SPA 201HN - Intermediate Spanish I: Honors

4 Credits, 4 Contact Hours
4 lecture periods 0 lab periods

Continuation of SPA 102. Includes intermediate grammar structures and vocabulary contexts in oral and written forms and use of a variety of materials in the target language and cultures to promote proficiency in reading, writing, speaking and listening. Also includes additional Honors content.

Prerequisite(s): SPA 102 or required score on Spanish assessment test.
Information: Must qualify for Honors program. SPA 201HN will fulfill any SPA 201 requirement. Faculty or Advisor approval may be required before enrolling in this course. Instructor or advisor/counselor approval may be required before registering for this course. Honors content may include: Intensive research using highest standards and best practices for the discipline, and a significant number/variety of readings of both primary and secondary sources. Also may include a high-quality, peer reviewed paper or project in a format appropriate for the discipline with research presented in class or to a wider audience.
Gen-Ed: Meets AGEC - Options and G; Meets CTE A&H and G.

Course Learning Outcomes

Demonstrate Spanish speaking skills by using comprehensible intermediate level structures, vocabulary and pronunciation.
Identify the main idea and some detail when listening to familiar material or authentic speech and/or answer questions and/or follow instructions in Spanish.
Recognize main ideas and identify some facts of a simple written text in Spanish based on familiar or authentic material.
Write and/or respond to questions on familiar topics to express recommendations, wishes, commands, doubt, emotions and/or possibility.
Demonstrate cultural awareness through speaking and/or writing regarding current events and/or salient traditions in Spanish speaking regions.

Outline:

Speaking
1. Ask and answer questions using subjunctive mood in the present tense
2. Engage in simple conversations on a variety of topics
3. Express hopes, doubts and wishes, non-existence, uncertainty
4. Predict future occurrences using adverbial clauses
5. Give advice and recommendations
6. Produce and respond to commands
7. Respond appropriately to oral and written questions posed in the classroom
8. Produce intelligible pronunciation of Spanish words
Listening
1. Identify the main idea and specific details in oral speech and authentic selections (such as: interviews, video-clips and songs)
2. Ask for clarification when listening to oral speech
3. Anticipate and predict information when listening to oral speech
4. Answer questions and follow instructions in response to oral speech

Reading
1. Apply reading strategies to identify the main idea, recognize cognates and false cognates, and use verb tense recognition and previous knowledge to make intelligent guesses
2. Indicate both the main idea and specific details when reading a text based largely on familiar and/or authentic material

Writing Skills
1. Apply appropriate spelling and grammar (such as present subjunctive, por vs. para, commands, impersonal constructions, past participles)
2. Respond in writing to simple questions based on known topics
3. Write organized short compositions on a variety of topics to express recommendations, wishes, commands, doubt, emotions and/or possibility

Cultural Awareness
1. Discuss current events in Spanish speaking regions
2. Compare and contrast salient traditions in Spanish speaking regions to personal experience