Units: 4
Prerequisites: None
Enrollment Limitation: Not open to students with prior credit in SPAN 200, SPAN 201, or SPAN 203.
Acceptable for Credit: CSU, UC
Lecture 3.50 hours, laboratory 1.50 hours.
Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, and Summer

This intensive course prepares native Spanish speakers with little or no formal training in Spanish for more advanced courses. It addresses listening comprehension, speaking, reading, and writing while emphasizing the improvement of reading and writing skills. Students also learn about regional variations in standard Spanish, Spanglish and code-switching, and the relationship between language and cultural identity. (Formerly SPAN 200 and SPAN 203) UC CREDIT LIMITATION: Credit for SPAN 221 or SPAN 201. C-ID SPAN-220.