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  • SPAN 3040: Intermediate Grammar and Oral Proficiency

    4.00 Credits
    Utah Tech University

    Emphasis on oral production through discussion of topics drawn from texts and other media addressing current events. Additionally, the course addresses intermediate grammar topics through reading and listening exercises. Native speakers or those who have acquired intermediate proficiency through extended residence (e.g. native speakers, military service, extended family visits, church missions) are not eligible to take this class. With the exception of students who obtained their high school diplomas in Spanish speaking countries, students using 3040 as an entry level class may receive vertical credits for lower level courses upon passing 3040 with a C grade or higher. Equivalent experience may substitute for prerequisite. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Create with the language when talking about familiar topics related to their daily life. 2. Recombine learned material in order to express personal meaning. 3. Ask simple questions and handle a straightforward survival situation. 4. Narrate and describe in the major times frames of past, present, and future, but not consistently. 5. Outline cultural differences between their own and that of the people whose language they are learning. Prerequisite: SPAN 2020. FA
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  • SPAN 3060: Advanced Spanish: Human Writing in the Tech Era

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Tech University

    Special attention is given to advanced areas of Spanish grammar appropriate for oral argumentation and expository writing and also to distinctions between formal and informal usage. Continued development of conversational and written skills through discussing the different cultural aspects of Spanish-speaking countries, emphasizing the richness of the different cultures as well as dialectal uses of grammar. Critical and creative writing with emphasis on summaries, narratives, and descriptions of a factual nature, and supported opinion. Authentic materials promote the understanding of Hispanic cultures. With the exception of students who obtained their high school diplomas in Spanish speaking countries, students using 3060 as an entry level class may receive vertical credits for lower level courses upon passing 3060 with a C grade or higher. Equivalent experience may substitute for prerequisite. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Show competence in writing narrations and critical essays in Spanish. 2. Use correct grammar structures, spelling and punctuation in Spanish. 3. Develop conversational and written skills through discussing the different cultural aspects of Spanish-speaking countries. 4. Show awareness of the richness of the different cultures as well as dialectal uses of grammar. ?? FA, SP
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  • SPAN 3070: Advanced Grammar, Culture and Composition II

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Tech University

    Continuation of SPAN 3060. Emphasizes advanced grammar with focus on developing research skills. Attention is paid to Spanish/English contrasts, pronoun, tense, aspect, and mood selection; as well as reflexive and passive usage. Grammar skills are developed in conversation, reading and writing. Students are also introduced to linguistic concepts that will help them make their own judgments about grammar and pronunciation. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Create competently in writing in Spanish. 2. Produce correct grammar structures, spelling and punctuation in Spanish. 3. Produce conversational and written skills through discussing the different cultural aspects of Spanish-speaking countries. 4. Research the richness of the different cultures as well as dialectical uses of grammar. 5. Solve the basic challenges inherit in translation through vocabulary, syntax, and grammar. Prerequisite: SPAN 3060.
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  • SPAN 3075: Intro to Spanish Linguistics

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Tech University

    An introductory course in Spanish Linguistics for advanced students in Spanish. Students will be introduced to the scientific study of languages and to the study of Spanish. Through a theoretical and practical approach, students will discover different branches of study, phonetics, syntax, morphology, geographical variations and the evolution of the language. This course helps students understand the language and will introduce them to linguistics. Students preparing to become teachers will benefit from this course. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Define what linguistics is. 2. Explain different branches of linguistics. 3. Compare Spanish and English phonetic, semantic, morphological, and syntactic systems. 4. Synthesize linguistic variation present in the Spanish-speaking world. 5. Deduct Spanish language evolution. Prerequisite: SPAN 3060. FA
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  • SPAN 3080: Spanish Pronunciation

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Tech University

    Introduction to phonetics and phonology for advanced students of Spanish. Includes both theoretical and practical approaches to studying the Spanish sound system, including comparisons to English. Helps students improve their own or others' pronunciation in Spanish. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Explain what phonology and phonetics are and their relationship to each other. 2. Improve their pronunciation, intonation, and spelling of Spanish. 3. Demonstrate mastery of phonetic transcription. 4. Show understanding of the differences between sound systems of Spanish and American English. 5. Learn to recognize phonetic challenges to second language learners of Spanish and ways to help students improve their pronunciation. Prerequisite: SPAN 3060. SP
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  • SPAN 3090: Spanish for the Professions: [topic]

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Tech University

    Offers a rotation of topics such as Medical Spanish, Spanish for Law Enforcement, or Spanish for Social Services according to student demand. Focuses on the practical needs of students who seek careers in applicable areas. Addresses the specialized vocabulary and communicative ability necessary for a professional in a bilingual English-Spanish or monolingual Spanish environment. Introduces interpretation in professional situations. May be repeated for a maximum of six credits as topic varies. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Identify and categorize specific terminology in Spanish. 2. Demonstrate academic oral and written language. 3. Compare and contrast Hispanic cultural aspects and the learner's own culture. 4. Research diverse topics through authentic academic articles in different fields written by researchers from Spanish-speaking countries. Prerequisite: SPAN 3060 (Grade C or higher). FA
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  • SPAN 3116: Pop Culture: Film, Media and Entertainment

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Tech University

    Considers the role that current film, media, and entertainment play in the Spanish-speaking world. Students in this course will be exposed to the historical and cultural perspectives presented through these media. Proficiency goals: By the end of this course, students will be able to discuss familiar topics as well as some concrete social, academic, and professional topics. They will be able to talk in detail and in an organized way about events and experiences in various time frames, to confidently handle routine situations with an unexpected complication, and to share their point of view in discussions on some complex cultural and historical issues. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Identify, describe, and explain the historical, political, social, and artistic significance of popular cultural products, practices, and perspectives of the Spanish-speaking world. 2. Compare and contrast cultural similarities and differences of the Spanish-speaking pop-culture and the learners' own culture. 3. Argue and defend their position on pop-culture using multiple perspectives. 4. Evaluate a variety of culturally authentic sources--audio, written and audiovisual--about a diverse array of pop culture topics from the Spanish-speaking world. Prerequisite: Spanish AP Exam (score 3 or higher).
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  • SPAN 3117: Breaking Down Walls, Building Identities

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Tech University

    This course considers how critical moments of change in the Spanish-speaking world have shaped the present by building new identities. Proficiency Goals: By the end of this course, students will be able to discuss familiar topics as well as some concrete social, academic, and professional topics. Students will utilize interpretive communication skills (listening and reading) in order to speak and write in detail and in an organized way about events and experiences in various time frames, to confidently handle routine situations with an unexpected complication, and to share their point of view in discussions on some complex cultural and historical issues. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Identify, describe, and explain key critical moments of change in the Spanish-speaking world. 2. Compare and contrast perspectives on historical moments of change using a variety of authentic sources (e.g. literature, song, articles, news, film, art). 3. Make connections between historical, political or social contexts and students' own reality. 4. Analyze authentic sources to argue and defend multiple perspectives on social, political and historical issues. Prerequisite: Spanish AP Exam (Score 3 or higher).
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  • SPAN 3118: Literature and Film: Contemporary Issues

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Tech University

    In this course, students will critically analyze and interpret works of literature and film in Spanish to explore contemporary societal issues. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Describe and analyze key elements of literary genres, including poetry, fictional narrative, expository writing, theater, and film through thematic units of study exploring contemporary issues in society. 2. Apply fundamental tools of literary interpretation to texts from the Spanish-speaking world using interpretive reading and listening, presentational speaking and writing, and interpersonal modes of communication. 3. Make connections between contemporary political or social themes with students' own perspectives. 4. Demonstrate academic oral and written language development at targeted proficiency levels. Prerequisites: Spanish AP Exam (Score 3 or higher).
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  • SPAN 3390: Intro to Literature in Spanish: you can also be a writer.

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Tech University

    Readings in modern Hispanic literature (either Spanish peninsular or Latin American), focusing on formal literary analysis. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Debate major Spanish works orally and in writing in the target language. 2. Make use of the literary terminology and vocabulary proper for this introduction to literature course. 3. Successfully differentiate between genres, movements and periods of literature. 4. Critique the rhetorical figures fulfilling their first approach to a literary text written not only in Spanish but in any other language that they may be able to read. Prerequisite: SPAN 3060. SP
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