Beginning Spanish 002

SPANISH 002

Upon completion of the course, you will be able to reach the following objectives:

Interpretive Listening Interpretive Reading Interpersonal Speaking Presentational Speaking Presentational Writing
I can understand phrases and commonly-used vocabulary related to areas of personal relevance (e.g., basic personal and family information, shopping, the local area, employment). I can catch the main point in short, simple messages and announcements. I can understand texts that consist mainly of everyday or job-related language. I can understand the description of events, feelings and wishes in texts such as personal letters I can communicate in simple and routine tasks requiring a simple and direct exchange of information on familiar topics and activities. I can handle very short social exchanges, even though I cannot usually understand enough to keep the conversation going myself. I can use a series of phrases and sentences to describe in simple terms a variety of things such as my family and other people, living conditions, my educational background, and my present or most recent job. I can write simple connected texts on topics that are familiar or of personal interest. such as personal letters describing experiences and impressions.
Goals for Cultural CompetenceThe goals for cultural competence are not organized hierarchically as are the linguistic goals for the course. By the end of the semester, I will be able to to say that I can:
  • Identify, discuss, and analyze such intangible products of the culture I am studying, as social, economic, and political institutions, and explore relationships among these institutions and the perspectives of the culture;
  • Give examples of social behaviors that express the target culture's underlying value system;
  • Interpret social phenomena within the context of the target culture;
  • Describe instances of major change within the culture I am studying.

Fall 2007 Textbook/Materials:

VISTAS, 3rd Edition Introducción a la lengua española
Package includes: Student Edition Hardcover book, Fotonovela DVD, VHL Pocket Dictionary, Supersite Student Passcode, and Supersite Plus Tutorials
Jose Blanco and Phillip Redwine Donley
Vista Higher Learning, 2008.
ISBN: 1-60007-511-8

Students should purchase the Vistas Package directly from the publisher. Contact dulap@drake.edu for ordering information.