SPAN& 122 - Spanish II

5 CR

Continues SPAN 121 at the novice mid-level. Format includes extensive audio and Internet usage. Various aspects of Spanish-speaking cultures are presented. After successful completion, students are encouraged to continue with SPAN 123.

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: SPAN 121 or equivalent or instructor permission.
Course Outcomes

Manage common interactions in Spanish, in both speaking and writing, in predictable settings using the present and beginning work in the past and future tenses with themes like travel, vacations, food, daily routines, obligations, and shopping.
Apply inference skills and overcome vocabulary gaps by describing forgotten words at a novice mid-level when navigating a limited number of real-world situations in Spanish.
Interpret authentic texts, art, music, film and performing arts related to the course themes above while exploring Spanish-speaking cultures with greater complexity.
Identify a deeper level of diversity of language and culture within the Spanish-speaking world and how that compares to one’s own language and culture.

GenEd Outcomes: Communication

Reading
Listening and Speaking

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