinese characters), construct compound sentences, and converse with relative ease on various everyday subjects, such as vacation, shopping and sickness. Prerequisites: JAPA 101 and 102, or approval of instructor. This course is offered during Fall semester. | ||
Prerequisites: JAPA 101 and JAPA 102, or consent of instructor. | ||
Typically Offered: Fall Term Only | ||
| JAPA 202 | Intermediate Japanese II | 3.00 |
| This intermediate undergraduate course builds upon the skills students obtained in introductory Japanese language courses JAPA 101 and 102 as well as the intermediate-level course, JAPA 201. By the end of this course, students should understand more advanced usage of expressions with potential verbs, volitional form and verb functions. They should also be able to read 64 additional Kanji, construct compound sentences, and converse with relative ease on everyday subjects, such as travelling, giving and receiving, and hotels and banks. Prerequisites: JAPA 101, 102 and 201, or approval of instructor. This course is offered during Spring semester. | ||
Prerequisites: JAPA 101 and JAPA 102 and JAPA 201, or consent of instructor. | ||
Typically Offered: Spring Term Only | ||
| SPAN - Spanish | ||
| Catalog Nbr. | Course Title/Course Topics | Credits |
| SPAN 101 | Beginning Spanish I | 3.00 |
| Study of language fundamentals with emphasis on listening, speaking, and reading skills. Practice in writing. Only for students with no previous Spanish study, or consent of instructor. | ||
University Studies Requirements: Humanities - WLCP | ||
Typically Offered: Fall and Spring Terms | ||
| SPAN 102 | Beginning Spanish II | 3.00 |
| Continuation of SPAN 101. | ||
University Studies Requirements: Humanities - WLCP | ||
Prerequisites: Prerequisite for taking this course is completion of SPAN 101, or appropriate placement test score, or consent of instructor. | ||
Typically Offered: Spring Term Only | ||
| SPAN 189 | Spanish Elective | 1.00 - 9.00 |
| Transfer credits ONLY from another accredited institution not equivalent to a UW-S course. | ||
| SPAN 201 | Intermediate Spanish I | 3.00 |
| Review of grammar. Emphasis on oral skills, writing, and reading of Spanish. | ||
University Studies Requirements: Humanities - WLCP | ||
Prerequisites: Prerequisite for taking this course is completion of SPAN 102, appropriate placement test score, or consent of instructor. | ||
Typically Offered: Fall Term Only | ||
| SPAN 202 | Intermediate Spanish II | 3.00 |
| Continuation of SPAN 201. | ||
University Studies Requirements: Humanities - WLCP | ||
Prerequisites: Prerequisite for taking this course is completion of SPAN 201, appropriate placement test score, or consent of instructor. | ||
Typically Offered: Spring Term Only | ||
| SPAN 289 | Spanish Elective | 1.00 - 9.00 |
| Transfer credits ONLY from another accredited institution not equivalent to a UW-S course. | ||
| SPAN 300 | Advanced Spanish | 3.00 |
| In-depth study of grammar points that pose problems for students of Spanish, practice in composition, and the reading of contemporary literature. | ||
Prerequisites: Prerequisite for taking this course is completion of SPAN 202, appropriate placement test score, or consent of instructor. | ||
Typically Offered: Fall Term Every Other Year | ||
| SPAN 301 | Conversational Spanish | 3.00 |
| Speaking skills developed through reading and discussion of contemporary texts. | ||
Prerequisites: Prerequisite for taking this course is completion of SPAN 202, appropriate placement test score, or consent of instructor. | ||
Typically Offered: Occasional by Demand | ||
| SPAN 303 | Latin American Culture and Civilization | 3.00 |
| Study in the cultural production of Latin American literature, music, art, and film in the context of contemporary Latin-American history. | ||
University Studies Requirements: Global Awareness | ||
Prerequisites: Prerequisite for taking this course is completion of SPAN 202, appropriate placement test score, or consent of instructor. | ||
Typically Offered: Fall Term Every Other Year | ||
| SPAN 307 | An Exploration of Spanish Speaking Cultures | 0.00 - 3.00 |
| In this study abroad course the history, culture and folklore of the Spanish Speaking World will be explored through a myriad of Spanish and Latin American literary tests, music, and film. Students will also have the opportunity to interact directly in Spanish with native speakers through a variety of activities woven into the course. During this course the students will have the opportunity to visit historic sites and museums to allow them to experience the culture firsthand. Reading, writing, and oral work will be done in Spanish. Course may be repeated for credit with different study abroad experience. | ||
Prerequisites: Prerequisite for taking this course is completion of SPAN 201, appropriate placement test score, or consent of instructor. | ||
Typically Offered: Occasional by Demand | ||
| SPAN 315 | Voices of Hispanic Women | 3.00 |
| Course taught in Spanish focusing on the lives and experiences of Hispanic women writers, artists, and filmmakers from Latin America, the United States, and Spain. Examines the present status of women as they leave the traditional setting of home and emerge into the public sphere of influence and power. Studies the effects of poverty, war, and revolution on women and their families as well as the impact of immigration on identity and self. | ||
University Studies Requirements: Diversity | ||
Prerequisites: Prerequisite for taking this course is completion of SPAN 202, appropriate placement test score, or consent of instructor. | ||
Typically Offered: Occasional by Demand | ||
| SPAN 350 | Latino Culture in the U.S. | 3.00 |
| This course, taught in Spanish, introduces the art, literature, and history of Chicanos or Mexican-Americans, Puerto-Rican Americans, and Cuban-Americans. | ||
University Studies Requirements: Diversity | ||
Prerequisites: Prerequisite for taking this course is completion of SPAN 202, appropriate placement test score, or consent of instructor. | ||
Typically Offered: Occasional by Demand | ||
| SPAN 360 | Special Topics in Literature and Culture | 3.00 - 9.00 |
| Studies in Hispanic literature and/or culture. Taught in Spanish. May be repeated for up to nine credits with different content. | ||
Prerequisites: Prerequisite for taking this course is completion of SPAN 202, appropriate placement test score, or consent of instructor. | ||
Typically Offered: Occasional by Demand | ||
| SPAN 389 | Spanish Elective | 1.00 - 12.00 |
| Transfer credits ONLY from another accredited institution not equivalent to a UW-S course. | ||
| SPAN 399 | Study Abroad | 1.00 - 6.00 |
| Formal study of the Spanish language, culture, and literature usually at UW-Superior's cooperating institution in Costa Rica. Students attend lectures on Spanish-speaking countries, culture and history, the environment, women's issues, literature and the arts. Includes home stays with families and opportunities for travel within the country. Information is available in the Department of World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures. Program must be approved by the department before departure and consent of the instructor is required. | ||
Typically Offered: Fall and Spring Terms | ||
| SPAN 399 | Study Abroad | 1.00 - 6.00 |
| Formal study of the Spanish language, culture, and literature usually at UW-Superior's cooperating institution in Costa Rica. Students attend lectures on Spanish-speaking countries, culture and history, the environment, women's issues, literature and the arts. Includes home stays with families and opportunities for travel within the country. Information is available in the Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures. Program must be approved by the department before departure and consent of instructor is required. | ||
Typically Offered: Fall and Spring Terms | ||
| SPAN 489 | Spanish Elective | 1.00 - 9.00 |
| Transfer credits ONLY from another accredited institution not equivalent to a UW-S course. | ||
| SPAN 491 | Spanish Senior Capstone Experience | 0.00 |
| Required culminating senior-year project. Students work closely with the Spanish faculty to further develop a research project initiated in a 300- or 400- level Spanish course or during a study abroad course. See UW-Superior catalog for Spanish course descriptions. The project will be presented at a specified time in a public forum and will have both a written and an oral component. Pass-Fail. Arranged. Advisor permission and instructor consent required. | ||
Typically Offered: Fall and Spring Terms | ||
| SPAN 498 | Independent Study | 1.00 - 6.00 |
| For advanced students who have successfully completed upper-division-level courses in Spanish and are capable of independent work. Studies carried on under direction of instructor. May be repeated for a maximum of six credits. | ||
Typically Offered: Fall and Spring Terms | ||
| WLLC - World Languages, Literatures, and Culture | ||
| Catalog Nbr. | Course Title/Course Topics | Credits |
| WLLC 101 | Beginning American Sign Language & Culture I | 3.00 |
| The first semester sequence of beginning American Sign Language (ASL) study; students learn vocabulary, basic sentence structures and patterns, and develop basic sign communication. Focus is on receptive and expressive skills. | ||
Typically Offered: Fall and Spring Terms | ||
| WLLC 102 | Beginning American Sign Language & Culture II | 3.00 |
| The second semester is the second sequence of beginning American Sign Language (ASL) study. Students continue to learn vocabulary, basic sentence structures and patterns, and develop basic sign communication. Focus is on receptive and expressive skills. | ||
Prerequisites: WLLC 101, placement exam, or instructor’s approval. | ||
Typically Offered: Fall and Spring Terms | ||
| WLLC 207 | An Exploration of the World of Spanish Speaking Cultures | 0.00 - 3.00 |
| In this study abroad course the history, culture and folklore of the Spanish speaking world will be explored through a myriad of literary texts, music, and film (either in Spanish or translation). Students will also have the opportunity to interact directly in Spanish with other native speakers through a variety of activities woven into the course. During this course the students will have the opportunity to visit historic sites and museums to allow them to experience the culture firsthand. Reading, writing and oral work will be done in English and/or Spanish. Course may be repeated for credit with different study abroad experience. Prerequisite: pre-session meetings. | ||
University Studies Requirements: Humanities - WLCP | ||
Typically Offered: Occasional by Demand | ||
| WLLED - World Languages, Literatures and Culture Education | ||
| Catalog Nbr. | Course Title/Course Topics | Credits |
| WLLED 339 | Methods of Teaching World Languages | 3.00 |
| Examination of the teaching-learning situation in the classroom. Lecture, discussion, written reports, and simulated teaching (i.e. micro-teaching). Required course for prospective teachers of world languages. | ||
Prerequisites: Prerequisite for taking this course is admission to the Teacher Education Program, and cumulative GPA of 3.0 or better. | ||
Typically Offered: Occasional by Demand | ||
World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures Department Contact Information
World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures Department
University of Wisconsin - Superior
Swenson Hall 3061
Belknap and Catlin Ave.
P.O. Box 2000
Superior, WI 54880
Phone: 715-394-8195
Email: admissions@uwsuper.edu