Course Descriptions
SPAN 101
Conversational Spanish, Elementary
3 Units
Prerequisite: None.
General Education: AA/AS Area I
Hours: 36 hours LEC; 54 hours LAB
This is a first semester introduction to the Spanish language. It is designed for beginning students with little or no previous exposure to the language. It is characterized by an emerging ability to understand and produce appropriate responses in high frequency situations utilizing learned materials. Speaking and writing will be comprehensible to a sympathetic listener. Verbal and written expression is limited to short, culturally appropriate communication. Students will acquire a knowledge of the geography, culture and people of regions where Spanish is spoken and of Spanish-speakers' contributions to North American and world cultures. This class consists of two hours lecture and one hour of laboratory work conducted in the classroom each week and two hours of laboratory work conducted in the Language Laboratory each week.
SPAN 102
Conversational Spanish, Elementary
3 Units
Prerequisite: SPAN 101 with a grade of "C" or better
General Education: AA/AS Area I
Hours: 36 hours LEC; 54 hours LAB
This is second semester Elementary Spanish. It is designed for students who have completed SPAN 101 or two years of high school Spanish. It provides refinement of skills begun in SPAN 101. Students will gain increased accuracy and ability to understand and produce appropriate responses in high frequency situations utilizing learned materials. Speaking and writing will be comprehensible to a sympathetic listener. Verbal and written expression will be limited to short, culturally appropriate communication on a broader scale than at the SPAN 101 level. Students will acquire a knowledge of the geography, culture and people of regions where Spanish is spoken and of Spanish-speakers' contribution to North American and world cultures. This class consists of two hours lecture and one hour of laboratory work conducted in the classroom each week and two hours of laboratory work conducted in the Language Laboratory each week.
SPAN 299
Experimental Offering in Spanish
.5-4 Units
Prerequisite: None
Hours: 18 hours LEC; 54 hours LAB
SPAN 311
Conversational Spanish, Intermediate
2 Units
Prerequisite: SPAN 102 with a grade of "C" or better
Course Transferable to CSU
Hours: 18 hours LEC; 54 hours LAB
This is first semester Intermediate Spanish. It is designed for students who have completed SPAN 102 or three years of high school Spanish. This course provides refinement of skills attained in SPAN 102. Students will work toward the ability to create with the language without relying on learned responses, to understand main ideas in routine speech and to understand main ideas in written texts. Listening and reading comprehension continue to develop; speaking and writing will be comprehensible to a somewhat sympathetic native speaker. Students will develop the ability to respond in an unrehearsed manner on concrete topics in known situations. Written expression will meet limited personal needs in culturally appropriate language at a higher level of accuracy than found in 102. Students will continue acquisition of knowledge of geography, culture and people of regions where Spanish is spoken and of Spanish-speakers' contributions to North American and world cultures. This course will consist of one hour of lecture and two hours of laboratory work conducted in the classroom each week and one hour of laboratory work conducted in the Language Laboratory each week.
SPAN 312
Conversational Spanish, Intermediate
2 Units
Prerequisite: SPAN 311 or 411 with a grade of "C" or better
Course Transferable to CSU
Hours: 18 hours LEC; 54 hours LAB
This is second semester Intermediate Spanish. It is designed for students who have completed Spanish 311 or four years of high school Spanish. It provides continued development of skills attained in 311. The focus will be the development of written narrative and expository prose combined with increased cultural awareness. Emphasis will be placed on culturally authentic reading and writing through the introduction of basic literary analysis. Students will develop the ability to handle complicated situations using past and future time frames. Students will continue acquisition of knowledge of geography, culture and people of regions where Spanish is spoken and of Spanish-speakers' contributions to North American and world cultures. This course will consist of one hour of lecture and two hours of laboratory work conducted in the classroom each week and one hour of laboratory work conducted in the Language Laboratory each week.
SPAN 401
Elementary Spanish
4 Units
Prerequisite: None.
General Education: AA/AS Area I; CSU Area C2; IGETC Area 6A
Course Transferable to UC/CSU
Hours: 54 hours LEC; 54 hours LAB
This is the first semester introduction to the Spanish language. It is designed for beginning students with little or no previous exposure to the language. It is characterized by an emerging ability to understand and produce appropriate responses in high frequency situations utilizing learned materials. Speaking and writing will be comprehensible to a sympathetic listener. Verbal and written expression is limited to short, culturally appropriate communication. Students will acquire a knowledge of the geography, culture and people of regions where Spanish is spoken and of Spanish-speakers' contributions to North American and world cultures.
SPAN 402
Elementary Spanish
4 Units
Prerequisite: SPAN 401 with a grade of "C" or better.
General Education: AA/AS Area I; CSU Area C2; IGETC Area 6A
Course Transferable to UC/CSU
See UC Limitations & Counselor
Hours: 54 hours LEC; 54 hours LAB
This is second semester Elementary Spanish. It is designed for students who have completed SPAN 401 or two years of high school Spanish. It provides refinement of skills begun in 401. Students will gain increased accuracy and ability to understand and produce appropriate responses in high-frequency situations utilizing learned materials. Speaking and writing will be comprehensible to a sympathetic listener. Verbal and written expression will be limited to short, culturally appropriate communication on a broader scale than at the 401 level. Students will acquire a knowledge of the geography, culture and people of regions where Spanish is spoken and of Spanish-speakers' contribution to North American and world cultures.
SPAN 411
Intermediate Spanish
4 Units
Prerequisite: SPAN 402 with a grade of "C" or better
General Education: AA/AS Area I; CSU Area C2; IGETC Area 3B; IGETC Area 6A
Course Transferable to UC/CSU
Hours: 54 hours LEC; 54 hours LAB
This is first semester Intermediate Spanish. It is designed for students who have completed SPAN 402 or three years of high school Spanish. It provides refinement of skills attained in SPAN 402. Students will work toward the ability to create with the language without relying on learned responses, to understand main ideas in routine speech and to understand main ideas in written texts. Listening and reading comprehension continue to develop; speaking and writing will be comprehensible to a somewhat sympathetic native speaker. Students will develop the ability to respond in an unrehearsed manner on concrete topics in known situations. Written expression will meet limited personal needs and culturally appropriate language at a higher level of accuracy than found in SPAN 402. The student will continue acquisition of knowledge of geography, culture and people of regions where Spanish is spoken and of Spanish-speakers' contributions to North American and world cultures.
SPAN 412
Intermediate Spanish
4 Units
Prerequisite: SPAN 411 with a grade of "C" or better
General Education: AA/AS Area I; CSU Area C2; IGETC Area 3B; IGETC Area 6A
Course Transferable to UC/CSU
Hours: 54 hours LEC; 54 hours LAB
This is second semester Intermediate Spanish. It is designed for students who have completed SPAN 411 or four years of high school Spanish. It provides continued development of skills attained in SPAN 411. The focus will be the development of written narratives and expository prose combined with increased cultural awareness. Emphasis will be on culturally authentic reading and writing through the introduction of basic literary analysis. Students will develop the ability to handle complicated situations using past and future time frames. Students will continue acquisition of knowledge of geography, culture and people of regions where Spanish is spoken and of Spanish-speakers' contributions to North American and world cultures.
SPAN 413
Spanish for Native Speakers I
4 Units
Prerequisite: None.
General Education: AA/AS Area I; CSU Area C2; IGETC Area 6A
Course Transferable to UC/CSU
See UC Limitations & Counselor
Hours: 72 hours LEC
This course offers the fundamentals of spoken and written Spanish for the native speaker of Spanish. It covers the structure of the language, oral communication, fundamentals of grammar and composition. Focus is placed primarily in the indicative tenses. The course also covers diacritical marks, like the accent mark, and their uses. In addition, the course introduces the student to the geography and culture of the Spanish speaking world. This course is conducted in Spanish.
SPAN 415
Spanish for Native Speakers II
4 Units
Prerequisite: SPAN 413 with a grade of "C" or better
General Education: AA/AS Area I; CSU Area C2; IGETC Area 3B
Course Transferable to CSU
Hours: 72 hours LEC
This course is a continuation of Spanish 413. It offers the fundamentals of spoken and written Spanish for the native speaker of Spanish. It covers the structure of the language, oral communication, fundamentals of grammar and composition. Focus is placed primarily on the conditional and subjunctive forms, the future tense, and the compound tenses. The course also covers diacritical marks, like the accent mark, and their uses. In addition, the course introduces the student to the geography and culture of the Spanish speaking world. This course is conducted in Spanish.
SPAN 425
Advanced Reading and Conversation
3 Units
Prerequisite: SPAN 402 with a grade of "C" or better
General Education: AA/AS Area I; CSU Area C2; IGETC Area 3B
Course Transferable to UC/CSU
Hours: 54 hours LEC
Advanced reading and conversation in Spanish with emphasis on building vocabulary and review of grammar. Introduction to literature of the Hispanic world. May be taken two times for credit.
SPAN 426
Introduction to Mexican American Literature
3 Units
Prerequisite: SPAN 412 with a grade of "C" or better; or equivalent skills demonstrated through the assessment process.
General Education: AA/AS Area I; CSU Area C2; IGETC Area 3B
Course Transferable to UC/CSU
Hours: 54 hours LEC
This course is an introductory survey to the four genres of Mexican American literature: Poetry, Narrative, Theatre, and the Essay, and the culture which produced it. Emphasis will be given to 20th century writers and works. This course is conducted in English and Spanish.
SPAN 427
Introduction to Spanish American Literature
3 Units
Prerequisite: SPAN 412 with a grade of "C" or better
General Education: AA/AS Area I; CSU Area C2; IGETC Area 3B
Course Transferable to UC/CSU
Hours: 54 hours LEC
This course is an introductory survey to the four genres of Spanish American literature: Poetry, Narrative, Theatre, and the Essay, and the culture which produced it. Post Independence writers and their works will be emphasized. This course is conducted in Spanish.
SPAN 434
Spanish for the Professions - Intermediate
3 Units
Prerequisite: SPAN 102 or 402 with a grade of "C" or better
Course Transferable to CSU
Hours: 54 hours LEC
This is an intermediate course designed for persons in law enforcement, business and finance, social services and the medical professions. The emphasis of the course is on acquiring verbal facility in interviewing, collecting data, giving instructions and general courtesies. The course will help students acquire language proficiency while reviewing and broadening the grammar foundation attained in elementary Spanish. It will introduce specific vocabulary necessary for professionals to communicate successfully in a professional situation. Cultural and behavioral attitudes appropriate for relating to persons of Hispanic heritage will be suggested. This course may be taken twice for credit.
SPAN 495
Independent Studies in Spanish
1-3 Units
Prerequisite: None
Course Transferable to CSU
See UC Limitations & Counselor
Hours: 18 hours LEC; 54 hours LAB
SPAN 499
Experimental Offering in Spanish
.5-4 Units
Prerequisite: None
Course Transferable to CSU
Hours: 18 hours LEC; 54 hours LAB