Mar 28, 2024  
2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

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SP 101 - Elementary Spanish I


Credits: (4 credits)

A course for students with no prior experience in Spanish; basic vocabulary and grammar (present tense, adjective agreement, etc.) and simple conversational skills are studied.

Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to do the following: 

  1.   Engage in conversations and informal written correspondence on a few basic topics in everyday contexts, using high frequency words and practiced phrases (interpersonal                      communication);
  2.   Interpret written and spoken language of authentic texts on a few basic topics using basic comprehension strategies (interpretive communication);
  3.   Present information orally and in writing in the present tense, using basic vocabulary in simple sentences (presentational communication);
  4.   Compare the nature of language and the Hispanic cultures with his/her own regarding pronunciation, idioms, basic grammatical structures, and some cultural products, customs, and      beliefs (comparison of practices, products and perspectives);
  5.   Identify where Spanish is spoken and observe the influence of Spanish and Hispanic cultures (communities).

 Notes
The course is intended for students with no prior study of Spanish.



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