11/3/2025 11:47:01 PM	SPAN 8 Course Outline as of Fall 1997	Changed Course
CATALOG INFORMATION
Discipline and Nbr:  SPAN 8	Title:  CONVERSATIONAL
Full Title:  Conversational Spanish
Last Reviewed:5/8/1998

Units		Course Hours per Week			Nbr of Weeks	Course Hours Total
Maximum	2.00	Lecture Scheduled	2.00		17.5 max.	Lecture Scheduled	35.00
Minimum	2.00	Lab Scheduled	0		5 min.	Lab Scheduled	0
		Contact DHR	0			Contact DHR	0
		Contact Total	2.00			Contact Total	35.00
		Non-contact DHR	0			Non-contact DHR Total	0

Total Out of Class Hours:  70.00

Total Student Learning Hours: 105.00

Title 5 Category:  AA Degree Applicable
Grading:  Grade or P/NP
Repeatability:  05 - May Be Taken for a Total of 4 Units
Also Listed As: 
Formerly: 

Catalog Description:

A high-active oral performance communication course emphasizing those oral skills needed to effectively communicate in academic, social, or job-related and contemporary contexts. Students react orally and in writing to readings, summarize journal and newspaper articles, videos, news reports, and give short oral presentations and participate in group discussions and problem-solving activities.

Prerequisites/Corequisites:
Span 2 completed or ability to carry on a simple conversation in Spanish.

Recommended Preparation:
Eligibility for ENGL 100A or ENGL 100.

Limits on Enrollment:

Schedule of Classes Information
Description:

High-active oral performance communication course emphasizing oral skills needed to effectively communicate in academic, social or job-related & contemporary contexts.

(Grade or P/NP)
Prerequisites:Span 2 completed or ability to carry on a simple conversation in Spanish.
Recommended:Eligibility for ENGL 100A or ENGL 100.
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:CSU;UC.
Repeatability:05 - May Be Taken for a Total of 4 Units

ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION

Associate Degree:		Effective:		Inactive:
Area:
CSU GE:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
IGETC:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
CSU Transfer:	Transferable	Effective:	Fall 1981	Inactive:	Summer 2011
UC Transfer:	Transferable	Effective:	Fall 1981	Inactive:	Summer 2011
C-ID:

Certificate/Major Applicable: Not Certificate/Major Applicable

COURSE CONTENT

Outcomes and Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:

  LISTENING:

 Understand virtually all face to face conversation in standard

 dialect delivered with normal clarity and speed; demonstrate

 familiarity with many idiomatic expressions and phrasal verbs;

 respond appropriately, verbally and non-verbally, to various levels

 of politeness, formality, and register, especially academic;

 identify and comprehend main ideas and most supporting details in

 lectures and discussions; recognize verbal and non-verbal signals

 of organization and importance in lectures; and understand new

 vocabulary in context using guessing strategies.

 SPEAKING:

 Use Spanish for a variety of purposes:  describing, narrating,

 arguing, and persuading; self monitor and peer evaluate for

 effective speech in formal as well as informal interactions; use

 non-verbal communication appropriately; posture, gestures, facial

 expressions, and eye contact; speak fluently on general topics of

 current interest in Hispanic culture; maintain a conversation and

 use many idiomatic expressions; demonstrate awareness of levels

 of politeness, formality, and register, including inappropriate

 language such as racist or sexist terms; use discussion and

 conversational strategies effectively; and use intonation, pitch,

 and pauses to enhance or emphasize the message.

Topics and Scope

  The topics and scope of this vary slightly from semester to semester

 due to the selection of various conversation texts and/or materials.

 CONTENT (Listening):

 Technical reports; recorded and live lectures; announcements;

 instructions; telephone communications; radio and television

 broadcasts; movies and plays; face to face conversations; practical,

 social, cultural, abstract, and professional topics; special fields

 of competence; particular fields of interests.

 (Speaking):

 Most practical, social, abstract, and academic topics; special

 fields of competence; particular fields of interest.

 TASKS (Listening):

 Comprehension checks; cloze dictation; paraphrasing; outlines;

 summaries; note taking; selective listening for discouse markers,

 digression, style shifts, and redundancy; logical continuation for

 prediction and inference; conducting surveys and questionnaires;

 peer evaluation and giving feedback.

 (Speaking):

 Expressing opinions; agreeing and disagreeing; paired interviews;

 surveys, polls, and synthesis; panel discussions; group concensus

 and problem solving; debating challenging issues requiring research;

 brainstorming; descriptive, process, narrative, and informational

 speeches; speeches requiring varying degrees of preparation:

 spontaneous, extemporaneous, formal verbal report on research

 project; role plays and simulations; use of creative language such

 as dramatic readings and oral interpretation of literature; pose

 relevant questions and respond to speakers appropriately.

Assignments:

  The following represent typical assignments for a Span 8 course:

     a. small group discussions based on lectures, films, and

        readings.

     b. reports on topics researched in the library.

     c. role plays on work-related situations.

     d. videotapes of student written and produced skits and

        dialogues.

     e. notetaking and discussion on academic lectures.

Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.

Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing.		Writing 10 - 30%
Written homework, Reading reports, Lab reports, Essay exams, Term papers
Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills.		Problem Solving 0 - 0%
None
Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams.		Skill Demonstrations 30 - 50%
Class performances
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams.		Exams 20 - 40%
Multiple choice, True/false, Matching items, Completion
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories.		Other Category 0 - 0%
COMPLETION OF SEMESTER'S LANGUAGE LAB HOURS.

Representative Textbooks and Materials:

  TEMAS Y DIALOGOS by David F. Altabe, 5th Ed.

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