SPN 101 First Year Spanish, Term 1

Lecture Hours: 4
Credits: 4

Introduces the Spanish language (including listening, speaking, reading and writing) and Hispanic culture (including geography, customs, daily life, heritage and literature), facilitated by the study of vocabulary, grammar, short readings and guided conversation. Instructor and students use Spanish as the primary language of the class. Prerequisite:

Prerequisite: Placement into WR 115 (or higher); or completion of WR 090 (or concurrent enrollment), or WR 115 (or higher); or consent of instructor. (All prerequisite courses must be completed with a grade of C or better.)
Student Learning Outcomes:

Respond simply and logically to spoken words and phrases.
Respond simply and logically to simple oral questions and statements supported by context and redundancy.
Pronounce words understandably.
Orally list objects and activities; identify and describe people and objects.
Interpret written words and phrases, including cognates.
Interpret main ideas from simple text through repeated reading and contextual clues.
Transcribe and spell words accurately.
Compose lists, questions and simple sentences.
Interpret a few behaviors and basic nonverbal cues in very limited situations and use appropriate forms of address.
Describe selected aspects of the geography, history, artistic heritage, and cultural practices of the target culture.

Content Outline
Consists of the material in En familia, Chapters 1 through 4 as follows, in addition to any material provided by the instructor:

Nice to Meet You!Lesson 1.1
- Greetings & courtesy
  - Pronunciation of the 5 vowels
  - How to greet
- Lesson 1.2
  - Numbers 0-15
  - Pronunciation of diphthongs
  - Writing numbers and the date
- Lesson 1.3
  - Introductions and more courtesy
  - Case and punctuation
  - Names and diminutives
- Lesson 1.4
  - Days of the week and personal information
  - Requesting and giving information
  - Last names
- Lesson 1.5
  - The alphabet
  - Pronunciation of the consonants
  - An introduction to Spanish
- Lesson 1.6
  - Informal greetings and classroom expressions
  - Formal vs. informal ‘you’
  - Uses of formality and informality
- Lesson 1.7
  - Subject pronouns
  - Use of subject pronouns
  - Columbus Day
Who Are You?
- Lesson 2.1
  - People
  - The verb ‘to be’
  - Conversation customs, common titles
- Lesson 2.2
  - Nationalities and groups of people
  - Yes/No questions and negation
  - Ethnic terminology
- Lesson 2.3
  - Characteristics of people
  - Gender and number
  - Nicknames
- Lesson 2.4
  - Classroom objects
  - Definite article and identifying gender
  - Using a bilingual dictionary
- Lesson 2.5
  - Characteristics of objects and colors
  - Descriptive adjectives
  - The color brown
- Lesson 2.6
  - Numbers 16 - 31
  - ‘There is/there are’, the indefinite article, ‘how many’ and spelling numbers
  - Getting someone’s attention
- Lesson 2.7
  - Regions and countries
  - Origin and basic questions
  - Day of the Dead
Our Close-Knit Family
- Lesson 3.1
  - Family and friends
  - Possessive adjectives
  - Family and friendship
- Lesson 3.2
  - Occupations
  - Possession with ‘de’, the article with titles
  - Manners
- Lesson 3.3
  - Possessions
  - The verb ‘to have’
  - Dating, marriage, and compliments
- Lesson 3.4
  - Numbers 40 - 100
  - Use of numbers and age
  - Visiting and talking on the phone
- Lesson 3.5
  - Conditions, emotions, and marital status
  - The other verb ‘to be’, ‘here’ and ‘there’
  - Milestones
- Lesson 3.6
  - Conditions of things and prepositions of place
  - Contrasting the two verbs ‘to be’, ‘home’ and ‘class’
  - Godparents
What Do You Study?
- Lesson 4.1
  - Classes
  - Telling time
  - Writing the time and punctuality
- Lesson 4.2
  - AR verbs
  - AR conjugation
  - Elementary and secondary education
- Lesson 4.3
  - Interrogative words and abstract adjectives
  - Questions and regular adverbs
  - University education
- Lesson 4.4
  - Studies and -ER verbs
  - ER conjugation and common adverbs
  - Gatherings and topics of conversation
- Lesson 4.5
  - IR verbs and expressions with ‘to have’
  - IR conjugation
  - Christmas
- Lesson 4.6
  - Calendar and seasons
  - ‘At what time?’ and ‘On what day?’
  - New Year’s and Three Kings Day