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Spanish 1300 - Beginning Spanish Conversation I (3 hrs. lecture)

This course is the first part of an introductory course that emphasizes the acquisition of comprehension, pronunciation, and reading skills of the Spanish Language. The primary objective of the course is to develop the student's competency in communicating through the spoken medium. Class time will be spent in conversation and discussion of material read outside of class. Furthermore, emphasis on idiomatic expressions used in daily speech, pronunciation, and vocabulary building will be placed in this course. Material is presented in a Hispanic culture context.

Prerequisite: None

Spanish 1310 - Beginning Spanish Conversation II (3 hrs. lecture)


This course is the second part of an introductory course that emphasizes the acquisition of comprehension, pronunciation, and reading skills of the Spanish Language. The primary objective of the course is to develop the student's competency in communicating through the spoken medium. Class time will be spent in conversation and discussion of material read outside of class. Furthermore, emphasis on idiomatic expression of material and real outside of pronunciation, and vocabulary building will be placed in this course. Material is presented in a Hispanic culture context.

Prerequisite: SPAN 1300

Spanish 1311 - Beginning Spanish I - Non Spanish Speakers (3hrs. lecture, 1hr. lab)


Spanish 1311 is a comprehensive first semester beginning Spanish course designed for students with little or no previous knowledge of Spanish. This course includes instruction and practice in all four basic languages skills of speaking, reading, writing, and listening with attention to selected aspects of the Hispanic culture. While on eof the goals of this course is to learn the basic grammatical structures of the Spanish language, the emphasis will not be on isolated structures but rather on integrating grammar into proficiency-oriented activities.

Prerequisite: None

Spanish 1312 - Beginning Spanish II - Non Spanish Speakers (3 hrs. lecture, 1hr. lab)


Spanish 1312 is a comprehensive second semester beginning Spanish course designed for students with little or no previous knowledge of Spanish. This course includes instruction and practice in all four basic language skills of speaking, reading, writing, and listening with attention to selected aspects of the Hispanic culture. While one of teh goals of this course is to learn the basic grammatical structures of the Spanish language, the emphasis will not be on isolated structures but rather on integrating grammar into proficiency-oriented activities.

Prerequisite: SPAN 1311

Spanish 1505 - Intensive Beginning Spanish (4hrs. lecture, 3hrs. lab)

This course is a comprehensive intensive beginning Spanish course for students that have prior knowledge of Spanish. This course includes instruction and practice in all four basic language skills of speaking, reading, writing, and listening with attention to selected aspects of the Hispanic culture. While one of teh goals of this course is to learn the grammatical structures of the Hispanic culture. While one of the goals of this course is to learn the grammatical structures of the Spanish language, the emphasis will not be on isolated structures but rather on integrating grammar into proficiency-oriented activities. This course is recommended for those students interested in a more depth study of the Spanish language.

Prerequisite: None

Spanish 2306 Intermediate Conversational Spanish (3hrs. lecture)


The primary objective of the course is to develop the student's competency in communicating through the spoken medium. Class time will be spent in conversation and discussion of material read outside of class. Furthermore, emphasis on idiomatic expression used in daily speech, pronunciation, and vocabulary building will be placed in this course.

Prerequisite: SPAN 1311 and SPAN 1312; or SPAN 1300 and SPAN 1310.

Spanish 2311 - Intermediate Spanish I (3 hrs. lecture, 0 hr. lab)

Spanish 2311 is a comprehensive Intermediate Spanish course designed to provide bilingual students with the linguistic and learning skills required for successfully completing upper division courses in Spanish. This course includes review of literature, culture and grammar. Furthermore, this course will develop and enhance all language skills through reading of shorts stories, presentation/discussion, vocabulary expansion, and writing analytical literary reviews.

Prerequisite: SPAN 2313 and SPAN 2315; or SPAN 1505

Spanish 2312 - Intermediate Spanish II (3 hrs. lecture, 0 hr. lab)

Spanish 2312 is a comprehensive Intermediate Spanish course designed to provide bilingual students with the linguistic and learning skills required for successfully completing upper division courses in Spanish. This course includes review of literature, culture and grammar. Furthermore, this course will develop adn enhance all language skills through reading, presentation/discussion, and writing analytical literary reviews. In addition, writing skills will be developed, with emphasis on experimenting with various writing styles: analitycal, argumentative, descriptive, narrative and creative.

Prerequisite: SPAN 2311

Spanish 2313 - Spanish for Spanish Speakers I (3 hrs. lecture, 0 hr. lab)

Spanish 2313 is a comprehensive first semester Spanish course designed for students who have previous knowledge of Spanish or have learned Spanish in the home environment but need formal training to improve their communicative skills. This course focuses on enhancing the oral and comprehension skills by focusing on aspects of the Hispanic culture and literature. Futhermore, students will also improve their Spanish speaking ability through active class discussion and presentations. In addition, writing skills will be enhanced and developed in this course.

Prerequisite: None

Spanish 2315 - Spanish for Spanish Speakers II (3 hrs. lecture, 0 hr. lab)

Spanish 2315 is a comprehensive second semester Spanish course designed for students who have previous knowledge of Spanish or have learned Spanish in the home environment but need formal training to improve their communicative skills. This course focuses on enhancing the oral and comprehension skills by focusing on aspects of the Hispanic culture and literature. Futhermore, students will also improve their Spanish speaking ability through active class discussion and presentations. In addition, writing skills will be enhanced and developed in this course. While one of the goals of this course is to learn the basic grammatical structures of the Spanish language, the emphasis will not be on isolated structures but rather on integrating grammar into proficiency-oriented activities.

Prerequisite: SPAN 2313

Spanish 2316 - Career Spanish I (3 hrs. lecture, 0 hr. lab)

Spanish 2316 is a comprehensive first semester career Spanish course. This course will focus on developing communication and cross-cultural skills relevant to one or more of the following areas: business, medical and legal. Topics will vary.

Prerequisite: None

Spanish 2317 - Career Spanish II (3 hrs. lecture, 0 hr. lab)

Spanish 2317 is a comprehensive second semester career Spanish course. This course will focus on developing communication and cross-cultural skills relevant to one or more of the following areas: business, medical and legal. Topics will vary.

Prerequisite: SPAN 2316

Spanish 2321 - Introduction to Spanish Literature I (3 hrs. lecture, 0 hr. lab)

This course is the first part of a comprehensive introduction to SPanish literature designed for bilingual students. This course is designed for those students who wish to acquire a basic background in Spanish literature. The course includes the reading of cultural essays, short stories, and poetry, which are a basis for class discussion and composition. Practice in speaking, reading, and writing provide for vocabulary expansion. This course will be conducted in Spanish.

Prerequisities: None

Spanish 2322 - Introduction to Spanish Literature II (3 hrs. lecture, 0 hr. lab)

This course is the second part of a comprehensive introduction to Spanish literature designed for bilingual students. This course is designed for those students who wish to acquire a basic background in Spanish literature. This course includes the reading of cultural essays, short stories, and poetry, which are a basis for class discussion and composition. Practice in speaking, reading, and writing provide for vocabulary expansion. This course will be conducted in Spanish.

Prerequisites: SPAN 2321

Spanish 2323 - Introduction to Latin American Literarure (3 hrs. lecture, 0 hr. lab)

This course is a comprehensive introduction to Latin American literature designed for bilingual students. This course is designed for those students who wish to acquire a basic background in Latin American literature. The course includes the reading of cultural essays, short stories, and poetry, which are a basis for class discussion and composition. Practice in speaking, reading, and writing provide for vocabulary expansion. This course will be conducted in Spanish.

Prerequisites: None

Spanish 2324 - Spanish Culture (2 hrs. lecture, 4hrs lab)

This course is a comprehensive introduction to the Spanish culture designed for bilingual students. This course is designed for those students who wish to acquire a background in Spanish culture. Furthermore, this course will include study in the geographical, historical, political, social,and cultural aspects of Spain and Latin America.

Prerequisites: None

Spanish 2389 - Academic Cooperative (2 hrs. lecture, 4hrs lab)

This course is an instructional program designed to integrate on -campus study with practical hand-on work experience. In conjuction with class seminars, the individual student will set specific goals and objectives in the study of Spanish language and literature. This program is designed for those students interested in pursuing a career in Spanish and/or cultural studies.

Prerequisites: SPAN 1505, SPAN 2316, and SPAN 2311
 

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