I. General Information

1. Course Title:
Beginning Spanish II

2. Course Prefix & Number:
SPAN 1402

3. Course Credits and Contact Hours:

Credits: 4

Lecture Hours: 4

Lab Hours: 0

4. Course Description:

This course is a continuation of SPAN 1401. Basic vocabulary groupings will be added (town, travel, social issues, as per text) at a more diverse topic level. Short readings related to Spanish-speaking countries are introduced for pronunciation and comprehension exercises. Grammar and vocabulary is practiced through writing and oral class participation. Advanced grammar includes: preterit, conditional, imperative (commands), present tense subjunctive. Cultural activities are an integral piece of each lesson. (SPAN 1401, 1 year of high school Spanish or equivalent recommended.)

5. Placement Tests Required:

Accuplacer (specify test):

Reading

Score:

56

6. Prerequisite Courses:

There are no prerequisites for this course.

9. Co-requisite Courses:

There are no corequisites for this course.

II. Transfer and Articulation

1. Course Equivalency - similar course from other regional institutions:

Bemidji State University, 1111 Elementary Spanish, 4 credits
St. Cloud State University, Spanish 202, 4 credits
Metro State, SPAN 102, 4 credits
Normandale Community College, SPAN 1200, 5 credits

III. Course Purpose

1. Program-Applicable Courses – This course is required for the following program(s):

Latin American Studies Certificate

2. MN Transfer Curriculum (General Education) Courses - This course fulfills the following goal area(s) of the MN Transfer Curriculum:
Goal 8 – Global Perspective

IV. Learning Outcomes

1. College-Wide Outcomes

College-Wide Outcomes/Competencies	Students will be able to:
Demonstrate oral communication skills	Paired activities; role-play; directed – vocabulary mini-conversations
Demonstrate written communication skills	Short written conversations; thematic essays; sentences using specific grammatical points (verb tense, adjectives, negatives, etc); translation of graded level pieces.
Discuss/compare characteristics of diverse cultures and environments	Identify common characteristics associated with the various Spanish-speaking countries

2. Course Specific Outcomes - Students will be able to achieve the following measurable goals upon completion of the course:

• Describe the differences among Spanish Speaking cultures.  MnTC Goal 8
• Recognize linguistic differences between countries.  MnTC Goal 8
• Discuss minimal current events.  MnTC Goal 8
• Conjugate regular and irregular verbs (preterit, reflexives, commands, present tense subjunctive).
• Produce concordance of nouns and adjectives.
• Use basic vocabulary units (Daily routine, jobs, technology, body parts, house) in beginning level conversations.
• Use basic grammar constructs (word order, concordance, gender).

V. Topical Outline

Listed below are major areas of content typically covered in this course.

1. Lecture Sessions

NOTE:   Culture is an integral part of language and will be included contextually wherever appropriate.  A separate section for specific cultural themes has been included at the end.

1. Verb tenses
2. Preterit continued  (irregulars added/ ser or ir)
3. Imperfect
4. Commands: Informal and Formal
5. Passive voice: Use of ‘se’
6. Present tense Subjunctive
7. Grammar
8. Compare use of the Preterit and Imperfect
9. Subjunctive situations: impersonal phrases; emotions; doubt
10. Por or Para
11. Qu­é or cuál
12. Negatives
13. Double object pronouns
14. Verbs like ‘gustar’
15. Reflexives