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Course Criteria
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5.00 Credits
Development of intermediate linguistic competence in Spanish (listening, speaking, reading, and writing) using a communicative approach. Study of cultures of Spanish-speaking countries by incorporating authentic materials. Four hours of classroom instruction plus one hour of independent research activities. No credit for students who have earned credit for a more advanced Spanish language course. Prerequisite: 102, 103, or appropriate placement test score.
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3.00 Credits
Independent learning and inquiry in an environment in which students can express knowledge and defend opinions through intensive class discussion, oral presentations, and written expression. May be repeated for credit once if there is no duplication of topic, but students may earn only up to 3 credits in any 115F course per semester of enrollment.
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3.00 Credits
A one-month intensive course in the Spanish language, meeting before regular classes begin. Emphasis is placed on conversation, reading, composition, and grammar. Offered only in the Vanderbilt in Spain program.
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3.00 Credits
Development of abilities in composition tasks related to expository writing. Focus on rhetorical techniques for organizing information, vocabulary abilities, and emphasis on collaborative work. Students write several short papers and a final long paper. Prerequisite: 104 or appropriate placement test score.
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3.00 Credits
Development of speaking skills through the study of Spanish and Hispanic culture, and Spanish and Spanish-American current affairs. Texts drawn from contemporary articles, short stories, TV news, documentaries, and Web materials. Different registers of spoken Spanish. The development of effective strategies for oral communication. Offered on a graded basis only. Prerequisite: 201W; closed to heritage and native speakers of Spanish.
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3.00 Credits
Critical reading and methods of literary analysis. Selections cover all genres in several periods. Prerequisite: 201W and 202.
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3.00 Credits
An examination of contemporary Hispanic culture through a variety of media (newspapers, magazines, comics, Web sites), arts, and entertainment. Prerequisite: 201W and 202. Not open to students who have studied abroad.
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3.00 Credits
Linguistic skills and cultural information for conducting business in the Spanish-speaking world. Basic syntactic and phonological structures within the context of business. Activities to develop written, oral, and aural skills in several areas, including finance, management, marketing, and tourism. Not available on a P/F basis. Prerequisite: 201W and 202; closed to native speakers of Spanish.
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3.00 Credits
An intercultural approach contrasting Hispanic and American perspectives. Discussions and oral presentations on contemporary issues. For students with a high level of oral proficiency, especially those returning from a semester abroad. Offered on a graded basis only. Closed to native speakers of Spanish. Prerequisite: 202.
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3.00 Credits
Spanish and Latin American films as the basis for discussion and analysis of linguistic, historic, cultural, and social issues. Open to students who have completed at least one course beyond the 201W, 202, and 203 sequence but closed to native speakers.
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