2009-11 Marian University Course Catalog, fall 2010 edition
2009-11 Marian University Course Catalog, fall 2010 edition
2009-11 Marian University Course Catalog, fall 2010 edition
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SPA 102<br />
Introduction to Spanish II 4 credits<br />
Prerequisite: 101 or placement. Continuation of vocabulary<br />
building, grammar usage, and practice in the skills of listening<br />
comprehension, speaking, reading, and writing. The course is<br />
designed to help the student engage in simple conversations<br />
on familiar topics, understand the main ideas on a familiar<br />
topic in both written and spoken Spanish, and learn how<br />
cultural differences affect one’s experience of the world. This<br />
course partially satisfies the general education requirement<br />
in the effective communication category. (SEM)<br />
SPA <strong>11</strong>0<br />
Introductory Spanish for the<br />
Healthcare Professional I 4 credits<br />
Introductory study of the Spanish language with special<br />
applications to the healthcare setting. Emphasis on<br />
vocabulary needs and cultural understanding to assist in<br />
working with the Spanish-speaking client. This course partially<br />
satisfies the general education requirement in the effective<br />
communication category. (SEM)<br />
SPA <strong>11</strong>1<br />
Introductory Spanish for the<br />
Healthcare Professional II 4 credits<br />
Prerequisite: <strong>11</strong>0 or placement or instructor permission. This<br />
course is intended for students in a healthcare program. It is a<br />
continuation of Introductory Spanish for the Healthcare<br />
Professional I. The emphasis continues to be on building basic<br />
vocabulary with specific application to medical specialties.<br />
This course partially satisfies the general education<br />
requirement in the effective communication category. (SPR)<br />
SPA <strong>11</strong>5<br />
Speaking Like the Spanish 1 credit<br />
This course is designed for students interested in conversing<br />
at a novice level in Spanish. The class meets one hour per<br />
week and focuses on vocabulary acquisition and basic<br />
conversational strategies. Each class focuses on a practical<br />
situation and students converse in Spanish through guided<br />
activities. (ADD)<br />
SPA 200<br />
Intermediate Spanish I 3 credits<br />
Prerequisite: 102 or placement. Continued development of<br />
proficiency in communication skills. The course is designed to<br />
help the student participate in simple conversations on topics<br />
such as personal history and leisure-time activities, read<br />
consistently with increased understanding simple connected<br />
texts, write short narratives about familiar topics, and<br />
demonstrate an understanding of cultural differences and<br />
similarities in a world view. (FAL)<br />
SPA 201<br />
Intermediate Spanish II 3 credits<br />
Prerequisite: 200 or placement. Continues the review of basic<br />
structural elements of the Spanish language and provides a<br />
context for students to develop consistency in understanding<br />
and correct usage as they advance to connected discourse in<br />
Spanish. The course is designed to help the student initiate,<br />
sustain, and close a general conversation, read consistently<br />
with full understanding simple connected texts, and get some<br />
main ideas from texts featuring description and narration,<br />
write about personal experience, and appreciate culturebased<br />
values in the Spanish-speaking world. (SPR)<br />
SPA 210<br />
Business Practice in Spanish 3 credits<br />
Prerequisite: 201, placement, or instructor permission. This<br />
course is designed to establish a foundation in common<br />
business vocabulary and basic business and cultural concepts,<br />
and to engage in situational practice necessary to be<br />
successful in today’s Spanish-speaking business world. The<br />
class activities include the use of community and business<br />
resources in Indianapolis. It is intended for students with<br />
some knowledge of and ability in Spanish who wish to use the<br />
language in business-related applications. (2SO)<br />
SPA 220<br />
Spanish Prose and Poetry 3 credits<br />
Prerequisite: 201 or equivalent knowledge of Spanish.<br />
Development of skills required to read for information, to<br />
comprehend major ideas, and to analyze different literary<br />
forms of average difficulty. Readings are selected from works<br />
of Spanish authors from the twelfth to the twenty-first<br />
centuries and grouped according to genre. Class is conducted<br />
in Spanish. (2SE)<br />
SPA 230<br />
Basic Spanish Conversation 3 credits<br />
Prerequisite: 201 or equivalent knowledge of Spanish.<br />
Development of speaking and listening skills which enable<br />
students to use Spanish correctly and idiomatically in<br />
conversation and narration. Students learn and use functional<br />
expressions appropriate to typical Hispanic situations,<br />
prepare and deliver dialogues and brief oral reports, and<br />
engage in impromptu conversations on topics of current<br />
public and personal interest. Listening skills include<br />
interaction with film, video and audio recordings, as well as<br />
with speakers of native ability. (2FE)<br />
SPA 240<br />
Advanced Spanish Grammar<br />
and Composition 3 credits<br />
Prerequisite: 201 or equivalent knowledge of Spanish. Review<br />
of the essentials of Spanish grammar with application to<br />
composition. The course is designed to help students write<br />
social and business correspondence, take notes, write<br />
cohesive summaries and resumes, as well as narratives and<br />
descriptions of a factual nature. Required course for teacher<br />
certification. (2FO)<br />
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