Spanish
SPAN 101 Spanish, First-Year |
| This is the first course in a three course sequence that provides the first year of college-level language classes. This sequence emphasizes the development of listening, speaking, reading, writing, and intercultural communication skills. In Spanish 101, students will learn to converse and write about a variety of common, every-day topics using the vocabulary and grammatical structures introduced in the course. Emphasis is also placed on writing, reading, listening, and learning about Hispanic cultures. |
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SPAN 102 Spanish, First-Year |
| This is the second course in a three-course sequence that provides the first year of college-level language classes. This sequence emphasizes the development of listening, speaking, reading, writing, and intercultural communication skills. In Spanish 102 students will build on material learned in their prior study, to converse in and write about a variety of common, every-day topics using the vocabulary and grammatical structures introduced in the course. These courses (101, 102, 103, as well as the second year sequence: 201, 202, 203) are designed as a sequence, therefore they must be taken sequentially and may not be taken concurrently. |
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SPAN 103 Spanish, First-Year |
| This is the third course in a three-course sequence that provides the first year of college-level language classes. This sequence emphasizes the development of listening, speaking, reading, writing, and intercultural communication skills. In Spanish 103 students will build on material learned in their prior study, to converse in and write about a variety of common, every-day topics using the vocabulary and grammatical structures introduced in the course. These courses (101, 102, 103, as well as the second year sequence: 201, 202, 203) are designed as a sequence, therefore they must be taken sequentially and may not be taken concurrently. |
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SPAN 201 Second Year Spanish |
| This is the first course of a three-term sequence (SPAN 201-SPAN 202-SPAN 203) designed to provide one full year of college level transfer courses at the intermediate (second year) level. SPAN 201-SPAN 202-SPAN 203 builds on Spanish language skills acquired through the beginning, first year sequence (SPAN 101-SPAN 102-SPAN 103) and expands upon them to develop student skills at an intermediate language level. This sequence emphasizes the development of listening, speaking, reading, writing, and intercultural communication skills at the intermediate level. SPAN 201-SPAN 202-SPAN 203 are designed as a sequence, therefore they must be taken sequentially and may not be taken concurrently. |
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SPAN 202 Second Year Spanish |
| This is the second course of a three-term sequence (SPAN 201-202-SPAN 203) designed to provide one full year of college level transfer courses at the intermediate (second year) level. SPAN 202 continues the development of and expands upon the five language skills practiced in SPAN 201 (see course description) through emphasis on the development of listening, speaking, reading, writing, and intercultural communication skills at the intermediate level. SPAN 201-SPAN 202-SPAN 203 are designed as a sequence, therefore they must be taken sequentially and may not be taken concurrently. |
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SPAN 203 Second Year Spanish |
| This is the third course of a three-term sequence (SPAN 201-SPAN 202-203) designed to provide one full year of college level transfer courses at the intermediate (second year) level. SPAN 203 continues the development of and expands upon the five language skills practiced through emphasis on the development of listening, speaking, reading, writing, and intercultural communication skills at the intermediate level. SPAN 201-SPAN 202-SPAN 203 are designed as a sequence, therefore they must be taken sequentially and may not be taken concurrently. |
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SPAN 218 Spanish for Spanish-Speakers |
| This course focuses on the continued development of reading, writing, and speaking skills in Spanish for students with native/near-native command of these skills, with an emphasis on comparing and contrasting features of Spanish that are of special interest to Spanish-speakers in the US. Course content will include a study of spelling (including accents), develop vocabulary, and foster the development of academic and professional registers of the language. Students will do this via a study of topics of special relevance to Spanish Speakers in the US using a wide variety of materials such as literary texts from a range of genres, news items (including images), music, podcasts, and art work. |
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SPAN 221 Spanish for Health Professions I |
| Prerequisite: SPAN 102 or Placement into SPAN 103.
Serving students whose experience with the Spanish language ranges from beginner to advanced, this course is geared toward individuals in the health professions who wish to increase their effectiveness in communicating with Spanish-speaking patients and their families in the clinical encounter. Course participants will study basic Spanish and terminology specific to the medical field, as well as cultural understandings of medicine and illness in the Spanish-speaking world. Working with interpreters and showing compassion through language will also be discussed. |
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