12/26/2024 6:55:39 AM	SPAN 1 Course Outline as of Spring 2006	Changed Course
CATALOG INFORMATION
Discipline and Nbr:  SPAN 1	Title:  ELEMENTARY SPANISH-1
Full Title:  Elementary Spanish-Part 1
Last Reviewed:11/25/2019

Units		Course Hours per Week			Nbr of Weeks	Course Hours Total
Maximum	4.00	Lecture Scheduled	4.00		17.5 max.	Lecture Scheduled	70.00
Minimum	4.00	Lab Scheduled	0		3 min.	Lab Scheduled	0
		Contact DHR	2.00			Contact DHR	35.00
		Contact Total	6.00			Contact Total	105.00
		Non-contact DHR	0			Non-contact DHR Total	0

Total Out of Class Hours:  140.00

Total Student Learning Hours: 245.00

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:

Introduction to Spanish grammar and development and all language skills in a cultural context with special emphasis on communication.

Prerequisites/Corequisites:

Recommended Preparation:
Eligibility for English 1A. Not recommended for students who have successfully completed 2 years of high school Spanish or equivalent within the past 3 years.

Limits on Enrollment:

Schedule of Classes Information
Description:

Introduction to Spanish grammar and development of all language skills in a cultural context with special emphasis on communication.

(Grade or P/NP)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:Eligibility for English 1A. Not recommended for students who have successfully completed 2 years of high school Spanish or equivalent within the past 3 years.
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:CSU;UC.
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP

ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION

Associate Degree:		Effective:	Fall 1981	Inactive:
Area:	E	Humanities
CSU GE:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
	C2	Humanities		Fall 1990
IGETC:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
	6A	Language Other Than English		Fall 1981
CSU Transfer:	Transferable	Effective:	Fall 1981	Inactive:
UC Transfer:	Transferable	Effective:	Fall 1981	Inactive:
C-ID:
CID Descriptor: SPAN 100	Elementary Spanish I	SRJC Equivalent Course(s): SPAN1

Certificate/Major Applicable: Major Applicable Course

COURSE CONTENT

Outcomes and Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:

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

1.  Formulate short sentences and questions orally and interpret responses

   of other speakers using common Spanish vocabulary related to the most

   common everyday topics, such as family, travel, work and home.

2.  Evaluate simplified passages on a range of cultural  topics and

   correctly interpret and summarize content from authentic Spanish

   texts.

3.  Compose short comprehensible sentences and phrases with a

   communicative purpose, displaying minimum surface-level errors such

   as spelling and accentuation.

4.  Develop and organize information in Spanish into short sentences and

   paragraphs.

5.  Generate questions and phrases that are comprehensible to a native

   speaker of Spanish.

6.  Construct comprehensible sentences and distinguish accurately

   between subject and object pronouns, present tense of -ar, -ir, and

   -er verbs and the verbs ser, estar, tener, venir, stem-changing verbs,

   negation, articles, yes-no basic information questions, adjectives,

   and regular preterite verbs.

7.  Employ greetings and polite expressions in culturally appropriate

   manner.

8.  Describe the diverse social, cultural and historical aspects of

   the Spanish speaking world and Spanish speaking communities in the

   U.S.

Topics and Scope

1.  Self-identification, personal information, nationalities; occupations

2.  Basic classroom objects, structures and classes

3.  Numbers 1-1,000,000; ordinal numbers

4.  Family members

5.  Simple greetings; expressions of courtesy

6.  Days of the week; months of the year; seasons and weather

7.  Pastimes, sports, and places

8.  Clothing and shopping; colors

9.  Information about demographics, customs, general history and geography

   pertaining to the Spanish speaking world and Latino communities in

   the U.S.

10. Nouns and articles

11. Adjectives:  descriptives, possessive

12. Simple present of -ar, -er, and -ir verbs

13. Telling time

14. Formation of phrases and questions.

15. Irregular verbs ser, estar, tener, venir, verbs with irregular yo

   forms

16. Usage of ser vs. estar

17. Stem-changing verbs

18. The present progressive

19. Direct and indirect object nouns and pronouns

20. Demonstrative adjectives and pronouns

21. The preterite tense of regular verbs

22. Spelling and the sound/word correspondence in Spanish

23. Grammatical terminology and identifying parts of speech

Assignments:

Assignments for Spanish 1 may include:

1.  Reviewing lesson(s) from the textbook (averaging 15 pages per week).

2.  Memorizing vocabulary and verb conjugations (averaging 75 words per

   week).

3.  Completing exercises in textbook and workbook (averaging 10 exercises

   per week).

4.  Working on assignments in the language laboratory for thirty hours

   per semester.

5.  Completing exercises connected to the Web or a CD-ROM (averaging

   20 minutes per week).

6.  Reviewing for quizzes and tests (one hour per week).

7.  Weekly or bi-weekly quizzes, chapter exams and final

8.  Writing short compositions; simple narrative and descriptive tasks.

9.  Engaging in group activities and projects.

10. Oral presentations and reports.

11. Dictation and written translation.

12. In-class participation.

13. Viewing and interpreting text-integrated video programs in Spanish.

14. Written exercises from the text.

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 20 - 30%
Written homework, Reading reports
Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills.		Problem Solving 10 - 20%
Homework problems, Group activities, projects
Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams.		Skill Demonstrations 20 - 30%
Class performances, In-class oral participation
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams.		Exams 30 - 40%
Multiple choice, True/false, Matching items, Completion
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories.		Other Category 5 - 10%
Completion of semester's language lab hours, videos.

Representative Textbooks and Materials:

VISTAS by Blanco/Donley (textbook, workbook/lab manual plus CD-ROM),

  2nd ed., Vista Higher Learning, 2004.

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