SPAN 1B, Spring 2020

Spanish 1B is the second half of Spanish 1; it is the continuation of Spanish 1A. It is only 3 units, and will cover chapters 4-6 of Exploraciones (Blitt and Casas, 2019; 3rd edition, Cengage). In this course, you will learn the second steps of Spanish: you will conjugate irregular verbs in the present tense and regular and irregular verbs in the preterite form (past tense); you will learn vocabulary based on the daily routines, the workplace, and various activities.

This course has a prerequisite of Spanish 1A (or equivalent); it is also meant for people who either know zero Spanish or for those who may have taken some Spanish courses many years ago. We literally start with, "¡Hola! ¿Cómo estás?" It is not meant for anyone who comes from a Spanish-speaking family and is wanting to improve their 'academic' Spanish, or those who speak Spanish at home but are not comfortable with their literacy skills in Spanish. We offer a variety of courses that are better suited for those needs; please email the Professor for more information.

If you have not passed Spanish 1A at CCSF, you must clear your prerequisite for the course within the first week of class. Please go to the World Languages Department, Prerequisite Challenge and Placement Test website to take the steps to clear this prerequisite. Any student who has not done so will be dropped after the first week of class.

Important Dates

This is a hybrid course, and therefore has regular, weekly course meetings. We meet every Tuesday, 1:10-2pm, in HC 201 (Ocean Campus). Our first course meeting is on 28 January 2020; our last regular meeting is 12 May 2020. Our final exam will be on 19 May 2020, from 1-3pm (location TBA).

While this course does not have a specific 'midterm exam', you will have two chapter exams. They will be a part of our course meetings; the exam dates will be announced at the first class meeting. Midterm grades will be based on your overall course progress at the time that midterm grades are due, which is 14 March 2020. You can, and should, monitor your grade on Canvas at all times.

Course Syllabus