Fall 2024 Spanish UN2103 section 001

INTERMED SPAN II - MEDICAL

HEALTH-RELATED TOPICS

Call Number 14691
Day & Time
Location
TRF 2:40pm-3:55pm
254 International Affairs Building
Points 4
Grading Mode Standard
Approvals Required None
Instructor Juan Pablo Cominguez
Type LANGUAGE
Method of Instruction In-Person
Course Description

Prerequisites: SPAN UN2101 or a score of 450-625 on the Department’s placement examination. This is an intensive course in Spanish language communicative competence with an emphasis on oral interaction, reading, writing, and culture at an Intermediate II level with focus on health-related topics in the Spanish-speaking world. In an increasingly interconnected world, and in multilingual global cities such as New York City, the study of a foreign language is fundamental not only in the field of the humanities but also in the natural sciences. This interdisciplinary course analyzes the intersection between these two disciplines through the study of health-related topics in Iberian and Latin American cultural expressions (literature, film, documentaries, among other sources) in order to explore new critical perspectives across both domains. Students will learn health-related vocabulary and usage-based grammar in Spanish. Students will develop a cultural understanding of medicine, illness, and treatment in the Spanish-speaking world. Finally, students will be able to carry out specific collaborative tasks in Spanish with the aim of integrating language, culture, and health. * This course fulfills the last semester of the foreign language requirement. Therefore, students who have taken SPAN UN 2101 (Intermediate Spanish I), or have a score of 450-625 on the Department’s placement exam, and are interested in health-related topics may proceed and enroll in SPAN UN 2103 (Intermediate Spanish II: Health-Related Topics in the Spanish-Speaking World). Pre-med and pre-health students, as well as those students majoring in the natural sciences—including biology, general chemistry, organic chemistry, biochemistry, and physics—will be given registration priority. All Columbia students must take Spanish language courses (UN 1101-3300) for a letter grade.

Web Site Vergil
Department Latin American and Iberian Cultures
Enrollment 10 students (15 max) as of 4:06PM Sunday, December 8, 2024
Subject Spanish
Number UN2103
Section 001
Division Interfaculty
Fee $15 Language Resource
Note SPAN UN 2101 OR PLACEMENT TEST/SAT SPANISH SUBJECT SCORES
Section key 20243SPAN2103W001