SPN 102 Basic Spanish II

The student uses lexical, syntactic structures and learned formulas to hold a conversation in which she makes herself understood by the interlocutor, and thus negotiates needs according to different daily life situations. She is also able to describe people, places, narrate events and stories, highlight interests and future plans. She obtains skills to communicate relevant information from oral and written texts, with the purpose of recognizing topics and maintaining a conversation despite the lack of familiarity in the culture.

This course answers the question: How to communicate effectively in Spanish in simple and personal everyday contexts?

To answer this question the following topics will be studied:
- Present indicative: regular and irregular verbs.
- Simple past indicative: regular and irregular verbs.
- Direct, indirect and reflexive pronouns
- Formal imperative singular and plural
- Simple future indicative: regular and irregular verbs.

The following skills will be promoted throughout the course:
- Ability to describe in present tense.
- Ability to communicate orally in simple conversations.
- Ability to relate personal experiences and from a known environment
- Ability to understand current readings at a simple level.
- Ability to deal with daily life contexts such as ask for directions, give instructions
- Ability to express future events and plans

Prior to Fall 2020, this was a 5 credits/80 contact hours course.