SPA 351 - Spanish Conversation for Fluency

Three Credits
Spring Semester

This course will have students converse in Spanish at every class meeting. Topics will be varied, from the prosaic to the philosophical. They will include local news, weather, world events, eating habits of Spanish speaking countries, peer pressure, work, narration of unusual events, future plans, etc. The instructor will lead the class into meaningful conversation, where students will engage each other as in “real life situations”. Grammar will not be taught, but the instructor will point out and explain errors as they occur. It is expected that those errors will be avoided and eventually eliminated. The instructor will also correct “faulty” pronunciation, because this aspect of the language is just as important as any other. This is a conversational course and not a “writing” course.

Prerequisite(s): SPA 332  or higher.
The course is a requirement for all Spanish majors, and it is meant particularly for students who have returned from at least one semester of study abroad in a Spanish speaking country. However, students who have not yet studied abroad, but have a high level of oral proficiency are invited to take the course at any time.

Course may be applied to the Latin American Studies program.