¡Bienvenidos a la clase de español! Me llamo el profesor Hottman, y ¡estoy muy emocionado por ser tu profesor de español! I hope that this semester will be fun and challenging for all of us!

Spanish 1 is an introduction to the sounds and basic thematic vocabulary of Spanish, the rules for combining words to communicate ideas in the language, and the culture of Spanish-speaking countries. We will work to develop listening and speaking skills, with reading and writing practiced as extensions of listening and speaking.