Spanish (SPAN)

SPAN 100 ELEMENTARY SPANISH I - 5 hrs
The aim of this course is to provide beginning language students with skills in listening, speaking, reading and writing within a cultural context. Teacher-designed activities as well as videos and other culturally authentic materials are employed to ensure a rich communicative experience for students.

SPAN 110 ELEMENTARY SPANISH II - 5 hrs
A continuation of SPAN 100.

SPAN 120 ELEMENTARY SPANISH III - 5 hrs
A continuation of SPAN 110.

SPAN 140 INTERMEDIATE SPANISH - 5 hrs
A course designed to reinforce and develop further the skills acquired in Elementary Spanish with increasing emphasis on reading, composition and cultural awareness.

SPAN 210 CONVERSATION/COMPOSITION - 5 hrs
This course is designed to maximize opportunities for development of oral and written proficiency. The activities provided are of the type that encourage students to use appropriate discourse strategies in a variety of contexts. In order to encourage creativity and risk taking, error correction will be focused on global rather than local errors. Prereq: SPAN 140.

SPAN 220 ASPECTS OF THE SPANISH LANGUAGE - 3 hrs
The major goal of this course is to encourage linguistic accuracy, focusing particularly on grammatical structures and phonological, morphological, syntactical, and lexical components of the target language. Prereq: SPAN 140.

SPAN 230 LATIN AMERICAN CULTURE AND CIVILIZATION - 5 hrs (alt. yrs.)
Introduction to Latin American culture and civilization. Emphasis on contemporary institutions and problems as determined by cultural patterns and attitudes. Prereq: SPAN 210.

SPAN 240 THE SPANISH HERITAGE - 5 hrs (alt. yrs.)
An introduction to the study of Spanish civilization, culture and political thought from the origins through the 19th century. Prereq: SPAN 210.

SPAN 271/272 COMMERCIAL SPANISH - 3 hrs each level (alt. yrs.)
A course designed to teach the essential vocabulary and style specific to Spanish and Latin American business and to introduce students to the basic workings of the Spanish and Latin American economies. Activities will provide students with experience in communication in a variety of business contexts. Prereq: SPAN 210 or 220.

SPAN 280 INTRODUCTION TO SPANISH LITERATURE - 5 hrs
An introduction to literary readings representative of various genres. Prereq: SPAN 210.

SPAN 310 CONVERSATION/COMPOSITION - 5 hrs
This course provides an emphasis on oral and written discourse strategies. It allows the student to continue to develop skills learned in 210 and to extend that experience to include writing on abstract topics with precision and detail. Prereq: SPAN 210.

SPAN 320 ASPECTS OF THE SPANISH LANGUAGE - 3 hrs
The fundamental goal of this course is to teach second language learners of Spanish to comprehend abstract texts by (a) acquainting them with basic principles of the comprehension process and (b) guiding them in their application of those principles in their interaction with authentic texts. These texts illustrate various aspects of the language. Prereq: SPAN 210.

SPAN 330 LATIN AMERICAN CULTURE AND CIVILIZATION - 5 hrs (alt. yrs.)
Advanced study of Latin American culture and civilization. Prereq: SPAN 210.

SPAN 340 THE SPANISH HERITAGE - 5 hrs (alt. yrs.)
Study of contemporary Spanish culture. Topics range from early 20th century to the present. Prereq: SPAN 210.

SPAN 370 FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHING METHODS - 5 hrs
This course is designed to provide future foreign language teachers with a firm base in language learning theory as well as practical teaching techniques for language learner pre-K through 12. During the theoretical portion of this course, students will read and discuss topics related to first language acquisition and its relationship to second language learning. The remainder of the course will be devoted to the application of language learning theory to practice through peer and public classroom teaching. Students will also develop skills in explaining the benefits of foreign language both orally and in writing to a variety of audiences.

SPAN 380 TOPIC IN LATIN AMERICAN OR SPANISH LITERATURE - 3 or 5 hrs
Study of a period, movement, or genre. Prereq: Three courses in the major.

SPAN 390 INDEPENDENT STUDY - 1-5 hrs
Individual studies designed to enable individual students to pursue specific interests. Permission of the department chairperson is required.

SPAN 490 INTERNSHIP - 1-15 hrs