SPAN 3390 Advanced Oral Proficiency in Spanish Practicum
This one-credit workshop is designed to advance students oral Spanish using Hispanic social contexts and texts. Course materials will help students improve their speaking fluency, pronunciation, and expand their knowledge of vocabulary in the context of correct grammatical expression. Special attention is given to advanced areas of Spanish grammar appropriate for argumentation. Course materials will treat current issues and include films, newspaper articles, interviews, paintings, as well as literary or historical readings. Students will be assessed based on the progress they make in their linguistic proficiency. Enrollment preference will be given to Hispanic Studies majors and minors.
Course overview
- Department
- Hispanic Studies
- School
- MCAS
- Credits
- 1
- Level
- Undergraduate
- Offered
- Periodically
Catalog details
- Prerequisites
- Conducted in Spanish. Prerequisite: Contextos, concurrent enrollment in Contextos or with permission of Instructor
Requirements fulfilled
Course evaluations
- Course rating
- 4.19 / 5 · Very Good
- Instructor rating
- 4.62 / 5 · Excellent
- Terms evaluated
- 7
| Term | Instructor | Course overall | Instructor overall | Well organized | Clear learning objectives | Intellectually challenging | Helpful assignments | Applicable beyond course | Attendance necessary | Weekly effort | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2026 | Yohana Gil Berrio | 4.4 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 1–3 hrs/week | 7 of 8 |
| Fall 2025 | Yohana Gil Berrio | 4.7 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 1–3 hrs/week | 7 of 7 |
| Spring 2025 | Yohana Gil Berrio | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 1–3 hrs/week | 8 of 10 |
| Fall 2024 | Yohana Gil Berrio | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 1–3 hrs/week | 7 of 8 |
| Spring 2024 | Yohana Gil Berrio | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 1–3 hrs/week | 10 of 10 |
| Fall 2023 | Yohana Gil Berrio | 3.5 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 1–3 hrs/week | 8 of 10 |
| Spring 2023 | Yohana Gil Berrio | 2.8 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.8 | — | 5 of 7 |