SPA 211 - Intermediate Spanish 1

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

Build vocabulary and grammar skills for the purpose of reading, writing, listening and speaking. Discuss aspects of Spanish and Spanish-American culture.

Prerequisite(s): SPA 112  or SPA 119  or SPA 141  or two years of high school Spanish or permission of department chair.

Crosslisted: Also offered as SPA 211H ; credit is not given for both SPA 211 and SPA 211H .

Note: Not for native speakers. Typically offered at MC, AM, and OL; all terms.

Course Outcomes:

1. Identify the main idea and key information in short, straightforward written and spoken conversations and informational and fictional texts.
2. Request and provide information in conversations on familiar topics by creating simple sentences and asking appropriate follow-up questions.
3. Present personal information about my life, activities and events, using simple sentences through spoken and written language.
4. Combine a variety of grammar structures and vocabulary to respond to a range of low intermediate-level writing and speaking prompts.
5. Formulate comparisons between the cultural products, practices, and perspectives of Spanish-speaking cultures and those of my own.