courses of instruction - Lafayette College

students acquire the linguistic competence
necessary to pursue literary and cultural
studies in Spanish through work with the
language as well as selected texts and
multimedia resources.
Heritage speakers: Students who speak
Spanish at home may wish to work closely
with a faculty adviser in the Spanish sec
tion in order to address specific academic
needs not met in the classroom. Heritage
speakers who have already had formal
schooling in Spanish prior to starting col
lege are encouraged to begin at the 300- or
400-level or request conference courses in
Spanish. Those who speak Spanish and
received most or all of their schooling in
English prior to beginning college study
may wish to consult with faculty teaching
Advanced Spanish 211 in order to create a
more individualized program of study
than the one offered in the standardized
program. In all cases, heritage speakers
are encouraged to take course work in
Spanish as well as work toward a major or
a minor in the field.
LANGUAGE SKILLS COURSES
General prerequisite: Students having two
or more years of high school Spanish are re
quired to take a placement examination (AP
or SAT II) before enrolling in their first
course in Spanish at Lafayette. First-year
students may take the SAT II placement test
during their summer orientation, or, at any
point in their college careers, students may
make an appointment with the Department
of Foreign Languages and Literatures to
take the placement test.
101,102. Elementary Spanish. Funda
mentals of spoken and written language.
Development of reading, writing, speak
ing, and listening skills. An introduction
to the culture of the Hispanic world. Class
/laboratory. Students having had two or
more years of high-school Spanish are in
eligible to take Spanish 101 unless they
obtain the instructor's permission. Other
wise, these students are emcouraged to
enroll in Spanish 103. Staff
FOREIGN LANGUAGES AND LITERATURES
103. Accelerated Elementary Spanish.
Intensive training in basic grammar and
vocabulary. Development of reading,
writing, listening, and speaking skills.
Ideal for highly motivated beginners, stu
dents in need of review, and those with
professional, family, or travel interests.
Class/laboratory. Prerequisite: Permission
of instructor. Not open to students with
credit for Spanish 101,102. Staff
111, 112. Intermediate Spanish. Review
and expansion of the basic grammar and
vocabulary of the language. Short literary
and cultural readings. Development of
reading, writing, listening, and conversa
tional skills as well as a deeper under
standing of Hispanic cultures. Class/labo
ratory. Prerequisite: Spanish 101-102,103,
or equivalent. Staff
211. Advanced Spanish. An advanced
Spanish grammar review with a focus on
vocabulary building and communication
skills. Designed to develop both writing
skills and conversational fluency through
discussing and writing about selected texts
and films. Role-playing, skits, and other
appropriate exercises. Spanish 211 is rec
ommended before pursuing study abroad
and is required for further course work in
Spanish. Class/laboratory. Prerequisite:
Spanish 111-112 or equivalent. Staff
225. Business Spanish. This course is de
signed to teach advanced students how to
use their language skills within the con
text of the Spanish-speaking professional
world. Students acquire specialized vo
cabulary and knowledge related to topics
such as banking and finance, telecommu
nications, import/export operations, ad
vertising, and marketing. Course activ
ities include composition of business let
ters and resumes, summaries and transla
tion of official documents and business
correspondence, the exploration and anal
ysis of commerce-related Internet sites,
and the completion and class presentation
of a country-specific team project.
Class/conferences/library/laboratory.
Prerequisite: Spanish 211 or equivalent.
Ms. Geoffrion-Vinci
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