Courses

Expansion of translation practice and development of lexical and stylistic competence in specialized fields, including commercial, legal, medical, technical and scientific; mandatory service learning component included.

Study of business language and concepts, as well as cultural business practices in the Spanish-speaking world. Students in this course will be introduced to broad concepts of business and the relevant Spanish vocabulary for these concepts, as well as country-specific business cultural practices and how the business concepts apply throughout the Hispanic world.

This advanced course emphasizes and expands intensive conversation, technical readings and vocabulary pertinent to the medical field. The course focuses on practical vocabulary, idiomatic expressions, medical terminology and cultural patterns of Spanish-speaking patients.

This advanced course emphasizes intensive Spanish conversation, technical readings and vocabulary pertinent to the medical field. The course focuses on practical vocabulary, idiomatic expressions, medical terminology and cultural patterns of Spanish-speaking patients, and further expands on functions and notions of the language related to the medical field. Course conducted in Spanish.

SU. Learn how to communicate in Spanish different diseases, treatments and recommendations for pet owners, including but not limited to dogs, cats, horses, cattle and farm animals. At the end of the course, students should be able to obtain a history, explanation of physical exam and diagnostic tests, description of clinical exam findings, treatments and recommendations.

Students conduct an in-depth study of the usage of the Spanish language as Spanish.

Advanced Spanish Grammar provides a deeper understanding of the basic principles guiding Spanish grammar, in part by introducing new grammar rules, but primarily by reviewing and explaining in depth the grammar rules that were learned on the 100 level and reinforced in SP 201 Intermediate Spanish I and SP 202 Intermediate Spanish II.

This course places major emphasis on syntax, usage, and grammatical nomenclature. (MULT)

This course examines several topics, including the sound system of the language (phonology), how words are formed (morphology), how phrases and sentences are created (syntax), and how words develop different meanings (semantics and pragmatics). In addition, we discuss other areas such as the evolution of Spanish from Latin, and language variation and change (dialectology and sociolinguistics). PW: Global Engagement

Students who have taken SPAN 20 are provided with an opportunity to engage in additional levels of advanced tutoring for SPAN 111, 112, 203, and 204, under faculty supervision. SPAN 21 may not be applied to the major or minor in Spanish.