Spanish, now spoken as a first language by more than 30 million North Americans, has made it essential for many professionals to be fluent. The objective at The College of Wooster is to enrich students intellectually and to fully equip them for their experiences in the real world.
The curriculum of the Department of Spanish may be utilized for specialization leading to public school or university teaching; research in Peninsular Spanish literature and culture, Latin American literatures and cultures or Hispanic Linguistics; business and government work; work with the Peace Corps and a wide variety of professional, service, and voluntary agencies in Spanish-speaking areas of the world and urban and rural concentrations of Hispanic peoples in the USA.
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Subject & Number Title Units
Spanish 120 Introductory Spanish I 5
Spanish 121 Introductory Spanish II 5
Spanish 122 Spanish for the Native Speaker I 5
Spanish 123 Spanish for the native Speaker II 5
Spanish 141 Spanish and Latin American Cultures (English) 3
Spanish 145 Hispanic Civilizations 3
Spanish 160 A/B/C Basic Spanish For Public Safety Personnel 1
Spanish 170 A/B/C Basic Spanish For Health Personnel 1
Spanish 196 A/B/C Community Service Learning Experience (CSLE) 1-3
Spanish 220 Intermediate Spanish III 5
Spanish 221 Advanced Spanish IV 5
Spanish 250/251 Conversational Spanish I & II 3
Spanish 199 Special Studies/Projects 1-3
Spanish 299 Selected Topics 1-5
Spanish originated in northern Spain, and developed into a major language of government and trade. Today, over 400 million people speak Spanish as a native language making it the world's second most-spoken language. Spanish is an official language of 20 countries.
Course Title Credits
SPA 101 CONVERSATIONAL SPANISH I
Beginning Spanish Conversation 3
SPA 102 CONVERSATIONAL SPANISH II
Advanced Beginning Spanish Conversation 3
SPA 111 SPANISH I - Beginning Spanish 5
SPA 112 SPANISH II - Advanced Beginning Spanish 5
SPA 114 FAST-TRACK SPANISH I AND II 5
SPA 115 SPANISH FOR THE HEALTH PROFESSIONALS I 3
SPA 201 CONVERSATIONAL SPANISH III
Intermediate Spanish Conversation I 3
SPA 202 CONVERSATIONAL SPANISH IV
Intermediate Spanish Conversation II 3
SPA 211 SPANISH III – Intermediate Spanish I 3
SPA 212 SPANISH IV – Intermediate Spanish II 3
SPA 215 SPANISH FOR
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