Maui Community College
Course Outline
1. Alpha and Number SPAN 201
Course Title Intermediate Spanish I
Credits 3
Date of Outline Oct. 3, 2003
2. Course Description Second level course in Spanish listening, reading, speaking
and writing. Introduces more advanced patterns and vocabulary words.
3. Contact Hours/Type 3 hours lecture
4. Prerequisites SPAN 102 or consent
Corequisites :
NO
Recommended Preparation:
Approved by _____________________________________ Date________________
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5. Second level course in Spanish listening, reading, speaking, and writing.
Introduces more advanced patterns and vocabulary words. Introduces basic literature.
6. Specific Course Objectives, Competencies, and Student Learning Outcomes
For assessment purposes, these are linked to #7. Recommended Course Content.
a. Demonstrate through class discussion, conversation and writing, the ability to
read and understand short stories, poems, and non-technical articles related to
daily life, society and Hispanic and American cultures.
b. Demonstrate through class discussion, conversation and writing, the
integration of the elements of vocabulary and grammatical structures of Spanish
necessary to communicate orally and in writing on topics related to daily life,
society, and Hispanic and American cultures.
c. Communicate orally on topics related to daily life, society, and Hispanic and
American cultures with pronunciation comprehensible to a native speaker.
d. Demonstrate through class discussion, conversation and writing, an
understanding of the essentials of geography, history, culture, and society of Spain
and Latin American countries.
e. Demonstrate proficiency in revision and editing.
f. Identify and state problems, issues, arguments and questions contained in a
body of information.
g. Identify and analyze assumptions and underlying points of view relating to an
issue or problem.
7. Recommended Course Content and Approximate Time Spent on Each Topic
Linked to #6. Specific Course Objectives, Competencies, and Student Learning
Outcomes.
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Grammar
Review present, preterite, imperfect, present perfect and present continuous tenses
Introduce future tense
Culture
2-3 sessions
1 sessionOn going-
Reading
2-5 sessions
Every classRegularlyWriting
1 session
Show and discuss through conversation and writing assignments
the movie "El Norte" , or another movie that deals with
contemporary Latin-American issues. a-g
Internet exploration of different countries and pertinent issues
a,b,d, f
Country specific research project with oral presentation
video clips (frequent, short clips for combined listening and
cultural reinforcement
a-g
Readings of newspaper articles, short stories, poems a, f, g
read aloud for pronunciation b
investigation in Spanish on the internet a, f
Discussion of correct dictionary usage, online translators, how to
use them and how NOT to use them a, b
1/2 session
Peer editing strategies for correcting of writing e
Grammar
Present and practice grammatical structures required by ACTFL
Foreign Language Standards at the second-year level. Includes
review of all verb tenses and structures studied in SPAN 101-102.
b
Speaking
Converse impairs and small groups through formal guided
activities to incorporate grammar and vocabulary being studied
c
Converse informally in pairs and small groups to acquire and
improve fluency
c
Present a practiced, memorized piece in front of the class
c
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8. Text and Materials, Reference Materials, Auxiliary Materials and Content
Appropriate text and materials will be chosen at the time the course is offered from
those currently available in the field. Examples include:
Grammar Review texts, such as
Gene S. Kupferschmid. 2001. ¡Eso Es! Breve Gramática para la comunicación.
Houghton Mifflin Company.
Schmitt, Conrad. 2002. Schaum's Outline of Spanish Grammar. McGraw-Hill,
Inc.
Supplementary Reading Texts, such as
Levine, Esther. 2002. Vistas y Voces Latinas. Prentice Hall.
9. Recommended Course Requirements and Evaluation
Regular short quizzes, oral exam, Final exam and/ or project that requires oral
presentation
10. Methods of Instruction
Provide comprehensible input in the form of spoken Spanish through the instructor,
video, and text exercises and short readings.
Encourage and motivate student response, both through Total Physical Response,
speaking and writing.
Carefully monitored group and pair work for conversation and text exercises.