2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

SPAN 320 Advanced Spanish II

A continuation of SPAN 310. Specific attention will be paid to the acquisition of idiomatic expressions, mastery of the sequence of tenses, and written & oral analysis of brief socio-literary texts. 

Credits

3

Prerequisite

SPAN 202 or permission of instructor

Offered

Spring

Student Learning Outcomes

  1. Express her/himself fully on some concrete sociocultural, academic and professional topics related to Spanish culture in various time frames, including sharing and supporting her/his point of view in discussion on some complex issues.
  2. Deliver well-organized, rehearsed presentations on concrete sociocultural topics related to Spanish culture and present detailed information about events and experiences, in various time frames and with a good level of accuracy, clarity, and precision.
  3. Write fairly extensively on a variety of sociocultural topics related to Spanish culture in the form of well organized, detailed paragraphs in various time frames.
  4. Understand the main idea and most supporting details in a variety of texts related to Spanish culture and follow stories and descriptions of considerable length and in various time frames. Understand a wide variety of written materials about Spanish culture in neutral language, including some abstract concepts, and materials on a more specific topic of their choosing written in scholarly language.
  5. Discuss and critique a comprehensive number of aspects related to Spain, including pivotal historical dates and figures, cultural aspects in their respective context, and contemporary social, cultural, and political issues.