Modern Languages
HUFR 299 - Faith, Life & 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 or permission of instructor. Fee: Additional fees may vary. Credit(s): 3. Courses (HUFS) 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. Credit(s): 3. HUFS 230 - Spanish Conversation & 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. 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. Credit(s): 3. HUFS 299 - Faith, Life & 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. Credit(s): 3.
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