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Course Criteria
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4.00 Credits
Prerequisite: SPAN 111 and 112, or equivalent, and permission by the instructor. Spring Term Abroad course. A period of intensive language training and exposure to the language, culture, and people of Costa Rica. This course develops intermediate communicative Spanish vocabulary and active intermediate competence in the language. The traditional skills of foreign language instruction (structure, listening comprehension, reading, writing and speaking) are carried out in a small class environment at the host language school and supervised by a W&L faculty member. The program also includes a home-stay with a Costa Rican family, excursions to local and national sites of interest, cultural activities, and a service learning component at the local elementary school, hospital, law and accounting firms, or other community agencies. Staff.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: First-year standing. First-year seminar.
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1.00 Credits
Pass/Fail only. Prerequisite: 100-level Spanish course or the equivalent and permission of the instructor. Introduction to specialized professional vocabularies. Participants apply learning through service work in the Rockbridge community for at least one hour per week. May be repeated with permission for a maximum of two degree credits. Mayock.
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4.00 Credits
Prerequisite: SPAN 162, 164, or equivalent and instructor consent. Spring Term Abroad course. Direct exposure to the language, people, and culture of Costa Rica. Designed to improve grammar and vocabulary of the advanced student through intensive training in Spanish with special emphasis on oral proficiency. The program also includes a home-stay with a Costa Rican family, excursions to local and national sites of interest, cultural activities, and a service-learning component at the local elementary school, hospital, law and accounting firms, or other community agencies. Staff.
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6.00 Credits
Prerequisites: SPAN 162, 164, or equivalent. A period of direct exposure to the language, culture, and people of Spain. The program includes supervised academic projects, lectures by native authorities, attendance at the theater and other cultural activities. Students majoring in subjects other than Spanish, as well as language majors, are encouraged to apply. Three credits may be in Spanish and three in another subject. Staff.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: SPAN 162 or 164 or equivalent. Development of speaking skills for communication in Spanish. Acquisition and use of practical vocabulary and development of pronunciation skills. Not open to students with study abroad credit in Spanish or SPAN 201 or 202. Staff.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: SPAN 162, 164, or equivalent or permission of the instructor. This course provides a broad view of major subfields of linguistic study with a particular focus on data drawn from the Spanish language. Class discussions begin with broader questions, such as “What is language?” and “How do language and human behavior intersect?”; throughout the term students revisit those questions in light of topics presented in class. By the end of the course, students demonstrate an understanding of the many facets of the Spanish language and also the linguistic principles as can be applied to any language. The course covers major concepts in Spanish historical linguistics, Spanish phonology and phonetics, Spanish morphology and syntax, and lastly, Spanish dialectology. Gordon.
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4.00 Credits
Prerequisites: SPAN 162, 164 or equivalent, and permission of the instructor. Spring Term Abroad course. A study of Spanish culture and language conducted entirely in Spain. During the first three weeks of the course, students live in Madrid with Spanish-speaking families and study language at Estudio Internacional Sampere. At the same time, students engage in an in-depth study of the history and legend of the eight-centuries-old pilgrimage to the shrine of Santiago de Compostela, the burial site of St James, apostle of Christ. During the last week of the course, students travel to northwestern Spain to visit and study the monuments associated with the Santiago pilgrimage as well as experience the art, architecture, and culture of pilgrimage as they hike the last portion of the trail. West-Settle.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: SPAN 162, 164 or the equivalent in language skills. A survey of significant developments in Spanish civilization. The course addresses Spanish heritage and the present-day cultural patterns formed by its legacies. Readings, discussions and papers, primarily in Spanish, for further development of communication skills. Staff.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: SPAN 162, 164 or the equivalent in language skills. A survey of significant developments in Spanish-American civilizations. The course addresses Spanish-American heritage and the present-day cultural patterns formed by its legacies. Readings, discussions and papers primarily in Spanish for further development of communication skills. Staff.
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