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3.00 Credits
A conversational Spanish course designed for the "intermediate" level student. The course provides intensive conversation practice and a review of selected grammar items. It emphasizes vocabulary expansion and enhancement.
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1.00 Credits
Explores themes relevant to Spanish-speaking societies through the viewing and analysis of critically acclaimed films and documentaries. Such themes include cultural and/or religious conflict, rural vs. urban and migration issues, changing gender and social roles, marginalized peoples, and globalization.
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3.00 Credits
Introduces the art and profession of translation with a focus on practical translation problems in Spanish. Studies texts from the area of journalism, law, business and literature for translation from Spanish to English and from English to Spanish. This course provides an introduction to the art of translation and an overall view of this field. Students will sharpen their insight on linguistic issues, vocabulary and grammatical structures of Spanish and English, and they will develop analytical thinking into the nature of translation. This course will examine basic techniques in translation, and will develop student's competence in solving translation problems through practical examples. Throughout the course students will translate numerous text from Spanish to English and English to Spanish from the fields of: journalism, business, law, computer science and medicine.
Prerequisite:
SPAN 2120 or department approval
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3.00 Credits
Presents selected readings from literature written in Spanish by Spanish and Spanish-American authors.
Prerequisite:
SPAN 2120 or SPAN 2376 or department approval
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6.00 Credits
Combines SPAN 1110 and SPAN 1120 in one term. Recommended for language enthusiasts or those who have had exposure to Spanish either in the home or from previous study. This course is a college-level accelerated introduction to Spanish that promotes language learning in a cultural context. It covers the material of two semesters in one. This course will develop students' communicative language with clear and comprehensive grammatical coverage by the presentation of functional language, role-play, small group and personalized activities. Students will engage in cross-cultural comparisons in reading, writing, listening and interview activities. Students will make connections among discipline areas with document readings, internet research and interview activities.
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6.00 Credits
Recommended for language enthusiasts or those who have had exposure to Spanish either in the home or from previous study. Designed to meet the need for an accelerated course in Intermediate Spanish, this course covers the material of Spanish 2201 and 2202 in one term. This course will develop students' communicative language with clear and comprehensive grammatical coverage by the presentation of functional language, role-play, small group and personalized activities. Students will engage in cross-cultural comparisons in reading, writing, listening and interview activities. Students will make connections among discipline areas with document readings, internet research and interview activities.
Prerequisite:
SPAN 1120 or SPAN 2375 or department approval
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4.00 Credits
This introductory course to the program addresses fundamental philosophical, theoretical, and technical knowledge and skills necessary for the provision of professional cross-cultural linguistic services in the healthcare and legal sectors. The course covers the different aspects of interpreting in the legal and medical fields, including the role of the medical and court interpreter, ethical issues and best practices, research skills and job opportunities. The fundamentals of simultaneous, consecutive and sight interpretation will be introduced with an emphasis on legal and medical vocabulary and grammar.
Prerequisite:
Departmental Approval
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4.00 Credits
This course examines how language works, the nature and structure of language, and aspects of linguistics relevant to the development of competence in the fields of Interpretation and Translation, especially grammatical competence, in English and Spanish. This course covers English and Spanish legal, medical and business translation. It focuses on building upon conceptual knowledge in these specialized contexts as well as language and translation competence in these settings, with the additional intent of guiding students in building their vocabulary in both languages. It introduces students to professional standards of translation practice using authentic materials and contextually meaningful situations. Students will be introduced to the use of the technological equipment that facilitates the work of the interpreter. Includes computers for transcription/translation, information distribution techniques, file transfer technologies, using the World Wide Web in translation and interpretation, and applied projects.
Prerequisite:
Departmental Approval
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4.00 Credits
Interpreting in a medical context. Includes interpreting in a medical setting, pronunciation of Spanish and English names and medical terms, Spanish and English medical terminology, bicultural medical communication, and regional dialects.
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4.00 Credits
Includes interpreting in a legal setting, knowledge of legal procedure and ancillary issues related to legal terminology in Spanish and English, bicultural legal communication, and regional differences.
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