SPAN& 122 - Spanish II

Credits: 5
Variable Credit Course: No

Lecture Hours: 55
Lab Hours: 0
Worksite/Clinical Hours: 0
Other Hours (LIA/Internships): 0

Course Description: A continuation of Spanish 121. The vocabulary and grammatical structures are more complicated, and the student begins to master a past tense. Oral comprehension and speaking skills are emphasized through daily practice, as well as the reading and writing exercises. The textbook, workbook, and lab manuals are the same as in Spanish 121.

Prerequisite: SPAN& 121 with a C or higher or one year of High School Spanish with a C or higher.
Distribution Requirements:

Humanities Distribution Requirement

General Education Requirements:

Fulfills Engage General Education Requirement

Meets FQE Requirement: No
Integrative Experience Requirement: No

Student Learning Outcomes

Demonstrate mastery of the basic Spanish sound system and show understanding of the material presented orally by responding appropriately.
Demonstrate reading skills within the confines of second quarter vocabulary.
Sustain simple conversation within vocabulary limitations.
Demonstrate a better rounded understanding of Spanish cultural diversity.
Increasingly demonstrate a significant understanding of Spanish and Latin American cultural traits.
Increasingly demonstrate understanding and empathetic respect for the multiple races, social classes, and varied backgrounds of people from Spain and Latin America.
Increasingly understand the historical, social, and political influences on the cultural questions raised while they are acquiring the Spanish language.
Demonstrate an increasing ability to use language and behaviors that are appropriate in social situations with native speakers, either in class or with Hispanic people in the community.

Course Contents

Vocabulary: adding new words and expressions.
Grammar: present progressive tense, preterite and imperfect (past) tenses of regular and irregular verbs, reflexive verbs, commands, demonstrative adjectives and pronouns, and direct object and indirect object pronouns.
Culture: further cultural study.
Pronunciation: higher accuracy in vowels, consonants, diphthongs, accents, phrases, sentences, and intonation.
Oral proficiency: increasing ability to use vocabulary and language structures in conversation.

Instructional Units: 5