This course is designed to introduce basic modes of communication in Spanish. The emphasis is on everyday language which the students will learn by applying essential grammatical structures to vocabulary. Both listening and reading comprehension are stressed. The textbook provides instructional assignments and self-correctional exercises. Not open to students who have credit for SPI 141.
This course is designed to expand upon the students' already existing knowledge of Spanish in order to prepare them for intermediate level courses. The textbook and supplementary material will develop students' abilities in the four basic skills of language learning (speaking, listening, reading and writing).
This course is designed to advance students' knowledge of Spanish at the intermediate level by fine-tuning the skills of reading, speaking, listening, and writing. The goal of the course will be to focus on useful vocabulary, to practice functional grammar, to further explore cross- cultural analysis and to develop students' communicative competence in Spanish. Not open to Students from SPA 102 or 103. This course is designed for students' transition directly from high school Spanish to second-year college Spanish.
Oral-aural practice in the spoken language. Special emphasis placed on the acquisition of idioms and vocabulary.
This course is designed to acquaint students with Spain's intellectural, cultural and historical development. Conducted primarily in Spanish.
This course is design to acquaint students with Spanish America's intellectual, cultural and historical development. Conducted primarily in Spanish.
Readings and analysis of texts from and about Medieval and Early Modern Spain, with emphasis on cultural production within social and historical contexts. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 credits with topic change.
A topics course in 20th century Latin American literature and culture. Special emphasis on the interaction between literature, historical and social developments and popular culture. Taught in Spanish. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 credits with topic change.
The course is designed for teachers and prospective teachers of modern foreign languages, with emphasis on Spanish. Modern methodology, theory and practice of language pedagogy.
Readings and discussion of contemporary Spanish literature and culture. May be repeated to a maximum of 9 credits when taught under different subtitles.
