Follows SPN-132 and is the first of two intermediate-level Spanish courses focusing on communication in a cultural context. Develops students' reading, writing, speaking, and listening skills in Spanish, expands their vocabulary, and deepens their knowledge of pronunciation and grammatical principles in order to comprehend and express essential ideas in both spoken and written Spanish. Presents Hispanic culture.
Goals, Topics, and Objectives
SPN-231 is designed to enable students to reach the Intermediate Low level on the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) proficiency scale, focusing on language learning through communication, cultures, connections, comparisons, and communities.
- Subjunctive verbs
- Hypothetical expressions
- Reciprocity
- Perfect verb forms
- Commands
- Gender and number agreement
- Prepositions
- Affirmation and negation
- Conjunctions
- Essay composition
- Critical listening, speaking, and writing
- Critical reading
- Hispanic culture
- Recognize and produce both present and imperfect subjunctive forms, including regulars and irregulars, with appropriate independent verb clauses
- Recognize and produce hypotheses using conditional verb forms appropriately, including regulars and irregulars
- Express reciprocity correctly both orally and in writing
- Demonstrate correct usage of both present and past perfect verb forms, including regular and irregular participles
- Recognize and produce formal and informal commands, including regulars, irregulars and those with reflexive and direct and indirect object pronouns
- Demonstrate correct usage of stressed possessive adjectives and possessive pronouns with appropriate gender and number agreement
- Recognize and produce sentences using por and para appropriately
- Demonstrate correct usage of indefinite and negative expressions in affirmative and negative statements and questions
- Demonstrate correct usage of indicative and subjunctive verb modes in dependent clauses introduced by adverbial and adjectival conjunctions
- Write simple descriptive, narrative, and informative essays related to themes presented in each chapter/unit of the textbook using appropriate register
- Interpret short authentic audio and visual materials and respond critically in Spanish
- Summarize Spanish-language materials in written compositions and oral presentations
- Analyze cultural differences as manifested through language differences
Note: A grade of C- is not transferrable and is not accepted by some programs at HFC.
Assessment and Requirements
Assessment of academic achievement will be identified and implemented by the class instructor. Methods will include, but not be limited to:
- Participation
- Homework assignments
- Weekly/regular quizzes
- Weekly/regular compositions
- Chapter/unit tests
- Oral presentation(s)/project(s)
- Midterm/final exam
All sections of this level will use a textbook (and any accompanying materials) selected by the course coordinator and approved by the World Languages Committee.
Outcomes
- Humanities and Fine Arts
- Category 5: Humanities and Fine Arts