This course is designed to establish a foundation in common business vocabulary and basic business and cultural concepts, and to engage in situational practice necessary to be successful in today's Spanish-speaking business world. The class activities will include the use of community and business resources in Indianapolis. It is intended for students with some knowledge of and ability in Spanish who wish to use the language in business-related applications. Development of skills required to read for information, to comprehend major ideas, and to analyze different literary forms of average difficulty. Readings are selected from works of Spanish authors from the 12th to the 20th centuries and grouped according to genre.
Class is conducted in Spanish.
Development of speaking and listening skills which enable students to use Spanish correctly and idiomatically in conversation and narration. Students will learn and use functional expressions appropriate to typical Hispanic situations, will prepare and deliver dialogues and brief oral reports, and will engage in impromptu conversations on topics of current public and personal interest. Listening skills include interaction with film, video and audio recordings, as well as with speakers of native ability. Review of the essentials of Spanish grammar with application to composition. The course is designed to help students write social and business correspondence, take notes, write cohesive summaries and resumes, as well as narratives and descriptions of a factual nature.