Sharpen skills in speaking and reading Spanish, while building cross-cultural competence for globally-oriented travel, study, and work. Not open to native speakers.
Athena Title
Spanish Cultural Dialogues
Equivalent Courses
Not open to students with credit in SPAN 3010H, SPAN 3011, SPAN 3011S
Prerequisite
SPAN 2002 or SPAN 2002E or SPAN 2002H or SPAN 2120H
Semester Course Offered
Offered fall and spring
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Student learning Outcomes
Students will participate in ACTFL intermediate mid to high level conversations in Spanish demonstrating proper pronunciation and effective use of vocabulary, agreement, and verb conjugations.
Students will engage in dialogues with their peers and the instructor about a variety of topics and situations in the past, present, future, and hypothetical situations.
Students will develop arguments in Spanish using full sentences and producing short paragraphs orally.
Students will be familiarized with a variety of Hispanic cultural products, such as periodical press articles, interviews, short films, music, and social media in order to develop awareness, appreciation and knowledge of cultures and communities beyond their own.
Students will be able to navigate interpersonal communication with an awareness of cultural differences.
Topical Outline
Oral presentations, debates, and in-class discussion activities based on films, short stories, and periodical press articles
Oral examinations and interviews with the professor
Listening comprehension activities and examinations
Language-specific activities to promote the use of transitions, relative pronouns, and conjunctions
Institutional Competencies Learning Outcomes
Social Awareness & Responsibility
The capacity to understand the interdependence of people, communities, and self in a global society.
