World Language

An introductory course for the first year language study that takes a communicative, functional approach to teaching and learning Spanish at the college level. The course includes grammar, conversation, culture, and readings. At the end of the course the student will be able to speak and write basic Spanish.

Effective Fall 2023: this is a CCSNH Access course and will display on transcripts, count as credits attempted, and count towards the cumulative grade point average for all seven colleges: Great Bay, Lakes Region, Manchester, Nashua, NHTI, River Valley, and White Mountains. Students cannot receive credit for more than one of the CCSNH Access courses or equivalents and the most recent course on the college transcript will be used in the cumulative grade point average (CGPA) calculation. For graduation residency purposes, only Access courses owned by the campus where the student is matriculated will be used to meet the requirements. 

•    GBCC’s SPAN110GA (SPAN110G)
•    LRCC’s SPAN120LA (SPAN120L, SPAN1200L, LSPA1200, LHUM1810)
•    MCC’s SPAN110MA (SPAN110M, SPAN110)
•    NCC’s SPAN105NA (SPAN105N, LNGN105)
•    NHTI’s SPAN111CA (SPAN111C, FL120, FL111)
•    RVCC’s LANG105RA (LANG105R, LNGK105, LNGC105)
•    WMCC’s LANG181WA (LANG181W, HUMA181W)
 

Spanish 2 initially reviews, then builds on the simple sentence structures and vocabulary learned in Spanish 1. Students will understand and converse in day-to-day Spanish and know basic aspects of various Hispanic cultures. Students will also read authentic materials and basic literature and will write letters and short essays. Course activities accommodate all learning styles and are both innovative and relevant to student experiences. Video materials bring Spanish to life for students by illustrating in context the grammar and vocabulary students are learning.

Sign Language I develops beginning conversational skills in American Sign Language (ASL). Students learn vocabulary, fingerspelling, numbers, grammar, facial expressions, non-manual signals, and conversation strategies. Cultural aspects of the Deaf community are integrated throughout the course.

Sign Language II builds upon skills developed in Sign Language I. Students expand expressive and receptive communication through intermediate vocabulary, classifiers, spatial referencing, role shifting, narratives, conversational fluency, and Deaf cultural perspectives. Emphasis is placed on accurate ASL grammar, non-manual signals, and longer conversations.