SPA 107 - Spanish Communication for the Hospitality Industry at Reynolds Community College
Course Description
Effective: 2019-01-19
Introduces students to spoken and printed Spanish commonly used and/or experienced in the hospitality industry, including vocabulary, colloquialisms, and other concepts typical in the hospitality setting. May include one additional hour of oral practice per week.
Lecture 1 hour. Total 1 hour per week.
1 credits
General Course Purpose
For students in the hospitality industry to acquire interaction ability with Spanish vocabulary and colloquialisms commonly used in the front of the house, back of the house, and management.
Course Objectives
- Participate in typical dialogic greeting and parting conversations
- Identify spoken vocabulary and colloquialisms with at least 75% accuracy
- Identify written terminology commonly used in the hospitality industry with at least 75% accuracy
Major Topics to be Included
- Traditional common greetings and parting conversations in Spanish
- Vocabulary items, colloquialisms, and directions typical to the hospitality industry in spoken Spanish
- Written/printed Spanish food, food preparation terminology, and directions/signs common to the commercial kitchen and related areas