SPAN 2202 Intermediate Spanish II

A continuation of SPAN 2201.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

SPAN 2201 or permission of department.

Typically Offered

as needed

Student Learning Outcomes

Upon the completion of this course, students will be able to demonstrate the following outcome-based learning skills:

Speaking:

Intermediate Mid

1. Students are able to handle successfully a variety of uncomplicated communicative tasks.
2. Students are able to communicate on predictable topics necessary for survival in the target-language culture.

Listening:

Intermediate Mid

1. Students are able to understand simple, sentence-length speech, one utterance at a time, in a variety of basic personal and social contexts.
2. Students comprehend words and phrases in questions, and statements about topics that explain complex situations.

Reading:

Intermediate Mid

1. Students are able to understand short, non-complex texts that convey basic information and deal with basic personal and social topics to which the reader brings personal interest or knowledge.
2. Identify an increasing number of highly contextualized words and/or phrases including cognates and borrowed words, where appropriate.

Writing:

Intermediate Mid

1. Students are able to write short, simple communications, compositions, and requests for information in loosely connected texts about personal preferences, daily routines, common events, and other personal topics.

Culture:

1. Students will develop a basic knowledge and understanding of Latin American and Spanish cultures. Make connections to other disciplines and to additional bodies of knowledge that may be unavailable to the monolingual speaker.
2. Students will compare and contrast their native language with the Spanish language. Students will develop insight into the nature of language and the concept of culture and realize that there are multiple ways of viewing the world.
3. Students will be able to integrate their knowledge of the Spanish language, cultures and customs to appropriately address the differences of multilingual communities.