With a communication-centered approach, this course begins with the elementary structures, expressions and vocabulary of the Spanish language, with a significant focus on cultural aspects and/or current events of the Spanish speaking world. After completing this course, students should be able to recognize words and simple sentences in familiar and everyday contexts. Students with more than one year of high school Spanish should not take this course. Fall, Spring. (C3)
Undergraduate Courses
Course Delivery DEFINITIONS:
- Online Courses: In online teaching, 100% of instruction takes place online via Canvas and with supplemental platforms like Zoom. There are two types of online courses: asynchronous and synchronous.
- Asynchronous online: Course is fully online, with lessons, assignments, and activities posted in Canvas with due dates. Students complete coursework, engage in discussions, etc., based upon their own schedules, but are required to meet posted deadlines.
- Synchronous online: Online course that includes real-time class meetings using technology (e.g. Zoom). The number of required meetings varies based upon the particular class, but meetings take place during the scheduled class times. Faculty will inform students of the schedule for real-time meetings in their courses.
- Hybrid Courses: Hybrid courses combine both in-person, on-campus meetings with online instruction. All face-to-face activities take place during the regularly-scheduled meeting times in the rooms assigned on the course listing. The number of in-person meetings varies by course. Faculty will notify students of the exact meeting schedule for their courses.
If your class is not listed as online or hybrid, it will meet fully face-to-face following the noted class schedule.
A continuation of SPA 101. With a communication-centered approach, this course explores the elementary structures, expressions and vocabulary of the Spanish language, with a significant focus on cultural aspects and/or current events of the Spanish speaking world. After completing this course, students should be able to handle short social interactions, using written or oral language to communicate about familiar topics via phrases and simple sentences. Students with more than two consecutive years of high school Spanish should not take this course. Fall, Spring. (C3)
Online Asynchronous Course
Online Asynchronous
A continuation of SPA 203. With a communication-centered approach, this course explores the intermediate structures, expressions and vocabulary of the Spanish language, with a significant focus on cultural aspects and/or current events of the Spanish speaking world. After completing this course, students should be able to understand the general idea of information on familiar topics from sentences and connected sentences. Elementary language proficiency is assumed. Fall, Spring. (C3)
Hybrid, meets in person Wednesday at time listed. The remainder of the course is online asynchronous.
This course seeks the development of reading skills through exposure to different kinds of reading material such as essays, short stories, and magazine/newspaper articles. Oral discussion in Spanish builds the students' vocabulary and encourages oral expression. After completing this course, students should be able to write and speak about a variety of topics, including work and current events. They should also be able to interpret texts about familiar or unfamiliar topics. This course should be taken prior to upper-level literature courses. It is recommended that SPA 300 be taken prior to this course. Fulfills diversity requirement. Spring.
This course seeks to strengthen and refine oral communication skills in Spanish through vocabulary enrichment and exposure to multiple opportunities to speak in formal and informal settings. After completing this course, students should be able to talk and create presentations about a variety of topics in Spanish, including work and current events. The Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI) will be administered as part of this course. Spring.
Hybrid, meets in person every other week at time listed. The remainder of the course is online asynchronous.
In this course students will complete general translation projects as well as projects in specialized fields of translation (literary, business, finance, technical, etc.). Students will also learn to complete translation projects in desktop publishing programs (Adobe Creative Suite, Microsoft Publisher). Students will prepare audio samples of themselves, and subtitle a short video project. Students will learn about transcreation, a combination of translating and creating for culturally appropriate marketing. Spring.
Hybrid meets Tuesday in person at time listed. The remainder of the course is online asynchronous.
Students with adequate language abilities can apply for a supervised internship in a Spanish-speaking setting. The practical experience will combine both academic and experiential focus, while also cultivating professional contacts in the community. This course requires 40 on-site hours per credit hour awarded. Prerequisites: SPA 300, SPA 325. Fall, Spring.
This internship is the capstone experience for the Translation Certificate Spanish < > English program. The internship provides students the opportunity to identify and secure clients for pro-bono translation projects, or simulate the experience of working for a Language Service Provider, where translation projects are provided for the student to complete. Deadlines are established, pricing issues are discussed, and industry protocol is followed throughout project completion. Particular attention is paid to the multiple proofreading phases in each project. The use of a CAT tool is required. Prerequisites: SPA 326, SPA 425. Fall, Spring, Summer 1.
Arranged. Prerequisite: SPA 326 and SPA 425. Online Asynchronous
Individual reading and research under direction of a Spanish faculty member. Independent study must be on a topic not regularly offered in the Spanish curriculum and may not substitute for a required course.
Independent Study form required