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Credit: Three units core World Language credit.
Meeting pattern: Four periods per week.
This course is for students who have not studied Spanish before or who have not
yet completed a full year of introductory Spanish study in high school. Students
learn to write and speak in Spanish at an elementary level about self, family,
friends, and everyday activities in the present tense and with a limited number
of high frequency verbs in the past tense. Emphasis in this first-year course is
placed on the acquisition of basic language skills: speaking, listening,
comprehension, reading, and writing. Students acquire a base vocabulary and
learn the simple grammatical constructions needed for essential
communication in the present tense. Cultural aspects of the Spanish-speaking
world are also introduced. Students have access to web-based exercises, video
activities, and the language lab to aid them in the acquisition of grammatical
concepts and new vocabulary.
SP307a/SP307b/SP307c Intermediate Spanish
One year
Credit: Three units core World Language credit.
Prerequisite: SP305 Introductory Spanish or equivalent, or permission of the Dean
of Humanities.
Meeting pattern: Four periods per week.
This is an accelerated second-year Spanish course. This course is for students
who have had a full year of introductory Spanish study in high school or
equivalent exposure to the langauge. Students learn to write and speak in
Spanish at an intermediate level about self, family, friends, and everyday
activities in the past tense. Emphasis on basic language skills and grammatical
construction is continued. Reading short texts, viewing video programs, and
using the language in everyday conversational situations further increases
students’ competency in the language. Most of the basic grammatical
constructions are learned. Exploration of cultural aspects of the Spanishspeaking
world is continued. Students have access to web-based exercises,
video activities, and the language lab to aid them in the acquisition of
grammatical concepts and new vocabulary.
SP354 Advanced Spanish I
SP356 Advanced Spanish II
SP358 Advanced Spanish III
One trimester each
Credit: One unit each World Language credit.
Unless exempt, junior students using this sequence to meet the World Language
graduation requirement must complete all three one-trimester courses. Junior
students who have exempted the World Language requirement and seniors
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