SPA 111 - Elementary Spanish 1

3 credit hours - Three hours weekly; one term.
This course meets the Arts & Humanities General Education Requirement. 

Develop an understanding of basic pronunciation and grammar necessary for reading, writing and speaking in Spanish. Not for those who have experience with the Spanish language.

Crosslisted: Also offered as SPA 111H ; credit is not given for both SPA 111 and SPA 111H .

Note: Credit is not given for both SPA 111 and SPA 140  and also SPA 140H . Not for native speakers. Typically offered at MC, AM, and OL; fall, spring, and summer terms.

 

Course Outcomes:
 

1. Identify the main idea and some details about familiar topics in short written and spoken conversations and texts.
2. Communicate in spontaneous spoken conversations on both familiar and every day topics, using a variety of practiced or memorized words, phrases, simple sentences, and questions.
3. Present information on familiar and cultural topics using a variety of practiced or memorized words, phrases, and simple sentences through spoken and written language.
4. Combine a variety of grammar structures and vocabulary to respond to a range of novice-level writing and speaking prompts.
5. Formulate comparisons between the cultural products, practices, and perspectives of Spanish-speaking cultures and those of my own.