:: Course Descriptions Spanish Language (4 Weeks)

SPN 101 - Básico 1 ( 80 hours )
Spanish for beginners, emphasizing broad competence in the basic skills: Understanding, speaking, reading, writing and cross-cultural perspectives.
SPN 102 - Básico 2 ( 80 hours )
Designed for students who have completed a minimum of 60 contact hours in Spanish Grammar. Students will expand their language in order to facilitate interaction with the Costa Rican environment.
SPN 201 - Intermedio 1 ( 80 hours ) Pre-requisite: SPN 102
Emphasizing on oral and written presentations, more complex grammatical structures.
SPN 202 - Intermedio 2 ( 80 hours ) Pre-requisite: SPN 201
Vocabulary building and emphasis on review and practice of complex grammatical structures. Idiomatic expressions with Costa Rican usage.
SPN 210 - Español Conversacional Intermedio ( 80 hours ) Pre-requisite SPN 202
Emphasis on situational every day conversation. Structure speech to provide firm base in patterns of spoken Spanish with progression towards free conversation.
SPN 301 - Avanzado 1 ( 80 hours )
Grammatical analysis, expansion of vocabulary, idiomatic expressions through readings, and student compositions at a complex level. This course includes attendance for two complementary class hours weekly in literature, ecology and history courses as a thematic basis for compositions. Taught in Spanish.
SPN 202 - Avanzado 2 ( 80 hours )
Levels of diction, study of idiomatic language and the varieties of Spanish spoken in different Spanish-speaking nations. Includes attendance for two complementary class hours weekly in literature, ecology and history course. Taught in Spanish.
SPN 310 - Español Conversacional Avanzado ( 80 hours )
For advanced students wishing to attain greater proficiency in the spoken language. Strongly recommended for majors.
SPN 340 - Técnicas de Expresión Oral ( 80 hours ) Pre-requisite SPN 301
Advanced level students who wish to learn and practice oral techniques used in conversation in order to increase fluency
SPN 304 - Español para Negocios ( 60 hours )
Development of Basic technical vocabulary, commercial correspondence and memos in Spanish in preparation for careers in international business. Specific topics include up-to-date terminology, conventions and usage, business vocabulary.
SPN 320 - Herencia Cultural en Latinoamérica ( 80 hours ) Pre requisite SPN 301
This course studies relevant topics and issues in the development of cultural heritage in Latin American with emphasis on Costa Rica. Taught in Spanish.
SPN 410 - Redacción Avanzada ( 80 hours )
A study of complex and difficult syntax and points of grammar. Special attention is given to composition and explication of text under investigation. Taught in Spanish