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3.00 Credits
3 hours lecture per week Recommended Preparation: SP 151, SP 200, ENG 100, ENG 160 or ESL 100. SP 251 focuses on speech composition and delivery. Emphasis is on critical thinking, clear organization, appropriate verbal and visual support, and lively delivery. Students present speeches and evaluate reasoning on important topics. Upon successful completion of SP 251, the student should be able to: Speak before an audience with increased self-confidence. Develop, present, and defend positions on important issues. Organize and outline ideas. Support ideas using a variety of evidence. Analyze and evaluate methods of reasoning. Recognize and refute fallacious arguments. Present ideas with appropriate use of body and voice. Provide oral and written feedback to other speakers. Discuss a speaker's ethical responsibilities. Describe the role of speech in a democratic society.
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3.00 Credits
3 hours lecture per week Recommended Preparation: SP 151, SP 200 or SP 251. SP 253 develops skill and self-confidence in expressing ideas on controversial issues. Includes extensive practice in formal and informal speaking. Enhances ability to evaluate evidence and to present sound reasoning. Emphasizes the importance of debate in a democratic society. Upon successful completion of SP 253, the student should be able to: Participate in friendly debating with increased skill and self-confidence. Use debate skills as a tool of inquiry. Discover and present evidence on important questions. Present oral and written analysis of arguments in controversies. Organize, outline, and present positions in debates. Utilize debate skills in promoting and defending ideas. Describe and participate in various debate formats. Recognize and refute fallacious arguments. Present ideas with effective use of body and voice. Provide oral and written feedback to other debaters. Describe a debater's ethical responsibilities. Discuss how debate promotes change in a democratic society. Promote friendly debate on controversial issues.
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3.00 Credits
3 hours lecture per week Recommended Preparation: Qualification for ENG 50, ENG 51 or ENG 55. SP 51 is a course designed to help students develop oral communication skills and techniques needed in business and daily situations. Upon successful completion of SP 51, the student should be able to: Identify the components of the communication process. Understand and explain the concept of organizations and communication networks within an organization. Demonstrate appropriate verbal and nonverbal behaviors in an interview, small group, and presentational setting. Apply skills of effective listening. Prepare and conduct an informational and employment interview. Understand the role of work groups in an organization. Prepare an agenda and conduct a small group meeting. Participate effectively in group meetings and discussions. Analyze audiences and adapt messages to listeners. Identify types of presentations within an organization. Prepare and deliver public presentations applying appropriate organization and delivery skills. Write clear, specific, and organized interview, small group, and public speech outlines. Speak with greater self-confidence in interpersonal, small group, and large group settings. 8
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4.00 Credits
3 hours lecture, 2 hours lab per week SPAN 101 is an introduction to the sounds and basic structures of the Spanish language emphasizing the acquisition of speaking, writing, reading, and listening comprehension skills for communicative proficiency, and an appreciation of the essential elements of Hispanic culture in the context of Spanish-speaking countries. Upon successful completion of SPAN 101, the student should be able to: Produce the sounds of Spanish and read words with acceptable pronunciation. Reproduce simple patterns of speech based on classroom models with acceptable pronunciation. Respond orally to familiar simple conversational models to demonstrate communicative competency at a basic level. Read aloud familiar materials with pronunciation comprehensible to a native-speaker. Write phrases in Spanish that demonstrate appropriate use of present tense grammatical forms in familiar contexts. Demonstrate knowledge of essential geography and basic concepts of Hispanic culture, and contrastive cultural practices in the context of six countries where Spanish is spoken.
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4.00 Credits
3 hours lecture, 2 hours lab per week Prerequisite(s): A grade of "C" or higher in SPAN 101, or satisfactory score on language placement test, or instructor consent. SPAN 102 is a continuation of SPAN 101 with further development of basic Spanish sentence 5 structures, vocabulary, reading, oral and written communication skills and an enhanced appreciation of Hispanic culture. Upon successful completion of SPAN 102, the student should be able to: Reproduce patterns of speech based on classroom models with acceptable pronunciation. Respond orally in natural conversation to demonstrate communicative competency. Read aloud familiar materials with pronunciation comprehensible to a native-speaker. Write simple sentences in Spanish that demonstrate appropriate use of grammatical forms in familiar contexts. Demonstrate knowledge of basic concepts of Hispanic culture presented in class.
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3.00 Credits
3 hours lecture per week Prerequisite(s): A grade of "C" or higher in SPAN 102, or satisfactory score on language placement test, or instructor consent. SPAN 201 is a continuation of SPAN 102. Students will refine basic language skills acquired in Beginning Spanish through reading, conversation, writing, listening, vocabulary development, and grammar review. Communicative practice with peers, instructor, native-speakers, and articulated language lab activities will develop confidence and fluency in written and oral expression. Cultural readings and presentations will enhance knowledge and appreciation of the presence and influence of the Spanish language and Hispanic culture in the world. Upon successful completion of SPAN 201, the student should be able to: Demonstrate through class discussion, conversation, and writing, the ability to read and understand short, nontechnical articles related to daily life, society, and Hispanic and American cultures. Demonstrate through class discussion, conversation, and writing, the integration of the elements of vocabulary and grammatical structures of Spanish necessary to communicate orally and in writing on topics related to daily life, society, and Hispanic and American cultures. Communicate orally on topics related to daily life, society, and Hispanic and American cultures with pronunciation comprehensible to a native speaker. Demonstrate through class discussion, conversation, and writing, an understanding of the essentials of geography, history, culture, and society of Spain and Latin American countries.
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3.00 Credits
3 hours lecture per week Prerequisite(s): A grade of "C" or higher in SPAN 201, or satisfactory score on language placement test, or instructor consent. SPAN 202 is a continuation of SPAN 201. Students will refine basic language skills acquired in Spanish 201 through reading, conversation, writing, listening, vocabulary development, and grammar review of increasing difficulty. Communicative practice with peers, instructor, native-speakers, and articulated language lab activities will develop confidence, control and fluency in written essays and oral expression of ideas about Hispanic culture and society. Upon successful completion of SPAN 202, the student should be able to: Demonstrate, through class discussion, conversation, and writing, the ability to read, understand, and talk about short, cultural articles related to society and Hispanic and American cultures. Demonstrate, through class discussion, conversation, and writing one- to two-page 6 essays about the integration of the elements of vocabulary and grammatical structures of Spanish necessary to communicate on most topics related to society and Hispanic and American cultures. Communicate orally on topics related to society, and Hispanic and American cultures with pronunciation comprehensible to a native speaker. Demonstrate through class discussion, conversation, and writing, an understanding of the essentials of history, culture and society of Spain and Latin American countries.
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3.00 Credits
3 hours lecture per week Prerequisite(s): A grade of "C" or higher in SPAN 202, or instructor consent. SPAN 210 emphasizes intensive reading, writing, and vocabulary development in Spanish at the high intermediate level. The course surveys the language, customs, andculture of Spanish-speaking countries and Hispanic communities in the US, including Hawai'i, with attention to regional similarities and differences, linguistic variation, and contributions to contemporary culture, including music and film. This course is appropriate for native-speakers and heritage-speakers of Spanish, and recommended for students considering a minor certificate or major in Spanish at UH M noa. Upon successful completion of SPAN 210, through intensive reading in Spanish, and vocabulary development, the student should be able to: Identify the nationality and significant cultural contributions to art, literature, food, music, and film of Spanish speakers of the Caribbean, Spain, Central America, three regions of South America, and Hispanics living in the United States including Hawai'i. Explain how the history and geography of a particular Spanish-speaking region influenced the culture and cultural contributions from that region. Analyze and evaluate the theme and style of representative literary excerpts and how they represent an expression of the culture, and historical/political/social/geographical context of a particular region or people. Demonstrate in writing and discussion an understanding of the uniqueness of each cultural group. Communicate thoughts, knowledge, ideas, and opinions using Intermediate Level Spanish, orally and in writing, with sufficient skill to be understood by a native-speaker. Explain in Spanish, orally and in writing, the basics of some of the important contemporary political issues facing Spanish-speaking societies especially with respect to the United States: e.g. Mexican immigration to the US, the US bombing of Vieques in Puerto Rico, the trade embargo with Cuba, drug wars in the Andean regions, destruction of the rain forest, etc.
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3.00 Credits
3 hours lecture per week Prerequisite(s): A grade of "C" or higher in SPAN 202 or equivalent or permission of instructor. SPAN 250 is a study of selected excerpts from works of Latin American literature from the pre-Columbian era to the present, focusing on how the literature represents the history, culture and society of Spanish-speaking Latin American countries and peoples. Taught in Spanish at the high intermediate level, this course is especially recommended for students considering a Spanish certificate or major, heritage speakers, and qualified students who seek back credits in Spanish. Upon successful completion of SPAN 250, the student should be able to: Consider a work of literature as a reflection of its cultural milieu and compare that milieu 7 with his/her own. Analyze and evaluate the theme and style of representative literary excerpts and how they represent an expression of the cultural, historical, social, and geographical contexts of a particular Latin American region or people; especially with respect to Identity, Gender, Social Justice/Human Rights, Globalization, and Environment. Describe in writing and discussion the uniqueness and diversity among cultural and national groups of Latin America. Describe in writing and discussion the similarities of theme, style, and purpose that characterize Latin American literature. Participate in discussions about Latin American literature and culture using appropriate vocabulary, grammar, reading, speaking, and writing skills. Communicate thoughts, background knowledge, ideas, and opinions using Intermediate level Spanish, orally and in writing, with sufficient skill to be understood by a native speaker. Explain in writing the need for literary evidence to support opinions and ideas regarding a literary work. Recognize the universality in human experience, as well as the qualities that make a particular ethnic or cultural group distinct. Explain the importance of selected major Latin American authors, from the Pre-Columbian era to the present, as literary figures and representatives of their culture and society.
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3.00 Credits
3 hours lecture per week Prerequisite(s): Credit or concurrent enrollment in ENG 100; credit or concurrent enrollment in MATH 24 or MATH 100 or higher level math or PHIL 110; credit or concurrent enrollment in 100 or 200 level social science course. SSCI 200 focuses on the various ways social scientists carry out research. Introduces research design methods, decision making with statistics, and the use of computers to assist with statistical analysis. Upon successful completion of SSCI 200, the student should be able to: Apply critical thinking skills to solve research problems. Demonstrate the basic skills required to perform social science research in an applied field. Demonstrate the techniques to perform elementary statistical analyses of data with computer assistance.
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