UHD 2000/2001 Catalog UHD Catalog Home | Course Descriptions | Spanish (SPAN) Table of Contents | Previous Section | Next Section | Index | How to Use the Online Catalog 1305 128 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. (SPAN 1300) 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. (SPAN 1411) 1402 Elementary Spanish II (4-3-1) Prerequisite: SPAN 1401 or equivalent Should not be taken by native speakers of Spanish or by students who have had more than two years of high school Spanish. Continuation of SPAN 1401. (SPAN 1412) 1601 Experiencing Spanish I 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. 1602 Experiencing Spanish II 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. 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 2311) 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 2312) 2311 Spanish I for Native Speakers (3-3-1) 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 2313) 2312 Spanish II for Native Speakers (3-3-1) Prerequisite: SPAN 2311. Continuation of SPAN 2311. (SPAN 2315) 3301 Advanced Spanish Grammar and Composition (3-3-0) Prerequisite: SPAN 2302 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) Prerequisites: SPAN 2302 or placement through 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.