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CATALOG INFORMATION
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Discipline and Nbr:
SPAN 50C | Title:
INT CONVERSATION |
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Full Title:
Intermediate Conversation |
Last Reviewed:9/23/2019 |
Units | Course Hours per Week | | Nbr of Weeks | Course Hours Total |
Maximum | 3.00 | Lecture Scheduled | 3.00 | 17.5 max. | Lecture Scheduled | 52.50 |
Minimum | 3.00 | Lab Scheduled | 0 | 17.5 min. | Lab Scheduled | 0 |
| Contact DHR | 1.00 | | Contact DHR | 17.50 |
| Contact Total | 4.00 | | Contact Total | 70.00 |
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| Non-contact DHR | 0 | | Non-contact DHR Total | 0 |
| Total Out of Class Hours: 105.00 | Total Student Learning Hours: 175.00 | |
Title 5 Category:
AA Degree Applicable
Grading:
Grade or P/NP
Repeatability:
00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
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Catalog Description:
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An intermediate-level Spanish conversation course designed to further develop fluency through expansion of active vocabulary, verb tense usage, listening and oral practice.
Prerequisites/Corequisites:
Course Completion of SPAN 50B OR SPAN 2
Recommended Preparation:
Eligibility for ENGL 1A or equivalent
Limits on Enrollment:
Schedule of Classes Information
Description:
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An intermediate-level Spanish conversation course designed to further develop fluency through expansion of active vocabulary, verb tense usage, listening and oral practice.
(Grade or P/NP)
Prerequisites:Course Completion of SPAN 50B OR SPAN 2
Recommended:Eligibility for ENGL 1A or equivalent
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:CSU;
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION
Associate Degree: | Effective: | | Inactive: | |
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CSU GE: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
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IGETC: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
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CSU Transfer: | Transferable | Effective: | Fall 1994 | Inactive: | |
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UC Transfer: | | Effective: | | Inactive: | |
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Certificate/Major Applicable:
Both Certificate and Major Applicable
COURSE CONTENT
Outcomes and Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:
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1. Speak extemporaneously in Spanish in such contexts as: business, travel, and
family life.
2. Utilize basic intermediate-level Spanish grammar and vocabulary needed to
interact in everyday situations.
3. Identify the main ideas expressed in spoken Spanish by native speakers on
topics related to society, current affairs and notable personalities.
Topics and Scope
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Content and topics will reflect intermediate communicative skills required
to function in social, academic and career-related situations.
1. The language of common social relations.
2. Common modes of expression - all arising from specific situations that might
occur in business, leisure, shopping, the dinner table, travel, etc.
a. making plans
b. negotiating problems
c. describing people, places, things and circumstances
d. expressing preferences
e. imagining and speculating
f. communicating feelings, questions, doubts
3. Narration of personal experience, witnessed events and news events.
4. Cultural phenomena of the Spanish-speaking world from historical events to arts and
entertainment.
5. Narrative tenses, comparatives, pronouns, commands and overview of the
subjunctive mood.
Assignments:
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The following represent typical assignments for the Spanish 50C course:
1. Role-plays on very specific interpersonal situations.
2. Interviews to obtain information from Spanish speakers.
3. Weekly pair and small group discussions and problem-solving.
4. Weekly web-based exercises in listening comprehension, summarizing and interpreting
authentic Spanish-language material.
5. Presentation of original speeches and skits.
6. Preparation for weekly vocabulary quizzes.
7. Written grammar and syntax exercises.
8. Final exam.
Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.
Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing. | Writing 10 - 20% |
Written homework, Reading reports, Term papers, Written classroom and online participation | |
Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills. | Problem Solving 0 - 0% |
None | |
Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams. | Skill Demonstrations 20 - 30% |
Oral dialogues and situational skits. Oral reports and cultural presentations. | |
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams. | Exams 20 - 40% |
Quizzes and final exam. | |
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories. | Other Category 25 - 40% |
Class attendance, web-based exercises and oral class participation. | |
Representative Textbooks and Materials:
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INVITACIONES Segunda Parte, 2nd Edition. Alonso-Lyrintzis, Zaslow, Vistas Higher Learning: 2010.
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