SPAN

Foundation #4: Social Responsibility Code Title Credits

Subject

SPAN

Credits (min)

4

Credits (max)

4

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

catalog.sunyempire.edu

Spanish I is designed for students who have no previous Spanish instruction. The course focuses on enabling students to communicate effectively in elementary Spanish, and introduces students to the cultures of the Spanish Speaking World. All language skills will be practiced: listening, speaking, reading and writing. Students will be exposed to authentic material from films, songs and websites on a target language. Students should be available for oral practices at least twice a week. Synchronous practices will take place between 7:30-9:00 pm (ET), unless advised otherwise. Special accommodations will be made for army students. This is the first course in the sequence of 2 (Spanish 1 and Spanish 2) This course was previously CUL 221304 Spanish 1. Attributes: Foreign Language Gen Ed, *World Languages Gen Ed, Liberal

Subject

SPAN

Credits (min)

4

Credits (max)

4

Credit unit

Credits

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

catalog.sunyempire.edu

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This course is designed to be a continuation of Spanish I. Students will build on their introductory studies in Spanish language and culture. They will learn functional grammar, vocabulary and cultural concepts that apply to many different real-life situations. Emphasis is on the development of appropriate discourse in contemporary cultural contexts. r Interpretation of authentic materials, written and oral presentations. All language skills will be practiced: listening, speaking, reading and writing. Students will be required to attend weekly practice speaking and listening skills in real time. Synchronous practices will take place between 7:30-9:00 pm (ET), unless advised otherwise. Special accommodations will be made for deployed military students. Prerequisites: SPAN 1015 or equivalent introductory Spanish language course. Attributes: Foreign Language Gen Ed, *World Languages Gen Ed, Liberal

Subject

SPAN

Credits (min)

4

Credits (max)

4

Credit unit

Credits

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

catalog.sunyempire.edu

Students have the opportunity to develop individualized studies with their mentor in Spanish (SPAN). Please contact your mentor/advisor for more details.

Subject

SPAN

Credits (min)

1

Credits (max)

8

Credit unit

Credits

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

catalog.sunyempire.edu

Students have the opportunity to develop individualized studies with their mentor in Spanish (SPAN). Please contact your mentor/advisor for more details.

Subject

SPAN

Credits (min)

1

Credits (max)

8

Credit unit

Credits

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

catalog.sunyempire.edu

One of the most effective ways to learn to write well is to learn to read well. In taking the role of close reader with respect to a text, the student will learn to recognize the effect that the author’s decisions about the organization and language of a text have on the reader. Activities in these course will aid student as a reader to comprehend and decode authentic texts structurally and linguistically, and as a writer, who will produce types of written texts: descriptive composition, narration, reporting, argumentation and exposition. Prerequisites (must complete before registering): Advanced Spanish: Language and Culture (Span_3015), or equivalent and 75% or higher on the placement test, which may be accessed at http://www.spanish-test.net/spanish-test.htm Notes: This course assumes prior experience in Spanish and reserved exclusively for those who scores at least 75% on the placement test (http:// www.spanish-test.net/spanish-test.htm). Although this course is an elective, it is highly recommended for students who would like to major in Spanish. Attributes: Liberal

Subject

SPAN

Credits (min)

4

Credits (max)

4

Credit unit

Credits

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

catalog.sunyempire.edu

Advanced Spanish is designed for students who would like to continue their studies of Spanish language and cultures of the Spanish-speaking world. Practice and further development of essential listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills will be covered.. Writing and presentations are required. Students should be available for oral practices at least twice a week. 75% on the placement test (http://s.sunyempire.edu/ spanishplacement) or higher. This course was previously CUL 223294 Advanced Spanish: Language and Culture. Attributes: Foreign Language Gen Ed, *World Languages Gen Ed, Liberal

Subject

SPAN

Credits (min)

4

Credits (max)

4

Credit unit

Credits

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

catalog.sunyempire.edu

This course will consist of 2 major parts. The first part will primarily focus on cultures and historical events that shaped Spain from prehistoric times to present days, and which have been one of the major influences on the development of the Spanish speaking World. In the second part of the course, we will explore different aspects of the cultures and civilizations of the Spanish-speaking countries in the Americas prior to the arrival of the Spanish and up through the 21st century. Prerequisites: Advanced Spanish: Language and Culture or equivalent This is course is an elective, an advanced knowledge of Spanish is required. Attributes: *World Hist & Glb Awnss Gen Ed, Liberal

Subject

SPAN

Credits (min)

4

Credits (max)

4

Credit unit

Credits

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

catalog.sunyempire.edu

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Subject

SPAN

Credits (min)

4

Credits (max)

4

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

catalog.sunyempire.edu

This course is a study of Latino/a culture in the US. Using cultural studies framework, we will approach Latina/o cultural practices and products (using literature, film, essays, music, visual arts) as dynamic expressions that affirm, contest, resist and are ultimately shaped within and against the mapping of race, nation, gender, and sexuality. Some of the key concepts that will be discussed include border, acculturation, cultural nationalism, community building, identity formation (e.g. migratory or exilic), and hybrid cultures. This is course is an elective, and it is not a part of a sequence; it is highly recommended for students interested in Hispanic and Latin American Studies. Attributes: Liberal

Subject

SPAN

Credits (min)

4

Credits (max)

4

Credit unit

Credits

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

catalog.sunyempire.edu

Students have the opportunity to develop individualized studies with their mentor in Spanish (SPAN). Please contact your mentor/advisor for more details. Full Catalog 2026-2027 - DRAFT COPY 949

Subject

SPAN

Credits (min)

1

Credits (max)

8

Credit unit

Credits

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

catalog.sunyempire.edu

This course is an advanced study of contemporary Latin American literature. A representative selection of novels, short stories, and plays by important authors of Latin America will be analyzed in their literary, cultural and political contexts. Each selected author will be studied in relation to his or her particular thematic/formal contribution to the development of such major intellectual movements and tendencies as vanguardism, regionalism, cosmopolitanism, magic realism, boom and postboom. Topics include regionalism versus cosmopolitanism; magical realism and the literature of the boom, and trauma in post- boom literature. Prerequisites: Advanced knowledge of Spanish This is course is highly recommended for all students who would like to major in Spanish or Latin American studies. Attributes: Liberal

Subject

SPAN

Credits (min)

4

Credits (max)

4

Credit unit

Credits

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

catalog.sunyempire.edu

This study serves as an overview of the diachronic (across time) evolution of modern Spanish from spoken Latin. Data from phonetics/ phonology and morpho-syntax will form the basis of study. Topics covered include the following: the development of Vulgar Latin and Proto-Romance, the Old Spanish phonological system, morpho-syntactic changes from Latin to Spanish, and the influence of contact languages on modern Spanish. Linguistic analysis of texts and processes of language change will also figure prominently. Prerequisites: Advanced Spanish This is course is an elective, and it is not a part of a sequence; it is highly recommended for students interested in Spanish linguistics. Advanced Knowledge of Spanish is required. Introduction to Linguistics is highly recommended. Attributes: Liberal

Subject

SPAN

Credits (min)

4

Credits (max)

4

Credit unit

Credits

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

catalog.sunyempire.edu

Jorge Luis Borges is among the writers, who have brought an international fame to the Latin American Literature. In this course, a student will read some of his most famous short stories, essays and poems. Topics include philosophy and its place in Borges’s literary universe; avant-garde poetry; fantastic literature; regionalism versus cosmopolitanism; and modernism versus postmodernism. Prerequisites: Advanced knowledge of Spanish This is course is an elective, and it is not a part of a sequence. Attributes: Liberal

Subject

SPAN

Credits (min)

4

Credits (max)

4

Credit unit

Credits

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

catalog.sunyempire.edu

4 Linguistic Knowledge • Learning Outcome: demonstrate advanced-level knowledge of the target language and/or familiarity with theories of second language acquisition. Last Generated 2:01 pm 05/26/26

Subject

SPAN

Credits (min)

4

Credits (max)

4

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

catalog.sunyempire.edu

Students have the opportunity to develop individualized studies with their mentor in Spanish (SPAN). Please contact your mentor/advisor for more details. Last Generated 2:01 pm 05/26/26

Subject

SPAN

Credits (min)

1

Credits (max)

8

Credit unit

Credits

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

catalog.sunyempire.edu