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

C O U R S E D E S C R I P T I O N SSPANISH „ STUDENT GOVERNMENTSPAN 140 ADVANCED INTERMEDIATE SPANISH (3)Minimum of 48 lecture hours plus 16 lab hours by arrangement/semester.Prerequisite: SPAN 130 with a passinggrade.Further practice of conversation and compositionbased on class reading of works of modern Spanish andLatin-American authors; review of grammar; collateralreading of Latin-American literature. Transfer credit: UC;CSU (C2).SPAN 161 READINGS IN SPANISH AMERICANLITERATURE I (3)Minimum of 48 lecture hours/semester. Prerequisite:SPAN 140 or equivalent.Study of the literary trends and some of the best novels,poetry and short stories that exemplify SpanishAmerican literature of the 19th Century; familiarizes thestudent with the cultural, sociological and political framework,and the concerns that these writings represent.Shows how this literature reflects the fantastic reality ofthe Spanish American world. Cultural aspects of theSpanish-speaking world are highlighted. Transfer credit:UC; CSU (C2).SPAN 162 READINGS IN SPANISH AMERICANLITERATURE II (3)Minimum of 48 lecture hours/semester. Prerequisite:SPAN 140 or equivalent.Exploration of the literary trends and some of the bestnovels, poetry and short stories that exemplify SpanishAmerican literature of the 20th century; familiarizes thestudent with the cultural, sociological and political framework,and the concerns that these writings represent.Shows how this literature reflects the fantastic reality ofthe Spanish American world. Cultural aspects of theSpanish-speaking world are highlighted. Transfer credit:UC; CSU (C2).SPAN 220 SPANISH FOR SPANISH SPEAKERS I (5)(Pass/No Pass or letter grade.)Minimum of 80 lecture hours plus 16 lab hours by arrangement/semester.Recommended: Completion of SPAN 110or 112 with a grade of C or better, or equivalent collegelevelcourse, or equivalent.Designed for students who speak and understandbasic Spanish because of life experience, but who alsoneed practice in reading and writing Spanish and want toimprove their knowledge/command of grammar and otherlinguistic features. Students practice and developimproved communicative competence in written andspoken Spanish for use in a variety of social contexts,settings, and registers. Readings are used as the basis ofclassroom discussions and writing practice. Culturalaspects of the Spanish-speaking world are emphasized.The course is conducted primarily in Spanish. Transfercredit: UC; CSU (C2).SPAN 801 CONVERSATIONAL SPANISH I (2)(Pass/No Pass.)Minimum of 48 lecture hours/semester.This is the most elementary course in conversationalSpanish. Emphasis is placed on learning basic conver -sational patterns that may be applied to everydaysituations. (This course will not fulfill the language requirementsat CSU or UC.)SPEECH COMMUNICATIONSee listings under Communication Studies.STUDENT GOVERNMENT (SGOV)SGOV 111 STUDENT GOVERNMENT I – FALL (1-2)Minimum of 16 lecture hours/semester for one unit. Inaddition, attendance at weekly Student Council meetings(minimum of 16 hours) is required to earn two units.Designed to assist Student Council members, clubofficers, and other interested students in acquiring backgroundand skills for effective participation in the collegecommunity. Includes parliamentary procedure, groupdynamics and analysis of the nature and techniques ofeffective leadership. (Open entry.) May be repeated oncefor credit. Transfer credit: CSU.SGOV 112 STUDENT GOVERNMENT II – SPRING (1-2)Minimum of 16 lecture hours/semester for one unit. Inaddition, attendance at weekly Student Council meetings(minimum of 16 hours) is required to earn two units.Continuation of SGOV 111. (Open entry.) May berepeated once for credit. Transfer credit: CSU.SGOV 115 COMMUNITY SERVICE & LEADERSHIPPRACTICUM (1)(Pass/No Pass.)Minimum of 8 lecture hours and 24 hours of structuredand verified community service in an established andapproved service organization/semester.A practicum course in community service bringingtogether students and approved service agencies ororganizations. The course prepares students for communityservice and helps them find an approved communityopportunity that matches their service criteria. In additionto service in the community, the course meets four timesin the classroom. May be repeated twice for credit.Transfer credit: CSU.230 w w w. S k y l i n e C o l l e g e . e d u 2011 – 2 012 C ATA L O G