Primarily for Undergraduates.
Course 1A: This is a beginner's course, offered to those students
who desire to undertake the study of the language, either from a cultural
or a practical standpoint. A survey of the main feature of the grammar,
composition, and the reading of modern texts constitute the course. Dictation
and other oral exercises will further the student's knowledge of colloquial
Spanish. Text-books, first term: Hill's and Ford's Grammar;
Carrión and Vital Aza, Zaragüeta. Adjunct Professor Dargan.
Course 2B: Course 1A (or its equivalent) prerequisite.—The lyric,
drama, and novel of modern Spain are read and discussed. The grammar
in use will be completed, and the verb will be made the subject of special
study. Composition and dictation will occupy one-third of the time. The
conversational method will be employed, as far as practicable. The history
of Spanish Literature will be studied. Text-books, first term: Hill's and
Ford's Grammar; Appleton's Dictionary; Taboada, Cuentos Alegres;
Pereda, Pedro Sánchez. Adjunct Professor Dargan.
