SPAN 345 - Spanish Conversation

Prerequisite, SPAN 202, or any 300-level SPAN course, or consent of instructor. This course further develops the communicative competence of students in Spanish, focusing on the oral expression of one’s own ideas and opinions. In addition to speaking, the course includes the acquisition of new vocabulary, the development of socio-cultural competence, a grammar review, and exposure to listening, reading, and to a lesser degree writing. The textbook provides plenty of material and opportunities for discussion and debate. Each one of its six chapters is introduced by an award-winning short-feature film. The theme is further explored through a series of literary, journalistic, and other types of texts and speaking activities. Communicative competence will be measured by fluency, pronunciation, use of general conversational strategies such as paraphrasing skills, an extensive active vocabulary, and grammar. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits