Undergraduate Catalog Spanish
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Spanish OBJECTIVES
SPANISH HONORS PROGRAM
The Spanish curriculum is designed to develop oral and listening skills, a reading knowledge and writing proficiency in Spanish and to enhance an awareness and appreciation of Hispanic culture in order to provide insight and understanding of global interdependence. The ability to speak and write well in Spanish prepares students for a wide variety of careers such as teaching, banking, business, communications, public relations, social work, travel agencies, and government.
Students who submit an application for Honors and meet the following language department requirements will graduate with Honors in the major:
Course placement is determined by an online placement test and a review of high school language courses. Students will not fulfill their competency requirement with a course that is at a lower level than what is determined by the department without prior approval of the department chair.
• Active membership in Phi Sigma Iota • A minimum overall GPA of 3.0 • A minimum GPA of 3.5 in Spanish courses for the major taken at Cabrini • Completion of a research project under supervision of a full-time faculty member of the language department and public presentation of the work
SPA 101–102 Introductory Spanish I and II
Note: Spanish courses for the major are offered on a rotational basis. Students should consult with the department chair when planning their curriculum.
This course sequence of introductory Spanish presents a thorough groundwork in spoken and written Spanish as well as an emphasis on listening and reading comprehension, while enhancing cultural awareness and appreciation. Students are provided numerous realistic opportunities to apply vocabulary, grammatical structures and cultural information in a wide variety of practical contexts. Course is open to students with no previous Spanish, or those with only one or two years of secondary school Spanish with a long lapse of study. Two semesters. Note: Students must complete the six-credit sequence of SPA 101/102 and may not switch to any of the specialized sequences geared to the professions. Offered fall and spring. 3 credits each.
COOPERATIVE EDUCATION AND INTERNSHIPS
SPA 105–106 Introductory Spanish for Business I and II
Cooperative Education or Internships may be applied toward fulfilling major or minor requirements in Spanish.
This course sequence develops language skills and specialized business terminology needed for communication with the Latino population in a variety of business settings, while enhancing cultural awareness and appreciation. Students are provided numerous realistic opportunities to apply, in a wide variety of practical contexts, the conceptualized vocabulary, grammatical structures and cultural information introduced in the course. Emphasis is on oral proficiency and aural comprehension. Course is open to students with no previous Spanish, or those with only one or two years of secondary school Spanish with a long lapse of study. Note: Business majors may enroll in the SPA 105-106 sequence in place of the SPA 101-102 sequence to fulfill the cross-cultural/foreign language competency requirement of the core curriculum. Once students have completed the specialized SPA 105, they may not switch to SPA 102. Two semesters. Offered fall and spring consecutively. 3 credits each
Spanish majors are highly encouraged to study abroad. Cabrini College has programs of its own and also works with area and other colleges to provide study abroad opportunities for students. The credits earned abroad will be applied to fulfill requirements toward the major or minor. Spanish majors or minors should design a course of study in consultation with the department chair prior to a study abroad experience or other off-campus offering.
PASS/FAIL OPTION To encourage maintenance of language skills, the pass/fail option is available to non-language majors or minors who have fulfilled the foreign language core requirement and who wish to pursue additional language courses.
COURSE DESCRIPTIONS Note: SPA 202, 206 or 208 is a prerequisite to SPA 203 or 204 and SPA 203 and SPA 204 are prerequisites for all advanced Spanish courses. These courses must be taken in sequential order: SPA 101/102, (or the specialized sequences geared to the professions 105/106, 107/108, 109/110, 113/114), 201/202, (or the specialized sequences geared to business majors SPA 205/206 or teachers 207/208). Students must complete the six-credit sequence of SPA 101/102 or SPA 201/202 and may not switch to any of the specialized sequences geared to the professions.
SPA 107–108 Introductory Spanish for Teachers (K–12) I and II This course sequence develops language skills and specialized vocabulary that elementary and secondary schoolteachers need to communicate with Latino students and parents in their daily work, while enhancing cultural awareness and appreciation. Students are provided numerous realistic