Spanish

Spoken by over 400 million people, Spanish is the fourth most common language in the world. In Canada, it is the mother-tongue of growing and vibrant Latino communities and the fifth most common home language in Toronto.

The Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies Spanish Program will introduce you to the language, literature and linguistics of Spain and Spanish America.

Discover the fascinating social and cultural context of the Spanish speaking world. Our challenging courses explore a range of topics, from the development of the Spanish language to an examination of the Renaissance and Baroque period, when Spain's prolific playwrights rivalled Shakespeare; from to the complex literature following the Spanish Civil War to the vast, innovative work of Latin America's writers.

Sarah Lopes, a student in the Spanish and Portuguese Studies programs, won the 2012-2013 LA&PS Outstanding Student Leadership Award . This award honours student leaders in the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies for their exceptional contributions to an undergraduate student association in the Faculty. It recognizes outstanding achievement in enhancing the quality of the undergraduate student experience through leadership, commitment and innovation. Congratulations Sarah!

• May 2013 Entre Voczes Newsletter

New Summer Entre Voczes Tutoring Hours

Entre Voczes' new tutoring hours schedule are Monday - Wednesday and Friday from 5:00 - 6:00pm and Thursday 11am-12pm.

Students interested in 1000-level tutoring may drop in during these times. Anyone requiring tutoring in upper-level Spanish courses (2000 and up) should email us 24 hours in advance to ensure that a qualified tutor is available.

In order to schedule any additional or alternate tutoring sessions, please contact Sarah Lopes at entrevoces.tutoring@gmail.com

Cancellation Policy:

If you have scheduled a session and need to cancel it, 24-hour notice must be given. Failure to do so the first time will result in a warning. If notice is not given a second time, we will not be able to schedule any future tutoring sessions.

The Skies Were filled with Music on Music Monday and DLLL participated!

Music Monday 2013 was a resounding success that had thousands participating across Canada and the world! This exciting event – by making music, singing or watching the live webcast live of 14 musical arrangements and translations into 12 languages – can be seen on www.musicmonday.ca. All is in support of the power of music—a universal language and one that inspires and celebrates creativity and collaboration and understanding across cultures, and that music and the arts are essential in today's world, along with other disciplines.

DLLL's Dr. Maria Figueredo, Spanish Program faculty member and Director of Undergraduate Programs-Languages and Literatures, translated the lyrics into Spanish. (View Spanish Lyrics), and Dr. Diana Spokiene, Coordinator of the German Studies Program, translated the lyrics into German (View German Lyics).

Joining in this nation-wide celebration* on May 6, 2013 of the Power of Music Education on Music Monday showcased music makers of all ages and backgrounds in schools and communities across Canada celebrate the galvanizing power of learning and appreciating music. Organized by Music Makes Us: Coalition for Music Education, *a national advocacy organization promoting quality music education for all young people since 1993 and the organization behind Music Monday, now in its 9th year, it featured the nation-wide simultaneous concert with Commander Hadfield live from the International Space Station.

At the same time across Canada (1 p.m. Eastern), musicians of all ages united to sing and play the official Music Monday song - *I.S.S. (Is Somebody Singing)** -*written by Commander Hadfield and Ed Robertson of Barenaked Ladies, commissioned by the Coalition for Music Education and CBCMusic.

The live webcast of the Showcase Concert was broadcast by the Canadian Space Agency with a live link via NASA TV with Commander Hadfield on the International Space Station. Messages were offered in person during the event by Ontario Premier, the Honourable Kathleen Wynne; Doug Knight, President and Co-Chair of the Governor General Performing Arts Awards Foundation; Melanie Berry, President & CEO of CARAS/The Juno Awards & MusiCounts; Graham Henderson, President, Music Canada; David Gueulette, President, Ontario Music Educators' Association; representatives from Long & McQuade, Yamaha Canada, and Dr. Hooley McLaughlin, Ontario Science Centre.

Find out more at www.MusicMonday.ca

Learn the music * - get free downloads of the lead sheet, 14 musical arrangements (choral and various instrumental) and song translations into 12 languages

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Two new publications by Dr. Maria Figueredo

New work by Dr. Maria Figueredo has been published in her area of research on the novels of Brazilian author Paulo Coelho and its connection to Spanish American literary culture.

One is an article published in a refereed scholarly journal: “Paulo Coelho: The Author’s Quest as Reader of the World.” Journal of Literature and Art Studies (JLAS). Vol. 10 (2012): 925-937.

The other is a book chapter: “El Camino de Santiago en O Diário de um Mago de Paulo Coelho: puntos de partida y crisol narrativo.” Aportes recientes a la literatura y el arte españoles: Estudios de crítica narrativa (Recent Developments in Spanish Literature and Art: Studies in Narrative Criticism). London: Edwin Mellen Press, 2012. 87-109.

For more information, please contact Dr. Figueredo at: mfiguere@yorku.ca.

New Course! - Hispanic Caribbean Literature: The City, The Nation, and the Sea by Prof. Emiro Martinez-Osorio

AP/SP 3220 3.00 Hispanic Caribbean Literature: The City, The Nation, and the Sea

Course Description: This course examines the construction of the Caribbean (Hispanic Caribbean) as a
geographic and cultural space whose boundaries have been charted by imperial rivalries.

Topics under consideration may include Early Modern European expansion, the search for 'El Dorado' and the 'Fountain of Youth,' colonization, piracy, migration, slavery, the New World Baroque, transculturation, identity, race relations, revolutions, and nation building.

Special attention is given to the representation of cities like Habana (Cuba), Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic), San Juan (Puerto Rico), Veracruz (México), and Cartagena (Colombia) in the works of writers like José Lezama Lima, Roberto Burgos Cantor, José Martí, Germán Espinosa, Reinaldo Arenas, Junot Díaz, Alejo Carpentier and others.

Prerequisite: AP/SP 2200 6.00

Language of Instruction: Spanish

New Course! - Epics of the Indies: Iberian Poetry of Exploration & Empire by Prof. Emiro Martinez-Osorio

AP/SP 4360 6.00 Epics of the Indies: Iberian Poetry of Exploration and Empire

Course Description: This course examines the representation of the encounter between Europe and its "Others" in the epic and heroic poems written by Iberian poets in the XVI and XVII centuries. Topics may include the epic tradition in Western civilization, the Renaissance practice of poetic imitation, the campaigns of exploration and conquest of America, the epic topos of literary mapamundi, the first literary representations of Amerindian cultures, and narratives of shipwreck and captivity.

Prerequisite: AP/SP 2200 6.00 or equivalent.

Language of Instruction: Spanish

Term Y Section A     Section Director: Prof. Emiro Martinez-Osorio Type Day Time Dur. Location Cat # LGCL 01 T 14:30 180 R N146 P34W01

New Course! - Nos/otras: Contemporary Poetic Expressions of Spanish American Women by Prof. Maria Figueredo

AP/SP 4880 3.00 Nos/otras: Contemporary Poetic Expressions of Spanish American Women

Course Description: Analyzes how Spanish American women poets (such as A. Basualto, O. Leiva, D.M. Loynaz, I. Vitale, C. Peri Rossi, A. Pizarnik, N. Prado, M. Urriol) since the 1980s have employed varied creative and receptive practices to shape new tendencies in poetic language. Examines their poems in tandem with selected films and electronic media created by these writers to reveal the cultural, historical and social threads emerging from the literary works.

Prerequisite: AP/SP 2200 6.00 or equivalent.

Language of Instruction: Spanish

Term F Section A

Section Director: Prof. Maria Figueredo

Type Day Time Dur. Location Cat # SEMR 01 R 11:30 180 VC 118 V87N01

Looking for a 3-credit elective? AP/SP 1001 may be the course for you!

"AP/SP 1001 - Elementary Spanish 1" is ideal for students with no previous formal education in Spanish who want a taste of Spanish without a longer commitment. It offers an introduction to the language and culture of the Spanish-speaking world.

By the end of the course, students should have enough knowledge to communicate in and comprehend Spanish at a basic level. Students learn basic elements of grammar and vocabulary relevant to everyday contexts.

Course content includes exposure to the socio-historical and cultural context of the Spanish-speaking world. Students who complete this course with a minimum grade of "C" can choose to continue their studies in Spanish by enrolling in AP/SP 1002 - Elementary Spanish 2.

Do you know basic Spanish but want to learn more? AP/SP 1002 may be the course for you!

"AP/SP 1002 - Elementary Spanish 2" is designed for students with some previous formal study or knowledge of Spanish (for example, from some high school study or from less formal training, including exposure from travel).

It focuses on the language and culture of the Spanish-speaking world at a mid-elementary level. Students learn elements of grammar and vocabulary relevant to everyday contexts. By the end of the course, they should have enough knowledge to communicate in and comprehend Spanish in many contexts.

Reminder - Intermediate Spanish for Native Speakers

Intermediate Spanish for Native Speakers: This is a reminder that the Spanish Program at York has a specially designed language course (AP/SP 2010) created for native speakers of Spanish. If you are a native speaker, have lived in a Spanish-speaking country, or have other experience that has exposed you extensively to the Spanish language but have never studied it formally, take advantage of this course that concentrates on raising your written and oral Spanish to an academic level and that exposes you to a comprehensive treatment of intercultural concepts, values, and attitudes. AP/SP 2010 is regularly offered in the Fall/Winter session.

We invite you to learn more about some of our recent graduates and share in their post graduation accomplishments.