Spanish (SPAN)

Develops basic listening, speaking, reading and writing skills in Spanish.

Prerequisites: Placement or no prior knowledge of Spanish.

Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.

Continues development of listening, speaking, and writing skills in Spanish.

Prerequisites: SPAN 103 or equivalent or placement.

Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.

To help university vocal and choral students gain theoretical understanding and practical mastery of diction in Spanish as pertains to specific, select songs and choral pieces being learned with texts in those languages. Does not count for credit toward Spanish major or minor.

Prerequisites: Enrollment in vocal music.

Reviews and further develops listening, speaking, reading and writing skills in Spanish.

Prerequisites: SPAN 104 or equivalent or placement exam.

Offered: Fall.

Meets: Humanities and the Arts: MODL

Continues to review and further develop listening, speaking, reading and writing skills in Spanish.

Prerequisites: SPAN 203 or equivalent or placement exam.

Offered: Spring.

Meets: Humanities and the Arts: MODL

An exploration of the literary works on contemporary Hispanic writers. May not be counted toward Spanish major when taught in English.

Prerequisites: None.

Offered: Occasionally.

Introduces language to develop cultural competency for providing healthcare services for the Hispanic community.

Prerequisites: None.

Offered: Fall, Spring.

Selected topics in Spanish studies will be examined. May not be counted toward Spanish major when taught in English.

Prerequisites: None.

Offered: Occasionally.

Covers essential points of grammar, emphasizing syntax and development of writing skills.

Prerequisites: SPAN 204 or equivalent or placement; concurrent enrollment in SPAN 321 recommended for major.

Offered: Fall.

Continues SPAN 303. Covers essential themes of grammar, emphasizing syntax of verbs and the acquiring terminology and skills to facilitate analysis.

Prerequisites: SPAN 303.

Offered: Spring.

Focus on improving oral proficiency through intensive conversation practice. Topics vary. May be repeated for up to 3 elective credits with different topic. May repeat for maximum 3 credits with different topic.

Prerequisites: SPAN 204 or placement in SPAN 303.

Offered: Fall, Spring.

Presents and discusses historical, philosophical, and artistic elements of Spanish society. May be offered in Spanish or English.

Prerequisites: None in English, SPAN 303 in Spanish.

Offered: Occasionally.

Presents and discusses historical, philosophical and artistic elements of Latin America. May be offered in Spanish or English.

Prerequisites: None in English, SPAN 303 in Spanish.

Offered: Occasionally.

Explores literature of the Spanish-speaking world. Includes American Pre-Colombian, Mozarabic, and Andalusian Arabic literature in translation in addition to Spanish literature of the Peninsula and its colonies.

Prerequisites: SPAN 303.

Offered: Fall.

Explores Spanish peninsular literature since 1700.

Prerequisites: SPAN 303.

Offered: Spring.

Develops Spanish-language skills needed in various professional fields. Emphasizes specialized vocabulary building, role play, and an understanding of Hispanic culture. Includes Spanish for law enforcement, social services, education, medicine, business, and communications. Community-based learning designation.

Prerequisites: SPAN 303 or equivalent; or concurrent enrollment in 303; or placement in SPAN 325.

Offered: Fall, Spring.

Meets: Community Based Learning

Explores Spanish-American literature since 1700.

Prerequisites: SPAN 303.

Offered: Spring.

Current theories, practices, methods and materials pertinent to teaching a foreign language. Off-campus clinical experiences are an integral part of this course.

Prerequisites: TEDU 210, TEDU 230; Admission to TEDU; SPAN 304 or SPAN 306 or consent of instructor.

Offered: Occasionally.

Theory of Spanish sounds in contrast to English combined with practical laboratory training in pronunciation and orthography. Required of all intending teachers.

Prerequisites: SPAN 304 or equivalent.

Offered: Occasionally.

Analysis of questions of syntax and style; emphasis on idiomatic Spanish.

Prerequisites: SPAN 304 or equivalent.

Offered: Occasionally.

Acquire techniques for translation from English to Spanish. Discuss general theory about common translation problems and practice translation to increase vocabulary and reinforce the structures of the Spanish language.

Prerequisites: SPAN 204 or consent of instructor.

Offered: Occasionally.

Refines writing in Spanish through the process of creating and editing newsworthy articles.

Prerequisites: SPAN 303.

Offered: Occasionally.

Examines the oral and written literature for children in the Spanish speaking world from the pre-Hispanic period to the present.

Prerequisites: SPAN 303.

Offered: Occasionally.

Focuses on legal terminology and proceedings in order to help police officers and other professionals in criminal justice.

Prerequisites: SPAN 303.

Offered: Occasionally.

Focuses on business terminology and procedure for Spanish-speaking countries. Emphasizing written Spanish supplemented by conversational work.

Prerequisites: SPAN 303.

Offered: Occasionally.

In-depth analysis of an aspect of the literature or culture of Spain. Content will vary. May repeat with different topic.

Prerequisites: SPAN 322 or equivalent, or consent of instructor.

Offered: Fall, Spring.

Develops an understanding of the cultural underpinnings of the communicative issues between Hispanic patients and non-Hispanic practitioners in the United States. Focuses on vocabulary and tools necessary for the proper professional medical use of Spanish in clinical settings. Requires participation in clinical settings.

Prerequisites: SPAN 304; BIOS 101 and BIOS 102 or BIOS 105 and BIOS 106 or BIOS 101 and BIOS 103; HIMT 330; LBST 103 or ETHN 343 or SOCA 343 or COMM 365; COMM 340.

Offered: Fall.

Continues the development of the cultural perspectives of Hispanic patients in health care settings. Introduces concepts and information necessary to understand basic principles of diseases and clinical testing. Requires participation in clinical settings.

Prerequisites: SPAN 304; BIOS 101 and BIOS 102 or BIOS 105 and BIOS 106 or BIOS 101 and BIOS 103; HIMT 330; LBST 103 or ETHN 343 or SOCA 343 or COMM 365; COMM 340.

Offered: Spring.

In-depth analysis of an aspect of the literature or culture of Latin America. Content will vary. Course may be repeated under different subtitle.

Prerequisites: SPAN 304 or equivalent, or consent of instructor.

Offered: Fall, Spring.

Study of representative Spanish and Latin American works in translation from the standpoint of analytic methods: approaches to critical analysis or problems in the theory of literature (genre theory, comparative study of themes or styles, discussion of literary movements). May be repeated for credit with different subject matters. May not be counted toward Spanish major.

Prerequisites: Junior standing.

Offered: Occasionally.

Introduces field of Spanish second language acquisition. Examines major second language acquisition (SLA) theories and approaches. Focuses on areas of the Spanish language that present significant challenges to learners.

Prerequisites: SPAN 303 or placement; EDU 325.

Offered: Fall.

Translation interns work with area businesses and service agencies to furnish translations from and into Spanish. May repeat for credit.

Prerequisites: SPAN 304, Spanish major and consent of instructor and department chair.

Offered: Fall, Spring.

Selected topics in Spanish studies will be examined.

Prerequisites: None.

Offered: Occasionally.

Application of Spanish in areas of community concern and in local business and industry. May be repeated for maximum of 6 credits.

Prerequisites: Consent of instructor.

Offered: Occasionally.

Students will develop portfolios that highlight their language skills and review/synthesize their course work in the major.

Prerequisites: Senior standing in Spanish and consent of instructor required.

Offered: Spring.

Available to qualified students under supervision of individual instructor. Normally, no more than 6 credits of Independent Study may be counted toward the major. Freq: Occasionally.

Prerequisites: Junior standing; consent of instructor and department chair.

Offered: Occasionally.