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Multiple Course Revisions

Rev: 07/2004

University of Minnesota, Morris

Multiple Course Revisions

USE FOR CATALOG YEAR CHANGES ONLY

This form is for presenting changes to Curriculum Committee; the information will still need to be entered in ECAS.

Sending this form to Curriculum Committee for Approval means Department and Discipline approval has been received.

Date: 9/19/04

Discipline: Spanish

Curriculum Committee Approval Date:

Course Revision #1

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Span 1001f. Beginning Spanish I. (FL; 4 cr)

Study of basic skills of Spanish (reading, speaking, writing, listening) and cultural contexts of Latin America and Spain. Students should demonstrate the ability to read and comprehend materials such as ads, instructions, etc.; engage in simple conversations in Spanish, to speak about themselves and express their basic needs; construct sentences and questions in Spanish in order to write accurately at the short paragraph level; comprehend short conversations. Devlopment of basic skills of Spanish (reading, speaking, writing, listening) and an introduction to the cultural contexts of Latin America and Spain.

Rationale (see instructions): Revised and updated course description.

Course Revision #2

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Span 1002s. Beginning Spanish II. (FL; 4 cr; prereq 1001 or placement or #)

Second course in Continuation of the sequence beginning with 1001.

Rationale (see instructions): Revised and updated course description.

Course Revision #3

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Span 1050. Variable Topics in Associated Languages. (IP; 1-4 cr; offered when feasible)

Introduction to a number of languages and cultures of the Iberian Peninsula and Latin America, such as Portuguese, Nahuatl, etc.

Rationale (see instructions): Variable topics eliminated.

Course Revision #4

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SPAN 2001 - Intermediate Spanish I (IP)
(4.0 cr; Prereq-1002 or placement or #; fall, every year)
Review and building of skills with a focus on basic Spanish language structures and tenses. Students should demonstrate the ability to: read critically and understand the context of literary and cultural items; respond to simple questions, avoid basic pronunciation errors, engage in short conversations, discuss assigned themes at some length; write accurately at the paragraph level, avoiding common grammatical errors; comprehend conversations. Review and building of the four basic skills in Spanish with emphasis on critical reading skills and writing for communication.

Rationale (see instructions):Revised and updated course description.