SPA 111 - SPANISH LANGUAGE I

Prerequisite: None. This is a beginner course.

Required Texts:
Puntos de Partida by Knorre, Dorwick, Perez-Girones, 8th Edition (McGraw Hill) (textbook)
Quia (on-line workbook) that accompanies Puntos de Partida

Course Objectives:

• To provide the student with the opportunity to acquire basic knowledge of Spanish grammar, vocabulary and syntax.
• To provide the student with practice in basic aural, oral, reading and writing skills.
• To provide the student with practice in translations from English to Spanish & Spanish to English.
• To provide the student with the opportunity to learn more about the culture of the Spanish speaking countries.

Student Performance Objectives: Upon completion of this class the student at the novice level should be able to:

1. Reproduce comprehensibly the pronunciation and intonation of the language.
2. Understand basic oral statements, instructions, and questions.
3. Apply vocabulary and learned phrases in simple oral expressions.
4. Use vocabulary and grammar in basic elementary interchanges.
5. Employ comprehensible grammar and syntax in writing simple sentences.
6. Read and comprehend basic information.
7. Identify geographical locations where Spanish is spoken.
8. Demonstrate an awareness of appropriate cultural behaviors in everyday situations.