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Uses games, proverbs, songs, and dialogues that require students to use Spanish. Graded on a Credit/No Credit basis.

Develops a basic working vocabulary and the use of the simple tenses. Listening and speaking in Spanish are emphasized during class time. Language laboratory required.

An introduction to Spanish language and Hispanic cultures with emphasis on reading, writing, listening, and speaking designed for true beginners. Class lectures and discussions are conducted in Spanish in order to build communicative competence. Prerequisite: Permission of Foreign Language Department. Students may not self-place in a language course.

A continuation of beginning Spanish language skills to build language proficiency and accuracy through communicative activities. This course encourages active interaction with one another in the target language as students continue to develop interpersonal, interpretive, and presentational skills. The course also introduces the many peoples and cultures of the Spanish-speaking world, prompting comparisons with their own culture. Class lectures and discussions are conducted in Spanish in order to build communicative competence. Prerequisite: SPA 117 or equivalent, or permission of the Foreign Language Department as students may not self-place in a language course. Students who have taken 2 years of Spanish in high school with minimum grades of C should plan on beginning in SPA 118, unless placed into a higher level by the placement test.

This course is an introduction to written communication in which the student will develop writing skills through an emphasis on Spanish grammar. The student will focus on word usage and spelling, sentence structure, paragraph composition, and proper grammar in writing short essays.

This course teaches students how to write clearly, correctly, and effectively. It requires the student to go through the process of planning, writing, and rewriting.

This travel course to a Spanish-speaking country is designed for students to locate, identify, and map several major historical events and places in the nation, while they gain a deeper appreciation of its people and their culture and prepare various conversation-discussion opportunities in order to practice and strengthen Spanish language skills on all four levels of reading, writing, listening, and speaking at a novice-high proficiency. Fees for travel, lodging, and meals are extra. Prerequisite: SPA-118 or equivalent.