Spanish I

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Course Number: SPAN101 Download Course Syllabus
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Introduction to the Spanish language. Emphasis is placed on auditory comprehension, basic speech production, reading comprehension, and composition. Grammar and vocabulary are taught through dynamic immersion and textbook reading and assignments, the focus is on using Spanish as a means of communication. Present, future, preterit, and imperfect tenses will be introduced.

Rosetta Stone software will be used to enhance students' oral and written understanding of the language (integrated into course interface).

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Spanish I   +$249.00
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Credits 3

8/11/13 by alir.shaw91

It is a good self-paced course. Study hard and prepare well. The book will help you a lot with your tests. However, this course can be difficult if you do not spend the proper time studying and/or getting toured/helped. Nothing compares to having someone teach you than you teach yourself--as far as foreign language goes.

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8/1/13 by stephensonl

Great

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7/25/13 by maryahrebecca

A good overview of Spanish for the beginner. I learned a great amount that will be very helpful in getting me on my way to fluency. The tutoring, textbook, and assignments were great to help me along and I really recommend the Puntos de partida that is utilized in this course.

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7/13/13 by brockbaker_25

Study your book, and use Rosetta Stone

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4/28/13 by mauricec94

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Course Objectives

After completing this course, students will be able to:

  • Identify singular gendered nouns
  • Recognize definite and indefinite articles
  • Define third-person singular verbs
  • Use subject-verb agreement
  • Complete plurals
  • Identify everyday items
  • Complete yes or no questions in complete sentences
  • Recognize colors
  • Complete conjugated verbs in first, second, and third person for singular or plural nouns
  • Solve counting problems
  • Articulate questions
  • Identify family members
  • Recognize family relationships
  • Use question words
  • Identify household items
  • Complete questions about age or relationship
  • Recognize names of countries
  • Identify articles of clothing
  • Recite greetings
  • Illustrate physical states
  • Write a letter to a penpal describing your home and appropriate greetings and questions
  • Role-play a conversation with a classmate describing yourself
  • Identify workplaces
  • Recognize activity verbs
  • Use question words
  • Complete sentences with the appropriate prepositions
  • Identify times of day
  • Complete questions about times of day and everyday items
  • Recognize numbers
  • Identify names of food, languages, parts of the body, and household items
  • Write an essay describing your family including their ages, physical descriptions, and relationships
  • Role-play a conversation with your sibling or a date about your life at college or your family
  • Identify items sold at stores
  • Recognize adjectives describing items at the store
  • Use "por qué" and "porque"
  • Identify pastimes and groceries
  • Complete questions to describe objects and likes and dislikes
  • Recognize numbers
  • Identify names of materials
  • Write an essay describing your favorite season, your daily routine or shopping
  • Role-play a conversation with your classmate at a party to introduce yourself and share your vacation plans

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Topic

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Objectives

1

Language Basics

  • People and common activities
  • Third-person pronouns and plurals
  • Definite and indefinite articles
  • Singular, plural and gendered nouns
  • Subject-verb agreement
  • Forming plurals
  • Greetings and farewells
  • Common Foods
  • Animals
  • Everyday Items
  • Direct Objects
  • Negation
  • Direct mixed-gendered "they"
  • Question word: "what"
  • Yes/no questions
  • Adjectives
  • Colors and sizes
  • Professions
  • First- and second-person pronouns
  • Nouns
  • Numbers 1-6
  • Many household object and clothing words
  • Question words: "who" and "how many"
  • Identify singular gendered nouns
  • Recognize definite and indefinite articles
  • Define third-person singular verbs
  • Use subject-verb agreement
  • Complete plurals
  • Identify everyday items
  • Complete yes or no questions in complete sentences
  • Recognize colors
  • Complete conjugated verbs in first, second, and third person for singular or plural nouns
  • Solve counting problems
  • Articulate questions

2

Greetings & Introductions

  • Family relationships
  • Possessive pronouns
  • Numbers 7-12
  • People's ages
  • Question words
  • Household words
  • Rooms in the house
  • Common appliances
  • Prepositions
  • Family relationships
  • Talk about self
  • Identifying your country of origin
  • Names of several cities and countries
  • Words for city landmarks
  • Greetings
  • Question words
  • Colors
  • Articles of clothing
  • Adjectives to describe self
  • Greetings
  • Personal physical states
  • Identify family members
  • Recognize family relationships
  • Use question words
  • Complete plurals
  • Identify household items
  • Complete questions about age or relationship
  • Recognize names of countries
  • Identify articles of clothing
  • Recite greetings
  • Illustrate physical states
  • Write a letter to a penpal describing your home and appropriate greetings and questions
  • Role-play a conversation with a classmate describing yourself

3

Work & School

  • Workplaces
  • Times of day and time-of-day greetings
  • Question words: "when" and "where"
  • Time- and place-related prepositions
  • Numbers 13-69
  • Calendar time
  • Days of the week
  • Polite language
  • Preposition: "with"
  • Visiting a friend
  • Parts of the body
  • Sensory words
  • Languages user speaks/does not speak
  • Names of languages
  • Reflexive verbs
  • Morning washing routine
  • Bedroom and bathroom objects
  • New adjectives
  • Identify workplaces
  • Recognize activity verbs
  • Use question words
  • Complete sentences with the appropriate prepositions
  • Identify times of day
  • Complete questions about times of day and everyday items
  • Recognize numbers
  • Identify names of food, languages, parts of the body, and household items
  • Write an essay describing your family including their ages, physical descriptions, and relationships
  • Role-play a conversation with your sibling or a date about your life at college or your family

4

Shopping

  • Shopping
  • Names of several stores
  • Things commonly bought
  • Verbs about places and objects
  • Express likes and dislikes
  • Compare things
  • Things to do around town
  • Sports
  • Cost of items
  • Common currencies
  • Common shopping phrases
  • Different forms of payment
  • Describing objects one shops for
  • Comparatives
  • Quantity
  • Comparison words
  • Identify items sold at stores
  • Recognize adjectives describing items at the store
  • Use "por qué" and "porque"
  • Identify pastimes and groceries
  • Complete questions to describe objects and likes and dislikes
  • Recognize numbers
  • Identify names of materials
  • Write an essay describing your favorite season, your daily routine or shopping
  • Role-play a conversation with your classmate at a party to introduce yourself and share your vacation plans

5

Review Topic

  • Final Exam

 

  • Prepare for and take the Final Exam

There are no prerequisites to take Spanish I.

The Rosetta Stone access is included in your course purchase at no additional cost.

StraighterLine provides a percentage score and letter grade for each course. A passing percentage is 70% or higher.

If you have chosen a Partner College to award credit for this course, your final grade will be based upon that college's grading scale. Only passing scores will be considered by Partner Colleges for an award of credit. There are a total of 1000 points in the course:

Topic

Assessment

Points Available

A-1

Plagiarism/Google Translate Quiz

25

2

Unit 2 Writing Assignment I

75

2

Unit 2 Oral Assignment I

150

3

Unit 3 Writing Assignment II

75

3

Unit 3 Oral Assignment II

150

4

Unit 4 Writing Assignment III

75

4

Unit 4 Oral Assignment III

150

5

Final Exam

300

Total

1000


Final Proctored Exam

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