10/31/2024 5:02:38 PM	SPAN 50A Course Outline as of Fall 2019	Changed Course
CATALOG INFORMATION
Discipline and Nbr:  SPAN 50A	Title:  BEG CONVERSATION-1
Full Title:  Conversation for Beginners-Part 1
Last Reviewed:11/25/2019

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		6 min.	Lab Scheduled	0
		Contact DHR	1.00			Contact DHR	17.50
		Contact Total	4.00			Contact Total	70.00
		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:

A beginning conversational Spanish course designed to develop listening and speaking skills needed at school, on the job and in Spanish-speaking communities. Provides introduction to the core grammatical structures and vocabulary required for communication.  Not recommended for heritage speakers of Spanish or students with two years of high school Spanish or one year of college Spanish with "A" or "B" grade within the past three years.

Prerequisites/Corequisites:

Recommended Preparation:
Eligibility for ENGL 1A or equivalent

Limits on Enrollment:

Schedule of Classes Information
Description:

A beginning conversational Spanish course designed to develop listening and speaking skills needed at school, on the job and in Spanish-speaking communities. Provides introduction to the core grammatical structures and vocabulary required for communication.  Not recommended for heritage speakers of Spanish or students with two years of high school Spanish or one year of college Spanish with "A" or "B" grade within the past three years.

(Grade or P/NP)
Prerequisites:
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:	Transferable	Effective:	Fall 1981	Inactive:
UC Transfer:		Effective:		Inactive:
C-ID:

Certificate/Major Applicable: Both Certificate and Major Applicable

COURSE CONTENT

Student Learning Outcomes:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:

1.  Conduct face-to-face conversations on everyday topics using appropriate Spanish

    pronunciation and intonation.

2.  Respond to oral statements and questions in Spanish about personal everyday topics.

3.  Utilize common greetings, courtesies and formal/informal conventions in

    Spanish.

4.  Demonstrate cultural awareness and insights about the Spanish-speaking world and

     Spanish-speaking communities in the U.S.

Objectives:

Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

1. Use common Spanish verbs, adjectives, and nouns in basic conversation.

2. Use verbs in the present tense.

3. Generate questions and phrases that are comprehensible to a native speaker of Spanish.

4. Correctly respond to instructions, requests and invitations given in Spanish.

5. Demonstrate accurate pronunciation at a basic level.

6. Comprehend new vocabulary from context.

7. Identify main ideas and key words in familiar spoken and written statements.

8. Express appropriate courtesy in a formal or informal context .

9. Formulate statements in the present tense that describe preferences, future plans, daily

    activities, family and surroundings.

Topics and Scope

1.  Greetings and expressions of courtesy

2.  The alphabet

3.  Numbers 0-100

4.  Class subjects and university-related vocabulary

5.  The family

6.  Food

7.  Days of the week

8.  Time

9.   Question formation

10. Nouns and adjectives

11. ser and estar

12. Regular -ar, -er, and -ir verbs

13. Gustar

14. Future with ir a + infinitive

15. Irregular verbs such as tener, ir

16. Stem-changing verbs

17. Basic foreign language learning, reading, and writing strategies

18. Introduction to Spanish-speaking culture and customs

 

All topics are covered in both the lecture and lab portions of the course.

Assignments:

Assignments for Spanish 50A may include:

 

Lecture-Related Assignments:

1. Weekly study in the textbook (5-10 pages)

2. Weekly written exercises from the textbook vocabulary manual or handouts

3. Weekly web-related tasks (grammar activities, research questions)

4. Individual, pair and small group work that applies acquired language to specific

     contexts and real situations

5. Viewing of online textbook-based video and completion of listening comprehension

    exercises

6. Short quizzes (5 - 7), exams (1 - 2) and final exam

 

Lab-Related Assignments:

6. Group dialogues and class presentations

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 - 30%
Written homework, grammar exercises, and listening comprehension activities
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 - 60%
Situational dialogues and class presentations
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams.		Exams 20 - 50%
Quizzes and Exams: Multiple choice, true/false, matching items, completion, short answer
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories.		Other Category 10 - 25%
Completion of online textbook-based exercises

Representative Textbooks and Materials:

Spanish Conversation Premium. 2nd ed. Yates, Jean. McGraw Hill. 2016

 

Adelante Uno: An Invitation to Spanish. 2nd ed. Blanco, Jose. Vistas Higher Learning. 2015

 

Instructor developed materials

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