Spanish
6 courses · Merced College · 2026-2027 Catalog
Classes: Fall 2026 · Spring 2027
SPAN-01 Elementary Spanish I
- Units
- 5
- Hours
- 5 hours lecture
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
- C-ID
- SPAN 100
This course will focus on the development of listening, speaking, reading, and writing in a cultural context, with primary emphasis on communicative competency. Students will learn how to express in Spanish the most basic functions of everyday life. This course is not recommended for native speakers – native speakers should enroll in SPAN-10. (10/15)
SPAN-02 Elementary Spanish II
- Units
- 5
- Hours
- 5 hours lecture
- Prerequisite
- SPAN-01 or two years of high school Spanish. SPAN-02 is the continuation of SPAN-01
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
- C-ID
- SPAN 110
This course will focus on the further development of listening, speaking, reading, and writing in a cultural context, with primary emphasis on communicative competency. Students will learn how to express in Spanish the most basic functions of everyday life. This course is recommended for students who have completed two years of high school Spanish; it is not recommended for native speakers. Native speakers should enroll in SPAN-11. (9/13)
SPAN-03 Intermediate Spanish I
- Units
- 5
- Hours
- 5 hours lecture
- Prerequisite
- SPAN-02
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
- C-ID
- SPAN 200
Span-03 is the continuation of Span 02. This course focuses on further developing of Spanish proficiency through the study, and analysis of literature from Spanish Speaking World. (11/25)
SPAN-04 Intermediate Spanish II
- Units
- 5
- Hours
- 5 hours lecture
- Prerequisite
- SPAN-03
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
- C-ID
- SPAN 210
Span-04 is the continuation of Span 03. This course focuses on review and developing advance proficiency in Spanish through the study, and analysis of literature from Spanish Speaking World. (11/25)
SPAN-10 Spanish for Spanish Speakers I
- Units
- 5
- Hours
- 5 hours lecture
- Prerequisite
- SPAN-02 or the equivalent
- Advisory
- LRNR-30
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
- C-ID
- SPAN 220
This course is designed for native and heritage speakers, as well as other linguistically qualified students, whose formal training in the language is not complete. The course will focus on extensive reading of all types of texts and their reworking in written form with the intention of expanding the vocabulary, creating an incipient awareness of linguistic registers, discussing items beyond the familial routine, improving written expression, and developing an appreciation for Hispanic culture as manifested in Spanish speaking countries and the U.S. This course is entirely conducted in Spanish. (11/19)
SPAN-11 Spanish for Spanish Speakers II
- Units
- 5
- Hours
- 5 hours lecture
- Prerequisite
- SPAN-10 or two years of ‘’Spanish for Spanish Speakers.’‘
- Advisory
- LRNR-30
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
- C-ID
- SPAN 230
This course represents the continuation of SPAN-10. It is designed for students who are fluent in Spanish and who are ready to develop literacy skills. This course continues to focus on extensive reading of all types of texts and their reworking in written form with the intention of expanding the vocabulary, increasing the awareness of linguistic registers, discussing items beyond the familial routine, improving written expression -- particularly accentuation and spelling -- and developing an appreciation for Latino culture as manifested in any of the Spanish-speaking countries, including the USA. (11/11)