Skyline College Catalog 2011-2012 Program & course descriptions ...

SPANISH (SPAN)Language Lab and Listening Requirement: Studentsenrolled in foreign language courses are required to makeuse of the language lab as prescribed by each department.Imitation, response, and independent practice areintegral features of the study of a foreign language at theCollege.SPAN 101 SPANISH FOR PUBLIC SERVICE I (3)(Pass/No Pass or letter grade.)Minimum of 48 lecture hours plus 16 lab hours by arrangement/semester.A course to help public service professionals learnbasic Spanish grammar and vocabulary, phrases andexpressions to serve Spanish-speaking clientele.Students will improve oral proficiency and listening comprehensionand become familiar with questions andresponses in Spanish commonly heard in public servicesettings. The course may be tailored to a particular publicservice sector, such as health care, public safety, socialwork, or education. May be repeated once for credit.Transfer credit: CSU.SPAN 103 SPANISH FOR TRAVELERS (3)(Pass/No Pass or letter grade.)Minimum of 48 lecture hours plus 16 lab hours by arrangement/semester.An introductory Spanish course for students to acquirethe ability to comprehend, speak, read and write Spanishand use Spanish conversation skills to make simplearrangements related to travel to a Spanish-speakinglocale. Students will learn basic grammar and vocabulary,phrases, and expressions used in traveling. Transfercredit: CSU.SPAN 110 ELEMENTARY SPANISH (5)Minimum of 80 lecture hours plus 16 lab hours by arrangement/semester.Recommended: Eligibility for ENGL 836or ESOL 400.Spanish structures and active vocabulary based onoral and written pattern drills. Conversation based onshort dialogues containing only structures already practiced.Transfer credit: UC; CSU (C2).SPAN 111, 112 ELEMENTARY SPANISH I and II (3, 3)(Pass/No Pass or letter grade.)Minimum of 48 lecture hours plus 16 lab hours by arrangement/semester.SPAN 111 – Recommended: Eligibility forENGL 836 or ESOL 400. SPAN 112 – Prerequisite: SPAN111 or equivalent.A two-semester sequence covering the same coursematerials as SPAN 110. Students starting this sequencemust complete SPAN 112 prior to attempting SPAN 120.Transfer credit: UC; CSU (C2).SPANISHSPAN 120 ADVANCED ELEMENTARY SPANISH (5)Minimum of 80 lecture hours plus 16 lab hours by arrangement/semester.Prerequisite: SPAN 110, 112, or equivalentcollege-level course.Continuation of SPAN 110 or SPAN 112, for studentswho can use Spanish to communicate about the “hereand now” and relate a simple story in the past. Studentspractice and develop further communicative competencein written and spoken Spanish for use in a variety of socialcontexts and settings. Readings are used as the basis ofclassroom discussions. Cultural aspects of the Spanishspeakingworld are emphasized. The course is conductedprimarily in Spanish. Transfer credit: UC; CSU (C2).SPAN 121 ADVANCED ELEMENTARY SPANISH I (3)Minimum of 48 lecture hours plus 16 lab hours by arrangement/semester.Prerequisite: SPAN 110 or 112, or equivalent.A course covering approximately the same material asthe first half of SPAN 120. For students who can useSpanish to communicate about the “here and now” andrelate a simple story in the past. Students practice anddevelop further communicative competence in writtenand spoken Spanish for use in a variety of social contextsand settings. Readings are used as the basis of classroomdiscussions. Cultural aspects of the Spanish-speakingworld are emphasized. The course is conducted primarilyin Spanish. Transfer credit: UC; CSU (C2).SPAN 122 ADVANCED ELEMENTARY SPANISH II (3)Minimum of 48 lecture hours plus 16 lab hours by arrangement/semester.Prerequisite: SPAN 121 or equivalent.A course covering approximately the same material asthe second half of SPAN 120. For students who can useSpanish to communicate about the “here and now” andrelate a simple story in the past. Students practice anddevelop further communicative competence in writtenand spoken Spanish for use in a variety of social contextsand settings. Readings are used as the basis of classroomdiscussions. Cultural aspects of the Spanish-speakingworld are emphasized. The course is conducted primarilyin Spanish. Transfer credit: UC; CSU (C2).SPAN 130 INTERMEDIATE SPANISH (3)Minimum of 48 lecture hours plus 16 lab hours by arrangement/semester.Prerequisite: SPAN 120 or 122 with apassing grade.Practice of conversation and composition; review ofgrammar; class and collateral reading of Spanish andLatin-American literature. Transfer credit: UC; CSU (C2).C O U R S E D E S C R I P T I O N S2 011 – 2 012 C ATA L O G w w w. S k y l i n e C o l l e g e . e d u229