Recent ProfessorsNot yet assignedRecent SemestersNo scheduled sections on recordClass SizeNot publishedCredits5PrerequisiteSPANISH 036 with a grade of C or better, or through demonstration of appropriate skill level through prerequisite challenge process. Transfers ToUC and CSUCal-GETC Area 3B · IGETC Area 6A · IGETC Area 3B · CSU GE Area C2DescriptionThis course further develops reading, writing, and communication skills through the study of representative topics, texts, and literary works from Spain and Latin America. It is intended for heritage speakers of Spanish who wish to increase their oral and writing skills in the context of themes, topics , and the literary and cultural production of the US Hispanic population. It focuses on text analysis, general academic writing, the honing of formal presentation skills, and the sustained study of grammar and vocabulary with emphasis on complex structures. This course familiarizes students with authentic texts written in different styles to provide a platform from which to practice the presentational mode and various rhetorical modes of writing, such as description, narration, exposition, and argumentation. It also prepares heritage speakers for the Advanced level in the AA degree and for upper-division major courses at four-year universities. Basic computer skills required for accessing online activities. CREDIT GIVEN FOR EITHER SPANISH 037 OR SPANISH 004, BUT NOT BOTH. 