Law Course Catalog

7982. Legal Spanish I

2.00 credits

Prerequisites:

Grading Basis: Graded

This course will provide students with instruction that will aid them in learning a basic legal vocabulary in Spanish, some legal grammatical structures, and proper pronunciation in order to improve their conversational skills so that they can communicate more effectively with Spanish-speaking clients. Class activities will include reading and discussion of simple Spanish legal documents and newspaper coverage of legal issues. Pre-requisite: At least two years of high school Spanish or equivalent exposure to written and spoken Spanish.