THE STRUCTURE OF MODERN SPANISH

SPANISH 321

Course Description

Structure and usage of modern Spanish through an examination of linguistic phenomena found throughout the Spanish-speaking world. Analyze authentic speech and texts of varied genres (newspaper articles, literature, advertisements, blogs, etc.) both to understand the conventions of modern Spanish structure and usage, and to investigate how grammatical structure may be manipulated by Spanish speakers (including themselves) to accomplish particular communicative goals.

Prerequisties

SPANISH 225

Satisfies

This course does not satisfy any prerequisites.

Credits

Offered

Fall, Spring, Summer

Grade Point Average

3.56

8.13% from Historical

Completion Rate

100%

2.41% from Historical

A Rate

56.25%

41.58% from Historical

Class Size

-24.58% from Historical

Instructors (2025 Fall)

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