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• SPAN A210: Intermediate Spanish

  4.00 Credits

  University of South Carolina-Aiken

  
  (Prereq: Grade of C or better in SPAN A102 or SPAN A130, or by placement) Students will develop proficiency in Spanish at the Intermediate High level or above through the use and intense practice of multiple linguistic skills. Among these skills are sustaining and concluding a conversation in Spanish on controversial topics, debating opinions, writing analytical paragraphs based on a movie and/or a newspaper article, and understanding native speech articulated at the normal pace. Emphasis will also be placed on knowledge of the cultural constructs in which Spanish is spoken as well as on the geographic regions in which this language is spoken.
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• SPAN A303: Latin American Culture & Civil

  3.00 Credits

  University of South Carolina-Aiken

  
  (Prereq: SPAN A316 or A317, or by departmental permission) Study of the religious, historical, political, social, and economic organizations of the three important pre- Colombian tribes and an analysis of the impact that these cultural entities have had on contemporary Latin American Culture and Civilization. Study of the cultural changes caused in Latin America by the conquest. Study of the impact of western capital investments on Latin America and finally, an analysis of current Latin American-USA relationships, emphasizing historical and contemporary US military interventions in Latin America. Satisfies the Non- Western world studies requirement.
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• SPAN A308: Art Lit & Film of US Latinos

  3.00 Credits

  University of South Carolina-Aiken

  
  (Prereq: SPAN A316 or A317, or by departmental permission) Reading, study and analysis of selected visual art, literature and film by US Latinos from the many Latino communities of the USA, such as Dominicans, Puerto Ricans, Mexicans, and Cubans. Emphasis will be placed on contemporary representative works of each of the above genres and on discussions and analysis of the selected works.
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• SPAN A312: Spanish for Medical Personnel

  3.00 Credits

  University of South Carolina-Aiken

  
  (Prereq: SPAN A102 or SPAN A130) This course will enable pre-med students, nurses, doctors, and other health-care professionals to communicate effectively with the Latino patient, in and out of the United States, in the course of their daily work. The course will prioritize communicative skills in Spanish through the use of diverse and contemporary second- language acquisition pedagogy, including personalized questions/answers, focused role-play, translation and interpretation exercises, and technology-based activities. May be taught as a ten to twelve day immersion course during the regular semester, including Maymester, or during the summer or spring breaks. Cannot be used to fulfill second language requirements.
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• SPAN A313: Spanish for Teachers

  3.00 Credits

  University of South Carolina-Aiken

  
  (Prereq: SPAN A102 or SPAN A130) This course will present to elementary and secondary student-teachers and regular full-time teachers specialized vocabulary, grammar, and cultural information that will allow them to communicate effectively with the Latino students and their parents in the course of their interaction. This course will emphasize communicative skills and realistic role-playing activities that will focus on everyday classroom vocabulary, on social/personal situations that enhance the learning environment, and on familial constructs that address the issue of communication between the teacher and the Latino student. May be taught as a ten to twelve day immersion course during the regular semester, including Maymester or during the summer or spring breaks. Cannot be used to fulfill second language requirements.
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• SPAN A314: Spanish for Public Service

  3.00 Credits

  University of South Carolina-Aiken

  
  (Prereq: SPAN A102 or SPAN A130) This course develops oral and aural proficiency in public service- related interactions where Spanish is the principal means of communication through practical situations and role-playing. The course studies multicultural awareness and understanding of Latino attitudes. May be taught as a ten to twelve day immersion course during the regular semester, including Maymester, or during the summer or spring breaks. Cannot be used to fulfill second-language requirements.
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• SPAN A315: Spanish for Business & Finance

  3.00 Credits

  University of South Carolina-Aiken

  
  (Prereq: SPAN A102 or SPAN A130) Study of grammar, culture and specialized vocabulary that professionals in business, commerce, and finance will need to be able to communicate effectively with the Latino community, in and out of the United States, as they fulfill their daily work-related obligations. The course will emphasize communicative skills in the Spanish language and will include a variety of pedagogical strategies, such as personalized questions, cultural role-play, translation and interpretation exercises, and technology-based activities all designed to enhance the participant's knowledge of functional Spanish for business. May be taught as a ten to twelve day immersion course during the regular semester, including Maymester, or during the summer or spring breaks. Cannot be used to fulfill second language requirements.
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• SPAN A316: Conversation and Composition

  3.00 Credits

  University of South Carolina-Aiken

  
  (Prereq: SPAN A210 or by placement) Intensive oral-aural practice in conversational Spanish with emphasis on spontaneous discourse in Spanish, on pronunciation and fluidity, on critical analysis and interpretation of short monographic texts in Spanish, and on the techniques of writing basic compositions, utilizing diverse tenses and advanced vocabulary.
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• SPAN A317: Adv Spanish Conv & Comp

  3.00 Credits

  University of South Carolina-Aiken

  
  (Prereq: SPAN A210 or by placement) Intensive study of conversation and written Spanish using the multi-skills approach and the techniques of writing extemporaneous, anecdotal, humorous, descriptive, and controversial compositions using expanded vocabulary and advanced tenses and moods in Spanish.
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• SPAN A318: Spanish Linguistics

  3.00 Credits

  University of South Carolina-Aiken

  
  (Prereq: any SPAN A300 level course) Introduction to Spanish linguistics. Emphasis on phonology, pronunciation, semantics, and syntax. The historical, regiona,l and social variations of the Spanish language and their practical and global applications will be studied and analyzed.
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