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Spanish Language and Literature (SPA)

SPA 101  (4 credit hours)  
Elementary Spanish I (spoken approach)  

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).

Attributes: Foreign Language, Cultural Competence, Course Also Offered in Modules
Components: LEC: Lecture
SPA 102  (4 credit hours)  
Elementary Spanish II (spoken approach)  

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).

Pre-requisite: SPA 101, or consent of the department and placement test.
Attributes: Foreign Language, Cultural Competence, Course Also Offered in Modules
Components: LEC: Lecture
SPA 115  (3 credit hours)  
Hispanic Culture: (Country or Region)  

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).

Attributes: Cultural Competence, SB - Social Behavior Science
Components: LEC: Lecture
SPA 151U  (3 credit hours)  
Spanish for Health Professionals  

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).

Pre-requisite: Prior college or high school Spanish or other experience with the Spanish language roughly equivalent to one semester of college study.
Attributes: University Course (University of Kentucky)
Components: LEC: Lecture
University Course: University of Kentucky
SPA 201  (3 credit hours)  
Intermediate Spanish I  

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).

Pre-requisite: SPA 102, or consent of department and placement test.
Attributes: Foreign Language, Cultural Competence
Components: LEC: Lecture
SPA 202  (3 credit hours)  
Intermediate Spanish II  

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).

Pre-requisite: SPA 201 or consent of department and placement test.
Attributes: Foreign Language, Cultural Competence
Components: LEC: Lecture
SPA 203U  (3 credit hours)  
High Intermediate Spanish  

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).

Pre-requisite: Placement test or permission of instructor.
Attributes: University Course (University of Kentucky)
Components: LEC: Lecture
University Course: University of Kentucky
SPA 205U  (3 credit hours)  
Spanish for Bilingual Students  

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).

Pre-requisite: Placement test, oral interview or permission of instructor.
Attributes: University Course (University of Kentucky)
Components: LEC: Lecture
University Course: University of Kentucky
SPA 208U  (3 credit hours)  
US Latino Culture and Politics  

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).

Pre-requisite: Placement test or permission of instructor.
Attributes: University Course (University of Kentucky)
Components: LEC: Lecture
University Course: University of Kentucky
SPA 215U  (3 credit hours)  
Written Spanish for Bilingual Students  

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).

Pre-requisite: SPA 205 with "B" grade or higher, placement test, oral interview or permission of instructor.
Attributes: University Course (University of Kentucky)
Components: LEC: Lecture
University Course: University of Kentucky