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2021-2022 Undergraduate Academic Catalog 
    
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HU 410S - Spanish I

2 lecture hours 2 lab hours 3 credits
Course Description
This course aims to provide the student with an understanding of the basic sounds, morphology, and to a smaller extent, customs and sometimes, the civilization of the language. Through exercises and dictation, the student will be exposed to the reading, understanding, and writing of the language. The intention is to perform all these activities concurrently. A large part of the time will be devoted to class exercises. (prereq: none)
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  • Demonstrate an understanding of the practical and fundamental skills of Spanish presented in this course in reading, writing, listening and speaking with emphasis on communication
  • Use practically and creatively the target language both in and out of class
  • Share insights into the cultures of Spanish-speaking people and hopefully, a greater understanding of the world and our place in it

Prerequisites by Topic
  • None

Course Topics
  • Introduce yourself and others
  • Exchange personal information
  • Ask and answer questions
  • Present tense of regular and irregular verbs
  • Nationalities and professions
  • Numbers
  • Family and college life
  • Nouns and adjectives: gender and number
  • Demonstrative adjective and pronouns
  • Express likes, interests, and preferences
  • Talk about the future with verbs like querer
  • Possessive adjectives
  • Ser/estar/haber
  • Comparatives and superlatives
  • Connectors
  • Writing emails
  • Talk about daily routines
  • Reflexive verbs
  • Tener que
  • Future ir a +infinitive
  • Introduction to the preterit and present progressive

Coordinator
Dr. Candela Marini



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