Recommended Course Sequence:

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Textbooks (required & recommended)

SPAN 080A - INTENSIVE ELEMENTARY SPANISH I
This intensive course is designed for students with little or no previous experience with the Spanish language and provides students with basic listening, speaking, reading and writing skills in Spanish.

SPAN 080B - INTENSIVE ELEMENTARY SPANISH II
This intensive course is intended to review and further develop the grammar, vocabulary, and conversation acquired in Spanish-080A. Students need knowledge of the present tense. Offered credit/no-credit only.

SPAN 082A - INTENSIVE INTERMEDIATE SPANISH I
This intensive course will review and further develop the grammar, vocabulary, and conversation acquired in SPAN-080B. Students need working knowledge of the present tense and the present progressive.

SPAN 082B - INTENSIVE INTERMEDIATE SPANISH II
This intensive course reviews and further develops the grammar, vocabulary and conversation skills acquired in SPAN-082A. Students need a working knowledge of the future tense, gustar construction and the uses of tener.

SPAN 084A - INTENSIVE ADVANCED SPANISH I
This intensive course will review and further develop skills acquired in SPAN-082B. Students need a working knowledge of the future tense, conditional tense, and preterite tense. Offered credit/no-credit only.

SPAN 098A - SPANISH SOCIAL CONVERSATION I
This course will provide students with an opportunity for intensive group conversation and discussions during the lunch hour. Offered credit/no-credit only.

SPAN 098B - SPANISH SOCIAL CONVERSATION II
This course will provide students with an opportunity for intensive group conversation and discussions during the lunch hour. Offered credit/ no-credit only.

SPAN 098C - SPANISH SOCIAL CONVERSATION III
This course will provide students with an opportunity for intensive group conversation and discussions during the lunch hour. Offered credit/ no-credit only.

SPAN 098D - SPANISH LANGUAGE AND CULTURE:
LATIN AMERICA
This course will introduce students to the richness and diversity of the cultures of Latin America. Offered credit/no-credit only.

SPAN 098E - SPANISH LANGUAGE AND CULTURE:
PENINSULAR
This course will introduce students to the richness and diversity of the cultures of Spain. Offered credit/no-credit only.

SPAN 101 ELEMENTARY SPANISH I
Practice in understanding, speaking, reading and writing simple Spanish, using a basic vocabulary and stressing idiomatic expressions. Intensive drill in pronunciation and the fundamentals of Spanish. This course corresponds to the first two years of high school spanish.

SPAN 101A - SPANISH FOR SPANISH SPEAKERS I
Practice in reading and writing. Emphasis is placed on spelling, punctuation, lexical variations, idioms and other cultural components of the Spanish language, and ability to communicate orally in Spanish.

SPAN 102 - ELEMENTARY SPANISH II
Prerequisite: SPAN-101 or two years of high school Spanish or equivalent
A basic course in understanding, speaking, reading, and writing Spanish. The second course of a two-semester sequence.

SPAN 102A - SPANISH FOR SPANISH SPEAKERS II
Prerequisite: SPAN-101A or equivalent
A continuation of Spanish 101A. This course will focus on developing reading and writing skills. This course is designed for students who communicate in Spanish and/or have near-native fluency. This might include students who have acquired the language outside of the classroom setting.

SPAN 150 - CONVERSATIONAL SPANISH
Prerequisite: SPAN-101 or two years of high school Spanish or equivalent
Intensive practice in the expression of spoken Spanish. The verbal active method used stresses oral communication.

SPAN 198A - SPANISH FOR THE MEDICAL PROFESSION I
This course is designed for health care workers who need to communicate effectively with Spanish- speaking patients and families. Intensive practice with Spanish vocabulary, interviews and specialized basic terminology used in the medical field.

SPAN 198C - SPANISH FOR TEACHERS I
This course is designed for the classroom teacher who needs a basic familiarity with Spanish in order to effectively communicate with Spanish-speaking students and parents. Emphasis will be placed on the use of appropriate terminology.

SPAN 198F1 - SPANISH FOR FIREFIGHTERS I

SPAN 198N SPANISH FOR NATIVE SPEAKERS
Introduces students to the basic grammatical and linguistic structures that are problematic for native speakers of Spanish. Emphasis will be placed on developing writing skills, spelling, punctuation, accentuation, and use of idioms. Students should possess an oral proficiency in Spanish.

SPAN 201 - INTERMEDIATE SPANISH I
A comprehensive review of Spanish grammar with special emphasis upon practical and idiomatic usage. Readings of short stories in Spanish by famous Latin American authors. Discussions and written and oral reports in Spanish based upon reading selections. This course corresponds to the fourth year of high school Spanish.

SPAN 202 - INTERMEDIATE SPANISH II
A complete review of Spanish grammar. Oral discussion and written composition dealing with assigned readings of current Spanish prose. Intensive reading of outstanding Spanish and Latin American literature.

SPAN 240 - INTRODUCTION TO LATIN AMERICAN LITERATURE
A survey course of the literatures of Latin America from the time of discovery to the twentieth century. Major authors, introduction to literary genres: essay, drama, poetry and narrative. This course may be conducted in English or Spanish. Refer to schedule of classes.

SPAN 250 - INTRODUCTION TO TRANSLATION/INTERPRETATION

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