Spanish for the Workplace Minor
Coordinator:
Sylvia Trelles
The minor in Spanish language and society is not available to Spanish majors.
As the Spanish speaking population in the United States continues to grow and business becomes more global, the ability to communicate in Spanish will remain a necessity for many individuals, and at least a large advantage for others, in their work environment. Those working in social services, the court system and law enforcement, health services, and education encounter the need to communicate in Spanish practically on a daily basis, while people in the manufacturing and agricultural businesses will find it advantageous to be able to communicate with workers in the native language of the employees, and those working with companies that deal in international business will find it to their advantage to be able to communicate in another one of the most spoken languages in the world. The “Spanish for the Workplace” minor should be particularly appealing to students in the business management, justice and policy studies, education studies, psychology and health sciences programs at Guilford College. This minor might also be of interest to students in sociology and anthropoloyg and economics.
In a set of four sequenced courses students pursuing the Spanish for the Workplace minor and certificate program learn the Spanish language with an emphasis on business vocabulary and cultural practices that they will encounter in a Hispanic environment. These are not business courses but rather language courses where students learn the four skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing emphasizing vocabulary of various work situations and using relevant cultural material while learning Spanish grammar. The minor in “Spanish for the Workplace” is open to day as well as traditional students.
There is a prerequisite of Spanish 111 or 101 and Spanish 112 or 102, or placement by exam. Students will take, in sequence, the following courses:
Minor Requirements
The minor requires a minimum of 16 credit hours (four courses).
1. SPAN 211 Intermediate Spanish for Business I |
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2. SPAN 212 Intermediate Spanish for Business II |
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3. SPAN 221 Advanced Spanish in Business |
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4. SPAN 310 Contemporary Latin America or SPAN 311 Contemporary Spain |
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Total credit hours required for Spanish in the workplace minor |
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