Intermediate Spanish I

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Course
MODL 2251
Discontinued
No
Course code
MODL 2251
Descriptive
Intermediate Spanish I
Department
Modern Languages
Faculty
Language, Literature & Performing Arts
Credits
3.00
Start date
End term
Not Specified
PLAR
Yes
Semester length
15 weeks
Max class size
22
Course designation
Certificate in Global Competency
Industry designation
None
Contact hours

Seminar: 4 hrs/week

and

Lab: 1 hr/week

Method(s) of instruction
Lab
Seminar
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.

Course description
This course is designed for students who have completed MODL 1152 or equivalent. It builds on previously acquired communication skills, further develops aural 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:

  1. Syntactic structures
  2. Lexicon
  3. Stylistics
  4. Cultural aspects of the Spanish-speaking world
Learning outcomes
Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to:
  1. Demonstrate understanding of intermediate-level spoken discourse;
  2. Demonstrate understanding of intermediate-level written texts;
  3. Construct speech in various past tenses;
  4. Write guided compositions;
  5. Demonstrate an understanding of target cultures;
  6. Formulate sentences with present, past and future tenses;
  7. Articulate intermediate-level sentences in professional contexts;
  8. Develop and use intercultural competency skills.

 

Means of assessment

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
(May include but not limited to writing and reading exercises, chapter tests, paragraph writing, written homework, preparation, Final Written Exam)

50% 

Oral Evaluations
(May include but not limited to oral tests, oral presentations, listening comprehension, conversation lab, attendance, preparation, class participation, Final Oral Exam)

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.

Textbook materials

An intermediate-level Spanish textbook such as:

Andrade et al. Tu Mundo. McGraw-Hill.

Accompanying digital or printed workbook.

Prerequisites

 

MODL 1152 (Minimum Grade of C) or Spanish 
12 (Minimum Grade of C) or Assessment (see 
calendar).

MODL 1152 (Minimum Grade of C) or Spanish 12 (Minimum Grade of C) or Assessment (see calendar).

Corequisites

None

Equivalencies

None

Which prerequisite

MODL 2252