Spanish Courses
ADVISE: ESL 188 or readiness for college-level English or (any City College or university foreign language course)
Beginner's course in grammar, composition, and reading. Practice in speaking and understanding Spanish.
ADVISE: ESL 188 or readiness for college-level English or (any City College or university foreign language course)
Beginner's course in grammar, composition and reading. Practice in speaking and understanding Spanish.
SPAN 1A+1B = SPAN 1
PREREQ.: SPAN 1A or demonstration of SPAN 1A exit skills
Beginner's course in grammar, composition and reading. Practice in speaking and understanding Spanish.
SPAN 1A+1B=SPAN 1
PREREQ.: SPAN 1 or 1B or demonstration of SPAN 1/1B exit skills.
Second semester course with emphasis on vocabulary and grammar appropriate to the intermediate mid level. Continued practice in speaking and understanding Spanish. Continued practice in writing and reading Spanish. Further introduction to Hispanic cultures.
SPAN 2A+2B=SPAN 2
PREREQ.: SPAN 1 or 1B or demonstration of SPAN 1/1B exit skills.
Second semester course with emphasis on vocabulary and grammar appropriate to the intermediate low level. Continued practice in speaking and understanding Spanish. Continued practice in writing and reading Spanish. Further introduction to Hispanic cultures.
SPAN 2A+2B=SPAN 2
PREREQ.: SPAN 2A or demonstration of SPAN 2A exit skills.
Second semester course with emphasis on vocabulary and grammar appropriate to the intermediate mid level. Continued practice in speaking and understanding Spanish. Continued practice in writing and reading Spanish. Further introduction to Hispanic cultures.
SPAN 2A+2B=SPAN 2
PREREQ.: SPAN 2 or 2B or demonstration of SPAN 2/2B exit skills.
Intermediate level Spanish course. Designed for students who need reinforcement and
expansion of the structures of the Spanish language. Essay composition and constant
practice in the use and comprehension of the spoken language.
SPAN 3A+3B = SPAN 3
PREREQ: SPAN 2 or SPAN 2B or demonstration of exit skills
Intensive review of grammar, composition, and culture at the intermediate level. Designed for students who need reinforcement and expansion of the structures of the Spanish language. Introduction to authentic texts and Hispanic films to study new cultural perspectives.
SPAN 3A not prerequisite to SPAN 3B. SPAN 3A+3B=SPAN 3
PREREQ.: SPAN 2 or 2B or demonstration of SPAN 2/2B exit skills.
Intensive review of grammar, composition, and culture at the intermediate level. Designed for students who need reinforcement and expansion of the structures of the Spanish language. Introduction to authentic texts and Hispanic films to study new cultural perspectives.
SPAN 3A is not prerequisite to SPAN 3B. SPAN 3A+3B = SPAN 3
PREREQ: SPAN 3 or SPAN 3B or demonstration of exit skills
Readings in and discussions of Hispanic Civilization from the High Paleolithic to the l7th Century: Spain and Latin America. Designed to improve command of the spoken language through building vocabulary, improving pronunciation and expressing ideas in a more natural manner with some written Spanish practice as well. Conducted in Spanish.
PREREQ.: SPAN 2 or SPAN 2B or demonstration of SPAN 2 or 2B exit skills
Readings in and discussions of Hispanic Civilization from the Golden Age to the present: Spain and Latin America. Designed to improve command of the spoken language through building vocabulary, improving pronunciation and expressing ideas in a more natural manner with some written Spanish practice as well. Conducted in Spanish.
SPAN 5 not prerequisite to SPAN 5S.
PREREQ.: SPAN 3 or SPAN 3B or demonstration of SPAN 3 or 3B exit skills
Intensive review of grammar, culture and composition. Designed for students who need reinforcement and expansion of the structures of the Spanish language. Conducted in Spanish.
SPAN 6 = SPAN 6A+6B
PREREQ: SPAN 3 or SPAN 3B or demonstration of SPAN 3 or 3B exit skills
Intensive review of grammar, culture and composition. Designed for students who need reinforcement and expansion of the structures of the Spanish language. Conducted in Spanish.
SPAN 6 = SPAN 6A + SPAN 6B. SPAN 6A and 6B do not need to be taken consecutively.
PREREQ: SPAN 6A or SPAN 6B or demonstration of exit skills
A study of selected literary pieces from Spain and Latin America. Students analyze a variety of genres such as short stories, short novels, poetry, and plays.
ADVISE: Completion of or concurrent enrollment in: SPAN 1 or SPAN 1A or SPAN 1B
Beginner's course: Intensive oral practice of basic structures and vocabulary most often used in conversation. Designed for students who wish to acquire basic skills of spoken Spanish.
Not recommended for native speakers of Spanish
ADVISE: SPAN 10A
Second semester course: Extensive oral practice of basic structures, cultural aspects, and vocabulary most often used in conversation. Designed for students who wish to acquire basic skills of spoken Spanish.
Not recommended to native speakers of Spanish.
ADVISE: SPAN 10B or demonstration of SPAN 10B exit skills;
Third Semester Course: Extensive oral practice of structures and vocabulary most often used in conversation at the intermediate level and study of aspects of the Spanish-speaking world.
ADVISE: SPAN 10C or demonstration of exit skills
Extensive oral practice of structures and vocabulary most often used in conversation at the intermediate high level. Study of life and culture through contemporary films in Spanish. Designed for students who wish to acquire more advanced skills of spoken Spanish.
PREREQ.: SPAN 3 or SPAN 3B or equivalent
Advanced review of grammar and composition with attention to style, vocabulary development, and grammatical structure. Course taught in Spanish.
PREREQ.: SPAN 3 or SPAN 3B or equivalent
Advanced review of grammar and composition with attention to style, vocabulary development, and grammatical structure. Course taught in Spanish.
PREREQ.: SPAN 3 or SPAN 3B or equivalent
Advanced review of grammar and composition with attention to style, vocabulary development, and grammatical structure. Course taught in Spanish.
ADVISE: Must communicate fluently with ease in Spanish
Designed for bilingual/heritage students who are effective in oral communication in Spanish within their communities, but have little formal training in written forms of the language. Intensive review of grammar, composition and translation. Emphasis on sufficient control of language (vocabulary, structures, conventions of spoken and written language) to understand fully and with ease a variety of more complex texts that have a clear, organized structure.
ADVISE: Must communicate fluently with ease in Spanish
Designed for bilingual/heritage students who are effective in oral communication in Spanish within their communities, but have little formal training in written forms of the language. Intensive review of grammar, composition and translation. Emphasis on sufficient control of language (vocabulary, structures, conventions of spoken and written language) to comprehend fully and with ease a variety of texts pertaining to real-world topics of general interest and work-related.
ADVISE: Must communicate fluently with ease in Spanish
Designed for bilingual/heritage students who are effective in oral communication in Spanish within their communities, but have little formal training in written forms of the language. Intensive review of grammar, composition and translation. Emphasis on sufficient control of language (vocabulary, structures, conventions of spoken and written language) to understand fully and with ease a variety of more complex texts that have a clear, organized structure.
PREREQ: Oral fluency in Spanish
Designed for bilingual/heritage students who are effective in oral communication in Spanish within their communities, but have little formal training in written forms of the language. Intensive review of grammar, composition, and translation. Emphasis on control of high-frequency structures to produce a broad range of vocabulary related to topics of personal, public, and community interest, with competency on authentic cultural practices and perspectives.
SPAN 31 and SPAN 32 can be taken in any order.
ADVISE: Oral fluency in Spanish
Designed for bilingual/heritage students who are effective in oral communication in Spanish within their communities, but have little formal training in written forms of the language. Intensive review of grammar, composition, and translation. Emphasis on control of high-frequency structures to communicate with ease, confidence, detail, and organization on familiar topics and new concrete social, academic, and work-related topics, sharing points of view, and using critical thinking.
Formerly Intermediate Spanish for Bilingual Students SPAN 32A+SPAN 32B= SPAN 32 Students may take SPAN 32A and SPAN 32B in either order
ADVISE: Oral fluency in Spanish
Designed for bilingual/heritage students who are effective in oral communication in Spanish within their communities, but have little formal training in written forms of the language. Intensive review of grammar, composition and translation. Emphasis on control of high-frequency structures to produce a broad range of vocabulary related to topics of personal, public, and community interest, with competency on authentic cultural practices and perspectives.
Formerly Intermediate Spanish for Bilingual Students SPAN 32A+SPAN 32B= SPAN 32 Students may take SPAN 32A and SPAN 32B in either order
PREREQ.: SPAN 3 or SPAN 3B or demonstration of exit skills
This course, conducted in Spanish, examines literary texts and other media to explore the culture, lives, and social aspects of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender people in the context of Latin America and Spain, including Latinx population in the United States.