1305

Conversational Spanish (3-3-0)
Not open to any student with extensive background in Spanish.
Emphasis on basic vocabulary, idiom and elementary grammatical structures. Elective credit only. Does not provide freshman foreign language credit.

1401

Elementary Spanish I (4-3-1)
Should not be taken by native speakers of Spanish or by students who have had two or more years of high school Spanish.
Laboratory fee required. $10.
Instruction in understanding, speaking, reading and writing. Spanish with emphasis on grammatical structures.
Provides freshman foreign language credit.

1402

Elementary Spanish II (4-3-1)
Prerequisite: SPAN 1401 or equivalent.
Laboratory fee required. $10.
Continuation of SPAN 1401.
SPAN 1402 or SPAN 1602 complete freshman foreign language credit for degrees requiring one year or 8 hours of foreign language

1601

Experiencing Spanish I (6-6-0)
Should not be taken by native speakers of Spanish or by students who have had two or more years of high school Spanish or one semester of college Spanish.
This course is designed to enable students to learn Spanish language and culture more quickly with Accelerative Learning techniques. Students will master Elementary I material through role-playing, games, music, and movement with this methodology that addresses visual, audio, and kinesthetic learning modes.
Note: This course covers the same material as SPAN 1401.
Together with SPAN 1402 or 1602, it provides freshman foreign language credit for degrees requiring a foreign language.

1602

Experiencing Spanish II (6-6-0)
Prerequisite: SPAN 1401, 1601 or equivalent.
Should not be taken by native speakers of Spanish or by students who have had three or more years of high school Spanish or two semesters of college Spanish.
A continuation of SPAN 1601, this course is designed to enable students to learn Spanish language and culture more quickly with Accelerative Learning techniques. Students will master Elementary II material through role-playing, games, music, and movement with this methodology that addresses visual, audio, and kinesthetic learning modes.
Note: This course covers the same material as SPAN 1402.
SPAN 1402 or SPAN 1602 complete freshman foreign language credit for degrees requiring one year or 8 hours of foreign language.

2301

Intermediate Spanish I (3-3-0)
Prerequisite: SPAN 1402, SPAN 1412 or equivalent. Should not be taken by Latin Americans or Spaniards.
Grammar review with continued emphasis on oral and listening skills and increased attention to writing and reading. SPAN 2301 provides foreign language credit for degrees requiring 11 or 14 hours of foreign language.

2302

Intermediate Spanish II (3-3-0)
Prerequisite: SPAN 2301 or equivalent.
Should not be taken by Latin Americans or Spaniards.
Continuation of SPAN 2301, with more emphasis on writing and reading skills. SPAN 2302 complete freshman foreign language credit for degrees requiring two
years or 14 hours of foreign language.

2311

Spanish I for Native Speakers (3-3-0)
Prerequisite: Placement by examination.
A course for college students educated in the United States whose first or home language is Spanish. Goals are to acquaint students with Spanish in its written form and to expand the students' overall knowledge of the language. Focus is on readings and vocabulary development, comprehension of grammatical structures, spelling, and improved spoken and written Spanish.
SPAN 2311 provide foreign language credit for degrees requiring 11 or 14 hours of foreign language

2312

Spanish II for Native Speakers (3-3-0)
Prerequisite: Spanish 2311 or placement by examination.
Continuation of SPAN 2311.
SPAN 2312 complete freshman foreign language credit for degrees requiring two years or 14 hours of foreign language.

3301

Advanced Spanish Grammar and Composition (3-3-0)
Prerequisite: Completion of SPAN 2302 or 2312 or placement by examination.
A course in advanced Spanish grammar and composition with a focus on the mastery of syntax and spelling, and the improvement of writing skills through the study of various rhetorical modes and writing for special purposes

3310

Spanish Conversation through Literature (3-3-0)
Prerequisite: Completion of SPAN 2302 or 2312 or placement by examination.
This course combines the study of literature in Spanish with the study of spoken Spanish. Students will read and discuss in Spanish selections of literature in various genres. They will learn to analyze while improving their spoken Spanish. For this reason, ample time will be devoted to students' discussion of assigned readings.

4310

Spanish Linguistics (3-3-0)
Prerequisites:  Completion of SPAN 3301 or approval of chair.
Descriptive and contrastive study of the phonetics, phonology, morphology and syntax of Spanish with English. The course is taught completely in Spanish.

4390

Special Topics: Spanish (3-3-0)
Prerequisite: SPAN 3301
Special topics in Spanish language and literature, such as contemporary Latin American or Spanish literature, survey of Latin American or Spanish literature. With permission of department chair, may be repeated once for credit.