Can you provide a list of Universites that offer an online course in
Spanish I (beginning Spanish) for college credit in Spring 2003?  The
universities should not be "virtual only", that is, they should be
actual physical universities that offer some distance education
courses.

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Request for Question Clarification by tar_heel_v-ga on 06 Jan 2003 10:45 PST

Is there a particular school or region of the country you would prefer
the school to be in?  Will distance learning from community colleges
fit into your requirements?

-THV

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Clarification of Question by tadams-ga on 06 Jan 2003 11:57 PST

there are no geographic restrictions (provided the course is entirely
online).  My preference is for more "recognizable" universities (i.e.,
top 50 US Universities) first, but any (including community colleges)
that offer fully accredited college units are acceptable.  Also not
necessary but preferred are courses emphasizing the dialect/cultures
of Spain or South America (instead of Central America) -- thanks.

Hello tadams-ga,

This was a tougher search than I expected. It seems that there are
lots of Spanish language courses online but finding a Spanish I class
available in Spring 2003 was difficult because many programs offer
Spanish I or 101 in the fall and only offer the continuation course or
Spanish II or 102 in the spring. It also appears that some online
courses are only available to students who are enrolled full time in
the particular institution. I’ve found some courses that meet your
requirements. I think you could locate additional courses by searching
the online catalogs of specific colleges/universities or state or
regional systems. I’ve also included a couple of Spanish language
resource sites for general exploration. Please ask for clarification
on any of this.

Good luck with learning Spanish.

czh

http://www.outreach.washington.edu/dl/lang/spanish.asp
University of Washington – 
UW Educational Outreach
5001 25th Avenue Northeast
Seattle, Washington 98105
Telephone: (206) 543-2320
Toll-free: (800) 543-2320

Elementary Spanish - SPAN 101, 102, 103
Distance learning series allows beginning language students to hear
Spanish and experience its cultural diversity. Students use voice mail
to communicate with their instructor. Prerequisites for Spanish 102:
minimum grade of C in Spanish 101 from a college or university; or
score of 16-44 on the UW Spanish placement exam; or permission of the
instructor. Prerequisite for Spanish 103: minimum grade of C in
Spanish 102 from a college or university; or score of 45-66 on the UW
Spanish placement exam; or permission of instructor. Rita Wirkala,
Ph.C., native speaker.
 Register for # 3613 · SPAN C101 · 5 credits · Distance learning (view
course introduction)
8 assignments, 2 examinations; $755 + $60 videotape rental, $45
cassettes, and $12 voice mail. Enroll anytime.

http://www.ccc.commnet.edu/dl/
Capital Community College
950 Main St,
Hartford, CT
(860) 906-5000
Harry A. Moriber, Coordinator
Ca-DistanceLearning@ccc.commnet.edu
Start and completion dates:
Jan. 21, 2003 - May 12, 2003.
http://www.ccc.commnet.edu/dl/~goshdigian/span101/welcome.htm
Elementary Spanish 101
Alicia Goshdigian
Department of Humanities
860-906-5202
Room 1006
gosh@cox.net

http://global.cscc.edu/index.asp
Columbus State Community College
550 E. Spring Street
Columbus, Ohio 43215
http://global.cscc.edu/oln_data/trans_page.asp?fldSection=71374
Gilberto Serrano 
Phone: 614-287-3863 
1-800-621-6407 X287-3863 (USA Only)

http://www.so.cc.va.us/vccsonline/directoryindex.html
Virginia Community College System Online – 
Search for Spanish I comes up with 9 courses at various campuses in
the system

Spanish Learning Resources
http://www.studyspanish.com/
http://www.spanishclassonline.com/index.html
http://spanish.about.com/library/clase/bl1clase7.htm


SEARCH STRATEGY
"spanish 101" distance learning
Spanish online
Spanish elementary online

You might also try the University of Nevada, Reno, who has a
comprehensive distance learning department, and offer Spanish I, II,
III, and IV. You don't have to be enrolled as a student to take the
courses, you can enroll at any time, and can complete in as little as
two weeks per credit. You can visit their website at
http://www.dce.unr.edu/istudy/
Search for college courses. The Spanish courses also cover Spanish and
Latin American culutre.
Good luck!
nvwriter-ga