Seminar: 4 hrs/week
and
Lab: 1 hr/week
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.
- Basic syntactic structures
- Basic lexicon
- The phonological system of Spanish
- Cultural aspects of the Spanish-speaking world
- Demonstrate understanding of simple spoken discourse;
- Demonstrate understanding of simple written texts;
- Construct simple speech: extend greetings, express likes, dislikes, preferences and desires, ask questions and give replies;
- Construct simple written sentences and short dialogues;
- Articulate a basic understanding of target cultures;
- Formulate sentences with present, simple past and immediate future tenses;
- Articulate simple sentences in professional contexts;
- Apply basic intercultural competency skills.
Assessment will be based on course objectives and will be carried out in accordance with the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍøÆØÒ»Çø¶þÇø 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% |
Oral Evaluations |
50% |
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 ºÚÁϳԹÏÍøÆØÒ»Çø¶þÇø Evaluation Policy was granted by Education Council on April 24, 2017.
A beginner-level Spanish textbook such as:
Andrade et al. Tu Mundo. McGraw-Hill.
Accompanying digital or printed workbook.
None
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