SPA 101: First Year Spanish - First Term

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Credits 4
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Emphasizes active communication in beginning Spanish. Includes listening, speaking, reading, writing, pronunciation, structure, vocabulary and culture. For beginners.

Course Outcomes

Upon successful completion students should be able to:

  • Manage basic interactions, in both oral and written forms, in highly predictable settings using basic vocabulary in the present tense.
  • Develop circumlocution and inference skills, at a beginning level, when navigating a limited number of real world situations in Spanish.
  • Recognize linguistic and cultural diversity within the Spanish-speaking world and how it differs and/or relates to one’s own culture.
  • Identify selected historical and cultural movements in the target culture through exposure to literature, art, music, film and/or performing arts in the target language.
  • Acquire strategies for analyzing authentic materials in the target language.

 

Prerequisites

Equivalent placement test scores also accepted.

Grading Options
Letter Grades
Additional Information

This course fulfills the following GE requirements: Arts and Letters/AS, Arts and Letters/AAS, Arts and Letters/AGS.