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Course Descriptions

FRN 101,102: Elementary French I and II
Goal: To teach students to speak, understand, read, and write French.
Content: Subjects used for learning the four basic skills include French culture and everyday situations.
Taught: FRN 101, Fall; FRN 102, Spring.
Prerequisite: FRN 101 or equivalent for FRN 102.

Credit: 3; 3 hours (Students must earn grades of FRN or better in these courses to fulfill the modern foreign language proficiency requirement).

SPA 101, 102: Elementary Spanish.
Goal: To teach students to speak, understand, read, and write basic Spanish.
Content: Subjects used in learning the four basic skills include everyday situations relevant to Hispanic culture.
Taught: SPA 101, Fall; SPA 102, Spring.
Prerequisite: SPA 101 or equivalent for SPA 102.

Credit: 3 hours (Students must earn grades of C or better in these courses to fulfill the modern foreign language proficiency requirement.)

FRN 211: Intermediate French I

Goal: To continue the development of speaking, reading, listening and writing in French.

Content: Emphasis on comprehension and analysis of a variety of texts in order to understand the impact of historical events on current Francophone countries, and to explore potential solutions to challenges facing them.
Taught: Fall
Gen. Ed. Category: Exploring; Historical Events & Phenomena, (HUM)
Prerequisite: FRN 102 or equivalent placement

Credit: 3 hours

FRN 212: Intermediate French II
Goal: To solidify and add more precision to skills in speaking, reading, listening and writing in French to prepare students for 300 level courses.

Content: Emphasis on grammar usage, writing, and conversation while continuing to explore the French-speaking world.
Taught: Spring
Prerequisite: 211 or placement by the department

Credit: 3 hours

SPA 211: Intermediate Spanish I
Goal: To improve and development speaking, reading, and writing in Spanish through dialogues, magazine articles, and literary selections.
Content: Emphasis on grammar, comprehension of advanced conversation and reading, and development of correct sentence structure.
Taught: Fall
Gen. Ed. Category: Exploring; Historical Events & Phenomena; (HUM)
Prerequisites: SPA 102, 150, or placement

Credit: 3 hours

SPA 212: Intermediate Spanish II
Goal: To improve and develop speaking, reading, and writing in Spanish through dialogs, magazine articles, and literary selections.
Content: Emphasis on grammar, comprehension of advanced conversation and reading, and development of correct sentence structure.
Taught: Spring.
Prerequisites: SPA 211 or equivalent

Credit: 3 hours.

FRN 306: French and Francophone Civilization after 1800

Goal: To introduce students to modern French history and culture.
Content: From the rise of Napoléon to the broader, present-day French-speaking world, this course explores Francophone history, culture, art, politics, and influence.
Prerequisites: FRN 211 and 212 or equivalents, and permission of the instructor

Credit: 3 hours.

SPA 307: Advanced Spanish Conversation.

Goal: To improve Spanish speaking and listening skills.
Content: The goal of this course is to offer students as much time speaking Spanish as possible. This goal may be met through activities such as debates, discussions of films, news and cultural articles, student presentations, role play, drama.
Taught: Spring alternate years.
Prerequisites: SPA 211 and SPA 212 or equivalents

Credit: 3 hours.

SPA 318: Advanced Composition

Goal: To refine writing skills, enrich vocabulary, and emphasize grammar.
Content: Weekly writing assignments, translation, and advanced reading.
Taught: Fall.
Prerequisite: SPA 212 or equivalent.
Credit: 3 hours

 

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