12 courses with the subject LS, 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.
LS 111Elementary Spanish I
4 class hours 4 credits Prerequisite: Placement by the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures This course is an introduction to Spanish language and culture designed for students who have no previous background in Spanish. Students will develop basic listening, speaking, reading and writing skills, and explore aspects of Spanish and Spanish-American cultures. Weekly listening, speaking and viewing activities online or in the language laboratory are part of the course.
3 class hours 3 credits by the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures This course will continue to develop students’ communicative competence through the study of grammar, acquisition of new vocabulary, and practice of the four language skills – listening, speaking, reading and writing. Cultural material will be introduced in order to broaden students’ understanding and appreciation of Spanish- speaking cultures. Weekly listening, speaking and viewing activities online or in the language laboratory are part of the course. Course qualifies as Pathways Common Core 2A–World Cult FOREIGN LANGUAGES AND LITERATURES COURSES
3 class hours 3 credits by the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures This course emphasizes authentic texts, more complex grammar, and practice in oral and written expression. Social and historical topics of Spanish- speaking countries presented through literary texts, film and multimedia will form the basis for discussion and writing assignments. Weekly listening, speaking and viewing activities online or in the language laboratory are part of the course.
and Writing for Spanish Heritage Speakers I (2A1) 3 class hours 3 credits through Native/Heritage Speakers Placement Test This class is designed for students whose greatest exposure to Spanish has been in the home and the community rather than in the classroom. The program builds on the linguistic knowledge that students already bring to the classroom and develops their oral and written language skills or through the analysis, comparison and evaluation of current social issues in Spain and Latin America.
and Writing for Spanish Heritage Speakers II (2A1) 3 class hours 3 credits through Native/Heritage Speakers Placement Test Moving beyond the mechanics of composition in Spanish, this course emphasizes different genres of writing in the heritage language such as description, report and narration. Readings and class discussions focus on contemporary Spanish and Latin American cultures, politics and art.
and Writing for Spanish Heritage Speakers III (2A1) 3 class hours 3 credits through Native/Heritage Speakers Placement Test This course emphasizes different genres of writing in the heritage language, focusing on strategies used in expository, persuasive and argumentative writing. Readings and class discussions focus on contemporary Spanish and Latin American cultures, politics and art. ent ures and Global Issues. 180
of the Nineteenth Century (2A1) ment 3 class hours 3 credits Offered every other semester or permission of the Department Study of major literary movements in Spain during the nineteenth century: Romanticism, Regionalism, Realism, and Naturalism. Analysis of the major poets, playwrights, and novelists of the period. Readings and discussions in Spanish.
the Twentieth Century (2A1) 3 class hours 3 credits Offered every other semester or permission of the Department Study of major literary movements and authors in ment Spain from the Generation of ‘98 to the present. Readings and discussion in Spanish.
Spanish-American Literature (2A1) 3 class hours 3 credits Offered every other semester or permission of the Department Analysis and discussion of representative works of contemporary Spanish-American authors. Readings and discussion in Spanish.
Caribbean Cultures Today (2A1) ment 3 class hours 3 credits Prerequisite or Corequisite: ENGL-101 A journey into contemporary Latin American and Caribbean cultures through the reading and discussion of politics, customs, art, music and cinema. This course is taught in English as WI. This course does not fulfil the foreign language requirement. ment
