SPANISH AND PORTUGUESE 227

The regular second-year courses are 10a and 10b, in which emphasis is placed
on the acquisition of a reading knowledge of the language. The second-year
practice courses are 15 and 20, usually taught by Spanish-speaking in-
structors and intended to supplement the training offered in 10a and 10b.
The regular third-year course is 21, comprising reading of representative
masterpieces with a background of literary history and designed to be an
introduction to the study of Spanish literature. This course is a prerequi-
site to all the other courses in Spanish literature. Students who do excel-
lent work in 10a are allowed to enter 21, omitting 10b, thus reducing by one
semester the period of preparation for the more advanced courses. 25 is a
third-year practice course, usually taught by Spanish-speaking instructors
and intended to supplement the training offered in 21; it may be taken sepa-
rately. 17 and 27 are special third-year courses designed to meet the needs
of students in such technical fields as journalism, commerce, engineering,
and agriculture. Spanish 55 (Comp. Lit. 55) is a course offering an ap-
proach to Spanish and Portuguese literature to students without the knowl-
edge of the languages. A course in elementary Portuguese is offered, and
more advanced work will be established when the demand arises. Portu-
guese is important in comparative study of the Romance languages, and of
practical value as the language of Brazil, the largest republic in America
outside of the United States.

The advanced practice courses are 116 and 190, for which the pre-
requisite is three years of college Spanish; 21 is not a necessary prerequi-
site. The advanced literary courses have as a prerequisite 21, or equiva-
lent. Several are given in Spanish. Those under 200 are open to under-
graduates. A careful rotation is established so that students specializing
in literature may have adequate instruction in all genres and epochs.

The philological courses are intended for graduate students, but 141,
an introductory course, is open to undergraduates. In special cases, under-
graduates may be admitted to advanced philological work with the consent
of Professor Solalinde.

Students offering, because of residence in Spanish-speaking countries,
individual study, or other reasons, considerable preparation in the language
although not formally certified in high-school or university credits, will be
given an examination with a view to assigning them to the course best fitted
to their needs; and after successful completion of one semester’s work in
the Department, credit will be given for the omitted lower courses as for-
eign-language requirement, but not as part of the 120 credits needed for
graduation. Students are advised to consult the foreign-language’ require-
ments for the B.A. degree, page 58.

MAJor. 32 credits, including thesis (or 4-6 credits in literature courses
numbered above 100 for lower-group students not required to write a
thesis).

TEACHING MAJOR AND MINOR. See page 92.

All who intend to specialize in Spanish are advised to elect: related
courses in classical and modern languages and literatures, comparative lit-
erature, history, philosophy, and art history and criticism. Courses espe-
cially recommended are Introduction to phonetics (English 185) and Prin-
ciples and practice of translation (Comp. Lit. 141). Graduate students, es-
pecially candidates for the doctorate, should learn Latin, French, and Ger-
man as early as possible. For a background of information on Spanish
countries, the Department recommends: Economics 151 and 251, Geog-
raphy 101, 102, and 111, and Political Science 130 and 131.