Course Outline of Record

Item	Value
Eff Term	Fall 2026
Curriculum Committee Approval Date	12/03/2025
Top Code	110500 - Spanish
Units	5 Total Units
Hours	90 Total Hours (Lecture Hours 90)
Total Outside of Class Hours	180
Total Student Learning Hours	270
Course Credit Status	Credit: Degree Applicable (D)
Material Fee	No
Basic Skills	Not Basic Skills (N)
Repeatable	No
Open Entry/Open Exit	No
Grading Policy	Standard Letter (S),  Pass/No Pass (B)
Associate Arts Local General Education (GE)	Area 3 Arts and Humanities 3A Theory (OC1) Area 3 Arts and Humanities 3B Active Participation (OC2)
Associate Science Local General Education (GE)	Area 3B Humanities (OSC2)
California General Education Transfer Curriculum (Cal-GETC)	LOTE 6A Language Other Than English (6A)
Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC)	IGETC 6A Lang other than Engl (6A)
California State University General Education Breadth (CSU GE-Breadth)	CSU C2 Humanities (C2)

Course Description

This course is designed for students whose primary experience with Spanish has been with their family and/or community, and who have had little to no exposure to Spanish in an academic setting. Course instruction builds upon the students’ existing linguistic skills as well as their cultural heritage and knowledge. Students will improve their proficiency in speaking, listening, reading and writing, and develop a heightened awareness of the diversity of Hispanic cultures, as manifested in Spanish-speaking countries and in the United States. This course is conducted in Spanish. PREREQUISITE: SPAN A185 or SPAN A185H or 3 years of high school Spanish or equivalent. Transfer Credit: CSU; UC. C-ID: SPAN 220.C-ID: SPAN 220.

Course Level Student Learning Outcome(s)

1. Identify the linguistic diversity within the Spanish-speaking world.
2. Demonstrate improved application of grammar and register when speaking Spanish.
3. Demonstrate improved application of grammar, orthography and register when writing in Spanish.
4. Read and comprehend a variety of authentic texts in Spanish.
5. Identify the cultural diversity and history within the Spanish-speaking world.

Course Objectives

• 1. Demonstrate the fundamental grammatical structure of Spanish and the mastery of concepts that will expand on the morphological and syntactical elements.
• 2. Demonstrate new practical vocabulary that will enable the student to become proficient in situations that go beyond the basic survival skills.
• 3. Use learned grammatical concepts and lexical items within oral and written communicative contexts.
• 4. Demonstrate oral skills in controlled communicative activities, as well as open-ended discussions and debates.
• 5. Demonstrate awareness of contemporary Hispanic cultural and geographical locations of Spanish-speaking countries.
• 6. Recognize literary figures of the Hispanic world and demonstrate comprehension of literary works written by Hispanic authors.
• 7. Demonstrate an understanding of basic literary concepts.
• 8. Recognize important artistic works of the Hispanic world and understand the social context in which they were created.
• 9. Demonstrate critical thinking by expressing original ideas orally and in writing.

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Lecture Content

Topics to be covered include, but are not limited to:

A. Culture

1. Film, videos and authentic texts in Spanish in a variety of genres

2. Geography and history of the Spanish-speaking world

3. Hispanic cultural practices and productions (e.g., values, traditions, lifestyle, forms of artistic expression, etc.)

B. Register

1. Lexical variations

2. Idiomatic expressions

3. Vocabulary expansion

4. Formal vs. informal

5. Standard vs. non-standard

C. Grammar

1. Categories of words

2. Verbal tenses in indicative and subjunctive modes

3. Infinitive vs. gerund usage

D. Lexicon

1. Word families

2. Prefixes and suffixes

3. Cognates and false friends

4. Inference of meaning through context

E. Spelling

1. Rules of accentuation

2. Homophones

3. Commonly misspelled words

F. Writing

1. Discussion of plagiarism

2. Pre-writing, writing and post-writing activities in and out of the classroom

3. Editing techniques

4. Responses to literary texts

G. Reading

1. Articles on current events and opinion pieces

2. Short stories and vignettes

3. Essays

4. Poems

5. Novels

Method(s) of Instruction

• Lecture (02)
• DE Live Online Lecture (02S)
• DE Online Lecture (02X)

Instructional Techniques

1. Recorded lectures by the instructor to introduce new topics and/or review previous topics as needed 2. Materials relevant to the subject (grammar explanations) 3.  Dialogues from texts and originals by the students              4.  Interactive audio and video recordings with dialogues and/or music         5. Readings and/or videos about Hispanic history, culture and literature, as well as current events in the Spanish-speaking world.                      

Reading Assignments

Specific types of reading (in Spanish) will be assigned, such as: poetry, short stories and essays, as well as readings about cultural topics, history and culture of Spanish-speaking countries. Homework hours: 3 per week

Writing Assignments

Specific types of writing will be assigned, such as: description and point of view, analogy, direct discourse, expressing and supporting opinions and hypothesizing. 2. Essays demonstrating knowledge of the grammatical concepts learned in the chapters. The topics for the compositions will apply to the student's life and to contemporary events. 3. Exams covering grammar, questions from textbook readings on culture and literature Homework hours: 3 per week

Out-of-class Assignments

There are no out-of-class assignments for this course when it is taught asynchronously online. When taught in this modality, all assignments are completed via Canvas. Homework hours: (things like watching lecture videos and interacting with classmates) 4 per week

Study Non-Contact Hours Recommended

180

Methods of Student Evaluation

• Midterm Exam
• Final Exam
• Short Quizzes
• Written Assignments
• Oral Presentations

Demonstration of Critical Thinking

Students will demonstrate critical thinking in written reflections, written discussions and recorded pair conversations. Topics will include cultural readings, readings about the histories and peoples of the Spanish-speaking world, current events in the Hispanic world as well as reflections on the student's own learning.

Required Writing, Problem Solving, Skills Demonstration

Students will write written reflections and have written discussions (in Spanish) for each unit of study. These will be reflections about cultural readings, readings about the history of the Spanish-speaking world as well as reflections on the student's own learning and current events in the Spanish-speaking world. Students will solve problems together via recorded conversations and discussion board posts.

Resources Subscreen

• Open Education Resource: n/a. Acceso. (2025).
• Open Education Resource: Ballesteros, Nancy; Lee, Alejandro; Moon, Christina. Entrada Libre. (2025).

Eligible Discipline(s)

• Foreign languages: Master’s degree in the language being taught OR bachelor’s degree in the language being taught AND master’s degree in another language or linguistics OR the equivalent. Master's degree required.