Spanish

Courses

SPAN1010: Elementary Spanish I

Credits 4

For students who wish to begin the study of Spanish. The acquisition of basic vocabulary, sounds and structures with emphasis on conversation. An introduction to Spanish and Hispanoamerican cultures. Fulfills a General Education Cultural Competency (CC) requirement.

SPAN1020: Elementary Spanish II

Credits 4

A continuation of SPAN1010. For students who wish to begin the study of Spanish. The acquisition of basic vocabulary, sounds and structures with emphasis on conversation. An introduction to Spanish and Hispanoamerican cultures. Fulfills a General Education Cultural Competency (CC) requirement.

Prerequisites

SPAN1010, or equivalent

SPAN2010: Intermediate Spanish I

Credits 4

For students who have had at least two years of high school Spanish or one year of college Spanish. A refinement of basic skills and structure with continued emphasis on conversation and increasing emphasis on composition and reading. Fulfills a General Education Cultural Competency (CC) requirement.

Prerequisites

SPAN1020, or equivalent.

SPAN2020: Intermediate Spanish II

Credits 4

A continuation of SPAN2010. For students who have had at least two years of high school Spanish or one year of college Spanish. A refinement of basic skills and structure with continued emphasis on conversation and increasing emphasis on composition and reading. Fulfills a General Education Cultural Competency (CC) requirement.

Prerequisites

SPAN2010, or equivalent.

SPAN3010: Advanced Conversation and Composition

Credits 3

Extensive conversation with lesser emphasis on composition. Spanish-language media such as television and internet provide or supplement topics for discussion and writing. Counts for cultural or linguistic credit. May be repeated for credit once. Fulfills a General Education Cultural Competency (CC) requirement.

Prerequisites

SPAN2020, or instructor's approval.

SPAN3230: Spanish for the Medical Professional

Credits 3
A study of language, forms and culture for medical practitioners. Useful for students majoring in nursing, biology or chemistry. Basic conversation and communication are taught, along with highly specialized terminology.
Prerequisite Courses
SPAN2020

SPAN3240: Spanish-Language Children's Literature

Credits 3
A study of various U.S. and Latin American authors of children's literature in Spanish. The course addresses the cultural and linguistic differences and similarities of Spanish-language children's literature. Various perspectives, genres and literary styles will be explored. In the course, students will examine the nature of language construction and the construction of meaning in the social context.
Prerequisites
SPAN2020, or instructor's approval.

SPAN3310: Hispanic Civilization

Credits 3
Historical survey to the present with focus on varying themes from sociology, politics, religion and literature. The course alternates between a focus on Hispanoamerica and Spain in coordination with SPAN3510 Survey of Hispanic Literature. May be repeated once for credit. Fulfills a General Education Cultural Competency (CC) requirement.
Prerequisites
SPAN2020, or instructor's approval.

SPAN3510: Survey of Hispanic Literature

Credits 3
A survey of Spanish literature from the medieval or colonial times to the present. Includes the genres of poetry, drama, and novel. The course alternates between a focus on Hispanoamerica and Spain in coordination with SPAN3310 Hispanic Civilization. May be repeated once for credit.
Prerequisites
SPAN2020, or instructor's approval.

SPAN3630: Teaching World Language in the Secondary School

Credits 2
Strategies appropriate to this subject field, instructional materials and tools, curricular structure common to this subject in the secondary school. Includes opportunities for students to assist and teach a minimum of 20 hours. (See EDUC3630)
Prerequisites
Junior classification, Program admission required.
Corequisite Courses
EDUC3750
EDUC3510

SPAN3950: Spanish Field Experience

Credits 1 4
Language and culture field experience in the local community or the international setting. Students who work with predominantly Hispanic clientele, translate for a business, participate or volunteer in Hispanic Community events, or are in other ways using their Spanish may enroll in the field experience for credit. Up to 4 semester credits may be earned through the Spanish field experience. The field experience may be completed over one or more semesters during the academic year, depending on the nature of the experience and subject to approval by the chair of the department.

SPAN4010: Capstone

Credits 1
This course provides students with a context for reflection and self-analysis regarding their educational experience at NNU. The approach in this course to self-analysis and critical reflection is two-fold: 1) students will reflect on their comprehensive educational experience through the lens of the four university outcomes, and 2) students will think about and discuss the integration of their learning with their future, post-university lives. (See CRIM4010, HUMN4010, PSYC4010)

SPAN4970: Senior Thesis

Credits 3
A capstone experience involving the writing of a major research paper under the close supervision of a faculty member. The paper is subject to multiple stages of criticism and rewriting. The Spanish Senior Thesis integrates the study of language and culture with the sociological approach of symbolic interactionism and the works of Blumer, Mead, Denzin, and other contemporary theorists.