SPAN 1460 - Elementary Spanish 1 Credit Hours: 4.00 Prerequisites: None
(formerly SPAN 1260)
This course is designed to introduce students to the Spanish speaking world and Spanish vocabulary and grammatical structures necessary to express personal meaning on basic topics. Students will engage in these activities within contextualized cultural settings. The vocabulary and grammatical structures are integrated into interactive and communicative activities that emphasize all four language skills: speaking, listening, reading, and writing. Students are required to use computer based technology to practice these skills.
Contact Hours: 4 Billable Contact Hours: 4 OUTCOMES AND OBJECTIVES Outcome 1:
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to demonstrate competency in basic oral language skills.
Objectives:
- Pronounce individual sounds, including appropriate intonation and stress, with little or no interference in order to be understood by a Native Speaker.
- Form and produce entire sentences with no hesitation and natural pauses.
- Engage in small conversations with a Native Speaker in the present and future tense about the following topics (includes both initiating conversations as well as responding appropriately to speech of a Native Speaker):
- Getting acquainted.
- Give and receive information about time, schedule, work, school, weather.
- Make phone calls.
- Express ownership and relationships.
- Describe people and feelings.
- Handle social situations such as sports events.
- Plan a vacation.
Outcome 2:
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to demonstrate the ability to use basic Spanish vocabulary.
Objectives:
Regarding topics such as school, work, free time, vacation, transportation, city places, family, social interactions, professions, and weather expressions:
- Use vocabulary when speaking.
- Respond to a Native Speaker who has used the vocabulary.
- Use vocabulary in writing.
- Demonstrate reading comprehension skills by discussing subject matter and/or answering questions based on the passage read.
Outcome 3:
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to demonstrate the ability to use basic grammar structures in speaking and writing.
Objectives:
- Conjugate regular, irregular, and stem changing present tense verbs.
- Use ordinal and cardinal numbers.
- Use present progressive verb forms.
- Use ser vs. estar, as appropriate.
- Use nouns and articles.
- Use descriptive and possessive adjectives and article agreements.
- Formulate questions and answers.
- Use saber vs. conocer, as appropriate.
Outcome 4:
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to recognize and discuss aspects of Spanish culture.
Objectives:
- Recognize and discuss some basic geographical, economical and cultural aspects of some Spanish speaking countries and/or communities such education, sports, and leisure activities, dances and music, food, and family relationship and professions.
- Compare cultural differences.
COMMON DEGREE OUTCOMES (Bulleted outcomes apply to the course)
- 1. The graduate can integrate the knowledge and technological skills necessary to be a successful learner.
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- 2. The graduate can demonstrate how to think competently.
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- 3. The graduate can demonstrate how to employ mathematical knowledge.
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- 4. The graduate can demonstrate how to communicate competently.
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- 5. The graduate is sensitive to issues relating to a diverse, global society.
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COURSE CONTENT OUTLINE
- Lesson 1
Preparation: BASIC greetings and farewells, Introductions, Courtesy expressions
Video: All aboard!
Pronunciation: the Spanish alphabet
Exploration: The greetings
- Grammar
Nouns and articles
Numbers 0‐30
Present tense of ser (to be)
- Telling time
Extension
Reading: Important phone numbers and email addresses
Exam on Lesson 1
- Lesson 2: Classes
Preparation: Places and courses at the university, Things and people at the university, Days of the week
Pronunciation: Spanish vowels
Video: What classes are you taking?
Exploration: the universities in the Spanish speaking world
- Grammar
Present indicative of -ar verbs
Forming questions in Spanish
The present tense of estar (to be)
Numbers 31‐100
- Extension
Reading: UAM: the best university of Europe
Hispanic countries: The United States and Canada
Exam on Lesson 2
- Lesson 3: The family
Preparation: Family relationships, Professions
Pronunciation: Diphthongs and linking
Video: Is your family big?
Exploration: the family in the Hispanic world
- Grammar
Descriptive adjectives
Possessive adjectives
Present tense of regular -er and -ir verbs
Present tense of tener (to have) and venire (to come)
- Extension
Reading: families of all type
Exam on Lesson 3
MIDTERM
- Lesson 4: The weekend
Preparation: Pastimes, Sports, Places in the city
Pronunciation: Words stress
Video; Let’s go to the park!
Exploration: Soccer: passion of multitudes
- Grammar
Present tense of ir (to go)
Stem changing verbs: e to ie, o to ue
Stem changing verbs: e to i
Verbs with irregular I forms
- Extension
Reading: Guid e for the weekend
Hispanic countries: México
Exam on Lesson 4
- Lesson 5: Vacations
Preparation: Words rela ted to vacation and lodging, Weather expressions, Activities and words related to transportation, Seasons and months,
Ordinal numbers
Pronunciation: Spanish b and v
Video: We have a reservation
Exploration: The lodging
- Grammar
To be (estar) with conditions and emotions
The present progressive Comparing Ser and Estar (to be and to be)
Direct object nouns and pronouns
- Extension
Reading: Disco ver the Old San Juan!
Exam on Lesson 5
- FINAL EXAM Week
First session of the week: WRITTEN exam
Second session of the week: ORAL exam
Primary Faculty Williams, Susanna Secondary Faculty Ramos, Maria Associate Dean Ternullo, Annette Dean Pritchett, Marie
Official Course Syllabus - Macomb Community College, 14500 E 12 Mile Road, Warren, MI 48088
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