SPANISH 3180 Business Spanish (3 Credits)
This course is created with the intention of offering the student, within a simulated working environment, exposure to advanced linguistics structures and specific, technical and specialized Spanish vocabulary and terminology used within the business world.
The objectives are, therefore, to improve communicating and writing skills as well as reading comprehension and listening skills within a specific professional environment.
To do so, we use communicative methodology, creating emphasis on the approach towards the work task. Virtual and technological resources are used, as well as hard copy materials that are previously selected, which include newspapers articles, examples of business letters, grammar and vocabulary activities with the objective of making classes more visual, dynamic and interactive.
Prerequisite: 5 semesters of college-level Spanish.
SPANISH 3640 Spanish Civilization (3 Credits)
This course offers the students a general overview of Spanish civilization from the beginning up to contemporary times. The course not only covers the development of the history in general, but it also strengthens the connection between the different structures that grow in any human community: economical activities, social and political organizations, culture, ideology, artistic, literary and religious activities. The objective is that the student understands the diversity of the country.
Prerequisite: 5 semesters of college-level Spanish.
SPANISH 4010 Hispanic Culture in the Cinema & TV (3 credits)
This course is meant for those students that are competent from a linguistic point of view, but for those who are not familiar with the culture and the deep union Cinema and Television have with the language. Through Spanish cinema, the student will have the opportunity to be more familiar with local expressions, habits, customs and the way Spaniards behave. Therefore, the students find it easier to adjust to how to react and behave in different situations in Spanish.
Prerequisite: 5 semesters of college-level Spanish.