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Jun 26, 2024
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2014-2015 HillBook (Class of 2018) [ARCHIVED HILL BOOK]
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SPA 351 - Spanish Conversation for FluencyThree Credits
Fall and Spring Semesters
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.
The course is beneficial 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.
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