Spanish

• SPAN 101: Elementary Spanish
• SPAN 102: Elementary Spanish
• SPAN 203: Intermediate Spanish
• SPAN 204: Intermediate Spanish

SPAN 101: Elementary Spanish

Self-paced Correspondence

An introduction to the essential elements of Spanish structure, vocabulary, and aspects of Hispanic culture. SPAN 101 focuses on basic conjugation and grammar, conversational expressions, and the present tenses. Aural comprehension, speaking, reading, and writing are stressed.

• Instructor: C. Alicia Ingram Shade, PhD
• Credit-granting Institution: UNC-Chapel Hill
• UNC-Chapel Hill perspectives/requirements fulfilled: The Office of Undergraduate Curricula has links to information about which perspectives this course fulfills under the “Pre-2006 Curriculum” and which requirements it fulfills under the new curriculum (see “2006 Curriculum”).
• Credit Hours: 4
• Submitted Assignments: 8
• View a sample course syllabus.

Required Materials

• This course uses an online textbook package: Zayas-Bazán, Bacon, and Nibert, ¡Arriba! Communicación y Cultura, 5th edition (2007), includes an interactive version of the text, an interactive student activities manual, and the audio and video programs. The course manual explains how to access the Web site and purchase the access code.

Computer System Requirements

• Browsers: Internet Explorer 6.0 or 7.0, or Safari 2.0
• Hardware: headphones or speakers, built-in or external; microphone, built-in or external
• Plug-ins: free downloads of the following: Java 1.4.2 and 1.5, Macromedia Flash, and Shockwave Player
• Internet connection: recommended: high-speed cable or DSL; minimum: 56K modem
• Operating systems: Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista, or Mac 10.4
• Screen resolution: 1024 x 768 for Windows (1280 x 960 for Mac 10.4)

Other Requirements

• Students will be required to rent (or purchase) and view a film (from a list provided) and have access to a VHS or DVD player.

Optional Texts

• Kendris and Kendris, 501 Spanish Verbs, any edition
• HarperCollins Spanish-English Dictionary, any edition
• Spinelli, English Grammar for Students of Spanish: A Study Guide for Those Learning Spanish, any edition

You may purchase the optional textbooks at Friday Center Books & Gifts in person, online, or by mailing or faxing in the book order form. Refer to the online ordering site for current book prices.

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SPAN 102: Elementary Spanish

Self-paced Correspondence

This course continues the introduction to the essential elements of Spanish structure, vocabulary, and aspects of Hispanic culture. SPAN 102 focuses on grammar, conversational expressions, vocabulary, and presents the past and perfect tenses and the subjunctive mood. Aural comprehension, speaking, reading, and writing are stressed.

• Instructor: C. Alicia Ingram Shade, PhD
• Credit-granting Institution: UNC-Chapel Hill
• UNC-Chapel Hill perspectives/requirements fulfilled: The Office of Undergraduate Curricula has links to information about which perspectives this course fulfills under the “Pre-2006 Curriculum” and which requirements it fulfills under the new curriculum (see “2006 Curriculum”).
• Credit Hours: 4
• Submitted Assignments: 9
• Prerequisite: SPAN 101 or equivalent.
• View a sample course syllabus.

Required Materials

• This course uses an online textbook package: Zayas-Bazán, Bacon, and Nibert, ¡Arriba! Communicación y Cultura, 5th edition (2007), includes an interactive version of the text, an interactive student activities manual, and the audio and video programs. The course manual explains how to access the Web site and purchase the access code.

Computer System Requirements

• Browsers: Internet Explorer 6.0 or 7.0,, or Safari 2.0
• Hardware: headphones or speakers, built-in or external; microphone, built-in or external
• Plug-ins: free downloads of the following: Java 1.4.2 and 1.5, Macromedia Flash, and Shockwave Player
• Internet connection: recommended: high-speed cable or DSL; minimum: 56K modem
• Operating systems: Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista, or Mac 10.4
• Screen resolution: 1024 x 768 for Windows (1280 x 960 for Mac 10.4)

Other Requirements

Students will be required to rent (or purchase) and view a film (from a list provided) and have access to a VHS or DVD player.

Optional Texts

• Kendris and Kendris, 501 Spanish Verbs, any edition
• HarperCollins Spanish-English Dictionary, any edition
• Spinelli, English Grammar for Students of Spanish: A Study Guide for Those Learning Spanish, any edition

You may purchase the optional textbooks at Friday Center Books & Gifts in person, online, or by mailing or faxing in the book order form. Refer to the online ordering site for current book prices.

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SPAN 203: Intermediate Spanish

Self-paced Correspondence

An introduction to representative literary works and a study of the finer points of Spanish structure.

• Instructor: Elizabeth Ely Tolman, PhD
• Credit-granting Institution: UNC-Chapel Hill
• UNC-Chapel Hill perspectives/requirements fulfilled: The Office of Undergraduate Curricula has links to information about which perspectives this course fulfills under the “Pre-2006 Curriculum” and which requirements it fulfills under the new curriculum (see “2006 Curriculum”).
• Credit Hours: 3
• Submitted Assignments: 20
• Prerequisite: SPAN 102 or equivalent
• View a sample course syllabus.

Required Text

• Ulloa and Ulloa, Graded Spanish Reader, Segunda Etapa, 5th edition (1996)

You may purchase the textbook at Friday Center Books & Gifts in person, online, or by mailing or faxing in the book order form. Refer to the online ordering site for current book prices.

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SPAN 204: Intermediate Spanish

Self-paced Correspondence

SPAN 204 provides a thorough examination of the Spanish language and Hispanic culture through a study of representative cultural readings, songs, and literary texts of fourteen Latin American countries. Grammar and vocabulary exercises are interwoven with interesting cultural material with the ultimate goal of improving students’ communication skills in Spanish.

• Instructor: Elizabeth Ely Tolman, PhD
• Credit-granting Institution: UNC-Chapel Hill
• UNC-Chapel Hill perspectives/requirements fulfilled: The Office of Undergraduate Curricula has links to information about which perspectives this course fulfills under the “Pre-2006 Curriculum” and which requirements it fulfills under the new curriculum (see “2006 Curriculum”).
• Credit Hours: 3
• Submitted Assignments: 12
• Prerequisite: SPAN 203 or equivalent
• View a sample course syllabus.

Required Materials

• Foerster and Lambright, Metas: Spanish in Review, Moving Toward Fluency (2008). This is a textbook package including the text, the accompanying workbook, and three CDs. Package ISBN: 978-007349630. The publisher provides purchasers of the text with additional online material, and this online material is a required component of SPAN 204.

Optional Text

• HarperCollins Spanish-English Dictionary, CollinsRef, any edition

You may purchase the materials at Friday Center Books & Gifts in person, online, or by mailing or faxing in the book order form. Refer to the online ordering site for current book prices.

Other Requirement

• Student must have access to the Internet (56K modem or faster).

How to Enroll

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