2007-2008 Undergraduate Academic Catalog - Plymouth State ...

Coursescomprehension and accurate composition.Contemporary readings and discussion withparallel oral and written grammar review.Conducted in Spanish. Falls. Corequisite(s):SP 1910. (DICO)(GACO)SP 1120 Continuing Spanish II 4 creditsA continuation of SP 1110. Conductedin Spanish. Springs. Prerequisite(s): SP1110 or equivalent. Corequisite(s): SP 1910.(DICO)(GACO)SP 1900 Fundamentals of Spanish –Lab0 creditLab sessions in the Language LearningResource Center ( Hyde 221) w it h aSupplementary Instructor for review practice,and completion of course assignments.Falls and Springs. Corequisite(s): SP 1010 orSP 1020.SP 1910 Continuing Spanish –Lab0 creditLab sessions in the Language LearningResource Center ( Hyde 221) w it h aSupplementary Instructor for review practice,and completion of course assignments.Falls and Springs. Corequisite(s): SP 1110 orSP 1120.SP 2010 Intermediate Spanish I 4 creditsEnhancement of Spanish skills. For studentswith sufficient control of Spanish fundamentals.Vocabulary building. Oral and writtengrammar review, selected literary and culturalreadings. Conducted in Spanish. Falls.Prerequisite(s): no more than three years ofhigh school Spanish, or one year of universityfirst-year Spanish. (DICO)(GACO)SP 2020 Intermediate Spanish II 4 creditsContinuation of SP 2010. Conducted inSpanish. Springs. Prerequisite(s): SP 2010 orequivalent. (DICO)(GACO)SP 2050 Spanish for CriminalJustice I4 creditsFor students who wish to advance their Spanishfundamentals and skills within the context ofthe criminal justice environment. Objectivesinclude attaining intermediate level oral proficiencyby developing the student’s ability tocreate with the language, to participate in shortconversations, to ask and answer questions byusing specialized law enforcement vocabularyin Spanish. Grammatical accuracy is soughtthrough a selective review of basic constructions.Falls. Prerequisite(s): three years of highschool Spanish, or one year of university firstyearSpanish. (DICO)(GACO)SP 2060 Spanish for CriminalJustice II4 creditsA continuation of SP 2050. Springs.Prerequisite(s): SP 2050. (DICO)(GACO)SP 3030 Advanced Spanish 3 creditsOne-semester sequel to Intermediate Spanishor for advanced placement of incoming students.Review of all skills with attention tovocabulary expansion and the introductionof more sophisticated grammatical constructions.Development of composition and communicationskills and preparation for readingauthentic texts of diverse types. Students compareand contrast the role of technology in ourculture with that of various countries of theSpanish-speaking world. Hands-on experienceusing current technologies to present andarchive student work. Conducted in Spanish.Falls. Prerequisite(s): advanced level of Spanish.(GLOB)(GACO)(TECO)SP 3100 Modern Latin AmericanLiterature in Translation 3 creditsOffers an opportunity to students who donot read Spanish to familiarize themselveswith the literature of modern Latin America.Students read and discuss poetry, essay, shortstory and novel, and view selected films basedon Latin American literary works. Works readand discussed from Brazil, Mexico, Argentina,Puerto Rico and other countries. Readings anddiscussion in English. Spring of even years.(LITY)SP 3120 Spanish Culture andCivilization3 creditsInvestigates the culture of Spain. Conductedin Spanish. Unscheduled. Prerequisite(s):advanced level of Spanish. (GLOB)SP 3140 Spanish American Culture andCivilization3 creditsInvestigates the culture of Spanish America.Conducted in Spanish. Unscheduled.Prerequisite(s): advanced level of Spanish.(GLOB)SP 3170 Spanish for SocialServices3 creditsStudents increase their oral and writtenproficiency in Spanish by developing theirability to communicate through the use ofspecific vocabulary related to social services.Participation in role-play situations, debatesand short individual/group oral presentations.Service-learning component, including a writtenjournal and final presentation, to tie inwith classroom study. Conducted in Spanish.Spring of odd years. Prerequisite(s): advancedlevel of Spanish. (DICO)(GACO)SP 3190 Spanish for Business 3 creditsStudents increase their oral and written proficiencyin Spanish by developing their abilityto communicate through the use of specificvocabulary related to the world of business.Participation in role-play situations, debatesand short individual and group oral presentations.Class project requires students toresearch how a local company does business asopposed to one specifically targeting Spanishspeakingpopulations in the United States orabroad. Includes a final presentation, to tie inwith classroom study. Conducted in Spanish.Unscheduled. Prerequisite(s): advanced levelof Spanish. (DICO)(GACO)SP 3200 Survey of the LiteraryMasterpieces of Spain 3 creditsAn overview of important literary works fromSpain. Conducted in Spanish. Unscheduled.Prerequisite(s): advanced level of Spanish.(LITY)SP 3220 Advanced SpanishComposition 3 creditsAttention to developing clarity, accuracy andproficiency in written composition. Fromguided writing by models to free expression.Conducted in Spanish. Falls. Prerequisite(s):advanced level of Spanish. (WRIT)(WRCO)SP 3250 Hispanic Women in Literature,Art, and Film 3 creditsA study of images of Hispanic women throughthe ages in Spain and the Americas, as a wayof better understanding Hispanic culture asa whole. Taught in Spanish. Unscheduled.Prerequisite(s): advanced level of Spanish.SP 3300 Survey of the LiteraryMasterpieces of SpanishAmerica3 creditsOverview of the literature of Spanish America.Conducted in Spanish. Unscheduled.Prerequisite(s): advanced level of Spanish.(LITY)SP 3330 Spanish Conversation 3 creditsAttention to organization and presentationof oral expression as well as accuracy and fluencyin discussion and repartee. Conductedin Spanish. Springs. Prerequisite(s): advancedlevel of Spanish.SP 4300 Medieval SpanishLiterature3 creditsA thorough investigation of the beginning ofSpanish literature up to the Spanish GoldenAge. Conducted in Spanish. Unscheduled.Prerequisite(s): advanced level of Spanish.(WRIT)SP 4310 Golden Age Literature 3 creditsTo familiarize students with some of the worksrepresentative of the development of the literarygenres and the creative genius of one ofthe peaks of Spanish civilization. Conducted306 Plymouth State University Academic Catalog 2007–2008