Spanish Language and Literature (SPA)

Designed to develop basic skills in speaking, writing, listening and reading with particular emphasis on conversation. Introduces the rich and diverse culture of the Spanish-speaking world with the goal of developing students' intercultural knowledge and understanding. Represents the first course in a two-semester sequence designed to introduce students to Spanish. Intended for students with little or no previous Spanish. Lecture: 4 credits (60 contact hours).

Designed to further develop skills in speaking, writing, listening and reading with particular emphasis on conversation. Emphasizes improved comprehension and fluency and the ability to narrate past events with an expanded Spanish vocabulary and use of more complex grammatical structures. Continues to introduce the rich and diverse culture of the Spanish-speaking world with the goal of further developing students' intercultural knowledge and understanding. Represents the second course in a two-semester sequence designed to introduce students to Spanish. Intended for students with one semester of college Spanish or one to two years of high school Spanish. Lecture: 4 credits (60 contact hours).

This course is designed to review and expand the students' existing knowledge of Spanish at the introductory level in order to prepare them for the intermediate courses. In this course students will build upon their existing skills to further develop abilities in the four basic language and communication skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Lecture: 3 credits (45 contact hours).

Introduces the basic cultural patterns of a Spanish-speaking country or region through in-class experience and/or travel. May be taken up to two times with focus on different country or region. Lecture: 3 credits (45 contact hours).

The course will teach Spanish terminology and basic grammar related to medical patients, including vocabulary for diagnosis and treatment. Lecture: 3 credits (45 contact hours).

Expands skills in speaking, writing, listening and reading acquired in earlier courses with particular emphasis on conversation. Develops a deeper understanding of the rich and diverse culture of the Spanish-speaking world. Lecture: 3 credits (45 contact hours).

Continues to expand skills in speaking, writing, listening and reading acquired in earlier courses with particular emphasis on conversation and writing. Enhances students' deep understanding of the rich and diverse culture of the Spanish-speaking world. Lecture: 3 credits (45 contact hours).

This course is designed to advance students' knowledge of Spanish at the intermediate level by fine-tuning the skills of reading, speaking, listening, and writing. The goal of the course will be to focus on useful vocabulary, to practice functional grammar, to further explore cross-cultural analysis, and to develop students' communicative competence in Spanish. This course is designed for students' transition directly from high school Spanish to second-year college Spanish. Lecture: 3 credits (45 contact hours).

This course is the entry level for the `Spanish for Bilingual Students' track. It will cater to the specific academic and communicative needs of two types of students: those described as `heritage speakers/learners' and those who are `advanced non-native speaker of Spanish'. This course is exclusively designed for these students and its purpose is to build on the students' existence competence of the native language and to further develop oral, written, reading, and cultural competence for use in different communicative situations. Lecture: 3 credits (45 contact hours).

This course studies U.S. Latino history and culture, with an emphasis on the evolution of the politics of immigration and the use of Spanish in the United States. These broader issues will be studied with the express intent of determining what they mean for us here in Central Kentucky. Lecture: 3 credits (45 contact hours).

This course builds upon the pedagogical basis of SPA 205. It is exclusively designed for bilingual speakers and its purpose is to further refine reading, lexical, and grammatical skills through intensive writing practice in contexts that are meaningful to these speakers. This course will be taught entirely in Spanish. SPA 215 is the equivalent of 210 and 211 and fulfills the pre-major course requirements. Students taking 203 should refrain from taking this course. Lecture: 3 credits (45 contact hours).