19 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 1010Elementary Spanish I3
A beginning course in Spanish. The four skills of listening comprehension, speaking, reading, and writing are taught with emphasis on oral proficiency in everyday situations. For students with no previous knowledge of the language. This course may be applied toward removing a high school deficiency in foreign languages, in which case it does not yield credit toward the undergraduate degree.
SPAN 1011Communicative Spanish for Social Services I3
This course is designed to acquaint students with basic Spanish grammar, vocabulary, and cultural awareness necessary for work in the social services. There is no prerequisite for this course.
This accelerated course will review and expand upon students’ existing knowledge of Spanish at the introductory level in order to prepare them for the intermediate courses.
Continuation of SPAN 1010 . The four skills of listening comprehension, speaking, reading, and writing are taught with emphasis on oral proficiency in everyday situations.
two years of high school Spanish or equivalent placement examination score. This course may be applied toward removing a high school deficiency in foreign languages, in which case it does not yield credit toward the undergraduate degree.
SPAN 1210Intensive Spanish Review3
(Formerly SPN 121). Intensive review of the language to continue the development of the four skills of listening comprehension, speaking, reading, and writing. Emphasis on oral proficiency in everyday situations.
Development of vocabulary, syntax, grammar, and oral and writing skills to incorporate these elements into a satisfactory intermediate level of performance in the language.
Further development of listening comprehension and speaking skills with emphasis on reading and writing. Course incorporates vocabulary, syntax, and grammar to bring the students to an intermediate level of performance in Spanish.
SPAN 2025Intermediate Spanish II: Spanish for the Professions3
Development of Spanish intermediate level skills in speech patterns, grammar and vocabulary for appropriate communication in both oral and written form. Emphasis on topics and vocabulary for business, criminal justice, engineering and health professions. May be taken instead of SPAN 2020 , not in addition to SPAN 2020 .
Development of advanced level skills in Spanish. Different language modalities (listening, speaking, etc.) and grammar components (phonetics, syntax, discourse, etc.) will be practiced in real life contexts.
SPAN 3100Advanced Spanish for the Professions: Business3
Contextual cultural and linguistic analysis of business practices in the Spanish-speaking world. Students will be working at a language advanced level as they interpret, examine, and discuss authentic business documents.
SPAN 3101Advanced Spanish for the Professions: Engineering3
This course is designed to develop advanced level skills in Spanish for appropriate professional communication in both oral and written form. The course focus is on engineering vocabulary, basic engineering issues, and culture. Students will interpret, examine, and discuss authentic engineering documents, case studies, and situations in Spanish.
SPAN 3102Advanced Spanish for the Professions: Healthcare3
This course is designed to develop advanced level skills in Spanish for appropriate professional communication in both oral and written form. The course focus is on healthcare topics, and culture. Students will interpret, examine, and discuss authentic healthcare documents, case studies, and situations.
SPAN 3103Advanced Spanish for the Professions: Law Enforcement3
This course is designed to develop advanced level skills in Spanish for appropriate professional communication in both oral and written form. The course focus is on law enforcement topics and culture. Students will interpret, examine, and discuss authentic law enforcement documents, case studies, and situations.
This course is an overview of the most representative events in contemporary Spanish culture and society. Students develop interpretive, presentational and interpersonal skills as they engage in textual analysis and discussion of a variety of Spanish cultural products, including films, interviews, and newspaper articles.
This course is an overview of the most representative events in contemporary Latin American culture and society. Students develop interpretive, presentational and interpersonal skills as they engage in textual analysis and discussion of a variety of authentic cultural productions including films, interviews, and newspaper articles.
SPAN 3300Special Topics on Spanish and LA Studies3
In depth study of special interest topics in Spanish and Latin American culture and civilization (e.g. Spanish film, African influence in Latin American culture, art, literature, religion). May be taken more than once.
SPAN 3410Advanced Spanish translation and interpretation3
English-Spanish and Spanish-English advanced level translation of literary, commercial, and technical content. Students develop advanced level language and cultural skills as they apply the translation principles and methods acquired in SPAN 3400 . Opportunities for translation of general and specialized texts, as well as for editing, professional management, quality control, and cultural analysis are provided.
