SPAN& 121 - Spanish I

5 CR

Introduces the fundamentals of vocabulary and grammar at the novice level focusing on the development of four basic skills: Listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Emphasis is placed on active communication aimed at the development of oral and comprehension skills. Various aspects of Spanish-speaking cultures are presented. Format includes extensive audio and Internet usage. After successful completion, students are encouraged to continue with SPAN 122.

This class is not intended for heritage speakers (i.e. students who grew up speaking Spanish at home in a place where Spanish is not the medium of instruction in schools) or native speakers (i.e. students who grew up in a place where Spanish is the medium of instruction in schools). Please refer to “Spanish for Heritage Speakers” SPAN 231 if you grew up speaking Spanish without ever having had formal instruction.

Recommended: This class is for students with no prior experience studying or speaking Spanish.
Course Outcomes

Write what is heard in the target language, answering questions related to the information given by native speakers of the target language.
Ask questions with proper intonation and provide general information in the present tense.
Deduce meaning about what was read in the target language by making educated guesses using cognates and context to assist in the comprehension process.
Create simple yet grammatically correct affirmative, interrogative, and negative sentences using the present tense with few spelling errors.
Correctly identify verb tenses, distinguishing between regular and irregular verbs, and recognize some pronoun categories; produce noun-verb and noun-adjective agreement, and distinguish formal and informal situations; recognize and accurately use nouns, adjectives, pronouns, adverbs, conjunctions, and prepositions.
Identify basic cultural information introduced in theme-specific vocabulary, photographs, and authentic video material centered on the world of the target language.
Explain in the first language both differences and similarities between the cultures of the first and target languages.

GenEd Outcomes: Communication

Reading
Listening and Speaking

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