SPAN G180: Elementary Spanish 1
| Item | Value |
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| Curriculum Committee Approval Date | 11/03/2020 |
| Top Code | 110500 - Spanish |
| Units | 5 Total Units |
| Hours | 108 Total Hours (Lecture Hours 90; Lab Hours 18) |
| 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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| 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
Formerly: Elementary Spanish. This course is designed for students who have no prior knowledge or have minimal knowledge of the Spanish language. Students will focus on mastery of grammar fundamentals while developing the four basic language skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. This course is equivalent to two years of high school Spanish. Transfer Credit: CSU; UC: Corresponds to two years of high school study; Credit Limitation: SPAN G160 and SPAN G180 combined: maximum credit, 1 course. C-ID: SPAN 100. C-ID: SPAN 100.
Course Level Student Learning Outcome(s)
- Course Outcomes
- Demonstrate grammar and vocabulary through writing at the beginning level.
- Interpret vocabulary and grammar to derive the meaning of written material at the beginning level.
- Apply vocabulary and grammar to interpret spoken messages in Spanish at the beginning level.
- Practice vocabulary and grammar to communicate in Spanish using appropriate pronunciation at the beginning level.
Course Objectives
- 1. Translate Spanish audio at a beginning level.
- 2. Produce spoken Spanish at a beginning level.
- 3. Interpret literature in Spanish at a beginning level.
- 4. Compose writing samples in Spanish at a beginning level.
Lecture Content
Vocabulary Greeting and farewells The days of the week, the months, and the seasons In the classroom Descriptions and Nationalities Actions Academic subjects and student life University buildings Members of the family Leisure activities Daily activities Housework Meals and drinks In the kitchen Free-time activities Sports and sports activities Verbs Present Tense of SER Present Tense of Regular Verbs: -AR, -ER, and -IR Present Tense of TENER Idiomatic expressions with TENER Present Tense of IR, HACER, and ESTAR SER versus ESTAR The Present Tense of Stem-Changing verbs such as PONER, SALIR, ALMORZAR, PREFERIR SABER versus CONOCER The Present Progressive Tense The Present Tense of DECIR, DAR, and GUSTAR and similar verbs in their conjugation The Preterit Tense of regulars verbs, HACER with time expressions, and verbs with a vowel or consonant change The Preterit Tense of Irregular verbs Grammar The Spanish Alphabet Numbers 0-100 Nouns and Articles Adjective forms, position, and agreement Telling Time Interrogatives words Formation of yes/no questions and negation Numbers 101-3,000.000 Possessive adjectives Direct objects and Direct objects pronouns The personal A Demonstrative adjectives and Pronouns Reflexive constructions: pronouns and verbs Comparisons of equality and inequality The superlative Indirect objects and Indirect objects pronouns Indefinite and negative expressions Uses of PERO or SINO (QUE) Double objects pronouns Hispanic Culture in countries such as Argentina Bolivia Chile Colombia Costa Rica Cuba Dominican Republic Ecuador El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Guatemala Honduras Mexico Nicaragua Panama Paraguay Peru Puerto Rico Spain Uruguay Venezuela
Lab Content
Laboratory work (seventy minutes weekly) with emphasis on the following skills: Listening Dialogues Short stories Short narratives Songs Cultural videos Speaking Virtual Chats Partner Chats Skits Dialogues Roll Play Reading Sentences Paragraphs Short stories Short narratives Articles Writing Fill in the blanks Sentences Paragraphs Dialogues Journal entries
Method(s) of Instruction
- Lecture (02)
- DE Live Online Lecture (02S)
- DE Online Lecture (02X)
- Lab (04)
- DE Live Online Lab (04S)
- DE Online Lab (04X)
Reading Assignments
Textbook and Lab Workbook Manual
Writing Assignments
Writing short paragraphs and compositions such as descriptions of selves and their families in Spanish using present tense AR, ER, and IR verbs
Out-of-class Assignments
Homework assignments from the textbook and other assignments such as writing sentences or short paragraphs in Spanish
Demonstration of Critical Thinking
Students will be able to compare and contrast grammar, structure and syntax of the English language to that of the Spanish language
Required Writing, Problem Solving, Skills Demonstration
Writing short paragraphs and compositions such as descriptions of selves and their families in Spanish using Present Tense Verbs -AR, -ER, and -IR. Testing the students verbally for aural and oral comprehension
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 Zayas-Bazan, E., Bacon, S.M., Nibert, H.J. ¡Arriba! Comunicación y cultura, 7th ed. Pearson, 2018