28 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 110Beginning Language & Culture4
A course designed to develop basic interpersonal, interpretive, and presentational communication in Spanish. Students will explore culture in Spanish-speaking countries and make connections to diverse perspectives.
No previous formal instruction in Spanish, or a limited amount of previous formal instruction in Spanish. Followed by SPAN 210. *Fulfills Civitae Core FGLO. SI
SPAN 111Intensive Beginning Language and Culture4
An intensive course designed to develop basic interpersonal, interpretive, and presentational communication in Spanish. Students will explore culture in Spanish-speaking countries and make connections to diverse perspectives. Followed by SPAN 211. *Fulfills Civitae Core FGLO. SI
SPAN 208Principles of PK-12 Foreign Language Education1
Principles and methods of curriculum development, instruction, and assessment in the PK-12 foreign language classroom with an emphasis on the World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages and the Virginia Foreign Language SOLs. Required of all MOLA majors with a Spanish PK-12 education concentration. Students are encouraged to take this course in their first year at Longwood, or as soon as possible.
SPAN 210Beginning Integrated Language and Culture3
A course designed to continue developing basic interpersonal, interpretive, and presentational communication in Spanish. Students will integrate themes from various disciplines in their exploration of the cultures of Spanish-speaking countries.
SPAN 211Intermediate Integrated Language and Culture I3
A course designed to develop intermediate interpersonal, interpretive, and presentational communication in Spanish. Students will integrate themes from various disciplines in their exploration of the cultures of Spanish-speaking countries.
SPAN 111 , SPAN 210 or an appropriate placement score. *Fulfills Civitae Core PWLA. WI SI
SPAN 212Integrated Intermediate Language and Culture II3
A course designed to facilitate exploration of the cultures of Spanish-speaking countries through interdisciplinary inquiry. Students will integrate themes from various disciplines as they improve their interpersonal, interpretive, and presentational communication in Spanish.
SPAN 211 or an appropriate placement score. *Fulfills Civitae Core PWLA. WI SI
SPAN 295Special Topics1-3
Selected Topics in Spanish. The topics will vary from semester to semester. Descriptions will be available from academic advisors. Does not satisfy requirement for BA degree. May be repeated for credit when topics change.
Development of oral interpersonal and presentational communication skills in Spanish, expansion of vocabulary in context and improvement of pronunciation and listening comprehension in interdisciplinary contexts. Connections among disciplines, cultural and social issues such as current events, politics, gender-based discrimination or violence, multilingualism, regional identities, environmental and economic issues, religion, art, history, literature. Examination of issues from a variety of perspectives. Emphasis on strategies for circumlocution; initiating and closing conversation; interviewing; requesting and providing information; narrating and story-telling; expressing wishes, complaints, and emotions; giving and receiving advice; supporting opinions, influencing and persuading.
Completion of FGLO Pillar and SPAN 212 or equivalent
Corequisite
None *Fulfills Civitae PGLO SI
SPAN 315Spanish for Business3
A study of vocabulary, concepts and cultural topics related to basic business interactions in Hispanic countries for advanced-intermediate and advanced-level students. Participants receive oral and written situational practice necessary for successful integration into today’s Spanish-speaking business world.
SPAN 320Integrated Inquiry into Culture & Language3
A course designed to facilitate exploration of the cultures of Spanish-speaking countries through more advanced interdisciplinary inquiry. Students will integrate themes from various disciplines as they further improve their interpersonal, interpretive, and presentational communication in Spanish.
A practical approach to written expression through examination of cultural topics, such as current events in the Hispanic world, movies, literary works, and controversial issues. Exploration of these topics to further the development of the principal interpersonal and presentational writing modes: description, narration, exposition (analysis, classification, comparison/contrast, cause/effect),argumentation. Students will study and practice problematical points of grammar in authentic contexts.
The development of conversational strategies and the study of descriptive linguistics. Students will participate in conversation in paired and group activities, “scenarios”, debates, presentations. Students will learn to produce native-like sounds in the pronunciation of Spanish, to analyze and produce phonetic transcriptions, and to improve oral conversational proficiency in Spanish.
An introduction to the scientific study of the Spanish language with an emphasis on language as a human system, including language acquisition, the sound system (phonetics and phonology), the formation of words (morphology), sentence and phrase structure (syntax), the study of meaning (semantics and pragmatics), and the history of Spanish. In addition to an introduction to the main branches of linguistics, this course includes topics in sociolinguistics and dialectology, linguistic prejudice, bilingualism, and language policy in the US. Students will apply course topics to reflect on their own journey with the Spanish language as native, heritage, or second language speakers.
An introduction to cinema in Spanish, focusing on film as a means of communication and as cultural and artistic expression. Topics may include the history of Spanish and/or Spanish American cinema, great directors, a specific film genre (historical, horror, indigenous, landismo), films and literature, a particular director (Bunuel, Berlanga, Almodovar, Inarritu), or a specific period (dictatorship, “Transicion”). Students will learn the concepts and vocabulary required for describing and analyzing Spanish and Spanish American films.
SPAN 341Spain: Civilization, Literature, and Artistic Expressions from Prehistory to 17003
A course designed to facilitate exploration of Spanish culture and civilization through the study of representative artistic and literary works. Students will integrate themes from various disciplines as they develop insight into peoples and cultures of Spain from prehistoric times through 1700.
Completion of SPAN 320 . Permission of instructor required for students who have not completed SPAN 320 .
Corequisite
None
SPAN 342Spain: Civilization, Literature, and Artistic Expressions since 17003
A course designed to facilitate exploration of Spanish culture and civilization through the study of representative artistic and literary works. Students will integrate themes from various disciplines as they develop insight into peoples and cultures of Spain from 1700 through present times. .
Completion of FGLO Pillar and SPAN 320 . Permission of instructor required for students who have not completed SPAN 320 .
Corequisite
None *Fulfills Civitae Core PGLO WI
SPAN 351Early Latin American Civilization and Culture: Prehistory to 18003
A course designed to facilitate exploration of the cultures of Spanish-speaking countries in the Americas. Students will integrate themes from various disciplines as they study the peoples and cultures of these nations from prehistoric times through early nationhood.
SPAN 352Spanish American Civilization and Culture (1800 to the Present)3
A course designed to facilitate exploration of the cultures of Spanish-speaking countries in the Americas. Students will integrate themes from various disciplines as they study the literature and culture of these nations from 1800 through the present.
A study of theories of second language acquisition and their application to the teaching of languages in a communicative, interactive approach at the primary, middle, and secondary levels. Attention will be given to the teaching and testing of listening, reading, writing, speaking, and cultural understanding. Students will develop lesson plans, engage in peer-teaching, and integrate technology into teaching. Students should take this course in the semester prior to student teaching.
SPAN 415Studies in Literary Genre, Movements, or Authors3
Study of a particular genre, movement, or author in Hispanic literature, such as Golden Age Drama, Contemporary Novel, Romanticism, Generation of ‘98, Latin American Boom Literature, Cervantes.
SPAN 430Cultural Issues in the Spanish-Speaking World3
Study of a cultural topic or period in Spain or Latin America. Students will use various resources to investigate and will engage in discussion, debate, creation of articles or essays, and other avenues for interacting and sharing information. Focus will be on the in-depth understanding of cultural issues and improvement of communicative skills in Spanish. May be repeated for credit when topics change.
SPAN 461Senior Seminar: Literature in Cultural/Historical Context3
A seminar for senior modern language majors concentrating in Spanish, designed to integrate knowledge of Spanish and Spanish American history and culture as a background for literary analysis.
SPAN 482Directed Teaching in the Elementary and Secondary Spanish Classroom12
Required of all students seeking PK-12 Teaching Licensure in Spanish. Each student is assigned to work with qualified cooperating teachers in selected school settings off campus. Settings will be chosen among elementary, middle and secondary levels. The student teacher follows the schedule of the cooperating teacher and will take over all duties under the supervision of the cooperating teacher. The schedule involves a minimum teaching day of five to six hours for five days each week (300 hours total).
Directed practicum in an applied setting that permits experiential learning. Students learn through performance in meaningful tasks in a variety of professional environments, such as foreign trade missions, government agencies, or the travel industry. It is intended for seniors not seeking teacher certification.
Selected topics in Spanish. The topics will vary each semester. Descriptions will be available from academic advisors. May be repeated for credit when topics change.
Crosslisted With: Students conduct an in-depth project in Spanish under the direction of a faculty member and the Longwood Senior Thesis Committee. Students conduct research in Spanish under the direction of a faculty member and the Senior Honors Research Committee. May be repeated as 499.
