SRJC Course Outlines

12/7/2024 10:56:44 PMSPAN 71 Course Outline as of Fall 1987

New Course (First Version)
CATALOG INFORMATION

Discipline and Nbr:  SPAN 71Title:  SPAN FOR LAW ENFOR  
Full Title:  Spanish for Law Enforcement
Last Reviewed:10/26/1987

UnitsCourse Hours per Week Nbr of WeeksCourse Hours Total
Maximum3.00Lecture Scheduled3.0017.5 max.Lecture Scheduled52.50
Minimum.50Lab Scheduled017 min.Lab Scheduled0
 Contact DHR1.00 Contact DHR17.50
 Contact Total4.00 Contact Total70.00
 
 Non-contact DHR0 Non-contact DHR Total0

 Total Out of Class Hours:  105.00Total Student Learning Hours: 175.00 

Title 5 Category:  AA Degree Applicable
Grading:  Grade or P/NP
Repeatability:  27 - Exempt From Repeat Provisions
Also Listed As: 
Formerly: 

Catalog Description:
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Development of law enforcement-related communication skills through Spanish language activities and exercises relevant to the workplace.

Prerequisites/Corequisites:
Employed in a law enforcement occupation or related field, an active volunteer law enforcement officer, or employed in SRJC Administrative of Justice Program.


Recommended Preparation:
Completion of ENGL 100 or ESL 100.

Limits on Enrollment:

Schedule of Classes Information
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Development of law enforcement-related communication skills through Spanish language activities and exercises relevant to the workplace.
(Grade or P/NP)

Prerequisites:Employed in a law enforcement occupation or related field, an active volunteer law enforcement officer, or employed in SRJC Administrative of Justice Program.
Recommended:Completion of ENGL 100 or ESL 100.
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:CSU;
Repeatability:27 - Exempt From Repeat Provisions

ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION

Associate Degree:Effective:Inactive:
 Area:
 
CSU GE:Transfer Area Effective:Inactive:
 
IGETC:Transfer Area Effective:Inactive:
 
CSU Transfer:TransferableEffective:Fall 1987Inactive:Summer 2011
 
UC Transfer:Effective:Inactive:
 
C-ID:

Certificate/Major Applicable: Major Applicable Course



COURSE CONTENT

Outcomes and Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:
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  Within a specific work situation, students will be able to:
     1. give and follow instructions in the context of law
        enforcement.
     2. ask for clarification in Spanish.
     3. provide feedback in Spanish.
     4. deal with mistakes as seen from a Spanish-speaking
        prospective.
     5. deal with complaints as heard in Spanish.
     6. deal with special requests as they relate to law enforcement.
     7. communicate with coworkers who speak Spanish.
     8. request information from Spanish-speaking population as it
        relates to law enforcement.
     9. follow and explain safety instructions on the job in Spanish.
    10. demonstrate work-related telephone skills in Spanish.
    11. respond appropriately to Spanish-speaker's opinion.
    12. student will learn to understand basic Spanish in the
        context of law enforcement.
    13. student will learn to speak, to communicate, in basic
        Spanish in the context of law enforcement.
    14. practice to learn report writing (in English) for Spanish
        names, etc.
    15. oral situational interchanges on themes listed in course
        outline.
    16. listening comprehension tests presented in Spanish and
        answered in written English.
    17. student creation or oral dialogues on video on pertinent,
        real, subjects.
    18. student self-evaluation process which includes self
        recordings in Lab.
    19. paragraph reporting or explaining or re-phrasing of class
        enacted situations in Spanish.
    20. problem-solving exercises and demonstrations by the students
        in Spanish.
    21. teacher evaluation of each student during each class period
        concerning preparation and performance.
    22. students to discuss readings in text and reference materials.
    23. request permission.
    24. request and offer assistance.

Topics and Scope
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  The content, topics and scope of this course involve the students
 in situational interactions modeled on the law enforcement scene
 in order to develop appropriate Spanish language skills for
 communicating with public, and Spanish-speaking agencies.
 Content and topics will vary somewhat, but will reflect beginning
 communicative skills required to function in cross-cultural,
 academic, social, and job-related situations.
 CONTENT (Listening and Speaking):
 Self-identification, personal information; nationalities, occupations;
 basic classroom objects, structures and classes; colors; nunbers
 1-1000,000; money denominations, buying; clothing, shopping;
 telling time; calendar, dates, holidays, celebrations, seasons,
 weather; family members, simple greetings and courtesy expressions;
 understanding directions; interpreting feelings, emotions and
 body language; house, home and society; food and drink; travel,
 transportation; health, body; job search; alphabet; cognates;
 pronunciation; interrogatives.
 TASKS (Listening):
 Listening for the main idea; listening with visuals; graphic
 fill-ins; selective listening; comprehension checks; dictation and
 variations; clue searching such as listening for cues to meaning
 in a text:  syntactic features; actor, action, object; listening
 readiness (pre-listening) activities; information gap tasks.
 TASKS (Speaking):
 Questions; completion and cloze exercises; true or false; matching
 sentence builders; word associations; group puzzles; surveys and
 polls; conversation cards; forced choice; slash sentences; directed
 dialogue; logical conclusions; information gap; conduct simple
 interviews and report back to class.

Assignments:
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  Assignments and activities will include individual, pair, and
 small group work, such as role-plays, interviews, problem-solving
 activities, dialogues and skits. Students will perform functional
 assignments in the community, such as requesting information over
 the telephone.

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
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
0 - 0%
None
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams.Exams
30 - 50%
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:
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  SPANISH FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT.

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