SPAN 2201 Intermediate Spanish I

Involvement at an intermediate level in spoken and written use of Spanish. Emphasis is on a thorough review of grammar, reading, composition and conversation in Spanish.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

SPAN 1102, equivalent credit, or permission of department.

Typically Offered

as needed

Student Learning Outcomes

Upon the completion of this course, students will be able to demonstrate the following outcome-based learning skills:

Speaking:
Intermediate Low

1. Successfully handle a limited number of uncomplicated communicative tasks.
2. Communicate on predictable topics necessary for survival in the target-language culture.

Listening:
Intermediate Low

1. Understand some information from sentence-length speech in basic personal and social contexts.
2. Comprehend words and phrases in questions, and statements about topics that explain simple situations.

Reading:
Intermediate Low

1. Understand some information from simple connected texts.
2. Identify an increasing number of highly contextualized words and/or phrases including cognates and borrowed words, where appropriate.

Writing:
Intermediate Low

1. Create statements and formulate questions based on familiar material using a vocabulary adequate to express elementary needs.

Culture:

1. Develop a basic knowledge and understanding of Latin American and Spanish cultures. Make connections to other disciplines and to additional bodies of knowledge that may be unavailable to the monolingual speaker.
2. Compare and contrast their native language with the Spanish language. Students will develop insight into the nature of language and the concept of culture and realize that there are multiple ways of viewing the world.
3. Integrate their knowledge of the Spanish language, cultures and customs to appropriately address the differences of multilingual communities.