Undergraduate Course Listings

Spanish

1401 - Elementary Spanish (TCCNS: SPAN 1411)
Introduction to the Spanish language and culture: pronunciation, grammar, reading of simple texts, and conversation.

1402 - Elementary Spanish (TCCNS: SPAN 1412)
Prerequisite(s): SPA 1401.
Continuation of SPA 1401.

1412 - Accelerated Elementary Spanish
Prerequisite(s): Appropriate score on departmental placement exam or departmental approval.
An intensive course in first-year college Spanish especially for students with two-three years of high school Spanish. Covers the content of SPA 1401 and 1402 in a single semester. Fulfills the language requirement only when combined with SPA 2310 and SPA 2320 (or equivalent unless stipulated otherwise). As grammar is reviewed, emphasis is placed on the major skill areas (ACTFL Guidelines): reading, writing, listening, speaking, and cultural awareness.

2310 - Intermediate Spanish (TCCNS: SPAN 2311)
Prerequisite(s): SPA 1402 or 1412, or appropriate score on departmental placement exam, or departmental approval.
Conversation, composition, cultural readings, and grammar review.

2311 - Intermediate Spanish for Teachers
Prerequisite(s): SPA 1402 or 1412, or appropriate score on departmental placement exam; or departmental approval.
Development of communication skills within a school (K-12) context with attention to vocabulary building, grammar review, conversation, composition, and cultural readings. Designed primarily for students in the School of Education, it may be substituted for SPA 2310 to fulfill the foreign language requirement in Arts and Sciences.

2312 - Intermediate Spanish for Business
Prerequisite(s): SPA 1402 or SPA 1412, or appropriate score on departmental placement exam.
Development of communication skills with a business context with attention to vocabulary building, grammar review, conversation, composition, and cultural readings. Designed primarily for students in the School of Business, it may be substituted for SPA 2310 to fulfill the foreign language requirement in Arts and Sciences.

2320 - Intermediate Spanish (TCCNS: SPAN 2312)
Prerequisite(s): SPA 2310, 2311, or 2312; or appropriate score on developmental placement exam; or departmental approval.
Development of intermediate level skills in comprehension, speaking, reading, writing, and cultural interpretation through selected readings in Hispanic literature.

2321 - Intermediate Spanish for Medical Professions
Prerequisite(s): SPA 2310, 2311, or 2312; or appropriate score on departmental placement exam; or departmental approval.
Development of intermediate level skills in comprehension, speaking, reading, writing, and cultural interpretation with an emphasis on medical and scientific issues for prospective medical and healthcare professionals. May be substituted for SPA 2320.

2322 - Spanish for Christian Ministry
Prerequisite(s): SPA 2310, 2311, or 2312; or appropriate score on departmental placement examination; or departmental approval.
Development of vocabulary, grammar, composition, and conversation skills in Spanish for students interested in Christian ministry, using the Bible and related religious materials. May be substituted for SPA 2320.

3302 - Conversation and Composition
Prerequisite(s): SPA 2320, 2321, or2322; or appropriate score on departmental placement exam; or consent of division director.
A bridge course between the second and fourth years in the development of oral and written proficiency in Spanish.

3305 - Introduction to Hispanic Literature
Prerequisite: SPA 2320.
Introduction to the tools of literary criticism and practice in stylistic analysis of Spanish texts.

3309 - Introduction to Spanish Linguistics
Prerequisite(s): SPA 2320, 2321, or 2322; or appropriate score on departmental placement examination; or departmental approval.
An introduction to the study of language and linguistics in general and of the sounds, structure, and meaning of Spanish in particular.

3310 - Spanish Civilization
Prerequisite(s): SPA 2320 or consent of division director.
Study of Spanish history and culture.

3311 - Spanish-American Civilization
Prerequisite(s): SPA 2320 or consent of division director.
Study of Spanish-American history and culture.

3350 - Survey of Spanish Literature through the Seventeenth Century
Prerequisite(s): SPA 3305 or consent of division director.
Study of literary selections from the Middle Ages through the seventeenth century; readings, lectures, and reports.

3352 - Survey of Spanish Literature from the Eighteenth Century
Prerequisite(s): SPA 3305 or consent of division director.
Study of literary selections from the eighteenth century to the present time; readings, lectures, and reports.

3354 - Survey of Spanish-American Literature to 1880
Prerequisite(s): SPA 3305 or consent of division director.
Study of literary selections from the Spanish conquest to 1880; readings, lectures, and reports.

3356 - Survey of Spanish-American Literature from 1880 to Present
Prerequisite(s): SPA 3305 or consent of division director.
Study of literary selections from 1880 to the present; readings, lectures, and reports.

Portuguese

1401 Elementary Portuguese TCCNS: PORT 1411
Introduction to the Portuguese language and culture: pronunciation, grammar, reading of simple texts, and conversation.

1402 Elementary Portuguese TCCNS: PORT 1412
Prerequisite(s): POR 1401 or two units of high school Portuguese.
Continuation of POR 1401.

2310 Intermediate Portuguese
Prerequisite(s): POR 1401 and 1402 or three units of high school Portuguese.
Conversation, composition, cultural readings, and grammar review.

2320 Intermediate Portuguese
Prerequisite(s): POR 1401, 1402, and 2310 or four units of high school Portuguese.
Continuation of POR 2310.