COLLEGE-WIDE COURSE CONTENT SUMMARY
SPA 101 - BEGINNING SPANISH I (5 CR.)
Introduces understanding, speaking, reading, and writing skills, and emphasizes basic Spanish sentence structure. Lecture 5 hours per week.
GENERAL COURSE PURPOSE
Beginning Spanish, a basic introductory course, places emphasis on the development of proficiency in the following skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing. The student will learn to function in the language within a limited context of vocabulary and structures. The course includes a general introduction to culture.
ENTRY LEVEL COMPETENCY
Functional fluency in English.
The student will be able to understand short, learned material and some sentence-length content, particularly where context strongly supports understanding and speech is clearly audible. The student will also understand simple questions, statements and high-frequency commands. Repetition, rephrasing and/or slower rate of speech for comprehension may be required.B. Speaking
The student will be able to interpret written language in areas of practical need. Where vocabulary has been learned, can read for instructional and directional purposes standardized messages, phrases or expressions, such as some items on menus, schedules, maps, and signs. At times, but not on a consistent basis, the student at this level may be able to extract specific information at a slightly higher level.D. Writing
The student will be able to write simple expressions and limited memorized material with some recombinations using basic grammatical structures; supply information on simple forms and documents, writing names, numbers, dates, nationality, and other simple autobiographical information as well as some short phrases and simple lists. Some errors are expected.
MAJOR TOPICS TO BE COVERED
The student will be able to learn the structure of the Spanish language in a prescribed sequence beginning with the simplest structures and working toward the more complex. Topics and situations to be covered may include:
The development of the awareness of cultures that use Spanish, including social patterns of behavior, historical developments, and contributions to the arts and sciences.