Course description
This course is designed for students who have completed MODL 2251 or equivalent. It builds on previously acquired communication skills, further develops comprehension, oral expression, reading and writing skills, and provides a deeper understanding of the cultures of Spain and Latin America. Spanish is used in class almost exclusively.
Course content
Systematic, in-depth study of:
- Syntactic structures
- Lexicon
- Cultural aspects of the Spanish-speaking world
Learning activities
The communicative approach is used.
In this course, students engage in a variety of learning activities such as:
-lecture material presented by the instructor, in person, hybrid, or online synchronously or asynchronously;
-task-based practice in pairs and small groups, in class and in lab, presented in person, or online synchronously or asynchronously with instructor facilitation;
-listening comprehension;
-audio-visual activities;
-online computer assisted learning.
Means of assessment
Assessment will be based on course objectives and will be carried out in accordance with the Douglas College Evaluation Policy. Instructors may use a student’s record of attendance and/or level of active participation in a course as part of the student’s graded performance. Where this occurs, expectations and grade calculations regarding class attendance and participation must be clearly defined in the Instructor Course Outline.
Written Evaluations 50%
(May include but are not limited to writing and reading exercises, chapter tests, paragraph writing, written homework, preparation, Final Written Exam)
Oral Evaluations 50%
(May include but are not limited to oral tests, oral presentations, listening comprehension, conversation lab, attendance, preparation, class participation, Final Oral Exam)
Total 100%
No single evaluation will be worth more than 20%.
Evaluations may be done in person and/or online.
Nota Bene: This course includes testing worth more than 10% during the last 14 days of classes. A standing variance to the Douglas College Evaluation Policy was granted by Education Council on April 24, 2017.
Learning outcomes
Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to:
- Demonstrate understanding of intermediate-level spoken discourse;
- Demonstrate understanding of intermediate-level written texts;
- Construct speech in various past tenses and subjunctive;
- Construct written expression to support an opinion and defend a point of view with respect to reading material;
- Develop an understanding of target cultures;
- Formulate sentences with various tenses;
- Articulate intermediate-level sentences in professional contexts;
- Develop and use intercultural competency skills.
Textbook materials
An intermediate-level Spanish textbook, such as:
Andrade et al. Tu Mundo. McGraw-Hill.
Accompanying digital or printed workbook.