Credits: 4
Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in SPA201, or permission of Department or Division. Completion of prerequisites within the last three years is required.
Review of grammar, continued development of Spanish language skills with continued study of the Spanish-speaking culture.
Overview:
Review essential grammar of the Spanish language with a communicative approach. Emphasis will be on four skills: reading, writing, speaking and listening. This course also integrates the culture of the Spanish speaking countries through the reading of authentic literary texts and newspaper articles. This course pays special attention to mastering your Spanish language oral proficiency.
Course Objectives:
Use all the Spanish grammar and vocabulary in a contextual approach.
Improve your communicative skills in Spanish.
Increase your language proficiency through four skills: listening, speaking, writing and reading.
Expand your cultural awareness on the Spanish-speaking communities around the world.
Course Competences:
Demonstrate comprehension of authentic written and oral passages that include detailed descriptions, subjective information, and narrations in the past, present, or future.
Apply critical thinking skills to analyze and evaluate authentic written text.
Employ the writing process to provide detailed descriptions, subjective information, and narrations in the past, present, or future.
Ask and answer oral questions to provide detailed descriptions, subjective information, narrate in the past, present, or future, give instructions and commands, and maintain conversations.
Use target language to interpret cultural norms, values, beliefs, and regional variations in areas where it is spoken/used.
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