Spanish
11 courses · San Jose City College · 2026-2027 Catalog
Classes: Summer 2026 · Fall 2026 · Spring 2027
SPAN 001A Elementary Spanish 1
- Units
- 5
- Hours
- Lecture Hours: 5
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
- C-ID
- SPAN 100
Students will acquire vocabulary and grammar knowledge, in this first of two courses, to achieve novice-low to novice-mid proficiency in Spanish language skills including understanding, speaking, reading, and writing Spanish. Students will develop an awareness of cultures of Latin America and Spain. This course is not recommended for native speakers of Spanish.
SPAN 001B Elementary Spanish 2
- Units
- 5
- Hours
- Lecture Hours: 5
- Prerequisite
- SPAN 001A with C or better
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
- C-ID
- SPAN 110
Students will continue to acquire vocabulary and grammar knowledge, in this second of two courses, to achieve novice-mid to novice-high proficiency in Spanish language skills including understanding, speaking, reading, and writing Spanish. Students will continue to develop an awareness of cultures of Latin America and Spain.
SPAN 002A Intermediate Spanish 1
- Units
- 5
- Hours
- Lecture Hours: 5
- Prerequisite
- SPAN 001B with C or better
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
- C-ID
- SPAN 200
Students continue to develop their ability to understand, speak, read, and write the Spanish language at the novice-high to intermediate-low proficiency level. Students demonstrate an increased awareness of cultural norms, values, and culturally relevant customs and events. Students will be able to think critically by analyzing linguistic structures and reflecting on and making cross-cultural comparisons. This course will be facilitated mainly in Spanish.
SPAN 002B Intermediate Spanish 2
- Units
- 5
- Hours
- Lecture Hours: 5
- Prerequisite
- SPAN 002A with C or better
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
- C-ID
- SPAN 210
Students continue to develop the ability to understand, speak, read, and write the Spanish language at the intermediate-low to intermediate-mid proficiency level. Course content includes aspects of the cultures of Latin America and Spain. This course is taught mainly in Spanish.
SPAN 022A Spanish for Heritage Speakers 1
- Units
- 5
- Hours
- Lecture Hours: 5
- Prerequisite
- SPAN 001B with C or better
- Advisory
- No prior formal study of Spanish required. However, students should have listening comprehension and oral proficiency at an intermediate level as would be achieved after completion of SPAN 001B; they should be able to maintain an informal conversation on familiar topics and report activities in the past.
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
- C-ID
- SPAN 220
Students will develop and employ reading, oral expression, and critical thinking skills through discussions and cultural/historical presentations based on Spanish and Latin American essays, short stories, and journalistic writings. Students will increase awareness of linguistic registers, English interference, and dialectal differences. Students will develop an appreciation for the cultures of Spanish speaking communities. This course is the first in a two-course sequence designed for heritage speakers of Spanish and taught entirely in Spanish at an intermediate-low proficiency level.
SPAN 022B Spanish for Heritage Speakers 2
- Units
- 5
- Hours
- Lecture Hours: 5
- Prerequisite
- SPAN 022A with C or better
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
- C-ID
- SPAN 230
Students will continue to develop and employ reading, oral expression, and critical thinking skills through discussions, and cultural/historical presentations based on Spanish and Latin American essays, short stories, and journalistic writings. Students will monitor their use of linguistic registers, English interference, and dialectical differences. Students will deepen their appreciation for the cultures of Spanish speaking communities. This course is the second in a two-course sequence designed for heritage speakers of Spanish and taught entirely in Spanish at an intermediate-mid proficiency level.
SPAN 031 Introduction to Spanish Linguistics
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- Lecture Hours: 3
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
Students will explore the study of language with an emphasis on Spanish language acquisition and instruction. Content includes the fundamental concepts of phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, first and second language acquisition, and sociolinguistics. Course will be facilitated in English and Spanish.
SPAN 032 Introduction to Spanish and Latin American Literature
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- Lecture Hours: 3
- Transfers to
- CSU, UC
Students will be introduced to a variety of literary genres from across the Spanish-speaking world and throughout history. The course will introduce common terms, theories, and methods of literary analysis. The class will be facilitated primarily in Spanish.
SPAN 091A Conversational Spanish I
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- Lecture Hours: 3
- Transfers to
- CSU
Students develop communicative skills through vocabulary acquisition, listening comprehension, pronunciation, and basic grammar. Students will acquire the ability to use colloquial Spanish in everyday situations at a novice level and become acquainted with some cultural aspects of Spanish-speaking communities around the world.
SPAN 091B Conversational Spanish II
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- Lecture Hours: 3
- Prerequisite
- SPAN 091A with C or better
- Transfers to
- CSU
Students will further develop an ability to use the Spanish language in everyday situations and become acquainted with some cultural aspects of Spanish-speaking communities around the world through practice with vocabulary acquisition, listening comprehension, pronunciation and basic grammar.
SPAN 098 Directed Study in Spanish
- Units
- 0.5-9
- Hours
- Lab Hours: 2.07
- Prerequisite
- SPAN 001A or SPAN 091A or GEOG 011 or GEOG 012 or GLOBL 001 or GLOBL 002 or GLOBL 007 or ANTH 063 or HIST 011B or PHIL 070, with C or better or instructor approval.
- Transfers to
- CSU
Individual or small groups of students, with previous course work in the discipline, who would benefit from independent study under the direction of faculty members in specific or related disciplines may develop individualized learning contracts designed to enhance their individual instructional programs. The students and the faculty member in consultation with the Division Dean will determine appropriate learning objectives and activities as well as the number of units to be earned. Repeatable to a maximum of 9 units across all disciplines.