Spanish Language, Basic, Part III (NCAA Approved)

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Course Description

Description

This Spanish course is designed for 7th to 12th grade students who have basic knowledge or experiences with the language or culture. Online classes are held twice per week during the evening, and separate conversational sessions with the instructor are arranged with each student. The focus will be on developing skills in the areas of listening, speaking, reading, and writing.

Upon successful completion of this course, students should be able to:

• Recognize, understand, and pronounce multiple Spanish words including those related to the topics mentioned in this course.
• Recognize the uses of the preterite and the imperfect.
• Recognize the uses of subjunctive verbs.
• Recognize the uses of familiar and formal commands, por and para, and adverbs.
• Introduce relative pronouns and the constructions with se.
• Write descriptive narratives about events in the past and present subjunctive.
• Understand and summarize the main ideas and specific information in “authentic” written Spanish texts and when listening to spoken and recorded Spanish.
• Describe a variety of topics such as medical conditions, technology, our home, nature, etc.
• Develop reading, writing, listening, and comprehension of paragraphs of the topics mentioned above.

This course has synchronous virtual class meetings and students will also schedule one-on-one virtual meetings directly with the instructor and teaching assistant. View the schedule for class meeting times. Meetings will be recorded for students who are unable to attend due to scheduling conflicts.

Virtual classrooms, and student activities in the classroom, may be recorded and added to the course as an ongoing asset for all class students to review. Students may be invited to interact in CTY community spaces that include students and instructors and potentially specially invited guests that are not enrolled in their course. Videos from YouTube or other web providers may be present in the course. Video recommendations or links provided at end of videos are generated by the video host provider and are not CTY recommendations. Student contributions (e.g., projects, forum posts, etc.) may remain in the course after the student completes the course. These artifacts may be preserved to showcase student work or to continue important conversations.

Materials Needed

Students will need a headset with microphone. A textbook does not need to be purchased at this time. Students will have access to an online textbook once enrolled in this course.

Although a Spanish-English dictionary is not required, it may be useful as a personal reference for the duration of this course.

Detailed Course Information

Course Details

Week 1

LESSON 1 EN EL CONSULTORIO

• Contexto (vocabulario)
• Cultura/The imperfect tense

Week 2

LESSON 1 EN EL CONSULTORIO

• The imperfect and the preterite
• Constructions with se

Week 3

LESSON 1 EN EL CONSULTORIO

• Adverbs
• Lectura/Costa Rica

Week 4

LESSON 2 LA TECNOLOGÍA

• Contexto (vocabulario)
• Cultura/Familiar commands

Week 5

LESSON 2 LA TECNOLOGÍA

• Por and para
• Reciprocal reflexives

Week 6

LESSON 2 LA TECNOLOGÍA

• Stressed possessive adjectives and pronouns
• Lectura/Argentina
• Review of the midterm exam
• Midterm:  Written and Oral Exam

Week 7

LESSON 3 LA VIVIENDA

• Contexto (vocabulario)
• Cultura/Relative pronouns

Week 8

LESSON 3 LA VIVIENDA

• Formal (usted/ustedes) commands
• The present subjunctive

Week 9

LESSON 3 LA VIVIENDA

• Subjunctive with verbs of will and influence
• Lectura/Panamá

Week 10

LESSON 4 LA NATURALEZA

• Contexto (vocabulario)
• Cultura/The subjunctive with verbs of emotions

Week 11

LESSON 4 LA NATURALEZA

• The subjunctive with doubt, disbelief, and denial
• Lectura

Week 12

LESSON 4 LA NATURALEZA

• The subjunctive with conjunctions
• Lectura/Colombia
• Review of the final exam
• Final: Written and Oral Exam

Technical Requirements

This course requires a properly maintained computer with high-speed internet access and an up-to-date web browser (such as Chrome or Firefox). The student must be able to communicate with the instructor via email. Visit the Technical Requirements and Support page for more details.

Zoom online virtual classroom
This course uses an online virtual classroom which can be used for instructor-student communication if the student has any questions about the course or curriculum. The classroom works on standard computers with the Zoom desktop client and also tablets or handhelds that support the Zoom Mobile app. Students will need a computer with the Zoom desktop client installed to watch any recorded meetings. The Zoom desktop client and Zoom Mobile App are both available for free download.

Most course lectures may be viewed on mobile devices, but in some cases assignments and quizzes must be completed on a desktop or laptop computer.

This course uses Respondus LockDown Browser proctoring software for designated assessments. LockDown Browser is a client application that is installed to a local computer. Visit the Respondus website for system requirements.

While Chromebook can be used to progress through the course, all exams must be completed on a PC or Mac.

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