Spanish (SPA) at Southwest Virginia Community College
Distance Learning
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Term
- SPA 95 - Topics In
- Provides an opportunity to explore topical areas of interest to or needed by students.May be used also for special honors courses. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
1-5 credits - SPA 101 - Beginning Spanish I
- Introduces cultural awareness, listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills, and emphasizes basic sentence structure. Part I of II. This is a UCGS transfer course.Lecture 4 hours. Total 4 hours per week.
4 credits - SPA 102 - Beginning Spanish II
- Introduces cultural awareness, listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills and emphasizes basic sentence structure. Part II of II. This is a UCGS transfer course.Lecture 4 hours. Total 4 hours per week.
Prerequisite: SPA 101, or two years of successful completion of high school Spanish, or demonstrated experiential learning, or by placement test, or equivalent.4 credits - SPA 103 - Basic Spoken Spanish I
- Teaches oral communication and introduces cultural mores and customs to students with no prior instruction in the language. Part I of II.Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits - SPA 104 - Basic Spoken Spanish II
- Teaches oral communication and introduces cultural mores and customs to students with no prior instruction in the language. Part II of II.Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits - SPA 111 - Conversation in Spanish I
- Emphasizes the spoken language, stressing fluency and correctness of structure, pronunciation, and vocabulary. Part I of II.Lecture 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite: SPA 102.3 credits - SPA 112 - Conversation in Spanish II
- Emphasizes the spoken language, stressing fluency and correctness of structure, pronunciation, and vocabulary. Part II of II.Lecture 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite: SPA 102.3 credits - SPA 160 - Spanish for the Green Industry I
- Introduces basic conversation skills in Spanish to those working in the "Green" industry. Emphasizes the use of vocabulary and expressions needed for communication in horticulture, landscaping, nursery/greenhouse, and turf management. Addresses cultural aspects of working with Spanish speaking populations.Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits - SPA 163 - Spanish for Health Professionals I
- Introduces Spanish to those in the health sciences. Emphasizes oral communication and practical medical vocabulary. May include oral drill and practice. Part I of II.Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits - SPA 164 - Spanish for Health Professionals II
- Introduces Spanish to those in the health sciences. Emphasizes oral communication and practical medical vocabulary. May include oral drill and practice. Part II of II.Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits - SPA 195 - Topics In
- Provides an opportunity to explore topical areas of interest to or needed by students.May be used also for special honors courses. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
1-5 credits - SPA 198 - Seminar and Project
- Requires completion of a project or research report related to the student's occupational objectives and a study of approaches to the selection and pursuit of career opportunities in the field.May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
1-5 credits - SPA 201 - Intermediate Spanish
- Continues to develop cultural awareness, listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills, and introduces complex sentence structures. Classes may be conducted in target language. Part I of II. This is a UCGS transfer course.Lecture 3 hours. Total 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite: SPA 102, or three years of successful completion of high school Spanish, or demonstrated experiential learning, or by placement test, or equivalent.3 credits - SPA 202 - Intermediate Spanish II
- Continues to develop cultural awareness, listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills, and emphasizes complex sentence structures. Classes may be conducted in the target language. Part II of II. This is a UCGS transfer course.Lecture 3 hours. Total 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite: SPA 201, or four years of successful completion of high school Spanish, or demonstrated experiential learning, or by placement test, or equivalent.3 credits - SPA 203 - Intermediate Spanish I-II
- Continues to develop understanding, speaking, reading, and writing skills. Classes conducted in Spanish. May include oral drill and practice. Part I of II.Lecture 3-4 hours per week.
Prerequisite: SPA 102 or equivalent.3-4 credits - SPA 204 - Intermediate Spanish I-II
- Continues to develop understanding, speaking, reading, and writing skills. Classes conducted in Spanish. May include oral drill and practice. Part II of II.Lecture 3-4 hours per week.
Prerequisite: SPA 102 or equivalent.3-4 credits - SPA 211 - Intermediate Spanish Conversation I-II
- Continues to develop fluency through emphasis on idioms and other complex sentence structures. Part I of II.Lecture 3-4 hours per week.
Prerequisite: SPA 202 or equivalent.3-4 credits - SPA 212 - Intermediate Spanish Conversation I-II
- Continues to develop fluency through emphasis on idioms and other complex sentence structures. Part II of II.Lecture 3-4 hours per week.
Prerequisite: SPA 202 or equivalent.3-4 credits - SPA 233 - Introduction to Spanish Civilization & Literature I-II
- Introduces the student to Spanish culture and literature. Readings and discussions conducted in Spanish. Part I of II.Lecture 3-4 hours per week.
Prerequisite: SPA 202 or equivalent.3-4 credits - SPA 271 - Intro to Latin American Civ. Literature I
- Introduces the student to Latin American culture and literature. Readings and discussions conducted in Spanish. Part I of II.Lecture 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite: SPA 202 or equivalent.3 credits - SPA 295 - Topics In
- Provides an opportunity to explore topical areas of interest to or needed by students.May be used also for special honors courses. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
1-5 credits