17 courses with the subject SP, 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.
SP 101Elementary Spanish I3
This course will begin developing the four communicative Spanish language skills (listening, speaking, reading, and writing). Emphasis will be placed on fundamentals of grammar, vocabulary, and pronunciation. Contact with Hispanic cultures will be incorporated. This course includes a lab component. Grade of C needed to progress to SP 102.
Each Spanish course has an accompanying language lab. Students are required to enroll in the corresponding lab for Spanish I or Spanish II. Co-requisite: SP 101-102
This course is for those who have had less than two years of high school Spanish. Emphasis is upon fundamentals of grammar, vocabulary, composition, pronunciation, and conversation. Humanities credit. Online only. (3 credits, 6 weeks) YOUTH AND FAMILY MINISTRIES (YM)
This course continues the development of listening, speaking, reading, and writing in Spanish. Emphasis will be placed on fundamentals of grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation and composition. This course will provide increased contact with and appreciation for the diversity of Hispanic cultures. This course includes a lab component. Grade of C needed to progress to SP 201. Pre-requisite: Spanish 101 or placement test.
This course involves intensive work developing Spanish communicative skills (Listening, Speaking, Reading, and Writing). Students will develop their appreciation for the diversities of the Hispanic cultures and civilization. Emphasis will be placed on grammar, vocabulary, composition and conversation. This course includes a lab component. Grade of C needed to move to SP 202. Pre-requisite: Spanish 102 or placement test. 333
Each Spanish course has an accompanying language lab. Students are required to enroll in the corresponding lab for Intermediate Spanish I or Spanish II. Co-requisite: SP 201-202
Choose an additional 12 credits at the 300 level, alternating with Latin American and the Peninsular Literature. The college has a computerized language lab equipped with internet access, as well as language tutorials, games, culture CD-ROMs and a word processing program. A lab assistant is available five times a week. Additionally, the L. Nelson Bell Library has a video/DVD viewing carrel for foreign language films and individual audio CD-players. The Spanish program provides weekly tutoring opportunities. Students may join the Spanish Table, held Tuesdays at dinner in the dining hall. Montreat College provides students with several avenues for foreign study. Students may apply for the Council of Christian Colleges and Universities’ Latin American Studies Program in San José, Costa Rica for a semester abroad. They may also join a May Term to the Dominican Republic. This generation offers widening opportunities for students to join institutions that want to employ Spanish-speaking team members. Employment is available in education, the military, law, public health, journalism, radio, TV, missions, business, translation, civil service, and social service. Other students may decide to proceed with their graduate study in Spanish. 160
Three-week study tour in Dominican Republic. Intermediate-level study of Spanish. Lectures and discussions on historical background, social problems, role of the church, revolutionary ferment, and relations with the United States. Excursions to points of interest. Emphasis on a Christian response to third-world realities. Cost: $1,500 above tuition. Substitutes for SP 202. Pre-requisite: SP 201
This course will provide students and faculty the opportunity to examine current issues or specialized topics within the discipline at a lower-level of study (appropriate for freshmen or sophomore academic experience). Topics will be determined by the department. Class will meet 15 hours for each hour of credit offered. Repeatable for different topics. (Offered by department discretion.)
This course provides a detailed study of the fundamentals of Spanish usage, oral and written. In training the correct pronunciation, we stress conversation and composition based on practical subject matter of everyday life in Spain, and Spanish-American countries, and the Hispanics in the U.S. Pre-requisites: SP 201, SP 202 or equivalent. Note: we recommend taking this course first, because in the second semester (SP 304), the vocabulary and grammar continue to a higher level of difficulty. (Offered by department discretion.)
In this course, we will continue, to a higher level of difficulty, a detailed study of the fundamentals of Spanish usage, oral and written: Subjunctive, if clauses, passive voice, tenses sequence, etc. Students can expand their vocabulary by reading and discussions of topics on the history and culture of Latin America and Spain. We base conversations and compositions on practical subject matter of everyday life in Spain, and Spanish- American countries, and the Hispanics in the U.S. Pre-requisites: SP 201, SP 202 or equivalent. (Offered by department discretion.)
Class and readings will be in Spanish using literature from Spain. Pre-requisites: SP 201, SP 202 or equivalent. (Offered alternate years with SP 303-304.)
SP 201, SP 202 or equivalent. (Offered alternate years with SP 303-304.)
SP 307Summer Term in Dominican Republic II3
Three-week study tour in Latin America. Advanced-level study of Spanish. Lectures and discussions on historical background, social problems, role of the church, revolutionary ferment, and relations with the United States. Excursions to points of interest. Emphasis on a Christian response to third-world realities. Approximate cost: $1,500 above tuition. Pre-requisite: SP 202. 232
This course will provide students and faculty the opportunity to examine current issues or specialized topics within the discipline at an upper-level of study (appropriate for junior or senior academic experience). Topics will be determined by the department. Class will meet 15 hours for each hour of credit offered. Repeatable for different topics. (Offered by department discretion.)
Montreat College provides students with several avenues for foreign study. Students may apply for the Council of Christian Colleges and Universities’ Latin American Studies Program in Costa Rica for a semester abroad. This generation offers widening opportunities for students to join institutions that want to employ Spanish-speaking team members. Employment is available in education, the military, law, public health, journalism, radio, TV, missions, business, translation, civil service, and social service. Other students may decide to proceed with their graduate study in Spanish. 252