UCM

Courses List

Courses to be covered in 4 weeks (15 contact hours per week)*
SPAN 1010 Beginner Spanish I
SPAN 1020 Beginner Spanish II
SPAN 2010 Intermediate Spanish I
SPAN 2020 Intermediate Spanish II
SPAN 3010 Spanish for Spanish Speakers
SPAN 3021 Conversation and Reading
SPAN 3022 Conversation and writing
SPAN 4010 Advanced Spanish for Spanish Speakers
SPAN 4021 Advanced Conversation and Reading
SPAN 4022 Advanced Conversation and writing

Courses to be covered in 6 weeks (8 contact hours per week)**
SPAN 3011 Advanced Grammar
SPAN 3012 Commercial Spanish
SPAN 3050 Spanish Civilization
SPAN 3051 Spanish American Civilization
SPAN 3052 Mexican Civilization
SPAN 4055 Survey of Spanish American Literature
SPAN 4056 Contemporary Spanish American Literature
SPAN 4060 Spanish Phonetics and Phonemics

Spanish Courses for professionals:***
SPAN 5005 Spanish for Medical Personnel
SPAN 5006 Spanish for Law Enforcement
SPAN 5007 Spanish for Social Workers

* These courses are offered Monday to Friday, 3 contact hours per day for a total of 15 contact hours per week. 1 semester credit will be granted per week.

** These courses are offered Monday to Thursday, 2 contact hours per day for a total of 8 contact hours per week. 1 semester credit will be granted per every two weeks.

*** These courses are offered on the semiprivate program or special group arrangements.

SPAN 1010 Beginning Spanish I (4) An introduction to the Spanish language and Spanish-speaking cultures, with emphasis on the development of communicative skills through grammatical structures. No prerequisites. No prior knowledge of Spanish is assumed. Grammar themes to be covered are: Simple present tense, present perfect, present progressive, pronouns and a brief introduction to past tense. This course is conducted in Spanish.

SPAN 1020 Beginning Spanish II (4) Continuation of the study of the Spanish language and Spanish-speaking cultures, with emphasis on the development of communicative skills and basic structures. Prerequisite: SPAN 1010 or equivalent. Grammar themes to be covered are: Past, future and conditional tenses, commands and a brief introduction to present subjunctive. This course is conducted in Spanish.

SPAN 2010 Intermediate Spanish I (4) Continuation of Spanish language fundamentals. Emphasis on the development of the skills of speaking, reading, listening, writing and on culture. At time of enrollment in course, basic communicative skills (reading, writing, speaking, listening) in Spanish, equivalent to those demonstrated upon completion of Spanish 102, are mandatory. Prerequisite: Span 1020 or equivalent. Grammar themes to be covered are: Subjunctive, relative pronouns, passive voice and a review of indicative tenses. This course is conducted in Spanish.

SPAN 2020 Intermediate Spanish II (4) Continuation of SPAN 2010. Further development of the four skills, with an emphasis on reading, composition. Review of selected grammatical features supported by study of cultural materials. Emphasis on written and spoken language. Prerequisite: SPAN 2010 or equivalent. This course is conducted in Spanish.

SPAN 3023 Intermediate Commercial Spanish (3) Designed as an introduction to the world of business and technology in Spanish speaking countries. Socio-economic issues that affect business; everyday commercial activities, such as job interviews, on-the-job routines, banking and cross cultural effects. Prerequisite: SPAN 2010 or equivalent. This course is conducted in Spanish.

SPAN 3010 Spanish for Spanish Speakers (4) Designed for students who come from a Spanish-speaking background, yet who have completed little or no formal study of Spanish. Introduction to written Spanish: review of orthography, spelling, basic sentence construction, vocabulary enrichment, complex and compound sentence construction, basic principles of writing. Special attention will be focused on the problems particular to bilingual students. This course is conducted in Spanish.

SPAN 3011 Advanced Grammar (3) Exploration and practice of the fine points of Spanish grammar. Special attention to morphological and syntactical structures. : 2020 or equivalent. This course is conducted in Spanish.

SPAN 3012 Commercial Spanish (3) Intensive oral and written practice at the advanced level. Focuses terminology and forms of business correspondence and documents, vocabulary, simulation, and communication specific to the needs of the business professional. Prerequisite: SPAN 2020 Advanced proficiency level. This course is conducted in Spanish.

SPAN 3021 Conversation and Reading (4) Designed to guide students through structured activities to increase their competence in oral communication and reading comprehension in Spanish. Readings will focus on topics from a variety of written sources: literature, magazines, print media, etc.). This course has emphasis on developing oral communication skills through group discussions, oral presentations, skits, role-playing, and other communicative activities. Prerequisite: SPAN 2020 or equivalent. This course is conducted in Spanish.

SPAN 3022 Conversation and Writing (4) Designed to guide students through structured activities to increase their competence in oral communication and writing in Spanish. This course has emphasis on developing oral communication skills through group discussions, oral presentations, skits, role-playing, and other communicative activities. Prerequisite: SPAN 2020 or equivalent. This course is conducted in Spanish.

SPAN 3050 Spanish Civilization (3) Analysis of the character and personality of the Spanish people through their politics, social structures and traditions from the past to present, with emphasis on their contemporary life, literature and culture. Prerequisites: SPAN 2020 or equivalent. This course is conducted in Spanish.

SPAN 3051 Spanish American Civilization (3) Analysis of the character and personality of the Spanish America people through their historical, political, sociological, cultural, and artistic development, with emphasis on their contemporary life, literature and culture. Prerequisites: SPAN 2020 or equivalent. This course is conducted in Spanish.

SPAN 3052 Mexican Civilization (3) A study of major aspects of Mexican culture, including historical, literary, artistic, political and economic characteristics as expressed through the centuries. Prerequisites: SPAN 2020 or equivalent. This course is conducted in Spanish.

SPAN 4010 Advanced Spanish for Spanish Speakers (4) Designed to assist non-native Spanish speakers in their continued development of Spanish language skills. An intensive review of grammar will be made with emphasis on contrastive features, interference from English and other specific areas of Spanish typically problematic for non-native speakers. Prerequisite: SPAN 2020, 3010 or equivalent. This course is conducted in Spanish.

SPAN 4021 Advanced Conversation and Reading (4) Practice of oral communication skills at advanced level and reading comprehension. Review of selected grammatical structures through use of literary and cultural materials. Course includes introduction to cultural factors affecting verbal and non-verbal communication in Spanish, readings and discussion of a wide variety of written sources: Literature (short stories, essays and poetry), print media, etc. activities Prerequisite: SPAN 3021, SPAN 3022 or equivalent. This course is conducted in Spanish

SPAN 4022 Advanced Conversation and writing (4) Advanced practice of oral communication skills through conversations and public speaking. Practice of written Spanish through advanced composition. Review of selected grammatical structures through use of literary and cultural materials. Prerequisite: SPAN 3021, SPAN 3022 or equivalent. This course is conducted in Spanish

SPAN 4055 Survey of Spanish American Literature (3) Introduction to the study of Spanish-American literature, with concentration on principal authors and their works during colonial, revolutionary, and modern periods. Prerequisite: SPAN 3021, SPAN 3022 or equivalent. This course is conducted in Spanish.

SPAN 4056 Contemporary Spanish American Literature (3) A study of the 20th- century Spanish-American literature through its essays, short stories, novels, and poetry. Presents the historical and literary contexts in which the selected works emerge and discusses the relationship between the writers and their cultural environment. Also develops analytical perspectives in literary criticism and to strengthen reading and writing in Spanish. Prerequisite: SPAN 3021, SPAN 3022 or equivalent. This course is conducted in Spanish.

SPAN 4060 Spanish Phonetics (3) Provides a description and analysis of the physiology and articulation of modern Spanish sounds, based on structural phonemic theory. And intensive pronunciation practice will provided in order to improve pronunciation of the Spanish language. Prerequisite: SPAN 3021, SPAN 3022 or equivalent. This course is conducted in Spanish.

SPAN 5005 Spanish for Medical Personnel (2 – 8) Intensive oral and written Spanish practice through simulations involving real life situations in intercultural settings. Provides vocabulary, idiomatic expressions, and cultural information for the specific needs of the medical professions. Prerequisite: SPAN 2020 or equivalent or intermediate proficiency level. This course is conducted in Spanish.

SPAN 5006 Spanish for Law Enforcement (2 – 8) Intensive oral and written Spanish practice through simulations involving real life situations in intercultural settings. Provides vocabulary, idiomatic expressions, and cultural information for the specific needs of the law enforcement professional. Prerequisite: SPAN 2020 or equivalent or intermediate proficiency level. This course is conducted in Spanish.

SPAN 5007 Spanish for Social Workers (2 – 8) Intensive oral and written Spanish practice through simulations involving real life situations in intercultural settings. Provides vocabulary, idiomatic expressions, and cultural information for the specific needs of the social workers professional. Prerequisite: SPAN 2020 or equivalent or intermediate proficiency level. This course is conducted in Spanish.