Course Overview
This course provides an introduction to basic conversational Spanish for those with little to no Spanish language experience. Commonly used essential phrases, vocabulary, and beginner level grammar concepts needed for everyday communication will be taught and practiced through a variety of interactive lessons including pronunciation exercises, dialogue, and dictation. Cultural insights also accompany each lesson.
Learning Objectives:
• Conduct an introductory conversation that includes “small talk”
• Describe feelings and states of being
• Express numbers, days, dates, and time
• Create basic complete sentences using nouns, verbs and complements
• Ask basic questions and respond affirmatively or negatively
• Use cultural knowledge for increased cultural competence
• Politely participate in basic conversations discussing demographics, time, relationships, etc.
• Implement communication strategies that support a language learner during interaction
Course Topics:
• Where is Spanish spoken globally and locally
• Cognates, Basic Rules of Syntax, Gender or Nouns and Formal & Informal Tones
• Alphabet and Sounds
• Personal Pronouns
• Greetings
• Numbers
• Providing Demographic Information, Dates, and Telling Time
• The Verb to Be and Expressing Feelings
• Commonly Used Verbs for Everyday Communication
• Asking Questions, Prepositions of Location, and Giving Directions
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