Course

Course Summary
Credit Type:
Course
ACE ID:
DLI-0270
Organization's ID:
21507QB
Organization:
Defense Language Institute
Location:
Classroom-based
Length:
18 weeks (540 hours)
Dates Offered:
Credit Recommendation & Competencies
Level Credits (SH) Subject
Upper-Division Baccalaureate 3 Advanced Spanish Conversation
Upper-Division Baccalaureate 3 Advanced Spanish
Upper-Division Baccalaureate 3 Grammar Enrichment
Upper-Division Baccalaureate 3 Area Studies with Contemporary Topics
Upper-Division Baccalaureate 3 Civilization, Culture or Literature
This course is recommended for a total of 15 semester hours in the upper-division baccalaureate degree category
Description

Objective:

The course objective is to provide intensive enhancement training integrating language and area studies in order to develop professional-level skills in listening, reading and speaking. The Advanced Spanish Program is designed to help students expand their knowledge and understanding of the Spanish-speaking through listening, reading, speaking, grammar and area studies.

Learning Outcomes:

  • Demonstrate their subject-matter expertise through oral presentations, written papers, and other creative products
  • Effectively research, organize, and use information from multiple sources
  • Synthesize and report research findings clearly, convincingly, and creatively for a professional audience
  • Perform tasks and functions in listening and reading at Level 3 or higher requiring understanding of the social science, military, science, and technology domains
  • Utilize critical thinking skills and create their own viewpoint
  • Respond to critical thinking, high-level questions from the audience
  • Perform tasks and functions in speaking at Level 2 or higher requiring understanding of the social science domains

General Topics:

  • General proficiency
  • Area studies proficiency
  • Lexical competence
  • Grammatical and structural competence
  • Sociolinguistic competence
  • Strategic competence
  • Discourse competence
  • Sociocultural competence
  • Emotional competence. Additional course topics include Indigenous and pre-Columbian civilizations
  • Virreinato (Viceroyalty)
  • Cuba
  • Central America
  • Mexico
  • Colombia
  • Spain, Venezuela
  • Ecuador
  • Argentina, Uruguay, and Paraguay
  • Peru, Bolivia
  • Chile
Instruction & Assessment

Instructional Strategies:

  • Audio Visual Materials
  • Classroom Exercise
  • Computer Based Training
  • Discussion
  • Learner Presentations
  • Lectures
  • Practical Exercises

Methods of Assessment:

  • Examinations
  • Performance Rubrics (Checklists)
  • Presentations
  • Quizzes
  • Written Papers

Minimum Passing Score:

80%
Supplemental Materials