SPAN

Subject

SPAN

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Type

course

Edition

2026

Source

emu.edu

The fundamentals of Spanish through listening, speaking, reading and writing, including practice in pronunciation and development of comprehension. Regular oral practice with a native-speaker language assistant. This course is typically appropriate for students with no Spanish language background or with a maximum of one year of high school Spanish. Core: CC

Subject

SPAN

Type

course

Edition

2026

Source

emu.edu

Subject

SPAN

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Type

course

Edition

2026

Source

emu.edu

Subject

SPAN

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Type

course

Edition

2026

Source

emu.edu

Continuation of SPAN 110. Regular oral practice with a native-speaker language assistant. A student may not receive credit for both SPAN 120 and SPAN 130. This course is typically appropriate for students who have completed SPAN 110 Elementary I or who have had one to two years of high school Spanish. Prerequisite: SPAN 110. Core: CC

Subject

SPAN

Type

course

Edition

2026

Source

emu.edu

This course is designed for high-beginning college students. It aims at reviewing concepts already learned in one or two years of language study in high school, and having students prepared for further study at the intermediate level. Covers in one semester the same material covered in SPAN 110 and SPAN 120. Regular oral practice with a native-speaker language assistant. A student may not receive credit for both SPAN 120 and SPAN 130.

Subject

SPAN

Type

course

Edition

2026

Source

emu.edu

Spanish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

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SPAN

Type

course

Edition

2026

Source

emu.edu

Spanish. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Subject

SPAN

Type

course

Edition

2026

Source

emu.edu

Subject

SPAN

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Type

course

Edition

2026

Source

emu.edu

This course focuses on conversational themes. Students will increase oral and written fluency, cultural understanding, and compare Hispanic culture to their own native culture. The course engages learners in speaking, listening, and writing activities based on communicative and task- based approaches to reinforce and review core functional-linguistic structures (narrating in the present and past tenses; expressing beliefs, opinions and other discourse tasks; distinguishing between verbs "ser" and "estar"; expressing likes and dislikes; giving commands and/or guidelines; talking about real, imagined, and future events). Students discuss short films and cultural readings and regularly attend conversation sessions with a native-speaker language assistant. This course is typically appropriate for students who have had three or four years of high school Spanish. Designate: LL

Subject

SPAN

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

emu.edu

Prerequisite

SPAN 120, SPAN 130 or equivalent.

Subject

SPAN

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Type

course

Edition

2026

Source

emu.edu

This course is a continuation of SPAN 210 and focuses on conversational themes. Students will increase oral and written fluency, cultural understanding, and compare Hispanic culture to their own native culture. The course engages learners in speaking, listening, and writing activities based on communicative and task-based approaches to reinforce and review core functional-linguistic structures (narrating in the present and past tenses; expressing more complex opinions and feelings about recent and past events; discuss hypothetical situations; use grammar structures specific to oral and written language; articulate specific preferences; and express agreement or disagreement). Students discuss short films and cultural readings and regularly attend conversation sessions with a native-speaker language assistant. This course is typically appropriate for students who have had four or five years of high school Spanish. Prerequisite: SPAN 210 or equivalent.

Subject

SPAN

Type

course

Edition

2026

Source

emu.edu

their effectiveness in communicating with Spanish speaking clients and co-workers. This course emphasizes the development of reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills within a medical context. Topics include how to greet patients, brief conversations, preliminary patient information, checking into the hospital, at the pediatrician's office, at the gynecologist's office, and other general health subjects. Students will acquire and use medical vocabulary and forms and structures; explore healthcare issues affecting the Hispanic world; and read about and discuss Hispanic culture. With a conversation assistant and/or classmates, students will record and role-play typical doctor/patient interactions, as well as other medical situations. Prerequisite: SPAN 110, SPAN 120, SPAN 130, or equivalent level of study in high school. This course is not designed for heritage or native speakers.

Subject

SPAN

Type

course

Edition

2026

Source

emu.edu

Subject

SPAN

Type

course

Edition

2026

Source

emu.edu

This conversational course is an exploration of the art of storytelling. Students will tell, read, and write short stories. We will focus on important decisions authors make regarding how to write a story: the nature of narrative voice, plot details, character development, symbols, and metaphors. Students will examine the structure and themes of short stories authored by Esteban Echeverría, 264 – Course Descriptions

Subject

SPAN

Type

course

Edition

2026

Source

emu.edu

This conversational course offers a close understanding of Hispanic culture through a variety of food that mirrors diversity, history, traditions, believes, national and cultural identity, collective memories and taboos. The course covers from ancestral food practices prior to the encounter with the European colonists to contemporary culinary expressions of Hispanic dishes existent in many homes, poetry, novels, movies and songs of the diverse and multifaceted Hispanic kitchen. (Fall 2023) Note: Spanish is the primary language of instruction for all courses in the 300- and 400- levels. Core: CC

Subject

SPAN

Type

course

Edition

2026

Source

emu.edu

This conversational course explores the dictatorships and social movements surrounding the Mexican Revolution, Cuban Revolution, The Spanish Civil War, and the dictatorships of the Southern Cone, and others. Students will examine the sociohistorical circumstances that lead to dictatorship, characteristics of dictatorships, and the various methods activists took up to denounce them and free their countries from oppression. Through a deep understanding of these histories, students will question the nature of democracy and evaluate the post- dictatorship societies. Note: Spanish is the primary language of instruction for all courses in the 300- and 400- levels. Core: CC, HI

Subject

SPAN

Type

course

Edition

2026

Source

emu.edu

Advanced Conversation and Readings is designed to improve grammatical analysis, increase accuracy, and develop speaking and listening skills as well as students’ knowledge of Hispanic cultures and societies. This course is intended to prepare native and non-native speakers of Spanish for the reading demands and academic language expectations of upper-level SPAN courses through the use of authentic texts and practical exercises. (Offered every 4 years, Fall 2022) Note: Spanish is the primary language of instruction for all courses in the 300-and 400- levels. Core: CC

Subject

SPAN

Type

course

Edition

2026

Source

emu.edu

Studies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Subject

SPAN

Type

course

Edition

2026

Source

emu.edu

SPAN 320 is one of two critical thinking and composition courses at the 300 level with emphasis on analytical reading and writing skills necessary for upper level coursework. Students will practice journalistic and analytical writing while reading and discussing topics related to love, globalization, and gender. The successful SPAN 320 student will be able to discuss the interaction between the self and environment both in the spoken and written modalities. (Can fulfill a portion of Spanish Ed. Pre-K-12 licensure requirements.) (Fall 2022) Note: Spanish is the primary language of instruction for all courses in the 300- and 400- levels. Core: CC, WI

Subject

SPAN

Type

course

Edition

2026

Source

emu.edu

SPAN 325 is one of two critical thinking and composition courses at the 300 level with emphasis on analytical reading and writing skills necessary for upper level coursework. The topic of Critical Course Descriptions - 265

Subject

SPAN

Type

course

Edition

2026

Source

emu.edu

This course combines experiential community learning in the local Latino community with in- depth research and reflection on local, national and global immigration/migration issues. Community-learning combines academic study with concrete service to the community. It engages students in understanding the community in which they work, requires thoughtful reflection on their experiences, and stimulates critical thinking and academic research. Class discussions will focus on readings, documentary films, personal immigrant stories, student service experiences, etc. (Spring 2024) Note: Spanish is the primary language of instruction for all courses in the 300- and 400- levels. Core: CC, CL

Subject

SPAN

Type

course

Edition

2026

Source

emu.edu

This course provides a critical overview of the linguistic practices of Spanish-speaking communities in the United States. The class focuses on the historical migration paths of Honduran, Salvadoran, Guatemalan, and Mexican communities. The main goal is to develop critical and linguistic awareness about the dynamic encounter between Spanish and English in the United States: the shaping of Spanish and English, practices of language use, attitudes, and stereotypes. (Spring 2023) Note: Spanish is the primary language of instruction for all courses in the 300- and 400- levels. Core: CC

Subject

SPAN

Type

course

Edition

2026

Source

emu.edu

Subject

SPAN

Type

course

Edition

2026

Source

emu.edu

Literature. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Subject

SPAN

Type

course

Edition

2026

Source

emu.edu

This course enables students to develop their proficiency in medical Spanish and inter- cultural competence so that they are able to communicate effectively with Spanish-speaking patients or to be a competent patient in a variety of health care situations. Key global health issues and the role of new health technologies are explored in the context of global health challenges and medical ethics as well as the role of national health care systems, international organizations, NGOs, and social movements in promoting health. (Spring 2023) Note: Spanish is the primary language of 266 – Course Descriptions

Subject

SPAN

Type

course

Edition

2026

Source

emu.edu

Civilization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Subject

SPAN

Type

course

Edition

2026

Source

emu.edu

Subject

SPAN

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Type

course

Edition

2026

Source

emu.edu

Literature. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Language and Literature • 123

Subject

SPAN

Type

course

Edition

2026

Source

emu.edu

Hispanic Education . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Subject

SPAN

Type

course

Edition

2026

Source

emu.edu

This course offers a panoramic view of Hispanic literature, both from Spain and Latin America, from its origin as a dialect of Latin to the present global language, pointing out its most important stages. The student will develop the necessary tools to read literary texts for analysis. Students will engage with texts produced by the formative voices in the Spanish languages. Texts such as Lazarillo de Tormes, Don Quijote, the works of Borges, Rulfo, Garcia Marquez, Allende, Poniatowska, Garcia Lorca and others will become an important base from which reading and writing strategies, general culture and humanistic values can be learned through the rest of the upper-level SPAN courses. (Offered every 4 years, Spring 2024) Note: Spanish is the primary language of instruction for all courses in the 300- and 400- levels. Core: CC, LI

Subject

SPAN

Type

course

Edition

2026

Source

emu.edu

America Cinema . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

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SPAN

Type

course

Edition

2026

Source

emu.edu

Other cross-cultural topics or area stud- ies are offered periodically. *Indicatescoursesofferedinalternateyears. Option 3: Washington Community

Subject

SPAN

Type

course

Edition

2026

Source

emu.edu

Subject

SPAN

Type

course

Edition

2026

Source

emu.edu

Literature. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Subject

SPAN

Type

course

Edition

2026

Source

emu.edu

This course first explores the rich history, culture, and sociopolitical structure of the Aztec, Maya, and Inca civilizations prior to the conquest of the Americas. Additionally, this course prepares students to engage in the study of myths surrounding the conquest of the Americas and the role indigenous allies, Africans, and traitors to the Spanish crown played in the conquest and exploration of the New World. This course will also provide students with contemporary cultural knowledge of present-day indigenous culture, transculturation, struggles, and survival in the modern nation-state. (Fall 2023) Note: Spanish is the primary language of instruction for all courses in the 300- and 400- levels. Core: CC, HI

Subject

SPAN

Type

course

Edition

2026

Source

emu.edu

Hispanic America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Micro-level Processes (3 SH)

Subject

SPAN

Type

course

Edition

2026

Source

emu.edu

Subject

SPAN

Type

course

Edition

2026

Source

emu.edu

Hispanic Poetry and Drama. . . . . . . 3

Subject

SPAN

Type

course

Edition

2026

Source

emu.edu

Hispanic America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Subject

SPAN

Type

course

Edition

2026

Source

emu.edu

and Latin America. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Minor in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) (18 SH) The minor in TESOL provides the oppor- tunity to study the unique aspects of teach- ing English to speakers of other languages with practical experience in the classroom. Education licensure candidates: in addi- tion to Education Department require- ments already in place, grade of at least C in all TESOL - required courses. Non-education track: minimum GPA of 2.7 and grade of at least C in all TESOL - required courses.

Subject

SPAN

Type

course

Edition

2026

Source

emu.edu

Students may also fulfill the requirement through an internship in which they make use of their oral and written Spanish. For example, a course taken in the context of an EMU-led intercultural program, summer volunteer work in a Spanish-speaking community, or a summer internship in Spain or Hispanic America could qualify with permission of the program. * indicates the course is offered in alternate years Spanish Language and Hispanic Studies, Teaching Endorsement (PreK-12) Contact: Maria Esther Showalter, Kathy Evans (Teacher Education Program) Degree: Bachelor of Arts Semester Hours: Teacher Education courses + Spanish major Format: Face-to-face This degree program will prepare students to teach Spanish by instructing them in the standards of the American Council of Teachers of Foreign Language (ACTFL). Teacher candidates must comply with all Teacher Education requirements listed in the Teacher Education: All-Grade (Pk-12) section. Admission Requirements: All students seeking licensure to teach shall make application for admission to teacher education and to student teaching. Application for admission to teacher education is made at the end of the fall semester of the sophomore year and application for admission to student teaching is made at the end of the fall semester of the junior year. Transfer students are required to attend a teacher education program transfer orientation meeting their first semester on campus. 134 – 2026-27 Undergraduate Programs of Study

Subject

SPAN

Credits (min)

3

Credits (max)

3

Type

course

Edition

2026-2027

Source

emu.edu

Advanced work in literature, conversation or composition. Note: Spanish is the primary language of instruction for all courses in the 300-and 400- levels.

Subject

SPAN

Type

course

Edition

2026

Source

emu.edu