Spanish (SPAN)
SPAN F100A Elementary Spanish 1A (h)
3 Credits
Offered As Demand Warrants
Spanish language and culture with an emphasis on spoken and written language. Does not meet Perspectives on the Human Condition requirements, or Foreign Language major or minor requirements.
Lecture + Lab + Other: 3 + 0 + 0
SPAN F100B Elementary Spanish 1B (h)
3 Credits
Offered As Demand Warrants
Spanish language and culture with an emphasis on spoken and written language. Does not meet Perspectives on the Human Condition requirements, or Foreign Language major or minor requirements.
Prerequisites: SPAN F100A.
Lecture + Lab + Other: 3 + 0 + 0
SPAN F101X Elementary Spanish I (h)
4 Credits
Offered Fall and Spring
Introduction to the language and culture: development of competence and performance in the language through understanding, recognition and use of linguistic structures; increasing emphasis on listening comprehension and speaking; basic vocabulary of approximately 1,000 words; exploration of the cultural dimension, implicitly through language and explicitly through texts and audiovisual materials.
Attributes: UAF GER Humanities Req
Lecture + Lab + Other: 4 + 0 + 0
SPAN F102X Elementary Spanish II (h)
3 Credits
Offered Fall and Spring
Introduction to the language and culture: development of competence and performance in the language through understanding, recognition and use of linguistic structures; increasing emphasis on listening comprehension and speaking; basic vocabulary of approximately 1,000 words; exploration of the cultural dimension, implicitly through language and explicitly through texts and audiovisual materials.
Prerequisites: SPAN F101X.
Attributes: UAF GER Humanities Req
Lecture + Lab + Other: 3 + 0 + 0
SPAN F103 Conversational Spanish I (h)
3 Credits
Offered As Demand Warrants
Verbal skills improvement. Includes role-playing, problem-solving and situational conversation. Conducted entirely in Spanish.
Prerequisites: SPAN F102X.
Special Notes: Does not satisfy core curriculum or foreign language major requirements.
Lecture + Lab + Other: 3 + 0 + 0
SPAN F201 Intermediate Spanish I (h)
3 Credits
Offered Fall
Intermediate course designed for students with a basic knowledge of Spanish. SPAN F201 expands speaking, listening, reading, writing skills and broadens cultural understanding of the Spanish-speaking world for communicating at the intermediate level. Course conducted in Spanish.
Prerequisites: SPAN F102X.
Lecture + Lab + Other: 3 + 0 + 0
SPAN F202 Intermediate Spanish II (h)
3 Credits
Offered Spring
Continuation of SPAN F201. Continues to develop speaking, listening, reading, writing skills and further broadens cultural understanding of the Spanish-speaking world in preparation for studies in advanced Spanish. Course conducted in Spanish.
Prerequisites: SPAN F201.
Lecture + Lab + Other: 3 + 0 + 0
SPAN F203 SI SI! (Summer Intensive Spanish Immersion) (h)
3 Credits
Offered Summer
Intensive two-week language immersion. Verbal skills improvement. Includes role-playing, problem-solving and situational conversation. Conducted entirely in Spanish.
Prerequisites: SPAN F201; SPAN F202.
Special Notes: Does not satisfy core curriculum.
Lecture + Lab + Other: 3 + 0 + 0
SPAN F204 Intermediate Spanish Reading (h)
3 Credits
Offered Spring
Spanish reading for the intermediate level with an emphasis on comprehension, fluency and vocabulary building rather than analysis. This course will prepare students for critical analysis of Spanish literature in upper-division courses.
Prerequisites: SPAN F201.
Lecture + Lab + Other: 3 + 0 + 0
SPAN F222 Cultures and Civilizations of Spain (h)
3 Credits
Offered As Demand Warrants
Designed to provide students of Spanish language and others interested in Hispanic culture with background in the geography, history, religions, cultures, and politics of Spain. Explores the changes and challenges facing contemporary Spanish society. Conducted in English.
Recommended: SPAN F102X.
Lecture + Lab + Other: 3 + 0 + 0
SPAN F301 Advanced Spanish Conversation and Comprehension (h)
3 Credits
Offered Fall
Focus on increasing speaking and listening comprehension. Discussions, presentations and exercises to enhance verbal competence. Conducted in Spanish.
Prerequisites: COJO F131X or COJO F141X; SPAN F202.
Lecture + Lab + Other: 3 + 0 + 0
SPAN F302 Advanced Spanish Reading and Literary Comprehension (h)
3 Credits
Offered Spring
An introduction to the understanding and analysis of Hispanic literature, with particular emphasis on the forms of written Spanish. Conducted in Spanish.
Prerequisites: WRTG F111X; WRTG F211X, WRTG F212X, WRTG F213X or WRTG F214X; SPAN F202.
Lecture + Lab + Other: 3 + 0 + 0
SPAN F311 Advanced Spanish Composition (h)
3 Credits
Offered As Demand Warrants
Practice of formal and informal writing styles in Spanish. Focus on vocabulary and stylistic issues.
Prerequisites: SPAN F202.
Recommended: WRTG F111X.
Lecture + Lab + Other: 3 + 0 + 0
SPAN F317 Advanced Spanish Grammar (h)
3 Credits
Offered Fall
Grammatical concepts in Spanish. Focus on more difficult grammatical structures.
Prerequisites: SPAN F202.
Lecture + Lab + Other: 3 + 0 + 0
SPAN F321 Cultures of Latin America
3 Credits
Offered As Demand Warrants
Designed to provide students with background in the cultures, history and politics of Latin America, as well as continued practice in the target language. Conducted in Spanish.
Prerequisites: SPAN F202.
Lecture + Lab + Other: 3 + 0 + 0
SPAN F322 Cultures of Spain (h)
3 Credits
Offered Fall
Designed to provide students with background in the culture, history and politics of Spain, as well as continued practice in the target language. Explores the changes and challenges facing contemporary Spanish society. Conducted in Spanish.
Prerequisites: SPAN F202.
Lecture + Lab + Other: 3 + 0 + 0
SPAN F431 Senior Seminar (h)
3 Credits
Offered As Demand Warrants
Topics may include literature, arts and cultures of the Spanish-speaking world. Conducted in Spanish.
Prerequisites: COJO F131X or COJO F141X; SPAN F302; senior standing.
Special Notes: Students may repeat course for credit if topic varies.
Lecture + Lab + Other: 3 + 0 + 0
SPAN F432 Studies of Hispanic Literature (h)
3 Credits
Offered As Demand Warrants
Intensive study of authors, literary texts, movements, genres, themes and/or critical approaches.
Prerequisites: WRTG F111X; WRTG F211X, WRTG F212X, WRTG F213X or WRTG F214X; SPAN F302; junior standing.
Special Notes: Course may be repeated for credit if topic varies.
Lecture + Lab + Other: 3 + 0 + 0
SPAN F482 Selected Topics in Spanish (h)
3 Credits
Offered As Demand Warrants
Intensive course focusing on topics not covered in SPAN F431 or SPAN F432.
Prerequisites: SPAN F302; junior standing.
Special Notes: Course may be repeated for credit if topic varies.
Lecture + Lab + Other: 3 + 0 + 0
SPAN F488 Individual Study: Senior Project (h)
3 Credits
Offered As Demand Warrants
Analysis and presentation, in Spanish, of a problem chosen by the student in consultation with the department. The student must apply for senior project and submit a project outline by the end of the sixth week of the semester preceding the semester of graduation. Conducted in Spanish.
Prerequisites: At least 10 credits in upper-division Spanish.
Special Notes: Taught normally in the semester preceding the student's graduation.
Lecture + Lab + Other: 3 + 0 + 0