SPA 201 - Intermediate Spanish I continues developing your knowledge of the Spanish language with emphasis on the development of proficiency in the following skills: reading, writing, listening, and speaking. This course also familiarizes you with the culture and customs of the Spanish-speaking world. Entry Level Competencies: The prerequisite for this course is SPA 102 - Beginning Spanish II or equivalent.

Recommended Knowledge and Skills: Intermediate Spanish I, places emphasis on the continued development of proficiency in the following skills: reading, writing, listening, and speaking. This course also familiarizes students with the culture, customs and literature of the Spanish-speaking world.

If you do well in this course, you will be able to:

A. Listening

The student will understand content referring to basic personal background and needs, social conventions, and somewhat more complex situations which may include such topics as lodging, transportation, shopping, personal interests and activities, and a greater diversity of instructions and directions.  In addition to face-to-face conversations, the student will be able to understand short routine telephone conversations and simple announcements and reports over the media.

B. Speaking

Given a basic communicative context, the student will be able to talk simply about himself and family members, ask and answer questions, and participate in simple conversations on topics beyond immediate needs, such as personal history and leisure time activities.  The student's sentence length will be longer than in 101 and 102, but may contain long pauses.  Pronunciation may continue to be strongly influenced by first language and fluency is lacking. The student can generally be understood by sympathetic listeners.

C. Reading

The student will be able to read making only minimal suppositions in areas of personal interest or knowledge.  The student will be able to read straightforward descriptions of persons, places and things written for a wide audience.

D. Writing

The student will write about topics grounded in personal experience, such as  preferences, everyday events and daily routine.  The student can express present time and at least one other time frame or aspect consistently.

Optional Materials:

• En Linea 3.0 Online Spanish Learning System +Vistas 4th/e (bundled package).
  This set of materials includes the access code to the En Linea 3.0 Online Spanish Learning System access code and textbook, Vistas: Introcucción a La Lengua Española, 4th ed. by Blanco and Donley.

Your course grade will be determined according to the following assignements and percentage of grade:

There are two (2) exams in this course.

Last Updated: January 10, 2012