Ainoa Inigo
Associate Professor
Modern Languages
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Office: S-601
Office Hours: Wed 12-1pm, Thurs 5-7pm
Phone: +1 (212) 776-7833
Expertise
Degrees
- Ph.D. Latin American Literature, The Graduate Center of New York, CUNY.
- M.A. Spanish Literature, The City College of New York, CUNY.
- B.A. Journalism, University of Salamanca, Spain.
Courses Taught
- This course is for students who have had no previous background in Spanish. Grammar is taught inductively and simple texts are read. Speaking, reading, and writing are emphasized students who have taken SPN 103 will not receive credit for this course. Prerequisite: Departmental Placement
- In this continuation of Spanish I, grammar, composition and oral comprehension are developed and supplemented by readings or Spanish texts. Students who have taken SPN 107 will not receive credit for this course. Prerequisite: SPN 105 or Departmental Placement
- Spanish 207 is the third course in the heritage speaker sequence. This is an Intermediate I course for speakers of Spanish who are in the process of refining their formal study of standard Spanish. The course is designed to build on the language base students already possess. The primary purpose of the course is to further develop students' reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills. This course will use reading and writing activities to extend students' grasp of vocabulary and grammatical structures and to further their comprehension of and ability to express themselves in Spanish. Activities will be largely devoted to providing practice through form-based and communicative activities. Prerequisite: SPN 108 or departmental permission based on the results of the language proficiency exam
- This course complies with the last semester of Spanish for Heritage Learners who are completing the basic language requirements. In this course, students will improve their writing skills and increase their vocabulary through readings of material written for native speakers of the Spanish language in order to become more confident in their ability to speak Spanish in public, as well as in reading and writing in their heritage language. Students are expected to read, write and discuss in Spanish the reading topics selected for class. The course will pay close attention at reviewing aspects of grammar, spelling and speech which are troublesome for students who do not fully master cultivated Spanish. Prerequisite: SPN 207 or departmental permission based on the results of the language proficiency exam
- This course involves intensive oral work consisting of discussions of Hispanic films. Drills in pronunciation, intonation and rhythm are included as well as several oral presentations throughout the course. Films will be screened during class sessions or as homework assignments. Readings, written work, and discussions will be in Spanish. Prerequisite: SPN 200 or departmental placement
- This course introduces students to a representative sampling of Latin American women writers from the colonial period to the twentieth century. The course will disseminate a body of literature, which is represented minimally in Hispanic literature courses. Feminism, machismo, motherhood, sexual and political activism and the role of women as writers are some of the issues that will be explored and discussed during the semester.
Prerequisite: SPN 211 - This course is a survey of major trends in Spanish-American theatre from pre-Columbian times to the present with emphasis on 20th century theatre. Among the authors who will be studied are: González Eslava, Juan Ruiz de Alarcón, Sor Juana Inés De La Cruz, Florencio Sánchez, Rodolfo Usigli, Egon Wolff, Augusto Boal, José Triana, Jorge Díaz, Luis Rafael Sánchez, Griselda Gambaro, and Isadora Aguirre.
Prerequisite: SPN 211 - This course is an introduction to Spanish theatre through the reading and analysis of the major playwrights - Lope de Vega, Calderón de la Barca, Moratín, El Duque de Rivas, Benito Pérez Galdós, and Jacinto Benavente - from the Seventeenth Century to the Generation of 1898. Prerequisite: SPN 210 or departmental approval, or any 400 level course except SPN 476
- This course offers a diachronic approach to the evolution of Spain through the examination of its social, political and cultural manifestations. By paying particular attention to its linguistic, regional, economic, and ethnical diversity as well as to the complex relationships held throughout the centuries between Spain and the rest of the world, this course also promotes a richer understanding of some of the current situations faced by this country.
Prerequisite: SPN 211 or departmental approval or any 400-level Spanish course except SPN 476
