Spanish

Contact Information:

Intensive Basic Spanish 1001-1002: 
Professor Leah Adelson, Ph.D. adelsolh@ucmail.uc.edu

Composition and Conversation 2015-2016: 
Professor Danae Orlins, Ph.D. orlinsde@ucmail.uc.edu

Spanish for Healthcare 1021 and 1022: (Equivalent to 1001-1002)
Professor Rosario Drucker Davis, davisrd@ucmail.uc.edu

SPAN 1001 and SPAN 1002 Intensive Spanish (5 credit hours).

These hybrid, flipped courses meet three times per week (55 min) or two times per week (120 min) and are intensive courses. Students are required to watch short tutorials, read and take notes on grammar topics and familiarize themselves with the vocabulary prior to coming to class. During class time, we speak Spanish from day one and focus on using the language to communicate. There are moments in which English is used for administrative purposes or for complex grammar explanations. This learning environment requires a lot of autonomy on the student’s part; however, we also provide support throughout the semester to help students learn how to be successful in this flipped model.

SPAN 2015 and SPAN 2016 (3 credit hours)

These hybrid, flipped courses meet 3x/week (55 min each day). Students are required to watch short tutorials, read and take notes on grammar topics and familiarize themselves with the vocabulary prior to coming to class. During class time, we speak Spanish from day one and focus on using the language. This learning environment requires a lot of autonomy on the student’s part; however, we also provide support throughout the semester to help students learn how to learn in this model. 

Please note that all the courses in the Spanish language program enable students to grow in their oral production, written production, listening comprehension, reading comprehension, and cultural competency. Students use the grammar and vocabulary concepts described above to understand a variety of texts (both written and oral), to create a variety of texts (both oral and written) and to understand cultural aspects of the Spanish-speaking world.

For further information on the following, click on the category of interest: 

Placement                                                                                                               
Basic Spanish 1001 and 1002       
Spanish for Healthcare 1021 and 1022       
Composition and Conversation 2015 and 2016
French and Spanish Testing

Basic Spanish 1001 and 1002    

There are some in person sections, where students have live class instruction and activities with an instructor and classmates, along with homework in the online textbook platform and Canvas, in addition to participation in the online textbook at various flexible times throughout the semester. Homework is completed on the online textbook platform, Canvas, and other platforms on occasion. There is work due at least three days a week.                

SPAN 1001 and SPAN 1002 are each worth five credit hours.                         

There are multiple sections of SPAN 1001 and SPAN 1002 offered each semester, including the summer.                 

Successful completion of SPAN 1002 fulfills the foreign language requirement for students in the College of A&S. Students should consult with their advisor for details.

The Spanish program offers a diverse selection of Spanish language certificates designed to meet the needs of various professional fields. Each certificate focuses on equipping students with the linguistic and cultural skills necessary to confidently use Spanish in specialized contexts, such as business, healthcare, translation, and arts."

• Certificate of Business Spanish
• Certificate of Spanish for Social Work and Health Care Services
• Certificate in Spanish/English Translation Studies
• Certificate of Arts in Spanish

Students of Spanish study the language, culture, and literature of Spain, most of Latin America, and the Spanish-speaking United States. Spanish majors develop linguistic skills and enrich themselves through the study of a variety of cultures. Students with a BA in Spanish often seek teaching careers, either in secondary education or in colleges and universities following completion of graduate studies in the field. Spanish is also a strong liberal arts major that allows students to develop critical thinking, reading and writing skills in addition to knowledge of a foreign language and culture. Our increasingly multilingual society makes this combination of skills highly valued in a wide range of positions in the public and private sectors.

• Spanish Major
• Spanish Minor
• Spanish Certificate (minor for non-matriculated students)