Course Descriptions

Students learn the fundamentals of Spanish, with emphasis on developing listening comprehension and speaking skills. The course includes activities for developing abilities in speaking, listening, reading and writing. 3 class hours. Individual laboratory.

Students continue learning the fundamentals of Spanish, with emphasis on listening comprehension and speaking skills; more emphasis is on abilities in reading and writing. The course includes activities for developing abilities in speaking, listening, reading and writing. 3 class hours. Individual laboratory. 
Prerequisite: SPAN 1311

This course offers further development of Spanish communication skills acquired in previous study or experience, with focus on vocabulary needed in the health care field and on cultural appropriateness of interactions with Hispanic patients.
Prerequisite: At least one course in beginning Spanish (1311 or 1312) or permission of the instructor. May also be counted for credit by students who have taken both 1311 and 1312 or who have earned 6 hours of CLEP credit.

Students get extensive practice in oral communication, with emphasis on the development of oral proficiency and skills such as discussion, reading aloud, storytelling, informative presentations and persuasive speaking. Students also review grammar and usage in the context of the spoken word. 
Prerequisite: SPAN 1311 AND SPAN 1312

This course involves practice of written Spanish appropriate for limited publication, such as newsletters and collections of recipes, essays and other academic or creative writing. It presents grammar and usage, as well as spelling, punctuation and use of the orthographic accent, in the context of writing for a wider audience. 
Prerequisite: SPAN 2311

Students get an extensive review of complex grammatical structures with vocabulary building. Students do a selected grammar review to strengthen skills in Spanish language composition. The basic writing skills of spelling, punctuation and accentuation also are reviewed. Differences between the written and spoken language will be pointed out toward the production of compositions using the written standard. 
Prerequisite: SPAN 2311 AND SPAN 2312

Students explore the customs, ideas and attitudes of the people of Spain. The course explores the development of regional differences in popular culture, as well as the changes in the material and intellectual culture of ruling groups. 
Prerequisite: SPAN 2311 AND SPAN 2312

Students examine the customs, ideas and attitudes of the people of Latin America, exploring the development of regional differences in popular culture, as well as the changes in the material and intellectual culture of ruling groups.
May be taken as a CLST elective. 
Prerequisite: SPAN 2311 AND SPAN 2312 

This course provides a practical experience as a language professional in an international or bilingual environment, with opportunities to develop skills in speaking, reading, and translating Spanish.
Prerequisite: 6 hours of Intermediate Spanish or the equivalent, and permission of instructor. Requires 140-160 hours of work for 3 hours credit, 280-320 hours of work for 6 hours credit. SPAN 3319 may be repeated once for credit.

Students explore the sound system, grammar and semantics of Spanish using methods of analysis developed in modern linguistics. Attention is given to social variation of language, language acquisition and the historical development of dialect differences. 
Prerequisite: SPAN 2311 AND SPAN 2312 

Students analyze the sound system of Spanish, with intensive practice in oral communication with emphasis on pronunciation and voice quality suitable for culturally appropriate communication in a variety of situations. 
Prerequisite: SPAN 2311 AND SPAN 2312

Students examine readings from major Spanish authors from the Middle Ages to 1700, involving practice in critical analysis through discussion, reports, compositions and examinations. 
Prerequisite: SPAN 2311 AND SPAN 2312

Students examine readings from major Spanish authors from 1700 to the present, involving practice in critical analysis through discussion, reports, compositions and examinations. 
Prerequisite: SPAN 2311 AND SPAN 2312

This course provides refinement of language skills and study of cultural patterns and behavior observed in the professional world. Attention will be given to pronunciation, vocabulary, syntax, and style levels appropriate to professional areas.
Prerequisite: SPAN 2311 AND SPAN 2312

Students view video and film, read newspaper and magazine articles from Spanish and Latin American sources, analyze the linguistic and stylistic requirements of the different media, and practice writing articles and scripts. Student productions are videotaped for evaluation. 
Prerequisite: SPAN 2311 AND SPAN 2312

Students survey children's and adolescent literature written in Spanish by authors from the U.S., Latin America and Spain. Students are introduced to approaches to literature appropriate for young readers, with research into the reading process in second-language and bilingual settings. 
Prerequisite: SPAN 2311 AND SPAN 2312

Students read Spanish-American authors from Pre-Columbian times to Modernism and thoroughly analyze them through discussion, reports, compositions and examinations. 
Prerequisite: SPAN 2311 AND SPAN 2312

Students read Spanish-American authors from Modernism to the present and critically analyze them through discussion, reports, compositions and examinations. A topic chosen each semester provides a central theme for study of the texts: the dictatorship, women and men in literature and society, a child's view of the world, or other themes. 
Prerequisite: SPAN 2311 AND SPAN 2312

Students read and analyze American-born authors of Hispanic descent, especially from the Mexican-American, Puerto Rican and Cuban-American traditions. 
Prerequisite: SPAN 2311 AND SPAN 2312