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  • SPAN 3690: Spanish and Latin American Cultures through Cinema

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Valley University

    Prerequisite(s): SPAN 3050 OR (SPAN 3030 and SPAN 3040), and University Advanced Standing. Explores contemporary issues in the cultures and societies of Latin America and Spain by analyzing, interpreting and critically reading film and visual texts. Provides opportunities to improve students' proficiency in Spanish through oral and written interaction and production. Conducted entirely in Spanish.
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  • SPAN 380R: Community Engagement in Spanish

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Valley University

    Prerequisite(s): [(SPAN 3030 and SPAN 3040) or SPAN 3050 or instructor approval] and University Advanced Standing. Offers students the opportunity to participate in projects and with organizations in the local Hispanic community. Addresses the linguistic, cultural, historical, and socioeconomic concerns of the Spanish-speaking residents of Utah and surrounding counties. Requires regular activity, including volunteering, in local schools, clinics, social service agencies, or civic organizations. Repeatable for a maximum 6 hours credit toward graduation.
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  • SPAN 4050: Topics in Grammar Usage and Style WE

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Valley University

    Prerequisite(s): [(SPAN 3030 and SPAN 3040) or SPAN 3050] with a grade of C or higher and University Advanced Standing. Reviews Spanish grammar focusing on problem areas. Explores grammar as deployed in different genres. Emphasizes writing in different styles.. Lab access fee of $10 applies.
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  • SPAN 4100: Teaching Spanish Grammar

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Valley University

    Prerequisite(s): Admission to a Secondary Education teacher licensure program or departmental approval; [(SPAN 3030 and SPAN 3040) or SPAN 3050] and University Advanced Standing. Corequisite(s): LANG 4200 recommended. Enables prospective Spanish educators to acquire the strategies, methodology and techniques of how to present deductive and inductive principles of Spanish grammar. Discusses basic theory, principles and tools of Spanish linguistic issues. Includes extensive principle development and microteaching used as an assessment tool.
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  • SPAN 4110: Introduction to Translation and Interpreting English-Spanish

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Valley University

    Prerequisite(s): (SPAN 3030 and SPAN 3040) or SPAN 3050; and it is highly recommended to take previously 6 credits from the Spanish for the Profession courses (Medical Spanish, Business Spanish, Legal Spanish, Spanish for Psychology, Spanish for Tourism, etc.). Teaches basic concepts from Translation Studies. Provides practice on translation and interpreting for the English-Spanish language pair and describes professional opportunities in the language services industry. Includes class discussion, oral presentations, translation and interpreting practice, analysis of translations, reflections on recorded interpretations, and collaborative translation projects. Examines technologies used in translation workflows.. Lab access fee of $10 applies.
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  • SPAN 4120: Advanced Translation English-Spanish

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Valley University

    Prerequisite(s): SPAN 4110 and University Advanced Standing. Provides opportunities for Spanish/English translation of texts in different fields (for example, health, law, business, science and technology, agribusiness, etc.). Examines the characteristics and terminology used in specialized texts. Analyzes conventional differences between writing norms in different English- and Spanish-speaking countries. Identifies career opportunities in the language services industry and examines the technological competencies necessary to be competitive in the industry. Includes class discussion, textual analysis, translation practice, analysis of translations, presentations, collaborative translation projects, a service-learning project, and a portfolio.
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  • SPAN 412R: Spanish for the Professions

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Valley University

    Prerequisite(s): (SPAN 3050 or departmental approval) and University Advanced Standing. Offers Medical Spanish, Legal Spanish, or Spanish for Tourism according to student demand. Focuses on the practical needs of students who seek careers in the applicable areas. Addresses the specialized vocabulary and communicative ability necessary for a professional in a bilingual English-Spanish or monolingual Spanish environment. Introduces interpretation in professional situations. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credits toward graduation with different topics.
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  • SPAN 4130: English-Spanish Interpreting

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Valley University

    Prerequisite(s): SPAN 4110 and University Advanced Standing. Teaches skills for interpreting (oral translation) in Spanish and English with an emphasis on the mode of dialogue or bilateral interpreting, while also teaching skills for simultaneous interpreting. Deepens understanding of key concepts related to interpreting and the profession of interpreter. Teaches more advanced skills for interpreting like discourse analysis and oratory skills, general interpreting strategies like synthesis and anticipation, and specific strategies for dialogue or bilateral interpreting. Emphasizes professional standards and self-monitoring. Includes class discussion, readings, interpreting practice, observation and analysis of practice, oral presentations, a research project, and engaged learning projects.
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  • SPAN 4200: Advanced Business Spanish

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Valley University

    Prerequisite(s): SPAN 3200 and University Advanced Standing. Focuses on Spanish business terminology, documentation, case studies and transactions. Explores grammar in different genres, emphasizing composition in different writing styles. Prepares students to take the Advanced Business Certification test offered by the Chamber of Commerce of Madrid, Spain.. Canvas Course Mats $44/Cengage applies.
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  • SPAN 4310: Advanced Spanish for Healthcare Professionals

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Valley University

    Prerequisite(s): SPAN 3310 and University Advanced Standing. Teaches language structures and terminology specific to Spanish language in the field of healthcare. Examines the cultural issues present in the interactions with Spanish-speaking patients. Focuses on advanced topics, terminology and language structures not covered in Medical Spanish. Prepare students to work with Spanish-speaking patients in future careers in medicine, nursing, or translation/interpretation.
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