SPAN C280A: Intermediate Spanish 1A
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Top Code | 110500 - Spanish |
| Units | 2 Total Units |
| Hours | 36 Total Hours (Lecture Hours 36) |
| Total Outside of Class Hours | 0 |
| Course Credit Status | Credit: Degree Applicable (D) |
| Material Fee | No |
| Basic Skills | Not Basic Skills (N) |
| Repeatable | No |
| Grading Policy | Standard Letter (S),
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| Local General Education (GE) |
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| Global Society Requirement (CGLB) | Yes |
| California General Education Transfer Curriculum (Cal-GETC) |
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| Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC) |
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| California State University General Education Breadth (CSU GE-Breadth) |
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Course Description
This course is a continuation of SPAN C185 or C185B and is designed to further develop the student’s ability to comprehend and converse in daily spoken Spanish at the intermediate level. Reading and writing skills are increasingly stressed. The cultural notes, authentic reading materials, literary selections, and grammar component present new concepts to expand vocabulary and communicative competency. The cultural and philosophical aspects of the Spanish-speaking world continue to be discussed. SPAN C280A is equal to the first half of SPAN C280. Span C280A and C280B are equivalent to SPAN C280. PREREQUISITE: SPAN C185 or SPAN C185B or equivalent competency. Transfer Credit: CSU; UC: Credit Limitation: SPAN C280A and SPAN C280B are equivalent to SPAN C280. C-ID: SPAN 200.C-ID: SPAN 200.
Course Level Student Learning Outcome(s)
- Given oral or written input by a native or near-native speaker of Spanish, demonstrate oral/aural or written competency at the beginning intermediate level by communicating in comprehensible language to a (native/near-native) speaker on topics related to self, immediate environment, courtesy requirements, and personal needs.
- Demonstrate an increasing awareness of various cultural differences between the Spanish-speaking countries and the United States.
Course Objectives
- 1. comprehend intermediate-level spoken Spanish.
- 2. produce intermediate-level spoken Spanish.
- 3. read and understand intermediate-level Spanish.
- 4. express more advanced ideas and opinions in intermediate-level written Spanish.
- 5. demonstrate acquisition of intermediate-level Spanish vocabulary.
- 6. understand and produce intermediate-level Spanish grammatical structures.
- 7. recognize the more important cultural aspects of living in the Spanish-speaking world.
- 8. use technologies such as the Internet, online workbooks and multimedia to enhance learning.
Lecture Content
Vocabulary Personal Relationships Marital Status Emotional States Personalities Feelings City Life Activities People Places Things Influence of the Media Film and Television Verbs Present Tense ser and estar gustar and Similar Verbs Preterite Imperfect Subjunctive Commands Pronouns Direct And Indirect Object Reciprocal Pronouns. Relative Pronouns Pronoun Placement. Other grammar Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns Demonstrative Adjectives and Pronouns Comparative and Superlative Culture and Civilization of Hispanic Countries Population Trends Juchitán, Mexico Literature Pablo Neruda José Emilio Pacheco
Method(s) of Instruction
- Lecture (02)
- DE Online Lecture (02X)
Instructional Techniques
A variety of activities, (including lecture employing current technology and/or handouts, video and/or audio presentations, pair and group work) will be employed. Intensive and extensive listening and reading in the target language is directed toward raising learners awareness of the lexical nature of language. Activities will be structured to enable the learners to comprehend lexical phrases as unanalyzed "chunks" and to use whole phrases without necessarily having to analyze their constituent parts.
Reading Assignments
Reading assignments from text and workbook regarding various Spanish-speaking countries, their customs, geography, history, economy, and form of government.
Writing Assignments
1. Instructor will provide topics for the student to research and write a report on that topic.
Out-of-class Assignments
Pair and Small Group Work Role Playing Reading and Listening Comprehension Activities
Demonstration of Critical Thinking
Activities which require learners to become more active and questioning critical thinkers such as group work, project-based work and presentations which involve comparing and contrasting; classifying; evaluating; cause and effect; ranking; identifying right from wrong and facts from opinion; and summarizing will be employed.
Required Writing, Problem Solving, Skills Demonstration
Oral presentations in pairs or small groupAural comprehension with media. Written report on topics selected by the instructor.
Eligible Disciplines
Foreign languages: Masters degree in the language being taught OR bachelors degree in the language being taught AND masters degree in another language or linguistics OR the equivalent. Masters degree required.
Textbooks Resources
1. Required Blanco, J. Portales, 2023 ed. Vista Higher Learning, 2023
Other Resources
1. Coastline Library