Academic Catalog

Spanish (SPAN)

SPAN 211  Spanish Beginner 1  3 Credits  
Grade Mode: Standard Letter, Audit/Non Audit  
  
The “Beginner 1 Spanish course” is designed for the beginner students with no previous experience in Spanish. The main objectives of this course are to help students develop effective communication skills in Spanish through the elementary development of the four basic language skills (listening, speaking, reading and writing), while focusing on and critically examining cultural aspects, values and other aspects of everyday life in Spanish-speaking nations. Spanish will be the language of instruction.
SPAN 212  Spanish Beginner 2  3 Credits  
Grade Mode: Standard Letter, Audit/Non Audit  
Prerequisite(s): SPAN 211  
  
This course continues the Beginner series and builds upon Spanish Beginner 1. The main objectives of this course are to help students develop effective communication skills in Spanish through the elementary development of the four basic language skills (listening, speaking, reading and writing. During the course, students learn to give instructions about how to get somewhere and describe places; ask for and tell the time and talk about schedules; talk about daily routines and how often they do something; talk about tastes and preferences, and talk about recently past actions.