English and Spanish: voice: 956.364.4638
fax: 956.364.5167
Department Chair: Sanjuanita Santoy voice: 956.364.4837 fax: 956.364.5167 Email: English and Spanish
Mailing Address: English
TSTC Harlingen
1902 North Loop 499
Harlingen, TX 78550
Location: The English office is located in the Irma Rangel Science and Technology Building.
Office Hours: M - F: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sat., Sun.: Closed
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Courses
Beginning Spanish courses cover the fundamental skills in listening, comprehension, speaking, reading, and writing, including basic vocabulary, grammatical structures, and culture.
Emphasizing communication rather than explanation is one of the most important goals in these courses. The student will be exposed to standard Spanish, analyze the different dialects in Mexico and other Hispanic countries, and distinguish proper Spanish from blended English-Spanish, commonly used in the USA.
SPAN-1311 Beginning Spanish I (3-0-3)
Fundamental skills in listening comprehension, speaking, reading and writing, including basic vocabulary, grammatical structures and culture. This course is for students who already have a significant Spanish vocabulary. (Students may take either SPAN 1311/1312 or SPAN 1411/1412 for credit but may not take both sequences for credit.)
SPAN-1312 Beginning Spanish II (3-0-3)
This course is a continuation of SPAN 1311 covering fundamental skills in listening, comprehension, speaking, reading and writing. This course includes basic grammatical structures and culture. (Students may take either SPAN 1311/1312 or SPAN 1411/1412 for credit but may not take both sequences for credit.) Prerequisite: SPAN 1311.
SPAN-1411 Elementary Spanish I for Nonnative Speakers (3-2-4)
Fundamental skills in listening comprehension, speaking, reading and writing, including basic vocabulary, grammatical structures and culture. Lab required. (Students may take either SPAN 1311/1312 or SPAN 1411/1412 for credit but may not take both sequences for credit.) Prerequisite: Admissions to course determined by instructor assessment.
SPAN-1412 Elementary Spanish II for Nonnative Speakers (3-2-4)
This course is a continuation of SPAN 1411 covering fundamental skills in listening, comprehension, speaking, reading, and writing. This course includes basic vocabulary, grammatical structures and culture. Lab required. (Students may take either SPAN 1311/1312 or SPAN 1411/1412 for credit but may not take both sequences for credit.) Prerequisite: SPAN 1411.
SPAN-2311 Intermediate Spanish I (3-0-3)
Review and application of skills in listening comprehension, speaking, reading and writing. This course emphasizes conversation, vocabulary acquiring, reading, and composition, and includes discussion of the people, events, history, and culture of selected countries. Prerequisite: SPAN 1312 or SPAN 1412 or equivalent.
SPAN-2323 Introduction to Latin American Literature (3-0-3)
This course introduces the literature, including the prose, poetry and drama, of Latin America. Prerequisite: SPAN 2311 or SPAN 1312 with permission of the instructor.
SPAN-2324 Hispanic Culture (3-0-3)
Representative readings of the literature, art, history and geography that have helped shape the Hispanic culture of the United States. Prerequisite: SPAN 2311 or SPAN 1312 with permission of the instructor.
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