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INTENSIVE SPANISH SUMMER INSTITUTE218LTCC CATALOG 2010-2011SPA 181D ISSI: SPANISH FOR THE MEDICALPROFESSION: HIGH INTERMEDIATE TO HIGHSUPERIORLecture .5, Lab 0, Units .5This is a high intermediate to high superior level course designedto improve oral communication skills for those associated with themedical profession. Vocabulary and terminology will cover informationgathering for medical assessment, giving instructions for first aid andtaking prescriptions, poisoning/drug use, and shock. This course isconducted almost entirely in Spanish. Grammatical explanationswill be minimal. Continuing education units are approved for theCalifornia Board of Registered Nursing, CEP 959, for five contacthours.ADVISORY: Recommend one year of college-level Spanish or equivalent.SPA 182 ISSI: COMPARATIVE GRAMMAR: LOWBEGINNINGLecture .5, Lab 0, Units .5This course is for the true low beginning Spanish student who hasnever been exposed to the language. Through interactive studentcentereddiscussions and lecture, students will learn the basics of theSpanish language. Elementary grammatical structures and vocabularywill be introduced. This course will aid the student’s development ofan appreciation for the culture of Spanish-speaking countries.SPA 183A ISSI: BREAKING OUT OF BEGINNER’SSPANISHLecture .5, Lab 0, Units .5This course is for the student who has knowledge of spoken Spanishand is ready to work on sounding more like a native speaker ofSpanish. Transition words and phrases will be introduced to help thestudent towards that end. The course is recommended for studentswho have had at least one year of college-level Spanish.ADVISORY: Recommend one year of college-level Spanish or equivalent.SPA 184A ISSI: COMPARATIVE GRAMMAR:BEGINNING TO INTERMEDIATELecture .5, Lab 0, Units .5This low beginning to intermediate level grammar course will focuson the versatility of the present tense and develop the student’s oralcommunication skills by expanding their understanding and usage ofthis tense.SPA 185A ISSI: COMPARATIVE GRAMMAR: HIGHINTERMEDIATE TO SUPERIORLecture .5, Lab 0, Units .5This course will compare and contrast high intermediate to superiorlevel grammar structures, which are problematic to students ofSpanish. Conceptual and structural difficulties of “ser” and “estar,”“por” and “para,” preterite and imperfect verb tenses, pronouns, andsyntax will be explained. This course is conducted almost entirely inSpanish.ADVISORY: SPA 184A with a grade of “P” or equivalent. Recommend one year ofcollege-level Spanish or equivalent.SPA 186A ISSI: COMPARATIVE GRAMMAR: THESUBJUNCTIVE MOOD FOR LOW ADVANCED TOADVANCED LEVELSLecture .5, Lab 0, Units .5This course will focus on the Spanish and English subjunctive moodusage, misuse of the subjunctive, and structures that mandate thesubjunctive mood in Spanish at the low advanced to advanced levels.ADVISORY: Recommend one year of college-level Spanish or equivalent.SPA 186B ISSI: COMPARATIVE GRAMMAR: THESUBJUNCTIVE MOOD FOR HIGH ADVANCED TOSUPERIOR LEVELSLecture .5, Lab 0, Units .5This course will focus on the Spanish and English subjunctive moodusage, misuse of the subjunctive, and structures that mandate thesubjunctive mood in Spanish at the high advanced to superior levels.ADVISORY: Recommend one to two years of college-level Spanish or equivalent.SPA 195A ISSI: SPANISH FOR THE TEACHINGPROFESSION: LOW BEGINNING TOINTERMEDIATELecture .5, Lab 0, Units .5This course is an introduction to classroom vocabulary for the teachingprofession. Objects and activities associated with the classroom willbe introduced and practiced. Low beginning to intermediate levelgrammatical explanations of the Spanish structures will be introduced.This course is presented in English and Spanish.SPA 195D ISSI: SPANISH FOR THE TEACHINGPROFESSION: HIGH INTERMEDIATE TO HIGHSUPERIORLecture .5, Lab 0, Units .5This high intermediate to high superior level course provides studentswith classroom vocabulary and grammatical structures for the teachingprofession. Specific units of study will include vocabulary necessaryto teaching mathematics, language arts, natural sciences, and socialsciences in Spanish. Practical correspondence with a student's familywill also be highlighted. This course is conducted almost entirely inSpanish.ADVISORY: Recommend one year of college-level Spanish or equivalent.SPA 199A ISSI: SPANISH COMMUNICATIVEINTERACTIVE CONVERSATION COURSE (SCICC)THE DIFFICULT TRIP: BEGINNING LEVELSLecture .25, Lab 0, Units .25This interactive conversational Spanish course will provide opportunityfor the student to apply the present and present progressive tenseswhile incorporating the use of elementary level vocabulary. Studentswill fully participate in conversations expressing facts and narrationabout current activities in authentic, simulated cultural settings.Students will create with the Spanish language, use interrogatives andinfinitives, and use vocabulary and verb forms in both the "usted" and"tú" forms of verbs.ADVISORY: SPA 121A, B, or D or concurrent enrollment in SPA 121A, B, or D, orequivalent.