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SpanishCredits
This course reviews the main grammatical areas of Spanish through a variety of readings and different media. Special emphasis will be given to difficult topics, such as the subjunctive, preterit vs. imperfect, complex tenses, and typographical syntax. Throughout the semester, students will write several texts, including professional emails, reports, summaries, instructions, and proposals. By the end of the course, students will improve their vocabulary and grammar comprehension and production, while developing their writing skills.
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- Languages and Literature
Read and interpret a wide variety of professional documents within a cultural context. Each semester the course focuses on a minimum of three different regions of the Spanish-speaking world (i.e. Mexico, Southern Cone, Spain or Andean region, Caribbean, US. Latino).
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- Languages and Literature
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Recognition and usage of appropriate language and gestures in a variety of social and professional contexts.
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- Languages and Literature
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Readings, investigation and discussions concerning cultural practices and policies for intercultural and international interaction for the workplace and for social interaction for the development of the research project on cultural practices for the portfolio.
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- Languages and Literature
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Through the proposal and implementation of professional-oriented projects, students will model concepts and principles pertinent to workforce needs, often replicating career environment's expectations and practices.
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- Languages and Literature
Development of oral reasoning and presentation skills for specific cultural audiences. Students read and analyze documents from a variety of viewpoints to prepare oral reasoning demonstrations on software for workshop distribution and evaluation.
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- Languages and Literature
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This course introduces students to the theory and practice of interpretation using Spanish.
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- Languages and Literature
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Development of oral and written productive skills for professional situations in a variety of contexts using digital media.
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- Languages and Literature
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The course offers an introduction to Spanish phonetics and phonology with an emphasis on Spanish pronunciation. The course is designed so students can improve their Spanish accent. Students analyze their speech in PRAAT (software for speech analysis in phonetics) and comparing it to the speech of natives. Using these analyses, they pinpoint what need to improve. The course offers an introduction to dialectal varieties in Latin America and Spain.
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- Languages and Literature
Individual study, variable topics.
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- Languages and Literature
Development and preparation of the documents to demonstrate performance and skill level in all competency areas for MS Spanish for the Professions degree program. Students register for this course during the semester in which they plan to graduate.
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- Languages and Literature
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Variable topics.
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- Languages and Literature
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- Languages and Literature
Preparation of teaching materials and minimum of 20 hours of classroom teaching at the intermediate level. Areas in which materials are to be developed and taught are listening comprehension, speaking, literature, culture, and writing.
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- Languages and Literature
Integration of oral, written and multicultural competency in a supervised workplace setting.
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- Languages and Literature
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- Languages and Literature
Special EducationCredits
Exploration of human service professions serving and interacting with individuals with disabilities.
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- Goal Area 9 - Ethical and Civic Responsibility | Goal Area 7A - Human Diversity | Diverse Cultures - Purple
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- Education and Training
This seminar is the first of a four-part seminar series. Learners will be introduced to the intersectionality of identities and multiple theories of race and ethnicity. Students will actively engage in dialogue and learning opportunities focused on the role race and racism have in perpetuating social disparities between dominant and marginalized racial groups.
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- Education and Training
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This seminar is part two of a four part seminar series. Learners will build upon seminar one to gain understanding and develop plans, procedures, and actions to create learning environments with a foundation of culturally responsive teaching and deep social and cognitive neuroscience. Learners will build upon seminar one's determined problem of practice or policy implementation resulting in education inequity with research and study of historical context and analysis of what continues to show up today.
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- Education and Training
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This seminar is part three of a four part seminar series. Learners will build upon seminars one and two to gain understanding and develop plans, procedures, and actions to create learning environments with a foundation of culturally responsive teaching and deep social and cognitive neuroscience. Learners will build upon previous seminars determined problem of practice or policy implementation resulting in education inequity with research and study of historical context and analysis of what continues to show up today.
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- Education and Training
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This seminar is part four of a four part seminar series. Learners will build upon the first three seminars to further understand culturally and linguistically sustaining practices. Critical discussions and collaborative activities will deepen understanding of the intersections between culture, language, beliefs, and values about disability and special education. This course provides theoretical foundations and practical strategies for educators to create and sustain classroom communities that honor the diverse backgrounds of their students while holding them to high standards.
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- Education and Training
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This course provides teacher candidates with the knowledge and skills necessary to understand curriculum standards to design instruction related to the general education curriculum. It will provide candidates with opportunities to identify materials and curriculum to ensure access to the general education standards for students with IEPs.
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- Education and Training
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This course is designed to teach secondary assessment, instructional and transition planning methods needed by students in the undergraduate program of study in Special Education - Academic and Behavioral Strategist. The course focuses on strategies that promote choice and quality of life for young adults with mild to moderate disabilities.
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- Education and Training
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This course will introduce teacher candidates to different aspects of being a Special Educator, including writing Individual Education Program plans, working collaboratively, addressing strategies for working with paraprofessionals, developing an understanding of collaboration including co-teaching, and using technology in the classroom to assist student learning.
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- Education and Training
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This course provides the student learner with the knowledge and skills necessary to make effective data-based decisions within the instructional context. Students will gain training in and knowledge of instructional decision making at the individual and systems level.
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- Education and Training
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