Spanish Course Descriptions

Continuation of language study, advancing students toward comprehension, speaking, reading, and writing while gaining a deeper appreciation for the Spanish-speaking culture, language, and people. Online laboratory work is required. Prerequisites: SPA 1020 or its equivalent. Three hours each.

This course improves oral expression through pronunciation exercises, vocabulary building, and development of communicative strategies. Students will build fluency in small group speaking activities and practice comprehension through engagement with video and audio media. Inclass discussions are based on short readings from the contemporary Spanish-speaking world. Assignments include oral presentations, debates, interviews, and creative assignments such as podcasts. Prerequisite: SPA 2020 or its equivalent. Three hours.

This course improves written proficiency through intensive study of grammatical and syntactical structures and rhetorical styles. Assigned readings include examples from fiction and non-fiction genres. Students will build writing skills through regular exercises and compositions ranging from creative to expository styles. All work in Spanish. Prerequisite: SPA 2020 or its equivalent. Three hours.

A study of Hispanic literary genres, periods, and authors. Topics vary, but may include a thematically-focused survey from medieval to contemporary Hispanic literature, the development of a genre, or a literary movement in a particular period. Students will develop a lexical and analytical toolkit for analyzing literary expression, and will learn to substantiate and develop ideas through interpretative essays and classroom discussion. Major reading and written assignments will be in Spanish. Prerequisite: SPA 2020 or its equivalent. Three hours.

An interdisciplinary study of Hispanic culture. Topics vary, but may include studies in literature, art and architecture, film, or music, or may focus on cultural, social, or political events in a particular period or region. Students will learn to analyze cultural objects—verbal, visual, and material—within a historical context, and will bridge different disciplinary frameworks in class discussions and critical essays. Prerequisite: SPA 2020 or its equivalent. Three hours.

This class examines the theory and practice of intercultural communication through readings, discussions, observational research, practicums, and in-class activities, we will identify the barriers to successful intercultural exchanges, and study and implement better practices for communicating across cultural differences. Course assignments and discussions are designed for application to everyday encounters with individuals from other cultures. Prerequisite: COM 1100. Three hours.

This team-taught and interdisciplinary seminar is among students’ final educational experiences before degree completion. As such, its components allow students to showcase the academic abilities they have acquired through their degree program (through a thesis or project) and to think about and prepare for the next steps in their professional careers. Students participate in both interdisciplinary plenaries and discipline specific seminars. Students give a final presentation of their theses or projects at an interdisciplinary symposium. Three hours.

A minimum of 12 hour must be taken overseas at Universidad of Belgrano, Buenos Aires, Argentina or the Universidad Antonio de Nebrija, Madrid, Spain.

STA 0460 – Universidad Antonio de Nebrija
STA 0400 – Universidad de Belgrano

Upon returning to Grace, any student still needing hours in
the Major area may take a combination of the following
courses:
SPA 3810 Readings
SPA 3920 Independent Study
SPA 4520 Spanish Teaching Practicum