LAN 228 - Elementary Spanish for Heritage Speakers

BERGEN COMMUNITY COLLEGE
DIVISION OF ARTS HUMANITIES
COURSE SYLLABUS

COURSE TITLE: Elementary Spanish for Heritage Speakers - LAN 228
Pre-requisite: Permission of Academic Coordinator
4 lec., 3 credits
General Education Course

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COURSE DESCRIPTION

LAN 228 - Elementary Spanish for Heritage Speakers is designed to address the needs of Hispanic/Latino students who can communicate in Spanish but need to develop and/or improve their reading and writing skills. It addresses specific linguistic issues such as diction, orthography, and sentence structure. The course is conducted in Spanish and includes cultural discussions. Recommended for students with some formal Spanish language instruction.

COURSE GOALS

Upon completion of the course, students will have developed reading and writing strategies in Spanish. Students will be able to read and write on a variety of topics, and express opinions, and interpretations of literary and journalistic readings. In addition, students will acquire cultural competency and will be able to comprehend and discuss historical and political events, learn about current social and political issues, and the major protagonists in the arts, letters, and politics in the different Spanish- speaking countries.

BASIC REQUIREMENTS

• Active class participation
• Completion of assignments
• Satisfactory performance on oral and written evaluations

EVALUATION METHODS

• Written and oral assignments
• Quizzes
• Comprehensive Exams
• Oral performance
• Class preparation and participation