32 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 101Beginning Spanish I3
Students develop basic knowledge about the Spanish-speaking world and through that content acquire basic functional proficiency in Spanish. (Liberal Studies P6).
Students build on their basic functional proficiency in Spanish as they build on their cultural and real-world knowledge of the Spanish-speaking world. (Liberal Studies P6).
This course combines the first two courses in the Spanish language sequence (SPAN 101 and SPAN 102) in a single-semester, intensive course. It is designed for beginners and serves as an introduction to the study of Spanish language and culture. Emphasis on oral proficiency (Liberal Studies P6).
SPAN 231 , or equivalent, or placement. Credits: 3
SPAN 240Accelerated Intermediate Spanish6
Combines SPAN 231 and SPAN 232 in one semester. Continued development of listening, speaking, reading, and writing; continued study of the culture of the Hi spanic world. Extended class period allows for enhanced proficiency (Liberal Studies P6).
SPAN 102 or equivalent score on placement test (SP00 130). Credits: 6
SPAN 300Spanish for Heritage Speakers3
This course builds upon the existing cultural and linguistic proficiency and experiences of heritage speakers of Spanish. Heritage speakers are students from homes in which Spanish is spoken or students who have had extensive exposure to the language in an informal context. Students will develop an appropriate register for academic and professional settings.
Permission of department head based on Spanish placement test score and heritage speaker history. Credits: 3
SPAN 301Spanish Conversation and Composition I3
Students will discuss and write about challenging topics of interest in the Hispanic world in Spanish with increasing sophistication (Liberal Studies P6).
SPAN 232 , or SPAN 240 , or permission of department head. Credits: 3
SPAN 303Applied Spanish Conversation3
Apprenticeship in the intensive language program. Does not count toward major, minor, or DFA in foreign languages. 10 Lab. Sophomore Standing, and selection by faculty. R6
This course will explore the cultures of the Spanish-speaking, including geography, history, gastronomy, art, music, politics, economics, and other related topics.
SPAN 232 , or SPAN 240 , or permission of department head. Credits: 3
SPAN 322Hispanic Cultures II3
This course will explore the cultures of Spanish speaking world, including geography, history, gastronomy, art music, politics, economics, among other related topics.
Representative works of Spanish Peninsular Literature will be studied to examine the relationship between language and society and increase students’ understanding of cultural diversity.
This course will allow students to receive credit for study abroad courses that do not exactly match offerings that already exist in the Spanish program but that are approved by the student’s advisor and the Department Head.
SPAN 401Contrastive Features of Spanish and English3
Study of similarities and differences of the two languages regarding phonology, morphology, and syntax and issues concerning second language acquisition.
The purpose of this course is to provide students with an opportunity to learn about current methods of foreign languages. the Professional Education Sequence.
This course will introduce students to the basics of Spanish syntax and morphology. It will cover the processes of word and sentence structure formation within the Generative framework of Linguistics.
SPAN 232 , or SPAN 240 , or permission of department head. Credits: 3
SPAN 463Spanish Sociolinguistics3
This course provides an introduction to sociolinguistic concepts focusing on Spanish speakers both in the United States and other parts of the Spanish-speaking world. Students will examine some historical processes and demographic trends that have shaped Spanish usage, as well as the complex relationship language and culture, identity, and society as a whole.
Students study translation theory, learn about translation tools, comprehend settings where translators and interpreters work, practice translation from Spanish to English, and vice versa.
