Spanish Language and Literature (SPA)

Introduces basic modes of communication in Spanish. Stresses speaking, listening, reading and writing as target skills. Emphasizes everyday language which the students will learn by applying essential grammatical structures to vocabulary. Provides instructional assignments and self-correctional exercises that will be practiced in the classroom. Presents an overview of the culture of various Spanish-speaking countries. Lecture: 4 credits (60 contact hours).

Continues to highlight the basic modes of communication in Spanish, to include present and past tense. Stresses speaking, listening, reading and writing as target skills. Emphasizes everyday language which the students will learn by applying essential grammatical structures to vocabulary.Presents an overview of the culture of various Spanish-speaking countries. 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 pronunciation, practical structures, and basic vocabulary designed to enable students to communicate using simple Spanish in everyday situations in Spanish-speaking countries and areas of the United States. Cannot be used for major or minor. Lecture: 3.0 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: 3.0 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).

Focuses on intermediate level speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills with an emphasis on more advanced grammatical structures; emphasizes speaking the language to expand vocabulary; examines current issues, cultural nuances, and dominant Hispanic themes. Lecture: 3 credits (45 contact hours).

Continues intermediate level speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills from SPA 201 with an emphasis on more advanced grammatical structures; focuses on speaking the language to expand vocabulary; examines current issues, cultural nuances, and dominant Hispanic themes. 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).

Introduction to advanced Spanish grammar and syntax development of Spanish vocabulary and writing skills. Concurrent enrollment in SPA 211 is encouraged. Prerequisite: Spanish 202 or permission of instructor. Lecture: 3 credits (45 contact hours).

Sections limited to no more than 15 students each. Oral-aural practice in spoken language. Special emphasis placed on the acquisition of idions and fundamental conversational vocabulary. 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).

Highlights greetings and farewells in simple conversations; introduces the present tense of the verb ser (to be); explores the geography, culture, history and political issues of Spanish speaking countries with focus on Hispanics in the United States. Lecture: 0.8 credit (12 contact hours).

Introduces basic modes of communication to discuss school life and everyday activities; focuses on asking questions and describing people and things; introduces the present tense of estar (to be) and -ar; explores the geography, culture, history and political issues of Spanish speaking countries with focus on Spain. Lecture: 0.8 credits (12 contact hours).

Features descriptions of family and friends; focuses on using possessive and descriptive adjectives; introduces the present tense of -er and -ir verbs, uses the verbs tener and venir to express needs and state of mind; explores the geography, culture, history and political issues of Spanish speaking countries with focus on Ecuador. Lecture: 0.8 credit (12 contact).

Presents conversations regarding Pastimes and activities; focuses on the present tense of the verbs ir, select stem- changing and verbs with irregular yo forms, in the context of making plans and describing events; explores the geography, culture, history and political issues of Spanish speaking countries with focus on Mexico. Lecture: 0.8 credit (12 contact hours).

Presents conversations to discuss and plan a vacation; expands communication to talk about feelings; introduces the present progressive tense and compares the verbs "ser" and "estar" to express descriptions, conditions and emotions; explores the geography, culture, history, and political issues of Spanish speaking countries. Lecture: 0.8 credit (12 contact hours).

Highlights conversations and vocabulary in the shopping setting; introduces verbs for to know and practices answering questions of to whom or for whom an action is done; presents preterit to express past tense; explores the geography, culture, history, and political issues of Spanish speaking countries with focus on Cuba. Lecture: 0.8 credit (12 contact hours).

Presents descriptions of the daily routine; introduces reflexive verbs and the irregular preterit of ser (to be) and ir (to go); highlights the verb gustar and verbs like gustar; presents negative statements; explores the geography, culture, history, and political issues of Spanish speaking countries with focus on Peru. Lecture: 0.8 credit (12 contact hours).

Features dialogs for ordering in a restaurant and describing food, for explaining where you are and for talking about familiar people and places; introduces the preterit of stem-changing verbs, comparatives and superlatives and indirect object pronouns and direct object pronouns; explores the geography, culture, history, and political issues of Spanish speaking countries with focus on Guatemala. Lecture: 0.8 credit (12 contact hours).

Highlights conversations of congratulations and gratitude and discussing different stages of life; presents irregular preterits; discusses pronouns as prepositions; explores the geography, culture, history and political issue of Spanish speaking countries with focus on Chile. Lecture: 0.8 credits (12 contact hours).

Presents dialog to talk about medical conditions; contrasts the imperfect and preterit past tense; illustrates impersonal constructions with se; explores the geography, culture, history, and political issues of Spanish speaking countries with focus on Costa Rica. Lecture: 0.8 credit (12 contact hours).