Serves as a continuation of SPAN 301, expanding and refining many of the grammar explanations and raising the writing activities to a higher level of proficiency and sophistication. Students may suggest their own topics of interest to be used in three out of the six papers required Formerly SPA 401 Advanced Composition.

Fosters a more precise understanding of those with whom we share this hemisphere, reconsiders accepted assumptions, and challenges the images that have shaped them. This course will orient students to gain insight into the future of the nations of the Americas, and the impact they will have on the rest of the world in the coming years. May be repeated as topic changes.
3 credits
FLC Seminar II

Emphasizes cultural commonalities without neglecting political chronology but with the history traced from a defined Caribbean and Latin American perspective. Text from contemporary authors may include literary works by Jamaica Kincaid, Julia Alvarez, and Edwige Danticat among others. Class presentations, films, and discussions will also deal with the review of the political factors that infiltrate on the social and economic structures.
3 credits
FLC Seminar II

This course examines the way that ""Hispanic/Latinos"" have created and are continuing to create spaces for themselves in major U.S. cities. Course topics include geographical distribution, population demographics, and cultural diversity. Students will read and discuss texts, watch and analyze films, and do experiential learning through explorations of traditional and newer ""Latino"" areas in Washington, DC, Virginia and Maryland.
Prerequisites: None
Credits: 3

Focuses on domestic violence and its relationship to social violence, seeking to raise awareness and calling for leadership within families and communities as they constitute the cradle of respect for the rights of children and women and where the protection of those rights are born. Offers a basic multidisciplinary perspective from educators, economists, international organizations, legislators and policy-makers, as well as from popular writers of fiction. A program of guest speakers will be an integral part of the course.
3 credits
General Education Requirements: Capstone Seminar

In addition to further developing the student's skills in reading, speaking, understanding and writing in Spanish, this course will help her to perceive the study of literature as vehicle of human expression within a larger cultural and social context of the 1910 Mexican Revolution and its continuous influence in the development of Mexican culture. Native or near-native speakers of Spanish are encouraged to register in this class. Formerly SPA 404 A Special Topics in Hispanic Literature: The Novel of the Mexican Revolution.

Through a varied range of stories told by some of Latin American best writers, students would enrich their understanding of their own culture, in addition to further developing their reading, speaking, understanding and writing skills in the Spanish language. The texts to be read are rooted in passions and politics, from the earthy sensuality and magical realism of the Latin American world to the dramatic and violent Spanish sense of honor. Students will be encouraged to work on the cultural background of their own family roots, or else to choose an area with which they can identify the best. Formerly SPA 404 B Special Topics in Hispanic Lit.langu

Serves as a continuation of Elementary Spanish I. Students learn to speak and write about past events, and further develop their capacity to interact in spontaneous situations. Can comprehend and discuss simple texts related to vocabulary studied. Visual aids and special materials will be used in class to help students achieve basic competency. Formerly SPA 102 Elementary Spanish II.

Develops and builds increasing confidence and competency in using Spanish. Special materials will be used to develop speaking and listening comprehension abilities without neglecting the writing and reading skills necessary to achieve higher levels of proficiency. Formerly SPA 201 Intermediate Spanish I.

Develops and builds increasing confidence and competency in using Spanish. Special materials will be used to develop speaking and listening comprehension abilities without neglecting the writing and reading skills necessary to achieve higher levels of proficiency. Formerly SPA 201 Intermediate Spanish I.

Develops basic effective communication with Spanish-speaking co-workers, clients, students, their parents and others who don’t master the English language. Specific professional focuses of the course will vary according to students’ needs. Class materials centers on simulated communication situations to build listening and oral comprehension through simple and clear linguistic structures. Generates a useful communication style generated from cross cultural understanding to be acquired from readings and class discussions. Formerly SPA 202 Intermediate Spanish II.

Enables students to further develop their skills in reading, writing, listening, and speaking in Modern Standard Arabic. The course will focus on improving oral comprehension, expanding vocabulary, and strengthening composition and reading skills through discussions, writing exercises, and extensive readings. Emphasis will be placed on the cultural contexts of language.
4 credits

A continuation of ARBC 201, this course enhances students' proficiency in Modern Standard Arabic through the further development of speaking, reading, writing and listening skills. Emphasis will be placed on correct use of syntax and grammar, and students will engage in increasingly complex oral and written communication. Students will also work with more varied, challenging readings on a variety of cultural topics.
4 credits

Integrates the skills of speaking, listening, reading, and writing at the elementary level. Emphasizes oral communication through paired and group activities. Integrates cultural information.

Continues to integrate the skills of speaking, listening, reading, and writing acquired in FREN 101. Emphasizes oral communication through paired and group activities. Integrates cultural information.

Introduces language skills that enable students to speak and write about certain, specific learned contexts, such as weather, food, names of family members, individual preferences, etc. and to express them in present and future tense. Students will comprehend and discuss simple texts related to vocabulary studied. Visual aids and special materials will be used in class to help students achieve basic competency. Students must complete the course with a grade of C or better in order to register for SPAN 102. Formerly SPA 101 Elementary Spanish I.
Prerequisites: None
Credits: 3

Serves as a continuation of Elementary Spanish I. Students learn to speak and write about past events, and further develop their capacity to interact in spontaneous situations. Can comprehend and discuss simple texts related to vocabulary studied. Visual aids and special materials will be used in class to help students achieve basic competency. Formerly SPA 102 Elementary Spanish II.

Develops and builds increasing confidence and competency in using Spanish. Special materials will be used to develop speaking and listening comprehension abilities without neglecting the writing and reading skills necessary to achieve higher levels of proficiency. Formerly SPA 201 Intermediate Spanish I.

Develops basic effective communication with Spanish-speaking co-workers, clients, students, their parents and others who don’t master the English language. Specific professional focuses of the course will vary according to students’ needs. Class materials centers on simulated communication situations to build listening and oral comprehension through simple and clear linguistic structures. Generates a useful communication style generated from cross cultural understanding to be acquired from readings and class discussions. Formerly SPA 202 Intermediate Spanish II.

Fosters awareness and understanding among women of the Americas, their different cultures and traditions as told through their own stories. Students will also reach a better understanding of the ethnic and racial diversity that characterizes the whole American continent including the United States, thus becoming more able to participate in a multicultural environment, both in the labor force and in their personal lives. Readings and discussions will be in English. Native speakers of Spanish may choose to do written assignments in Spanish. Formerly SPA 210 Latina Voices.
3 credits
FLC II
General Education Requirements: Knowledge and Inquiry

Designed for Spanish speakers whose dominant language is English, this course draws from the students’ linguistic background in both languages in order to teach them to write effectively in Spanish. Activities include news reporting, book reviews, essays, and business and formal letters. Students may suggest their own topics of interest to be used in three out of the six papers required. Grammar explanations including accentuation, orthography, verb tenses and uses of the subjunctive mood will be used in relation with vocabulary and idiomatic expressions to enhance language development. Readings based on the cultural life and experience of Spanish-speaking people in the U.S. Formerly SPA 401 Advanced Composition.
3 credits
Prereq: Native or near-native proficiency in Spanish

Serves as a continuation of SPAN 301, expanding and refining many of the grammar explanations and raising the writing activities to a higher level of proficiency and sophistication. Students may suggest their own topics of interest to be used in three out of the six papers required Formerly SPA 401 Advanced Composition.

In addition to further developing the student's skills in reading, speaking, understanding and writing in Spanish, this course will help her to perceive the study of literature as vehicle of human expression within a larger cultural and social context of the 1910 Mexican Revolution and its continuous influence in the development of Mexican culture. Native or near-native speakers of Spanish are encouraged to register in this class. Formerly SPA 404 A Special Topics in Hispanic Literature: The Novel of the Mexican Revolution.

Through a varied range of stories told by some of Latin American best writers, students would enrich their understanding of their own culture, in addition to further developing their reading, speaking, understanding and writing skills in the Spanish language. The texts to be read are rooted in passions and politics, from the earthy sensuality and magical realism of the Latin American world to the dramatic and violent Spanish sense of honor. Students will be encouraged to work on the cultural background of their own family roots, or else to choose an area with which they can identify the best. Formerly SPA 404 B Special Topics in Hispanic Lit.langu

Provides students with the opportunity to perform an internship to apply the academic knowledge they have learned in the classroom. Formerly SPA 488 Internship.

Provides majors with a capstone to synthesize their course of study. Formerly SPA 499 Senior Seminar.

This seminar invites students to a rewarding journey through the past into the present of that extraordinary place we now call Mexico, aiming to understand tha historical and cultural forces that have shaped- and still shape -the Mexican nation. Starting with the Olmec civilization (1200-300BC) we'll travel together to the magic of the Mayas and the power of the Aztecs until the fall of their empire (1521), learning abou tthe three centuries of the richest viceroyalty that ever existed. Attention will be paid to the philosophy behind the conquest and the re-birth of the human rights in the Americas. After completing our way to the foundations of modern Mexico, we'll be able to better understand the struggles and glories of this vibrant culture. Oral presentations and class discussions will further develop students' communication skills in addition to contributing to a shared learning experience. Written papers would be another learning opportunity for students to identify, analyze, reflect, and express the knowledge acquired on the different topics presented and assigned. Prerequisite: ENGL 107 or equivalent/ FLC area: Seminar II.

This course examines the way that ""Hispanic/Latinos"" have created and are continuing to create spaces for themselves in major U.S. cities. Course topics include geographical distribution, population demographics, and cultural diversity. Students will read and discuss texts, watch and analyze films, and do experiential learning through explorations of traditional and newer ""Latino"" areas in Washington, DC, Virginia and Maryland.
Prerequisites: None
Credits: 3

Fosters a more precise understanding of those with whom we share this hemisphere, reconsiders accepted assumptions, and challenges the images that have shaped them. This course will orient students to gain insight into the future of the nations of the Americas, and the impact they will have on the rest of the world in the coming years. May be repeated as topic changes.
3 credits
FLC Seminar II

Emphasizes cultural commonalities without neglecting political chronology but with the history traced from a defined Caribbean and Latin American perspective. Text from contemporary authors may include literary works by Jamaica Kincaid, Julia Alvarez, and Edwige Danticat among others. Class presentations, films, and discussions will also deal with the review of the political factors that infiltrate on the social and economic structures.
3 credits
FLC Seminar II

Focuses on domestic violence and its relationship to social violence, seeking to raise awareness and calling for leadership within families and communities as they constitute the cradle of respect for the rights of children and women and where the protection of those rights are born. Offers a basic multidisciplinary perspective from educators, economists, international organizations, legislators and policy-makers, as well as from popular writers of fiction. A program of guest speakers will be an integral part of the course.
3 credits
General Education Requirements: Capstone Seminar