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SPAN 101 - INTRODUCTION TO SPANISH LANGUAGE AND CULTURE I Credits: 5 Course URL: http://lang.rice.edu/span100/ Based on a task-oriented approach to language and culture learning, Spanish 101 allows students to develop the abilities to communicate satisfactorily in Spanish in everyday situations. Students are expected to be active participants in this process. Class meetings are primarily based on student interaction. No prior knowledge of Spanish. Credit may not be received for both SPAN 222 and SPAN 101. Recommended prerequisite(s): Placement test. College: School of Humanities Department: Spanish
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SPAN 102 - INTRODUCTION TO SPANISH LANGUAGE AND CULTURE II Credits: 5 Course URL: http://lang.rice.edu/span100/ Continuation of SPAN 101. Credit may not be received for both SPAN 223 and SPAN 102. Recommended Prerequisite: SPAN 101 or SPAN 222 or placement test. College: School of Humanities Department: Spanish
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SPAN 105 - ACCELERATED INTRODUCTORY SPANISH Credits: 5 Alternate first year Spanish course for students who have taken 1 to 3 years of Spanish in high school or have studied beginning Spanish more than 2 years ago. Accelerated review of grammar from SPAN 101 and then new material from SPAN 102. Students will be prepared for SPAN 201 upon completion of the course. Recommended Prerequisite: placement test or consent of instructor. College: School of Humanities Department: Spanish
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SPAN 150 - LATIN AMERICAN SHORT FICTION (EMPHASIS ON BORGES AND CORTAZAR) Credits: 3 Readings of classic works of short fiction by modern Latin American masters, with special emphasis on the stories of Jorge Luis Borges and Julio Cortazar. Close reading, interpretive essays. Taught in English. Open to first-year students only, any others will be removed. Cross-list: FSEM 150. College: School of Humanities Department: Spanish
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SPAN 152 - THE HISPANIC ESSAY Credits: 3 Readings in English from major modern Spanish and Latin-American essayists, including Miguel de Unamuno, Jose Ortega y Gassset, Maria Zambrano, Jose Marti, Jose Enrique Rodo, Alfonso Reyes, Victoria Ocampo, Gabriela Mistral, Jorge Luis Borges, and Octavio Paz, et al. Close reading and appreciation of essays will be the focus of discussion, presentations, and short interpretive papers. Taught in English. This course is limited to first-year students only, any others will be removed from this course. Cross-list: FSEM 152. College: School of Humanities Department: Spanish
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SPAN 153 - DON QUIXOTE DE LA MANCHA (IN ENGLISH) Credits: 3 The class will involve close reading and interpretation of Cervantes's immortal novel, "Don Quixote de la Mancha," voted "the best book of all time." This course is limited to first-year students only, any others will be removed from this course. Cross-list: FSEM 153. College: School of Humanities Department: Spanish
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SPAN 201 - INTERMEDIATE SPANISH LANGUAGE AND CULTURE I Credits: 4 Intermediate level students increase Spanish proficiency and cultural awareness through learner-centered communicative activites and thoughtful processing of authentic materials including short stories, news articles, film, and music. Classes are conducted in Spanish and not based on lectures. Credit may not be received for both SPAN 225 and SPAN 201. Recommended Prerequisite: SPAN 102 or SPAN 223 or placement test. College: School of Humanities Department: Spanish
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SPAN 202 - INTERMEDIATE SPANISH LANGUAGE AND CULTURE II Credits: 4 Continuation of SPAN 201 based on a communicative approach to language learning. Classes incorporate proficiency based instruction focused on expanding vocabulary and further developing cultural awareness and communicative skills (reading, writing, speaking, and listening). Credit may not be received for both SPAN 226 and SPAN 202. Recommended Prerequiste: SPAN 201 or SPAN 225 or placement test. College: School of Humanities Department: Spanish
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SPAN 203 - INTERMEDIATE SPANISH I FOR BICULTURAL STUDENTS Credits: 4 This course is intended for students who have been exposed to Spanish at home, through relatives and/or in the community and who wish to improve their confidence and fluency by expanding their formal knowledge of the language and of Hispanic cultures. Authentic materials such as short stories, poetry, films and articles will be used to develop reading, writing, speaking and listening skills. Previous formal instruction is welcomed but not required. Recommended Prerequisite: Placement test. College: School of Humanities Department: Spanish
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SPAN 204 - INTERMEDIATE SPANISH FOR BICULTURAL STUDENTS Credits: 4 This course is for students who have been exposed to Spanish at home, through relatives and/or in the community and who wish to improve their confidence and intermediate fluency by expanding their formal knowledge of the language and of Hispanic cultures. Authentic materials such as short stories, poetry, films and articles will be used to develop reading, writing, speaking and listening skills. Recommended prerequisite(s): Placement Test, SPAN 203. College: School of Humanities Department: Spanish
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SPAN 222 - AP CREDIT IN SPANISH LANGUAGE Credits: 4 Course indicating credit given for advanced placement in Spanish. Credit may not be received for both SPAN 222 and SPAN 101. College: School of Humanities Department: Spanish
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SPAN 223 - AP CREDIT IN SPANISH LANGUAGE Credits: 4 Course indicating credit given for advanced placement in Spanish. Credit may not be received for both SPAN 223 and SPAN 102. College: School of Humanities Department: Spanish
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SPAN 225 - AP CREDIT IN INTERMEDIATE SPANISH Credits: 3 Course indicating credit given for advance placement in Spanish. Credit may not be received for both SPAN 225 and SPAN 201. College: School of Humanities Department: Spanish
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SPAN 226 - AP CREDIT IN INTERMEDIAE SPANISH Credits: 3 Course indicating credit given for advanced placement in Spanish. Credit may not be received for SPAN 226 and SPAN 202. College: School of Humanities Department: Spanish
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SPAN 301 - ADVANCED SPANISH I Credits: 3 This course aims to bring students from an intermediate towards an advanced level of proficiency in Spanish. Students will develop fluency and communicative competence through exposure to literary texts, newspaper and web articles, films and videos, in their cultural context. Emphasis will be on conversation strategies, vocabulary expansion and the writing of essays. Recommended Prerequisite: SPAN 202 or SPAN 226 or placement test. College: School of Humanities Department: Spanish
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SPAN 302 - ADVANCED SPANISH II Credits: 3 Continuation of SPAN 301. Recommended Prerequisite: SPAN 301 or placement test. College: School of Humanities Department: Spanish
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SPAN 303 - ADVANCED SPANISH FOR BI-CULTURAL STUDENTS Credits: 3 SPAN 303 aims to bring students to advanced proficiency in Spanish, enabling them to interact confidently in a wide variety of contexts, while providing them with cultural insights about the Hispanic world. It is designed for students who come with bi-cultural exposure and at least intermediate proficiency in Spanish. College: School of Humanities Department: Spanish
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SPAN 304 - LANGUAGE AND CULTURE OF HISPANICS IN THE UNITED STATES Credits: 3 The aim of this course is to achieve advanced level of proficiency. The course will explore issues of the cultural identity of Spanish speakers by studying Hispanic culture in the U.S. Based on the study of Hispanic culture in the U.S. from three different viewpoints: historical, literary, and sociolinguistic. Recommended Prerequisite: SPAN 303. College: School of Humanities Department: Spanish
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SPAN 305 - COMMERCIAL SPANISH I Credits: 3 Course URL: http://lang.rice.edu/janv/Span305/Mainpage.html This course will familiarize students with the world of business in Spanish through activities dealing with current socio-economic events in Latin America and Spain, commercial correspondence, cross cultural awareness and presentations. Supranational organizations in the area will be topic of a final project for the class. College: School of Humanities Department: Spanish
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SPAN 306 - COMMERCIAL SPANISH II Credits: 3 Course URL: http://lang.rice.edu/janv/Span306/Mainpage.html Further development of SPAN 305 goals: vocabulary, concepts, language and cultural skills necessary to communicate successfully in the socio-economic and cultural milieu of contemporary Hispanic countries. A practical case of marketing will be the final project for the class. SPAN 305 is not required for the class. College: School of Humanities Department: Spanish
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SPAN 307 - THE LANGUAGE AND CULTURE OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH CARE Credits: 3 Students will study the body's major organ systems and learn terminology in Spanish in order to discuss these systems and the diseases that affect them. Students will also explore the differences between Anglo-American and Latin-American cultures of medicine and certain disease states. College: School of Humanities Department: Spanish
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SPAN 308 - THE LANGUAGE OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH CARE Credits: 3 Students will continue to study the body's major organ systems and apply their knowledge to the translation of patient education materials, case reports, and other clinical documents. Students enrolled in this course will be required to volunteer 40 clock-hours as clinical interpreters. Recommended Prerequisites: SPAN 307. College: School of Humanities Department: Spanish
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SPAN 309 - SPANISH PRACTICAL PHONETICS Credits: 3 Course URL: http://lang.rice.edu/ppatters/309/Practical%20Phonetics.htm This course will help students improve their Spanish pronunciation. Students will learn about specific problems that English speakers have in learning to produce Spanish sounds, and the influence of English on the pronunciation of Spanish. We will discuss regional Spanish pronunciation found in different countries. Students will describe Spanish sounds and write phonetic transcriptions of spoken Spanish using the phonetic alphabet. Taught in Spanish. Recommended Prerequisite: SPAN 202 or SPAN 226 or SPAN 301 or SPAN 302. College: School of Humanities Department: Spanish
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SPAN 310 - THE LANGUAGE OF MEDICINE AND HEALTHCARE PRACTICUM Credits: Hours Variable The number of credits is based on the number of internship hours. Instructor permission required College: School of Humanities Department: Spanish
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SPAN 313 - SCIENTIFIC SPANISH I Credits: 3 Course URL: http://lang.rice.edu/janv/Span313/Mainpage.html Content-based course in Spanish in which the student will be familiarized with uses of the language necessary to deal with scientific issues in the Spanish-speaking world. Science background is not required since we mainly work with popular science topics. College: School of Humanities Department: Spanish
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