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Apr 29, 2024
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2021-2022 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Course Descriptions
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Spanish |
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SPA 101 - Beginning Spanish I
A beginning course in Spanish in the four skills of language learning: listening comprehension, reading, speaking, and writing. In addition, audiovisual work is required.
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Credits: 4
Meets the Following Core Requirement: Cultural Interpretation
Course Typically Offered: Fall
Course Type: Spanish
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SPA 102 - Beginning Spanish II
Continuation of SPA 101 .
Prerequisite(s): SPA 101 or equivalent.
Co-requisite(s):
Credits: 4
Meets the Following Core Requirement: Cultural Interpretation
Course Typically Offered: Spring
Course Type: Spanish
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SPA 150 - Language Table
Students will participate in a one-hour weekly language table where they will practice conversational skills in a group. Students of all levels are welcome. This course is taken as pass/fail.
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Credits: 0.5
May be repeated for credit.
Course Typically Offered:
Course Type: Spanish
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SPA 201 - Intermediate Spanish I
Review of grammatical structures. Further development of listening comprehension, reading, speaking, and writing skills. The emphasis will be on understanding Hispanic culture and civilization through reading and discussion of literary and historical texts as well as frequent reference to contemporary customs and events.
Prerequisite(s): SPA 102 or equivalent.
Co-requisite(s):
Credits: 4
Meets the Following Core Requirement: Cultural Interpretation
Course Typically Offered: Fall
Course Type: Spanish
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SPA 202 - Intermediate Spanish II
Continuation of SPA 201 .
Prerequisite(s): SPA 201 or equivalent.
Co-requisite(s):
Credits: 4
Meets the Following Core Requirement: Cultural Interpretation, International
Course Typically Offered: Spring
Course Type: Spanish
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SPA 300 - Building Fluency in Spanish
This course is a bridge between basic language proficiency and more advanced levels. Although other skills may be practiced, the emphasis is on listening and speaking, and students will use reading and other strategies to build fluency.
Prerequisite(s): SPA 202 or equivalent.
Co-requisite(s):
Credits: 3
May be repeated for credit once.
Course Typically Offered: Spring
Course Type: Spanish
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SPA 301 - Practical Spanish I
Students will practice effective listening, reading, speaking, and writing skills in Spanish using a communicative approach. Students who have successfully completed the course will demonstrate emergent communication and critical thinking in the target language. Taught in Spanish.
Prerequisite(s): SPA 202 or equivalent.
Co-requisite(s):
Credits: 4
Course Typically Offered: Fall
Course Type: Spanish
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SPA 302 - Practical Spanish II
This course is a continuation of SPA 301 . Students will practice effective listening, reading, speaking, and writing skills in Spanish using a communicative approach. Students who have successfully completed the course will demonstrate intermediate or advanced communication and critical thinking in the target language. Taught in Spanish.
Prerequisite(s): SPA 301 or equivalent.
Co-requisite(s):
Credits: 4
Course Typically Offered: Spring
Course Type: Spanish
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SPA 398 - Independent Study
In preparation for this course, the student selects a topic in Spanish that is substantially different from that of any regular course and finds an instructor to serve as faculty mentor.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor.
Co-requisite(s):
Credits: 1-4
Meets the Following Core Requirement: Engaged Learning
May be repeated for credit.
Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring
Course Type: Spanish
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SPA 416 - The Linguistic Structure of Spanish
This course focuses on where Spanish fits in in the typological classification of the world’s languages. This course primarily covers morphological and syntactic typology, surveying the type of patterns that are found across languages of the world. Assignments will focus on the structure of Spanish, with some comparison across Spanish dialects and with other Romance languages.
Prerequisite(s): SPA 301 , LIN 312 , LIN 313 , and LIN 317 .
Co-requisite(s):
Credits: 3
Course Typically Offered: Spring
Course Type: Spanish
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