Introduction to the study of the language, based on the fundamental skills approach (listening, speaking, reading, and writing) with an emphasis on oral proficiency. Limited to students with little or no previous training in the language or those who are placed in the course by examination. These courses do not fulfill the general core requirement.

Introduction to the study of the language, based on the fundamental skills approach (listening, speaking, reading, and writing) with an emphasis on oral proficiency. Limited to students with little or no previous training in the language or those who are placed in the course by examination. These courses do not fulfill the general core requirement.

Development of proficiency in oral communication and reading and writing. Students are guided through a comprehensive review of basic conversational patterns and pertinent grammar. The language laboratory forms part of the required activities in the courses. Enrollment limited to those who successfully complete the first-year sequence or are placed in the course by examination.

Development of proficiency in oral communication and reading and writing. Students are guided through a comprehensive review of basic conversational patterns and pertinent grammar. The language laboratory forms part of the required activities in the courses. Enrollment limited to those who successfully complete the first-year sequence or are placed in the course by examination.

Intensive training in oral comprehension and the idiomatic use of the spoken language through class discussion and presentations on current topics. Taught in Spanish. Required of majors and minors. Offered each semester. Prerequisite: SPA 202, 222, or permission from instructor.

SPA 306 focuses on the linguistic foundations of Spanish with an emphasis on the morphological and syntactic components of the language. As such, it brings together all the grammatical notions that students have acquired in previous courses, and shows the logic behind the rules that govern the actual use of the Spanish language. It combines theory and intensive practice. Taught in Spanish. Required of majors and minors. Offered once a year. Prerequisite: SPA 202 or 222, and permission from instructor.

This course teaches students to analyze and discuss selected literary texts belonging to the major genres of Spanish-Peninsular and Spanish-American literatures using appropriate literary terms and language, and thereafter to generate research topics, use research tools and write research papers using a word processor and an appropriate style of presentation. Prerequisite: SPA 202 or 222, and permission from instructor.