Spanish (SPA)
An elementary-level Spanish course in which the four basic skills in language are taught: reading, writing, listening, and speaking.
An elementary-level Spanish course that builds on SPA 101. More sophisticated grammar concepts are presented in a communicative setting.
In this workshop course, students will expand vocabulary and understanding of the current situation in Spanish speaking countries (including the US) through the news - both written as well as radio and TV shows.
Students will expand literary vocabulary in order to appreciate literature in Spanish as well as English. Through poems, short stories and short movies, students will learn to analyze in Spanish different narratives.
Students will expand relevant vocational vocabulary and understanding the expectations of the Latino communities in particular professional settings.
Students will review grammatical points through short stories and will expand vocabulary in order to appreciate and write literature in Spanish.
Students will deepen their understanding of the Spanish language through the study of various topics in theoretical and applied linguistics, including phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, sociolinguistics or second language acquisition.
This course will submerge the student in the creation of the nation and identity in Latin-American from the beginning of the Colony up to end of it. Native and Spaniard texts will be analyzed in Spanish.
This course will explore examples of Spanish literature from medieval times up to the XIX century. The course will cover linguistic change, including an exploration of attitudes and perceptions that may still be present today.
Spanish speaking Latin America is comprised of 20 countries. In this class, students will embark on a journey to see commonalities, differences and uniqueness of many of these countries by interviewing native speakers on campus and in the surrounding cities as well as readings from Latin American texts (short stories, poems, essays, etc) from the XIX, XX and XXI centuries.
The course will allow students to connect with Latin American/Latino families in the city. Students will interview them on a series of topics ranging from religious beliefs, cultural practices and personal history. Students will also visit church with them, go to the supermarket, leisure activities, etc. Conversations will be conducted in Spanish.
This online course - either in Spanish or English - will help students gain cultural understanding of the Latino communities here in the city. Students will embark on a journey to see commonalities, difference and uniqueness of many Latin American peoples.
Students will develop written communication skills for a variety of purposes by analyzing different articles, excerpts from books, newspapers in order to identify patterns, format, context of idiomatic expressions, specific usage of grammatical structures and contemporary use of vocabulary. These will serve as examples to strengthen their writing as well as develop their editing skills.
Rotating course that will provide students an in-depth study of interesting and relevant topics ranging from Spanish Linguistics to Hispanic culture, literature and history. This course may be repeated for credit.
Academic credit and evaluation for practical work learning experience developed in cooperation with Spanish majors and minors, the internship coordinator and a sponsoring organization.
This course will look at methods and techniques used to teach language components (grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation) and language skills (reading, writing, listening and speaking). Practice in developing and implementing balanced and effective language lesson plans will be provided along with evaluating and selecting appropriate ESL and/or Spanish teaching materials. Special focus on the use of technology will be discussed.
Guided faculty supervision in student areas of interest (Literature or language).
With faculty supervision, the student researches and/or writes on a specific area of interest.