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SP 101-102 Acquisition of Spanish I and II. These two classes form a one-year elementary Spanish sequence and are designed to encourage students' development of listening, writing, reading and speaking in Spanish. Emphasis will be placed on communicative performance in the target language through discussion of current events as well as cultural, political, economic and social topics. In this manner, learners will acquire the foundations of language in an authentic communicative context.
SP 101-102 Acquisition of Spanish I and II. These two classes form a one-year elementary Spanish sequence and are designed to encourage students' development of listening, writing, reading and speaking in Spanish. Emphasis will be placed on communicative performance in the target language through discussion of current events as well as cultural, political, economic and social topics. In this manner, learners will acquire the foundations of language in an authentic communicative context.
This program consists of three levels of proficiency:
SP 150 for students with no prior knowledge or experience with Spanish,
SP 250 for students who have successfully completed
SP 102 or have the equivalent knowledge or experience with Spanish, and
SP 350 for students who have successfully completed
SP 204 or have the equivalent knowledge or experience with Spanish. The program offers the student the opportunity to become immersed in the Spanish language while experiencing the cultural and societal conditions of the country where the program takes place. The methods used in this program are intended to foster the acquisition of Spanish both in and out of the classroom. The acquisition will take place through students' and teachers' active interaction with the language and daily life in the host country. Students will read, write, and speak Spanish on a daily basis and will be required to analyze social, political, and cultural aspects of their surroundings. Through this process, students also will have the opportunity to develop new perspectives with regard to peoples of other cultures and a point of comparison upon which to base questions of human existence.
Special Topics courses include ad-hoc courses on various selected topics that are not part of the regular curriculum, however they may still fulfill certain curricular requirements. Special topics courses are offered at the discretion of each department and will be published as part of the semester course schedule - view available sections for more information. Questions about special topics classes can be directed to the instructor or department chair.