St Cloud Technical and Community College · Courses
SPAN
6 courses with the subject SPAN, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
SPAN 1305Introduction to Latin American Studies
Meets MN Transfer Curriculum Goal Areas 5 and 8 - History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences and Global Perspectives. This course provides a panoramic view of Latin America from Pre-Columbian times to the present. Students will examine the history of Latin America, including Mexico, Central and South America, and the Caribbean. The course will focus on the civilization and rich culture of the areas, as well as explore contemporary relations with global pow- y change without notice. Page 232
Meets MN Transfer Curriculum Goal Area 8 - Global Perspective. This is the first course in a four-semester sequence that, upon completion of the sequence, meets the Spanish requirements for the Spanish (Minnesota State Transfer Pathway) AA degree. Beginning-level vocabulary (colors, school, house, family, time, basic descriptions, dates) is introduced and then incorporated into elementary conversa- tions and writing assignments. The course covers essential grammar, oral and listening practices, composition, and reading, as well as projects during which students start to explore the cultures, the people and the history of Spanish-speak- ing countries. The grammar presented in the first semester includes adjectives, sentence structure, present tense of regular and irregular verbs, progressive struc- ture, and the difference between ser and estar and between saber and conocer. Emphasis is given to the differences among Spanish-speaking cultures. Linguistic varieties as well as idiomatic differences among Spanish-speaking countries are also introduced. Student Learning Outcomes: * Transfer grammar rules to the conjugation of verbs, word endings and syntax. * Adopt pronunciation rules when speaking Spanish. * Carry on a short conversation about personal interests including what they are doing and are going to do. * Ask and answer simple questions using practiced patterns. * State personal preferences and feelings. * Express agreement and disagreement using memorized expressions. * Read and respond to level-appropriate written materials on familiar topics. * Identify the main idea of selected authentic materials. * Demonstrate understanding of written and spoken language that has strong visual support. * Write short, guided compositions on familiar topics in the present time frame. * Identify similarities and differences between the target cultures and the stu- dent's own culture. * Identify and describe contributions from the target cultures such as artwork, architecture, music, dance and literature. Prerequisite(s): ENGL1308 and one of the following: READ0900, READ1308 or ESOL1120, or appropriate placement score. (4 C: 4 lect/pres, 0 lab, 0 other)
Meets MN Transfer Curriculum Goal Area 8 - Global Perspective. This is the second course in a four-semester sequence that, upon completion of the sequence, meets the Spanish requirements for the Spanish (Minnesota State Transfer Pathway) AA degree. The vocabulary established in Beginning Spanish I is augmented to include vocabulary related to food, clothing, the human body and its diseases, traveling, and the environment. The increased vocabulary furthers the students' speaking and writing skills, as well as their comprehension of more complicated reading and listening assignments. The grammar studied in the PLEASE NOTE: All program plans are preliminary and curriculum ma 2026-2027 St. Cloud Technical & Community College second semester includes the past tenses (preterit and imperfect), an introduction to the subjunctive and the command forms, the difference between por and para, direct, indirect and reflexive pronouns, and the comparative. Students continue to study the differences among Spanish-speaking countries, focusing on specific aspects (e.g. art, architecture, food, gender roles, education system, and politics). Linguistic varieties as well as idiomatic differences among Spanish-speaking countries continue to be discussed. Student Learning Outcomes: * Carry on a short conversation about personal interests including things they did, are doing and plan to do. * Ask and answer a variety of questions giving reasons for the answers. * Exchange personal preferences and feelings. * Express agreement and disagreement. * Read and respond to level-appropriate written materials on a broader range of familiar topics. * Identify the main idea and demonstrate understanding of key words and phrases from selected authentic materials. * Demonstrate understanding of spoken and written language that incorporates familiar vocabulary and structures. * Write guided compositions on familiar topics in present and past time frames. * Examine the similarities and differences between the target cultures and the student's own culture with topics such as holidays, food, travel and shopping. * Identify and describe contributions from the target cultures such as artwork, architecture, music, dance and literature. Prerequisite(s): SPAN1310. (4 C: 4 lect/pres, 0 lab, 0 other)
Meets MN Transfer Goal Area 8 - Global Perspectives. This is the third course in a four-semester sequence that, upon completion of the sequence, meets the Spanish requirements for the Spanish (Minnesota State Transfer Pathway) AA degree. The third semester in the study of the Spanish language further develops grammar, conversation, reading, composition, and listening skills. The students' listening skills will be refined in the third semester by listening to songs, watch- ing movies, and having conversations. Students will learn to listen for general information and details. They will also develop the ability to listen for specific information. This course will stress the correct application of grammar through reading, speaking, and writing. The writing skills of students in this course will expand from being able to write paragraphs with supporting details to being able to write short essays. Original literary works will be read by students in order to develop more advanced vocabulary. These literary pieces will also be analyzed by students in a written and oral format. The people, culture, history, politics, and arts of the different Spanish-speaking countries will be covered extensively through upper-level readings, videos, and research projects. Student Learning Outcomes: * Sustain a conversation about themselves on selected topics of interest. * Ask and respond to open-ended questions. * Exchange feelings and ideas of self and others with some explanation. * Express agreement and disagreement with some explanation. * Read and respond to selected materials on a variety of topics. * Identify the main idea and demonstrate understanding of some supporting details in authentic materials. * Demonstrate understanding of written and spoken Spanish on a variety of topics. * Write compositions with some guidance on a wider variety of topics in any time frame. * Briefly narrate an event in the past. * Analyze similarities and differences between the target cultures and the student's own culture with topics such as celebrations, health, technology, and homes. * Describe and discuss contributions of other cultures such as artwork, architec- ture, music, dance and literature. * Comprehend and interpret the ramifications of the Spanish Colonization in Latin American. * Compile historical reasons for the differences between the Spanish-speaking countries. Prerequisite(s): SPAN1320. (4 C: 4 lect/pres, 0 lab, 0 other) y change without notice. Page 233
Meets MN Transfer Curriculum Goal Areas 6 and 7B -Humanities and Race, Power, and Justice. This survey course features literature of authors from a vari- ety of Latine communities in Minnesota and the United States (U.S.). Students will explore how the written works reflect issues of language, national origin, immigration, skin color, gender, and sexuality. Students will be exposed to the diversity of the authors' experiences in the U.S. through a variety of genres and cultural expressions, such as poetry, fiction, non-fiction, and memoirs. Students will read, discuss, and analyze Latine literature by authors living in the U.S. to develop a lens for understanding the diverse Latine cultures in Minnesota and the United States. This course is cross-listed as ENGL 2315. Students taking SPAN 2315 will read the texts in the original Spanish and submit their assignments in Spanish. Those taking ENGL 2315 will read English translations of the text and submit their assignments in English. Student Learning Outcomes: * Differentiate terms and concepts such as Latino/a, Latinx, Latine, Latinidad, Hispanic, Xicano/a, and Chicano/a. * Examine cultural differences and similarities among the literary production of different groups of Latine in MN and the U.S. * Recognize how the migration experience, national origin, skin color, gender, or sexuality shape the intersectional experiences and tensions of Latine in the U.S. * Explain how the bilingual and bicultural experience of Latine informs their discourses. * Examine from a literary perspective the themes and issues rooted in social structures and values that affect the Latine community. * Uncover traditions and values of various Latine cultures necessary for living and working effectively in a diverse population. * Analyze cultural and social issues in literature as expressions of the Latine experience within historical periods. * Examine the contributions of major authors in the Latine tradition. (3 C: 3 lect/pres, 0 lab, 0 other)
