SPAN 5

About this course

This course focuses on the readings and discussions of texts dealing with the literature, arts, culture, history, and geography of the Spanish-speaking world. Students will review and expand on the structures, grammatical features and linguistic functions of SPAN D004. and will develop their reading, writing, speaking and listening skills at the second intermediate-level within the framework of language as a fundamental expression of culture.

Enrollment availability changes frequently. Confirm status in the official FHDA registration system before enrolling.

Prerequisites

• SPAN D004. (equivalent to four years of high school Spanish)
• or

Catalog wording: “SPAN D004. (equivalent to four years of high school Spanish) or equivalent”

Advisory: “ESL D272. and ESL D273., or ESL D472. and ESL D473., or eligibility for ENGL C1000 or ENGL C1000H or ESL D005.”

What this course unlocks

De Anza courses that list SPAN 5 as a prerequisite.

• SPAN 6Intermediate Spanish (Third Quarter)

Transfer pathways that use SPAN 5

ASSIST maps SPAN 5 to a requirement in 61 published pathways from De Anza College — 24 shown.

• Anthropology B.S. - Linguistic Anthropology ConcentrationDe Anza → Humboldt State
• SpanishDe Anza → Humboldt State
• International RelationsDe Anza → San Francisco State
• SpanishDe Anza → San Francisco State
• International StudiesDe Anza → UC Irvine
• SpanishDe Anza → UC Irvine
• Latin American Studies, B.A.**De Anza → CSU Fullerton
• SpanishDe Anza → CSU Fullerton
• HumanitiesDe Anza → CSU Chico
• Humanities B.A. Online Degree CompletionDe Anza → CSU Chico
• Intersectional Chicanx/Latinx StudiesDe Anza → CSU Chico
• Latin American StudiesDe Anza → CSU Chico
• Liberal Studies B.A. - Bilingual/Cross-Cultural OptionDe Anza → CSU Chico
• SpanishDe Anza → CSU Chico
• Chicana/o StudiesDe Anza → CSU Channel Islands
• Early Childhood StudiesDe Anza → CSU Channel Islands
• Early Childhood Studies, B.A. Integrated Teacher Education Program (ITEP): PK-3 Early Childhood Specialist Instruction Credential - Pending California Commission on Teaching Credentialing (CTC) ApprovalDe Anza → CSU Channel Islands
• Global StudiesDe Anza → CSU Channel Islands
• SpanishDe Anza → CSU Channel Islands
• Spanish-English Translation and InterpretationDe Anza → CSU Channel Islands
• Spanish-English Translation and Interpretation, B.A. (Applications open for Fall 2026)De Anza → CSU Channel Islands
• SPANISHDe Anza → UC Merced
• SpanishDe Anza → CSU Stanislaus
• International Business, European Languages -North Atlantic EmphasisDe Anza → San Diego State