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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
(Prereq: SPAN A102 or SPAN A130) Study of grammar, culture and specialized vocabulary that professionals in business, commerce, and finance will need to be able to communicate effectively with the Latino community, in and out of the United States, as they fulfill their daily work-related obligations. The course will emphasize communicative skills in the Spanish language and will include a variety of pedagogical strategies, such as personalized questions, cultural role-play, translation and interpretation exercises, and technology-based activities all designed to enhance the participant's knowledge of functional Spanish for business. May be taught as a ten to twelve day immersion course during the regular semester, including Maymester, or during the summer or spring breaks. Cannot be used to fulfill second language requirements.
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3.00 Credits
(Prereq: SPAN A210 or by placement) Intensive oral-aural practice in conversational Spanish with emphasis on spontaneous discourse in Spanish, on pronunciation and fluidity, on critical analysis and interpretation of short monographic texts in Spanish, and on the techniques of writing basic compositions, utilizing diverse tenses and advanced vocabulary.
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3.00 Credits
(Prereq: SPAN A210 or by placement) Intensive study of conversation and written Spanish using the multi-skills approach and the techniques of writing extemporaneous, anecdotal, humorous, descriptive, and controversial compositions using expanded vocabulary and advanced tenses and moods in Spanish.
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3.00 Credits
(Prereq: any SPAN A300 level course) Introduction to Spanish linguistics. Emphasis on phonology, pronunciation, semantics, and syntax. The historical, regiona,l and social variations of the Spanish language and their practical and global applications will be studied and analyzed.
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3.00 Credits
(Prereq: SPAN A316 or A317, or by departmental permission) Study of the different cultures of Spain, beginning with the Iberian tribes and continuing with the Romans, the Visigoths, the Arabs, and up to the contemporary culture and civilization. Study of the impact that these different cultures have on Spanish traditional and contemporary culture. Study of the classical and contemporary art of Spain and its major national and international influences.
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3.00 Credits
(Prereq: SPAN A316 or A317, or by placement) Reading, discussion, and study in all literary genres of selected representative works of Latin American writers, beginning from the pre-Columbia period up to the late nineteenth century. Special emphasis will be given to the development of critical skills for literary analysis. (Satisfies the Non-Western world studies and the General Education Humanities Requirements.)
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3.00 Credits
(Prereq: SPAN A316 or A317, or by departmental permission) Reading, discussion, and study of selected representative works of Latin American writers, beginning from the late nineteenth century up to the present. Special emphasis will be given to the development of critical skills for literary analysis. (Satisfies the Non-Western world studies and the General Education Humanities Requirements.)
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3.00 Credits
(Prereq: SPAN A316 or A317, or by placement) Reading, discussion, and study in all literary genres of selected representative works of Spanish Peninsular literature, beginning from the Middle Ages up to the present. Special emphasis will be given to the development of critical skills for literary analysis.
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3.00 Credits
Taught in English. Course explores the development of contemporary Latin American worldviews and identity by focusing on the various contributions of indigenous, European, and African peoples to the sense of identities and cultural traditions in the Americas. This course does not apply towards a Spanish minor. Cannot be used to satisfy the language requirement. No previous knowledge of Spanish necessary. (Satisfies the Non-Western world studies and the General Education Humanities requirements.)
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3.00 Credits
(Prereq: Grade of C or better in SPAN A316 or SPAN A317) Theoretical grounding and practical problems of professional translation (Spanish/English; English/Spanish). Translation of short legal, medical, and commercial texts in their linguistic and cultural context and an overview of the translator profession in the United States are studied.
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