Program Contacts: QC Campus Maria Concepción Lucas-Murillo, 309-796-5434, lucasmurilloc@bhc.edu East Campus Vashti Berry, 309-854-1711, berryv@bhc.edu
Students planning to major in Spanish at a four-year institution should follow the Black Hawk College Associate in Arts curriculum. The completion of the course of study outlined will satisfy graduation requirements of Black Hawk College. Since four-year institutions may require specific courses for a Spanish major, students should consult with the Counseling Office at Black Hawk College for additional information.
Students taking Spanish learn to read, speak, write, and listen in the Spanish language. Conversations and texts cover a variety of everyday situations and different cultural aspects. Spanish study includes the use of a basic text, a workbook, a reader/laboratory manual, and computer assisted instruction. Speaking and listening skills are developed through practice in class and with Web based instructional materials.
Language training can give a student a mastery of Spanish and English grammar and will improve cultural understanding. The training will also help students meet a requirement of many bachelor’s degree and advanced degree programs.
With over 400 million speakers worldwide, Spanish is one of the world’s most widespread languages. In the United States alone, where the Hispanic population is the largest minority group, there are over thirty million Spanish speakers.
Because of the large Spanish-speaking population in the U.S. and our proximity to Mexico and other Hispanic American countries, the ability to speak Spanish is viewed as a very important skill by many employers. Understanding Spanish can open vast treasures of literature, history, music, art, philosophy, and other areas of a large and varied culture.
ENG 101 Composition I Prerequisite: ACT English score of 22-30 or appropriate COMPASS score; or English 091 “C” or better.
English 101 is designed for students who are competent in the fundamentals of composition. Students will write essays using a variety of expository strategies and will apply standard techniques of documentation when appropriate.
3 credit hours: 3 lecture hours; 0 lab hours per week. IAI: C1 900 (Grade of “C” or higher required for this course to be eligible to be included in the IAI General Education Core Curriculum.)
ENG 102 Composition II Prerequisite: English 101 “C” or better.
English 102 is a continuation of English 101, is a required composition course that involves reading, discussion, and analysis of a body of literature to generate ideas for critical and persuasive papers, including one documented research paper.
3 credit hours: 3 lecture hours; 0 lab hours per week. IAI: C1 901R (Grade of “C” or higher required for this course to be eligible to be included in the IAI General Education Core Curriculum.)
SPAN 101 Elementary Spanish I
First course of a two semester sequence in elementary Spanish with emphasis on speaking, listening comprehension, reading, writing and culture.
4 credit hours: 4 lecture hours; 0 lab hours per week.
SPAN 102 Elementary Spanish II Prerequisite: One year of high school Spanish “C” or better or one semester of college Spanish “C” or better or the equivalent.
Second course of a two semester sequence in elementary Spanish with emphasis on speaking, listening.
4 credit hours: 4 lecture hours; 0 lab hours per week.
SPAN 201 Intermediate Spanish I Prerequisite: Two years of high school Spanish “C” or better or two semesters of college Spanish “C” or better or the equivalent.
First course of a two semester sequence in intermediate Spanish with emphasis on conversation, literary readings and composition and the culture and civilization of the Hispanic world.
4 credit hours: 4 lecture hours; 0 lab hours per week.
SPAN 202 Intermediate Spanish II Prerequisite: Three years of high school Spanish “C” or better or three semesters of college Spanish “C” or better or the equivalent.
Second course of a two semester sequence in intermediate Spanish with emphasis on conversation, literary readings and composition and the culture and civilization of the Hispanic world.
4 credit hours: 4 lecture hours; 0 lab hours per week. IAI: H1 900
SPEC 101 Principles of Speech Communication
The oral communication course combines communication theory with the practice of oral communication skills. The oral communication course: (1) develops awareness of the communication process; (2) provides inventional, organizational, and expressive strategies; (3) promotes understanding of and adaptation to a variety of communication contexts; and (4) emphasizes critical skills in listening, reading, thinking and speaking.
3 credit hours: 3 lecture hours; 0 lab hours per week. IAI: C2 900
Course of Study Outline First Semester Suggested Courses (Credit Hours)
ENG 101 — Composition I (3)
Any foreign language other than Spanish (4-5)
Mathematics (3)
Social and Behavioral Sciences (3)
SPAN 101 — Elementary Spanish I (3)
Second Semester Suggested Courses (Credit Hours)
ENG 102 — Composition II (3)
Any foreign language other than Spanish (4-5)
Life Science (3)
SPAN 102 — Elementary Spanish II (4)
SPEC 101 — Principles of Speech Communications (3)
Third Semester Suggested Courses (Credit Hours)
Fine Arts (3)
Mathematics or Computer Science (3)
Social and Behavioral Science (3)
SPAN 201 — Intermediate Spanish I (4)
Fourth Semester Suggested Courses (Credit Hours)
Humanities or Fine Arts (3)
Non-Western Studies (3)
Physical Science (4)
Social and Behavioral Sciences (3)
SPAN 202 — Intermediate Spanish II (4)
