SPAN& 121 Spanish I

5 credits

An introduction to the language and culture of the Spanish-speaking world. Students develop skills in listening, speaking, reading and writing.

This course meets the Humanities general education distribution requirement.

Prerequisites: ABED 40 or AHSE 56 (or placement into MATH 87 or AHSE 66 or higher) and ABED 46 (or placement into ENGL 93 or higher)

Course Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

Identify parts of speech by showing vocabulary recognition, identifying cognates, classifying verbs, describing nouns, understanding noun-adjective and noun-verb agreements
Demonstrate listening ability by answering comprehension questions in the target language
Demonstrate speaking ability by responding correctly through original oral dialogues through role plays
Demonstrate reading comprehension by answering questions orally and in writing after reading a passage in the target language and make educated guesses by using cognates and context to understand meaning
Demonstrate writing ability by creating grammatically correct sentences, short descriptive paragraphs and short summaries from readings
Identify and differentiate among cultures of the Spanish-speaking world at a basic level

College-Wide Learning Outcomes
This course teaches to the college-wide learning outcome of Communication, the ability to engage effectively in verbal, non-verbal, written, and/or symbolic expression.

Total Hours: 50 Theory (Lecture) Hours: 50