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SOCI 470 - Independent Study The student must have the ability to assume responsibility for independent work and to prepare written and oral reports. Project selected in conference with faculty sponsor before registration; progress meetings held regularly. Prerequisite(s): Senior status with sociology major. Restriction(s): Must be a Senior, Sociology (SOCI) major. Grade Mode: A. Credit(s): 1–3. Spanish Faculty Chair: Amy Obrist, Ph.D. Assistant Professors: Bryant, Hernandez, Velasquez Courses HUFS 101 - Elementary Spanish The fundamentals of pronunciation, grammar, conversation and reading. Taught with emphasis on communication, comprehension, reading and writing. When Offered: Either semester. Lecture/Lab Hours: Five hours each week. Prerequisite(s): Placement in Spanish classes will be based on a mandatory department assessment. Students entering the program with less than two years of high school Spanish or one semester of college Spanish will automatically be placed in the first course (HUFS 101). Students who do not maintain continuous enrollment in the program must be retested and placed accordingly. Advancement from one course in the lower-division sequence to the next will require demonstration of proficiency. Note(s): Students desiring to enroll in Spanish are strongly advised to do so during their freshman and sophomore years. Grade Mode: A. Credit(s): 4. HUFS 102 - Elementary Spanish The fundamentals of pronunciation, grammar, conversation and reading. Taught with emphasis on communication, comprehension, reading and writing. When Offered: Either semester. Lecture/Lab Hours: Five hours each week. Prerequisite(s): 101 or equivalent. Placement in Spanish classes will be based on a mandatory department assessment. Students entering the program with less than two years of high school Spanish or one semester of college Spanish will automatically be placed in the first course (HUFS 101). Students who do not maintain continuous enrollment in the program must be retested and placed accordingly. Advancement from one course in the lower-division sequence to the next will require demonstration of proficiency. Note(s): Students desiring to enroll in Spanish are strongly advised to do so during their freshman and sophomore years. Grade Mode: A. Credit(s): 4. HUFS 201 - Intermediate Spanish Advanced grammar, composition, increased facility in reading and conversation. When Offered: Either semester. Lecture/Lab Hours: Five hours each week. Prerequisite(s): 102 or equivalent or a satisfactory score on a placement exam given by the department. Placement in Spanish classes will be based on a mandatory department assessment. Students entering the program with less than two years of high school Spanish or one semester of college Spanish will automatically be placed in the first course (HUFS 101). Students who do not maintain continuous enrollment in the program must be retested and placed accordingly. Advancement from one course in the lower-division sequence to the next will require demonstration of proficiency. Note(s): Students desiring to enroll in Spanish are strongly advised to do so during their freshman and sophomore years. Grade Mode: A. Credit(s): 4. HUFS 210 - Intermediate Spanish II Intermediate grammar, listening, speaking, writing, reading. Course develops communication in various contexts with increasing proficiency. Learners will acquire greater command over basic and intermediate level structures. They will be equipped to use the linguistics sociolinguistic and pragmatic competencies in broader domains. At this level, the learner can perform the activities of the language perception (e.g., can understand the main ideas of complex texts on various topics, including semi-specialized language), of production (e.g., can express oneself clearly and in detail on a wide range of topics), in interaction (e.g., can maintain a conversation and interact with a certain degree of fluency and spontaneity). Lecture/Lab Hours: Three hours each week. Prerequisite(s): 201. Placement in Spanish classes will be based on a mandatory department assessment. Students entering the program with less than two years of high school Spanish or one semester of college Spanish will automatically be placed in the first course (HUFS 101). Students who do not maintain continuous enrollment in the program must be retested and placed accordingly. Advancement from one course in the lower-division sequence to the next will require demonstration of proficiency. Note(s): Students desiring to enroll in Spanish are strongly advised to do so during their freshman and sophomore years. Grade Mode: A. Credit(s): 3.
HUFS 220 - Spanish for Spanish Speakers Intense work on details of oral and written communication, with special attention to typical problems encountered by students who have not been educated in Spanish. Prerequisite(s): 201 or equivalent. Placement in Spanish classes will be based on a mandatory department assessment. Note(s): Students desiring to enroll in Spanish are strongly advised to do so during their freshman and sophomore years. Grade Mode: A. Credit(s): 3. HUFS 230 - Spanish Conversation and Composition The learner will acquire a more solid command of linguistic, sociolinguistic and pragmatic competencies; she/he will develop a stronger command of grammar structures, broader lexical repertoire, good command of idiomatic expressions and colloquialisms. The learner will be trained to activate the strategies she/he needs in order to understand a wide range of complex and longer texts, express him/ herself with fluency and spontaneity that makes conversation possible with a native speaker. Produces well structured text, makes good use of connectors and cohesive words. Prerequisite(s): HUFS 210. Grade Mode: A. Credit(s): 3. HUFS 290 - Introduction to Literature in Spanish Course covers a variety of authors and topics in literature in Spanish, including a variety of Hispanic texts from Spain and Latin America. Literary genres will include narratives, poetry and drama. This course is taught in Spanish. Grade Mode: A. Credit(s): 3. HUFS 299 - Faith, Life and Culture: Travel Practicum Provides a historical and sociological examination of the role or religion, in particular Christianity in its various forms, in the culture, history, and faith of people speaking the target language. Attention will be given to expressions of faith, religious practices, and the role of faith in the life of people and society. This course will be taught as a travel practicum. There is a substantial service learning component. When Offered: Interterm and Summer sessions. Prerequisite(s): 201. Fee: Additional fees may vary. Grade Mode: A. Credit(s): 3. HUFS 322 - Advanced Spanish for Heritage Speakers The focus of this course is to provide a better understanding of the differences of formal and informal uses of Spanish; it also redevelops areas of writing, reading, grammar, vocabulary, oral production, and auditory comprehension. The language development of this course will take place within the dynamic context of culture, history, and literature of Spanish speaking countries. Prerequisite(s): HUFS 220. Grade Mode: A. Credit(s): 3. sociolinguistic and pragmatic competencies of the language. At this level, learners will be able to understand without difficulty almost everything heard or read. Learners can express themselves in a fluent, precise and spontaneous way, and differentiate various connotations and levels of meaning in complex texts. Learners will produce well structured written texts on a wide variety of topics. Lecture/Lab Hours: Three hours each week. Prerequisite(s): HUFS 230. Grade Mode: A. Credit(s): 3. HUFS 334 - Community Spanish This Spanish language immersion course is a community-based, HUFS 330 - Advanced Spanish Conversation and Composition Learners will develop a much stronger command of the linguistic, experiential learning opportunity in Spanish which will consist of Spanish in a classroom setting focusing on the exploration of local varieties of Spanish and Latino culture. Students are required to live in a Christian host family and participate in mandatory excursions and service learning in the target language during afternoon, evening, and weekend hours. The course will normally be offered during interterm and summer sessions. Prerequisite(s): 201 or higher. Fee: $500. Grade Mode: A. Credit(s): 3. HUFS 365 - Drama: History and Application Study of medieval, Golden Age and modern Hispanic drama, with a focus on the use of drama to convey the message of Christianity. Development and presentation of short didactic plays. Prerequisite(s): HUFS 290. Placement in Spanish classes will be based on a mandatory department assessment. Note(s): Students desiring to enroll in Spanish are strongly advised to do so during their freshman and sophomore years. Grade Mode: A. Credit(s): 3. HUFS 380 - Directed Research Hispanic language or literature determined in consultation with the instructor. May be repeated for a maximum of three credits. Prerequisite(s): 210. Placement in Spanish classes will be based on a mandatory department assessment. Note(s): Students desiring to enroll in Spanish are strongly advised to do so during their freshman and sophomore years. Grade Mode: A. Credit(s): 1–3.
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