SPAN& 221 - Spanish IV

Intermediate-level classes are 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 123  or equivalent or permission of instructor
Course Outcomes

• Identify and show understanding of more complex grammatical structures, including the use of object pronouns, relative pronouns, and idiomatic expressions. 

• Produce coherent paragraphs and short compositions with grammatically accurate sentences that use a variety of sentence structures and a wide range of verb tenses (present, past, and future) and moods (indicative, subjunctive, and imperative). 

• Comprehend and interpret information from audio and video sources (films, podcasts, music, interviews) from different Spanish-speaking regions. 

• Analyze and engage critically with a diverse range of authentic material centered on the Spanish-speaking world (readings, articles, short stories, short films, etc.)  

• Speak purposefully and persuasively using more complex sentence structures, idioms, and vocabulary when engaging in spontaneous conversations that require giving and justifying opinions. 

• Engage with diverse perspectives related to different Spanish-speaking cultures through oral class presentations and written compositions. 

• Reading
• Listening and Speaking

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