SRJC Course Outlines

12/2/2024 10:14:11 PMSPAN 50C Course Outline as of Summer 2022

Changed Course
CATALOG INFORMATION

Discipline and Nbr:  SPAN 50CTitle:  INT CONVERSATION  
Full Title:  Intermediate Conversation
Last Reviewed:9/23/2019

UnitsCourse Hours per Week Nbr of WeeksCourse Hours Total
Maximum3.00Lecture Scheduled3.0017.5 max.Lecture Scheduled52.50
Minimum3.00Lab Scheduled06 min.Lab Scheduled0
 Contact DHR0 Contact DHR0
 Contact Total3.00 Contact Total52.50
 
 Non-contact DHR0 Non-contact DHR Total0

 Total Out of Class Hours:  105.00Total Student Learning Hours: 157.50 

Title 5 Category:  AA Degree Applicable
Grading:  Grade or P/NP
Repeatability:  00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
Also Listed As: 
Formerly: 

Catalog Description:
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An intermediate-level Spanish conversation course designed to further advance fluency through active vocabulary development, verb tense use, 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
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An intermediate-level Spanish conversation course designed to further advance fluency through active vocabulary development, verb tense use, 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:
 Area:
 
CSU GE:Transfer Area Effective:Inactive:
 
IGETC:Transfer Area Effective:Inactive:
 
CSU Transfer:TransferableEffective:Fall 1994Inactive:
 
UC Transfer:Effective:Inactive:
 
C-ID:

Certificate/Major Applicable: Both Certificate and Major Applicable

Approval and Dates
Version:07Course Created/Approved: 10/31/1994
Version Created:2/2/2022Course Last Modified:6/2/2024
Submitter:Jessica PardoeCourse Last Full Review:9/23/2019
Version Status:Approved Changed CoursePrereq Created/Approved:9/23/2019
Version Status Date:2/14/2022Semester Last Taught:Spring 2024
Version Term Effective:Summer 2022Term Inactive:Fall 2024


COURSE CONTENT

Student Learning Outcomes:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:
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1.  Converse in Spanish on a wide range of topics in a manner comprehensible to
    native speakers.
2.  Express orally and in writing basic facts and opinions using various tenses in Spanish.
3.  Comprehend Spanish spoken clearly at normal pace.
 

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At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:
1. Speak extemporaneously in Spanish in formal and informal contexts.
2. Utilize basic intermediate-level Spanish grammar and vocabulary on topics related to
     personal background, work, travel and current events.
3. Develop verbal fluency in casual conversations and transactions.
4. Demonstrate understanding and correct use of verb tenses to express opinions and
     emotions about topics raised in class discussions.
5. Identify the main ideas expressed in Spanish spoken by native speakers.
6. Communicate with sufficient clarity so as to be understood by native speakers.
7. Demonstrate control of accurate Spanish phonetics and pronunciation.
8. Comprehend and utilize new vocabulary from context.
9. Comprehend specific information and main ideas in simple printed texts.

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.
I.   Common Modes of Expression used in Formal and Informal Social Contexts
II.  Vocabulary Development related to:
    A. Personal background and family
    B. Social life and community affairs
    C. Current events and society
    D. Travel
    E. Work
     F. Art and culture
    G. Health
III. Linguistic Functions
    A. Making plans
    B. Negotiating problems
    C. Describing people, places and circumstances
    D. Expressing preferences
    E. Doubting and speculating
    F. Communicating feelings and opinions
    G. Narrating personal experiences and news events.
    H. Making polite requests
IV. Grammar
    A. Narrative tenses (present, past, future)
    B. Imperative mood and commands
    C. Overview of the subjunctive mood and conditional tense
    D. Impersonal constructions with "se"
    E. Passive voice
    F. Comparatives
    G. Por vs. Para
V. Cultural Topics related to Society, Customs, Art and Current Events in the Spanish-Speaking
    World

Assignments:
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1. Role-plays on very specific interpersonal situations
2. Interview native Spanish speakers and submit written report, recorded interview and/or
    deliver oral presentation
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. Written summaries and dialogues
9. 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 summaries, dialogues, grammar and vocabulary exercises
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, situational skits, presentations, and/or recorded interview
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, role-plays and oral class participation


Representative Textbooks and Materials:
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Practice Makes Perfect: Intermediate Spanish Grammar. Nissenberg, Gilda. McGraw Hill. 2013 (classic)
Diálogos: Hacia una comunidad global. Tacelosky, Kauffmann and Overfield, Denise. Pearson. 2010 (classic)
 
Instructor prepared materials

OTHER REQUIRED ELEMENTS

Student Preparation
 Matric Assessment Required:ERequires English Assessment
 Prerequisites-generate description:UUser Generated Text
 Advisories-generate description:AAuto-Generated Text
 Prereq-provisional:NNO
 Prereq/coreq-registration check:YPrerequisite Rules Exist
 Requires instructor signature:NInstructor's Signature Not Required
   
BASIC INFORMATION, HOURS/UNITS & REPEATABILITY
 Method of instruction:02Lecture
 71Internet-Based, Simultaneous Interaction
 72Internet-Based, Delayed Interaction
 Area department:WLANGWorld Languages
 Division:71Language Arts & Academic Foundations
 Special topic course:NNot a Special Topic Course
 Program Status:1Both Certificate and Major Applicable
 Repeatability:00Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
 Repeat group id:  
   
SCHEDULING
 Audit allowed:NNot Auditable
 Open entry/exit:NNot Open Entry/Open Exit
 Credit by Exam:NCredit by examination not allowed
 Budget code: Program:0000Unrestricted
 Budget code: Activity:1101Modern and Classical Languages
   
OTHER CODES
Disciplines:Foreign Languages
 Basic Skills:NNot a Basic Skills Course
 Level below transfer:YNot Applicable
 CVU/CVC status:YDistance Ed, Not CVU/CVC Developed
 Distance Ed Approved:YEither online or hybrid, as determined by instructor
 Emergency Distance Ed Approved:YFully Online
Partially Online
Online with flexible in-person activities
 Credit for Prior Learning:NAgency Exam
NCBE
NIndustry Credentials
NPortfolio
 Non-credit category:YNot Applicable, Credit Course
 Classification:YLiberal Arts and Sciences Courses
 SAM classification:ENon-Occupational
 TOP code:1105.00Spanish
 Work-based learning:NDoes Not Include Work-Based Learning
 DSPS course:NNO
 In-service:NNot an in-Service Course

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