SPAN 201 Intermediate Spanish 1*
This course is an expanded reinforcement of the first two terms, concentrating on developing greater oral proficiency and reading skills, with some composition. Students will have the opportunity to increase Spanish proficiency in real-world terms.
Prerequisite
SPAN 102 or three years of high school Spanish or permission of instructor
General Education Competency
GEM Humanistic and Artistic Ways of Knowing
SPAN 201Intermediate Spanish 1*
Please note: This is not a course syllabus. A course syllabus is unique to a particular section of a course by instructor. This curriculum guide provides general information about a course.
I. General Information
Department
English, Languages, and Philosophy
II. Course Specification
Course Type
Program Requirement
General Education Competency
GEM Humanistic and Artistic Ways of Knowing
Credit Hours Narrative
4 Credits
Semester Contact Hours Lecture
64
Prerequisite Narrative
SPAN 102 or three years of high school Spanish or permission of instructor
Grading Method
Letter grade
III. Catalog Course Description
This course is an expanded reinforcement of the first two terms, concentrating on developing greater oral proficiency and reading skills, with some composition. Students will have the opportunity to increase Spanish proficiency in real-world terms.
IV. Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, a student will be able to:
- Review material and concepts from previous Spanish classes and learn additional verb tenses, sharpen oral proficiency and expand on grammar and vocabulary.
- Learn aspects of traditional and current Hispanic culture.
- Initiate and sustain conversations in which they ask and answer questions, give and receive directions, introduce themselves, and report observations and information at a level appropriate to their language exposure and experience.
- Demonstrate creativity in choosing alternative methods (i.e., vocabulary, pantomime, or drawing) in social and/or professional situations where their communication skills have not been effective.
- Integrate various culturally appropriate behaviors into their conversations.
- Improve a conversational level of Low to Mid-Intermediate (based on ACTFL standards).
V. Topical Outline (Course Content)
VI. Delivery Methodologies