Classes and Course Descriptions

[ SPAN 1A ] Elementary Spanish, 5 Units
Study and practice in understanding, speaking, reading, and writing Spanish; readings in Spanish and Spanish-American life and culture.
5 hours lecture. Acceptable for credit: UC/CSU
1105.00
(AA/AS area 3; CSU area C2; Spanish 1A:IGETC area Language; CAN Span 2; Spanish 1B: IGETC area 3; CAN Span 4)

[ SPAN 1B ] Elementary Spanish, 5 Units
Study and practice in understanding, speaking, reading, and writing Spanish; readings in Spanish and Spanish-American life and culture.
5 hours lecture. Prerequisite for Spanish 1B: Spanish 1A with grade C or better. Acceptable for credit: UC/CSU
1105.00
(AA/AS area 3; CSU area C2; Spanish IA:IGETC area Language; Spanish 1B: IGETC area 3)

[ SPAN 2A ] Intermediate Spanish, 5 Units
Grammar review, conversation, composition, reading and aural-oral practice.
5 hours lecture. Prerequisite: Spanish 1B with grade C or better. Acceptable for credit: UC/CSU
1105.00
(AA/AS area 3; CSU area C2; IGETC area 3; CAN Spanish 8; CAN Spanish Sequence B)

[ SPAN 2B ] Intermediate Spanish, 5 Units
Selected readings from Spanish and Latin-American literature, grammar review and advanced composition and conversation.
5 hours lecture. Prerequisite: Spanish 2A with grade C or better. Acceptable for credit: UC/CSU
1105.00
(AA/AS area 3; CSU area C2; IGETC area 3; CAN Spanish 10; CAN Spanish Sequence B)

[ SPAN 10A ] Advanced Spanish Conversation, 3 Units
Practice in developing oral fluency through Interpretation and discussion of selected readings.
3 hours lecture. Prerequisite: Spanish 2A with grade C or better. Acceptable for credit: UC/CSU
1105.00
(AA/AS area 3)

[ SPAN 1OB ] Advanced Spanish Conversation, 3 Units
Practice In developing oral fluency through interpretation and discussion of selected readings.
3 hours lecture. Prerequisite: Spanish 2A with grade C or better. Acceptable for credit: UC/CSU
1105.00
(AA/AS area 3)

[ SPAN 11 ] Spanish for the Medical/ Health Professions, 3 Units
Introductory Spanish for the medical and health professions: Cultural, geographical, and linguistic aspects of the Spanish-speaking world as relevant to the medical profession.
3 hours lecture. Prerequisite: Spanish 1A. Acceptable for credit: CSU
1105.00

[ SPAN 12 ] Spanish for the Business Professions, 3 Units
Introductory Spanish for the world of business: Cultural, geographical, and linguistic aspects of the Spanish-speaking world as relevant to business.
3 hours lecture. Prerequisite: Spanish 1A. Acceptable for credit: CSU
1105.00

[ SPAN 15 ] Spanish Composition, 3 Units
Intermediate Spanish composition: Writing in Spanish, including writing strategies as well as recognition and self-correction of errors.
2 hours lecture, 3 hours lab. Prerequisite: SPAN 1B. Acceptable for credit: CSU/UC
1105.00
(AA/AS area 3)

[ SPAN 22A ] Spanish for Bilinguals Speakers I, 5 Units
Elementary and Intermediate Spanish for students whose native language is Spanish. Critical reading and discussion of selected readings in Spanish with emphasis on reading development, orthography, grammar, lexical expansion and composition. Course conducted entirely in Spanish

[ SPAN 22B ] Spanish for Bilinguals Speakers II, 5 Units
Intermediate and advanced intermediate Spanish for students whose native language is Spanish. Critical reading and discussion of selected readings in Spanish with emphasis on reading development, orthography, grammar, lexical expansion and composition. Course conducted entirely in Spanish. Spanish 22B is a continuation of Spanish 22A.

[ SPAN 30A ] Beginning Conversational Spanish, 3 Units
Use of modern colloquial Spanish in conversation; elementary grammar.
3 hours lecture. Acceptable for credit: CSU
1105.00
(AA/AS area 3; CSU area C2)

[ SPAN 30B ] Beginning Conversational Spanish, 3 Units
Use of modern colloquial Spanish in conversation; elementary grammar.
3 hours lecture. Recommended Preparation for Spanish 30B: Spanish 30A with grade C or better. Acceptable for credit: CSU
1105.00
(AA/AS area 3; CSU area C2)

[ SPAN 31A ]  Intermediate Conversational Spanish, 3 Units
Emphasis on intermediate-level conversational practice: Grammar review as needed; readings from conversation textbook, newspapers, and magazines in Spanish.
3 hours lecture. Prerequisite: Span 30B.

[ SPAN 31B ] Intermediate Conversational Spanish, 3 Units
Emphasis on intermediate-level conversational practice: Grammar review as needed; readings from conversation textbook, newspapers, and magazines in Spanish.
3 hours lecture. Prerequisite: Span 31A

[ SPAN 35A ] Intermediate Conversational Spanish: Current Events , 3 Units

Emphasis on intermediate-level conversational practice with a focus on current events: Grammar review as needed; readings from conversation textbook, newspapers, and magazines in Spanish
3 hours lecture (GR or P/NP). Recommended Preparation: SPAN 1B or 30B.
Acceptable for credit: CSU area C2
1105.00

[ SPAN 35B ] Intermediate Conversational Spanish: Film,  3 Units
Emphasis on intermediate-level conversational practice with a focus on films: Grammar review as needed; readings from conversation textbook; films in Spanish.
3 hours lecture (GR or P/NP).
Recommended Preparation: SPAN 1B or 30B. Acceptable for credit: CSU
1105.00
(AA/AS area 3; CSU area C2)

[ SPAN 38 ] Latin American Literature, 3 Units
Contemporary Latin American literature through the reading of short stories and poetry from prominent Latin American writers:Carlos Fuentes, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Julio Cortazar, Pablo Neruda and others. The course is taught in Spanish.
3 hours lecture. Recommended Preparation: Spanish 2A with grade C or better. Acceptable for credit: UC/CSU
1105.00
(AA/AS area 3; CSU area C2, IGETC area 3)

[SPAN 39 ] LATIN-AMERICAN NOVEL, 3 Units
Contemporary Latin-American fiction through the reading of novels by prominent Latin-American writers. Course conducted in Spanish.
3 hours lecture. Recommended Preparation: Spanish 2A with grade C or better. Acceptable for credit: UC/CSU

[ SPAN 40 ] Hispanic Civilization and Culture, 3 Units
Study of Hispanic civilization and culture through readings in Spanish designed to develop active language skills.
3 hours lecture. Recommended Preparation: Spanish 1B with grade C or better. Acceptable for credit: UC/CSU
1105.00
(AA/AS area 3; CSU area C2; IGETC area 3)

[ SPAN 49 ] Independent Study in Spanish, .5-5 Units
Acceptable for credit: CSU
1105.00