SP 231 - Intermediate Spanish I

2. Understand and orally respond to statements and questions in Spanish. (GELO2)

3. Recall and produce vocabulary to express needs and wants in Spanish.

4. Use reading skills to understand written statements or questions and to explain prose passages in Spanish.

5. Write words, sentences and paragraphs which adhere to the rules of Spanish grammar.

6. Recognize differences in culture. (GELO4)

7. Understand and analyze the nuances of complex syntax and how they reflect different cultural thought processes and values, and inform introspection of one’s own use of language. 

8. Articulate and understand the commonalities and differences among human beings from different cultures and demographics in order to draw inferences about cultural values. 

9. Analyze the complex ways in which language shapes and reflects cultural values. 

10. Effectively utilize language to interact and to communicate ideas and/or concepts appropriately in a variety of contexts. 

11. Know and use active listening skills. 

12. Discuss how communities, countries, or cultures differ in their values, politics, communication styles, beliefs and practices. 

13. Use reflection to examine personal beliefs and values and identify their origins and potential biases.

14. Complete work accurately, with attention to detail. 
Course Outline:
I. Grammar

A. Review regular and irregular preterit

B. Review direct and Indirect object pronoun, demonstrative pronouns and double object pronoun

C. Review imperfect

1. regular “-ar; and”- er/ir; verbs

2. irregulars

D. Distinguish between preterit and imperfect

E. Introduce future tense

F. Introduce conditional tense

G. Introduce past participles used as adjectives with nouns and the verb “estar”

H. Introduce present perfect indicative

I. Introduce Subjunctive and Imperative

II. Vocabulary

A. Increase recognition of and use regular verbs commonly used in reading

B. Increase recognition of and use of irregular verbs commonly used in reading

C. Increase knowledge of verbs that change idiomatically. For example:

i. Hacer or Ponerse a + adj, + inf, + clothing, when it means “to start”, “to be”, “to wear”

ii. Dar +expression,

iii.  Tener when it is “to be,” and when it is to have - possession

iv.  Quedar(se) when it means “to stay,” “to remain,” and when it mean “to be” or “to become”

v.  Estar - meaning to feel emotionally or physically or to be in a location

vi.  Ser as description and with nouns and pronoun

vii.  Volver (a) +inf. when it means return and when it mean “again”

viii.  Haber when it mean “there is/are” (in various tense), when it is used as a helping verb with the past participle, when it is an impersonal expression of obligation.

III. Culture

A. Study the geography and culture of Hispanic countries through the language as it is applied by the authors of the short stories we will read.

B. Explain how idiomatic expression and the vernacular are used and how they represent the culture.

C. Use the readings to point out similarities and differences in our approaches to life, points of view regarding language and world vision.

IV. Language

A. Understanding how the language works in reading:

1. Understanding the importance of agreement

2. Understanding the absence of the subject pronoun

3. Understanding the differences in syntax

4. Picking up reading cues

5. Reading for context

B. Using the language to convey meaning

1. Understanding the different message conveyed in the preterit and imperfect for example

2. Using language to convey tone

3. Using word order to change tone and meaning

Facilitated discussion: 30-40%

Mediated instruction: 0-30%

Group work: 5 -15%
Mandatory Course Components:
Unit tests

Compositions

Grammar exercises

Presentations

Final Exam
Equivalent Courses:
None