SPAN308

Spanish for Business

Know how to apply for a job in Spanish? Ready to present confidently a product or service in this language? Want to read and understand real economic or business related materials from Spanish-speaking countries?  Prepared to thrive in common situations you will face while conducting business in Spanish?

SPAN 308 will provide students with a working knowledge of business-related vocabulary, documents, concepts and cross-cultural practices from the Spanish-speaking business world. The course will offer the basic tools needed to function (i.e., apply for a job, effectively introduce a product or service in person or over Zoom, logistics…) , understand and produce business documents (i.e., letters, job descriptions, emails, commercial documents…), and carry out simple day-to-day negotiations in Spanish (i.e., vendor or supplier agreements, clients discounts, conflict resolution, …). In addition to the 21 Spanish-speaking countries that will be studied throughout the course, we will also take into account the growing importance of Brazil, North American Latino regions, trade agreements in North and South American commerce, and the European Union. Finally, the course will use of a variety of sources for information that will include, but are not limited to the textbooks, videos, magazines, on-line newspapers, digital media files (i.e. Podcasts), and guest speakers from the business world.

Prerequisite: One of SPAN 207, SPAN 302. Or successful completion of a language placement exam or an assessment interview.

Instructor: Dr. Raúl Álvarez Moreno

Language of instruction: Spanish