*CTE (career/technical education course, typically does not transfer to a university)

Workforce Education Course:

Counts towards fulfillment of core curriculum component area and is guaranteed to

transfer to a public university or college in Texas.

*TRAN (typically transfers to a university as an elective course)

*DEV (College-preparatory course, does not transfer, does not count towards a degree)

Must take the listed course(s) first or where indicated obtain instructor's permission

Lecture hours per week - Lab hours per week - Credit hours

Data as of: February 18, 2010 - 8:51 am

Liberal and Fine Arts

Conversational Spanish I

A cultural approach to a communication skill (speaking-understanding). Stress will be on pronunciation, basic grammer, patterns of

ideas adapted to class needs and study of Spanish culture and more. *TRAN; Lecture-3; Lab-0; Credits-3.

Conversational Spanish II

Continuation of growth in the communication skill and thinking with a cultural approach. Will be paced to student needs and

purposes. Prerequisite: SPAN 1300 or equivalent with a grade of C or better. *TRAN; Lecture-3; Lab-0; Credits-3.

For those with no previous work in Spanish or less than two years in high school. An audio-lingual presentation of pronunciation,

dialogues, and grammar with laboratory practice to give students native communication abilities. Use of media to enhance skills

plus understanding and appreciation of cultures studied and their contributions to our history and civilization. *TRAN; Lecture-3;

Lab-2; Credits-4.

Continuation of Spanish 1411 with the addition of a cultural reader and growth in oral expression and thinking in the language

studied. Prerequisite: SPAN 1411 or its equivalent with a grade of C or better. *TRAN; Lecture-3; Lab-2; Credits-4.

Oral review of grammar and applying this to increase speaking-understanding skill. Further development in thinking in the foreign

language and oral expression. Prerequisite: Two years of high school credits or SPAN 1412 or its equivalent with a grade of C or

better. *TRAN; Lecture-3; Lab-2; Credits-4.

Development of fluency in Spanish by stimulating thought and expression through readings and simple writing based on material

from newspaper and magazine articles. Goals: Enjoyment and exchange of ideas about Spanish culture and civilization in Spanish.

Prerequisite: Two years of high school Spanish or SPAN 2311 or its equivalent with a grade of C or better. *TRAN; Lecture-3;

Lab-2; Credits-3.