Spanish
9 courses · Butte College · 2026-2027 Catalog
Classes: Fall 2026 · Spring 2027
SPAN 1 First Semester Spanish
- Units
- 4
- Hours
- 68 hours lecture
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
- C-ID
- SPAN 100
This introductory course teaches beginning language acquisition in a cultural context through listening, speaking, reading and writing. The students will interact with authentic language in cultural context. (C-ID SPAN 100).
SPAN 2 Second Semester Spanish
- Units
- 4
- Hours
- 68 hours lecture
- Prerequisite
- SPAN 1
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
- C-ID
- SPAN 110
This course continues to teach language acquisition in a cultural context through listening, speaking, reading and writing at the second semester level. The students will continue to interact with authentic language within culturally rich contexts. Equivalent to 2 years of high school instruction. (C-ID SPAN 110).
SPAN 3 Third Semester Spanish
- Units
- 4
- Hours
- 68 hours lecture
- Prerequisite
- SPAN 2
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
- C-ID
- SPAN 200
This course teaches culture and facilitates language acquisition through listening, speaking, reading and writing. Content is expanded beyond "survival" needs of the immediate environment in order to express personal meaning and to apply different strategies and techniques to go beyond casual conversation and express opinions, make suggestions on familiar topics, as well as some abstract issues and plans. Students demonstrate an increased awareness of cultural norms, values, and culturally relevant appropriate customs and events. Accuracy becomes quite high for high frequency structures and vocabulary but more complex discourse is still developing and requires a somewhat sympathetic listener or reader. Students will demonstrate the ability to think critically by analyzing linguistic structures and reflecting on and making cross-cultural comparisons. This course will primarily be taught in Spanish. Students who have completed at least two, but fewer than three years of high school Spanish (or equivalent) with a letter grade of "A" or "B" within one year of the present date, should register for Fourth Semester Spanish. (C-ID SPAN 200).
SPAN 4 Fourth Semester Spanish
- Units
- 4
- Hours
- 68 hours lecture
- Prerequisite
- SPAN 3
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
- C-ID
- SPAN 210
This course continues to expand upon culture and facilitate language acquisition through listening, speaking, reading and writing. Students will interact with more sophisticated authentic language in context. Content continues to expand in order to express more complex ideas in order to express personal meaning and to apply different strategies and techniques to go beyond causal conversation and express opinions, make suggestions on familiar topics, as well as some abstract issues and plans. Students demonstrate an increased awareness of cultural norms, values, and culturally relevant appropriate customs and events. Accuracy becomes quite high for high frequency structures and vocabulary but more complex discourse is still developing and requires a somewhat sympathetic listener or reader. Students will continue to demonstrate the ability to think critically by analyzing linguistic structures and reflecting on and making cross-cultural comparisons. This course will primarily be taught in Spanish. (C-ID SPAN 210).
SPAN 14 Hispanic Short Stories
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 51 hours lecture
- Prerequisite
- SPAN 3
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
This course is an introduction to Hispanic literature through the short story genre. Students will read, discuss, and analyze short stories by Latin American and Spanish authors. Emphasis will also be placed on the oral and written practice of Spanish. This course is taught in Spanish and is intended for students who have completed three semesters of college level Spanish or who are native speakers.
SPAN 16 Hispanic Film
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 51 hours lecture
- Prerequisite
- SPAN 3
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
This course is a delineation and discussion of the central themes of selected films of prominent Hispanic filmmakers. A wide selection of feature length Spanish language films will be viewed and discussed. Hispanic cultures, as displayed in film, will be examined in terms of uniqueness and universality. Emphasis will also be placed on the oral and written practice of Spanish. This course is taught in Spanish and is intended for students who have completed three semesters of college level Spanish or who are native speakers.
SPAN 95 Special Studies-SPAN
- Units
- 1-3
- Hours
- 51-153 hours independent study
- Prerequisite
- Permission of instructor
- Transfers to
- CSU
Supervised study in researching an area in the student's academic major. Any student interested in registering for a Special Studies course should contact a full-time instructor or chair/coordinator in the appropriate area no later than the last day of the tenth week of instruction. Students may not petition for a Special Studies course until they have completed satisfactorily 12 units of study at Butte College. 51-153 hours Independent Study. This course may be repeated to a maximum of 3.00 units to complete the entire curriculum of the course.
SPAN 100 Beginning Conversational Spanish
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 51 hours lecture
This course emphasizes the development of basic understanding and speaking skills in Spanish. Minimal emphasis is placed on formal grammar. Multimedia cultural presentations are offered throughout the course. This course is intended for those who wish to develop "survival" Spanish in everyday basic situations.
SPAN 101 Intermediate Conversational Spanish
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 51 hours lecture
This course emphasizes the development of basic/intermediate understanding and speaking skills in Spanish. Minimal emphasis is placed on formal grammar. Multimedia cultural presentations are offered throughout the course. This course is intended for those who wish to continue development of "survival" Spanish in everyday situations.