The functional-communicative approach will be used.
Class activities may include: presentation of material by the instructor, small group practice of syntactic and lexical structures studied at home, discussion of readings, listening comprehension and audio-visual based activities, and student presentations.
Conversation labs in small groups with a Native Language Assistant
Systematic, in-depth study of:
- Syntactic structures
- Lexicon
- Cultural aspects of the Spanish-speaking world
Students are expected to demonstrate proficiency in Spanish at the intermediate level in:
- Aural comprehension of authentic language situations
- Reading comprehension of written material
- Use of both past tenses, commands and subjunctive, future and conditional
- Speech delivery: supporting an opinion, defending a point of view with respect to reading material
- Written expression: expository writing
- Understanding target cultures
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%.
An intermediate-level Spanish textbook, such as:
- Terrell et al. Dos Mundos. McGraw-Hill.
- Accompanying workbook
MODL 2251 (Minimum Grade of C) or Spanish 12 (Minimum Grade of A) or Assessment (see calendar).