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SPA
62 courses with the subject SPA, 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.
SPA 101Beginning Spanish I 3
Introduction to the Spanish language and the cultures of the Spanish-speaking world. Emphasis on active listening, speaking, writing, and reading, and applied vocabulary. Equivalent to SPA 121; students may not receive credit for both SPA 101 and SPA 121.
Continued study of the Spanish language and the cultures of the Spanish-speaking world at the introductory level. Emphasis on active listening, speaking, writing, and reading, and applied vocabulary.
Study of Spanish and the cultures of the Spanish-speaking world. Emphasis on active listening, speaking, writing, and reading, and applied vocabulary. Review of SPA 101 combined with SPA 102.
Intensive practice in beginning Spanish. Active use of language skills: listening, speaking, writing, reading. Review and further study of basic Spanish structures and vocabulary. Includes study of cultural topics.
Designed for teacher licensure candidates; students who successfully complete SPA 121 will be able to communicate with Spanish-speaking students and their families at a basic conversational level.
Intensive practice in spoken intermediate low Spanish. Active use of language skills (listening, speaking, writing, and reading). Study of intermediate low Spanish structures and vocabulary. Further discussion of cultural topics.
Intermediate-level study of the Spanish language and cultures of the Spanish-speaking world. Emphasis on active listening, speaking, writing, and reading, and applied vocabulary.
Continued study of the Spanish language and cultures of the Spanish-speaking world at the intermediate level. Emphasis on active listening, speaking, writing, and reading, and applied vocabulary.
An opportunity to increase proficiency in oral and written language skills while extending knowledge of Hispanic culture. A bridge course required for advanced work in all areas.
In conjunction with SPA 304, this course focuses on Spanish for health care professionals, building specialized health-care-relevant vocabulary and developing skills in cross-cultural communication applicable to engaging appropriately with members of Hispanic and Latinx communities in health-care-related contexts encountered in the US. Students already have intermediate- or advanced-level knowledge.
In conjunction with SPA 303, this course focuses on Spanish for health care professionals, continuing to build specialized health-care-relevant vocabulary and further developing skills in cross-cultural communication applicable to engaging appropriately with members of Hispanic and Latinx communities in health-care-related contexts encountered in the US.
SPA 310Bilingual Voices: Spanish Communication for Heritage Speakers 3
Development of communication skills through exploration of a variety of topics about the Spanish-speaking world, with an emphasis on bilingual communities.
SPA 318Intermediate Spanish Composition for Heritage Speakers 3
Emphasis on expansion of bilingual range in reading and writing. Course develops informal and formal writing skills through exploration of contemporary social and cultural topics.
Introduction to the scientific study of Spanish, covering the core linguistic sub-fields (phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, and pragmatics) to understand Spanish language use and analysis in real-world contexts.
This course is designed to provide current and future health and human services professionals with opportunities to practice professional norms and ethics and interpret in simulated scenarios involving a healthcare provider, a Limited English-proficient patient whose first language is Spanish, and an English-Spanish interpreter.
SPA 401Special Topics in Language and Literature 3
Directed study and research in language and literary topics of special interest to the locale of the UNCG Study Abroad Program in a Spanish-speaking country.
Topics in Latin American literature that explore the development of literary genres and themes, with attention to cultural and historical background as well as techniques of literary analysis.
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Topics in Spanish Literature that explore the development of literary genres and themes, with attention to cultural and historical background as well as techniques of literary analysis.
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SPA 409Topics in Literature from the Spanish Speaking World 3
Topics in Literatures from the Spanish Speaking World explores the development of literary genres and/or themes, with attention to cultural and historical background as well as techniques of literary analysis in Spanish.
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Intensive practice in the written and spoken language, focusing on refinements in structure, vocabulary development, informal conversation, and formal writing styles.
SPA 432Seminar in Spanish Cultures, Literatures and Films 3
Major topics in Spanish culture, history, and civilization. Special emphasis on the development of customs, national traits, cultural movements, and institutions.
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SPA 435Seminar in U.S. Latino/Latina Cultural Studies 3
An examination of issues relating to U.S. Latino/Latina ethnic identity as defined in literature, performance, art, music, and film. Special emphasis given to the dialogue with the English-speaking community.
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SPA 436Seminar in Latin American Cultures, Literatures and Films 3
Major topics in Spanish culture, history, and civilization. Special emphasis on the development of customs, national traits, cultural movements, and institutions.
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This course will study Spanish in its socio-cultural context as a language of the U.S. and examine the Spanish linguistic characteristics of different Spanish-speaking communities across the U.S., such as those in New York, Chicago, Miami, Los Angeles, the Southeast, the Southwest, etc.
Spanish phonetics and intonation. Students learn to read and write symbols for sounds and inflections of Spanish and study mechanics of production of these sounds, accompanied by intensive drill in pronunciation and intonation.
Selected topics of Hispanic linguistics. Students delve into the study of Pragmatics/Sociolinguistics/Spanish linguistics, discourse analysis and the analysis of Spanish in context or in contact with other languages.
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In-depth studies, through a variety of critical and historical approaches, based on themes, geographical areas, outstanding figures, genres, or periods.
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SPA 459Seminar in Literatures from the Spanish Speaking World 3
This seminar explores the development of the literary genres and themes, examining similarities and differences across major areas of the Spanish-speaking world while exploring a variety of critical and historical approaches.
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In-depth studies, through a variety of critical and historical approaches, based on themes, geographical areas, outstanding figures, genres, or periods.
SPA 509Selected Topics in Literatures from the Spanish-Speaking World 3
Topics explore the development of literary genres and themes, examining similarities and differences across major areas of the Spanish-speaking world while exploring a variety of critical and historical approaches.
SPA 532Selected Topics in Spanish Cultures, Literatures, and Films 3
Major topics in Spanish culture, history, and civilization. Special emphasis on the development of customs, national traits, cultural movements, and institutions.
SPA 534Selected Topics in Latin American Cultures, Literatures, and Films 3
Major topics in Spanish culture, history, and civilization. Special emphasis on the development of customs, national traits, cultural movements, and institutions.
SPA 535Selected Topics in U.S. Latino/Latina Cultural Studies 3
An examination of issues relating to U.S. Latino/Latina ethnic identity as defined in literature, performance, art, music, and film. Special emphasis given to the dialogue with the English-speaking community.
Selected topics of Hispanic linguistics. Students delve into the study of Pragmatics/Sociolinguistics/Spanish linguistics, discourse analysis and the analysis of Spanish in context or in contact with other languages.