Learning Outcomes
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Course Description
This course will enable the student to demonstrate cultural and communicative competence at the novice-high level in Spanish in the presentational (writing and speaking), interpersonal (writing and speaking), and interpretative (listening and reading) modes of communication. The student will develop a critical awareness of differences and similarities between the home culture(s) and the target language culture(s).
Butler-Assessed Outcomes
The intention is for the student to be able to do the following:
1. Interpret with cultural and communicative competence what is heard, read, or viewed at the novice-mid level in Spanish.
2. Communicate in written and oral formats in presentational and interpersonal modes at the novice-mid level in Spanish.
Learning Units
Unidad Introductoria
- Differentiate between language proficiency and language performance
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Describe the developmental process of language acquisition
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Identify and explain the three modes of communication: interpretive, interpersonal, and presentational
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Establish personal language-learning goals
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Describe cognitive, professional, and cultural benefits of language study
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Identify effective strategies for studying and acquiring an additional language
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Demonstrate understanding of course expectations and participation requirements
Unidad 5
- Talk about your favorite places and leisure activities (e.g., sports, hobbies, etc.)
- Discuss your morning routine, including what time you wake up, what you do to get ready, and when you eat
- Ask about where others usually go (ir + a) or things they are going to do (ir + a + infinitivo)
- Tell others where you go (ir + a) and what you will do soon (ir + a + infinitivo)
- Make comparisons
Unidad 6
- Talk about the kind of food you prefer
- Ask others about their favorite foods and how they are prepared, tell others what you normally eat and the basic ingredients of your food
- Order food in a restaurant
- Discuss your favorite restaurants and with what frequency you visit them
- Use stem-changing verbs
- Talk about emotions and temporary states with tener phrases
Unidad 7
- Talk about the kind of clothes you prefer to wear (color, style, etc)
- Talk about the weather in different seasons where you live
- Talk about responsibilities and give recommendations/suggestions with ¨tener que¨
- Talk about ongoing actions with estar and the present progressive
Unidad 8
- Talk about your favorite holidays and celebrations (e.g., birthdays, holidays)
- Talk about a past memorable celebration/activity
- Describe past events in detail


