Department of Spanish and Portuguese Studies

Spanish & Portuguese Language Class Descriptions

Spanish 1001

This course is designed for students who have had no Spanish instruction in the past, and is open to those who have had less than 2 years of high school Spanish and those for whom it has been more than five years since they last studied Spanish.

Reminder: You do not have to take the EPT to gain entrance into this class. However, a permission number is required and can be obtained starting the first day of registration for the entire university. To get a permission number, please know what section you wish to enter and bring a high school transcript to the main office in 34 Folwell Hall.

Students should bring their high school transcripts and an ID card to Folwell Hall 34 to obtain a number. Spanish 1001 focuses on the development of basic communication skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing. One day a week students will watch "Destinos", an educational television program in Spanish. The text, "?Sabias que...?" 4th ed., is accompanied by a workbook and CD’s that are designed to be studied outside class. In this text students will cover material from the "Leccion Preliminar" through and including "Leccion 9". Grammar is covered in the homework assignments and reinforced in class with a variety of paired and small group activities. Spanish is spoken almost exclusively in class. Since the majority of class time is devoted to speaking and listening, class attendance is critical.

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All quizzes and tests evaluate listening, reading, writing, vocabulary and grammar. Exams encourage the use of natural language by requiring short answers and full sentences rather than true/false or multiple choice answers.

Note: Spanish 1001 is a Beginning Course, as is 1002. You CANNOT take Spanish 1002 unless you have taken Spanish 1001 at the University of Minnesota. However, if you have had some exposure to the Spanish Language but still consider yourself a beginner, then you should start with Spanish 1022. No permission number or entrance test is required for Spanish 1022. You can also go directly from 1001 to 1022.

Spanish 1002

This course is ONLY for students who have completed Spanish 1001 at the University of Minnesota . A permission number is required and can be obtained from either your Spanish 1001 instructor or from the coordinator Cecily Brown, at brown016@umn.edu.

Upon entering this course, the student should know basic vocabulary and present and past tense forms, that is to say, be familiar with the material between the "Leccion Preliminar" to "Leccion 9" of the text, "¿Sabias que...?", 4th ed. Spanish is spoken almost exclusively in class. Spanish 1002 focuses on the development of communicative skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing. One day a week students watch "Destinos", an educational television program in Spanish. The text "¿Sabias que...?", 4th ed., is accompanied by a workbook and audio CD’s that are designed to be studied outside class. The readings in the text have been taken from Spanish language newspapers and magazines. Grammar is covered in the homework assignments and reinforced in class with a variety of paired and small group activities. Since the majority of class time is devoted to speaking and listening, class attendance is critical.

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All quizzes and tests evaluate listening, reading, writing, vocabulary and grammar.

Note: Spanish 1001 is a Beginning Course, as is 1002. You CANNOT take Spanish 1002 unless you have taken Spanish 1001 at the University of Minnesota. However, if you have had some exposure to the Spanish Language but still consider yourself a beginner, then you should start with Spanish 1022. No permission number or entrance test is required for Spanish 1022. You can also go directly from 1001 to 1022.

Spanish 1022

This course is for students who have studied two or more years of Spanish in high school.

Reminder: You do not have to take the EPT to gain entrance into this class. Also, NO PERMISSION NUMBER IS REQUIRED.

The course provides a quick review of very beginning Spanish and at the end of this course students should be ready for Spanish 1003. Upon entering this course, the student should know basic vocabulary and be familiar with present and past tense forms. Spanish is spoken almost exclusively in class. Spanish 1022 focuses on the development of communicative skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing. One day a week students watch Sol y viento , an educational telecourse program in Spanish. The text, Vistazos, 2nd edition , is accompanied by an online workbook with audio program that are designed to be studied outside class. The readings in the text have been taken from Spanish language newspapers and magazines. Grammar is covered in the homework assignments and reinforced in class via communicative exercises with a variety of paired and small group activities. Since the majority of class time is devoted to speaking and listening, class attendance is critical.

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All quizzes and tests evaluate listening, reading, vocabulary, grammar & writing. Exams encourage the use of Spanish language by mostly using short answers and essays. There will also be two oral interviews.

Spanish 1022 (Technology-enhanced)

A technology-enhanced version of the course is offered every semester. The technology-enhanced sections cover the same material and are tested in the same fashion as the regular 1022. The course expectations and grading are the same. These sections require the student to do a considerable amount of independent learning outside of the classroom facilitated by on-line materials.

Spanish 1003

This course is for students who have completed Spanish 1022 or 1002 with C- or better, OR who have taken two or more years of Spanish in high school and have successfully passed the Entrance Proficiency Test (EPT) for this level.

Reminder: You only have to take the EPT if you have not taken Spanish 1002 or 1022 at the University of Minnesota, or if you are a transfer student. Students taking the EPT will need proof they have been placed in 1003 by bringing documentation of their EPT scores the first day of class. All other students must bring an unofficial copy of their transcript the first day of class.

In this course, students build on the communicative speaking, writing, listening and reading skills that were acquired in beginning Spanish. The "Conexiones" series, text, lab manual and workbook, and student listening CDs are used. Class activities are carried out almost entirely in Spanish. For the most part, grammar should be studied at home as only a small percentage of class time is intended for grammar instruction and practice.

Reading skills are developed through authentic cultural readings included in the text. Writing skills are developed through a variety of writing assignments including brief free writing assignments, short compositions and peer editing practice. Culture, understood as the perspectives, practices and products of a society, is learned through the readings, songs, artwork, and literature in the text. Oral participation in Spanish is critical to this course, and students are expected to converse in Spanish during the entire class period.

Each student will give an oral presentation on a topic related to those covered in "Conexiones" or in class. Students will have a one-on-one interview in Spanish with the instructor during the last weeks of the semester. Because Spanish class is about the only place where a student can practice listening and speaking, class attendance is critical, and the instructor will hold students accountable to the department’s attendance policy.

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Diverse: essay, fill in the blank & short answer

Spanish 1004

This course is for those who have successfully passed Spanish 1003 with a C-  or better OR who have taken two or more years of Spanish in high school and have successfully passed the Entrance Proficiency Test (EPT) for this level.

Reminder: You only have to take the EPT if you have not taken Spanish 1003 at the University of Minnesota, or if you are a transfer student. Students taking the EPT will need proof they have been placed in 1004 by bringing documentation of their EPT scores the first day of class. All other students must bring an unofficial copy of their transcript the first day of class.

NOTE: Credit will not be granted if credit has been received for: Span 1014, Span 1044 or Span 1054.

In this course, students build on the communicative speaking, writing, listening and reading skills that were acquired in beginning Spanish.  The "Conexiones" series, text, lab manual and workbook are used.  Class activities are carried out almost entirely in Spanish.  For the most part, grammar should be studied at home as only a small percentage of class time is intended for grammar instruction and practice.  Reading skills are developed through "Conexiones", and writing skills are developed through a variety of writing assignments.  You will also prepare and present a debate with other classmates. Because Spanish class is about the only place where you can practice listening and speaking, class attendance is critical.  Students planning to continue to study in 3015 must pass all four parts of the LPE.

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Exams evaluate listening, reading, vocabulary & grammar, writing & culture.  The exams use a minimum of multiple choice and true/false items and encourage the use of Spanish language by using short answers, short & long essays. The final exam is based on the listening and reading portions of the LPE.

Spanish 1014 (Business Spanish), Spanish 1044 (Medical Spanish) and Spanish 1054 (Spanish for Heritage Speakers) can be taken in place of Spanish 1004 to fulfill the Language requirement. However, credit will only be given for one of these three classes.

Spanish 1014 : Business Spanish

This course is for students who have completed Spanish 1003 with C- or better, OR who have taken two or more years of Spanish in high school and have successfully passed the Entrance Proficiency Test (EPT) for this level.

Reminder: You only have to take the EPT if you have not taken Spanish 1003 at the University of Minnesota, or if you are a transfer student. Students taking the EPT will need proof they have been placed in 1014 by bringing documentation of their EPT scores the first day of class. All other students must bring an unofficial copy of their transcript the first day of class.

NOTE: Credit will not be granted if credit has been received for: Span 1004, Span 1044 or Span 1054.

In this course, you will build on the communicative speaking, writing, listening and reading skills that you acquired during the first three semesters of Spanish, but with a focus on business vocabulary, report writing skills, proper format for business communications and conversational fluency on trade-related topics. The “Saldo a favor” series, workbook and text, are used. Class activities are carried out almost entirely in Spanish. For the most part, grammar should be studied at home because only a small percentage of class time is intended for grammar instruction and practice. Because Spanish class is about the only place where you can practice listening and speaking, class attendance is critical.

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Exams evaluate listening, reading, vocabulary & grammar, writing & culture.  The exams use a minimum of multiple choice and true/false items and encourage the use of Spanish language by using short answers, short & long essays. The final exam is based on the writing, listening and reading portions of the LPE.

Spanish 1044 : Intermediate Medical Spanish

This course is for students who have completed Spanish 1003 with C- or better, OR who have taken two or more years of Spanish in high school and have successfully passed the Entrance Proficiency Test (EPT) for this level.

Reminder: you only have to take the EPT if you have not taken Spanish 1003 at the University of Minnesota, or if you are a transfer student. Students taking the EPT will need proof they have been placed in 1003 by bringing documentation of their EPT scores the first day of class. All other students must bring an unofficial copy of their transcript the first day of class.

NOTE: Credit will not be granted if credit has been received for: Span 1004, Span 1014 or Span 1054.

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This course is designed to help students, in Spanish Studies pursuing the health care field, communicate with patients who speak Spanish. The “Medical Spanish, Interviewing the Latino Patient A Cross Cultural Perspective” textbook is the guide to cover the basic Medical vocabulary, questions and answers in common medical situations, vocabulary and phrases to conduct patient interviews and medical history, vocabulary and conversation to conduct physical exams; understanding the Latin American view of health and health care is part of the course materials in course packet format. In terms of the grammatical aspects, the course covers same areas as Spanish 1004; therefore, students planning on taking Spanish 3015 will be prepared to take and pass all four parts of the LPE.

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Students will be evaluated on class participation, discussion of course content, exploration of cultural component, therefore class attendance is critical. Evaluation of communicative speaking, writing, listening and reading is done through exams, composition writing and presentation.

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Besides in class activities, and for a better understanding of cultural aspects, students will perform individual work on WebCT and CD-ROM which concentrate on watching and listening, reading and writing about interviews of health care providers who work with Spanish speaking community, and interactions in the target language between doctors and patients.

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Exams evaluate listening, reading, vocabulary & grammar, writing & culture. A minimum of multiple choice and true/false items; encourage use of natural language by using short answers, short /long reports. The final exam is based on the listening and reading portions of the LPE.

Spanish 1054 : Spanish for Heritage Speakers

This course is for students who have completed Spanish 1003 with C- or better, OR who have taken two or more years of Spanish in high school and have successfully passed the Entrance Proficiency Test (EPT) for this level.

Reminder: you only have to take the EPT if you have not taken Spanish 1003 at the University of Minnesota, or if you are a transfer student. Students taking the EPT will need proof they have been placed in 1003 by bringing documentation of their EPT scores the first day of class. All other students must bring an unofficial copy of their transcript the first day of class.

NOTE: Credit will not be granted if credit has been received for: Span 1004, Span 1014 or Span 1044.

Portuguese 1101

This course is an introduction to Portuguese focusing on all basic language skills: speaking, comprehension, reading, and writing. Students will be introduced to basic cultural aspects related to Portugal, Brazil, Mozambique, Angola, Cape Verde, Guinea Bissau, and/or São Tomé and Príncipe).

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Portuguese 1102

This course entails building and expanding upon the skills acquired in Portuguese 1102, emphasizing a communicative approach. Students will be exposed to cultural aspects related to Brazil, Portugal and/or Lusophone Africa.

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Portuguese 1103

This is an intermediate-level Portuguese course that introduces students to more sophisticated grammar structures and vocabulary items, while expanding on cultural content-based materials related to the Portuguese-speaking world. At this level students are expected to substantially increase their proficiency in all language skills.

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Exams evaluate listening, reading, vocabulary & grammar, writing & culture. The exams use a minimum of multiple choice and true/false items and encourage the use of Portuguese language by using short answers, short & long essays.

Portuguese 1104

This course is for those who have successfully passed Portuguese 1103 with a C- or better. It is the final course in the Portuguese 1101-04 sequence. By the end of the course, students should reach an advanced-level proficiency in all linguistic skills. At this point, students will be prepared to take upper division courses focusing on literature, film, popular music, and/or history, among other areas.

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Exams evaluate listening, reading, vocabulary & grammar, writing & culture. The exams use a minimum of multiple choice and true/false items and encourage the use of Portuguese language by using short answers, short & long essays.

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Last modified on April 2, 2009