Spanish II

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Course Number: SPAN102

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Introduction to the Spanish language Part II. Emphasis is placed on auditory comprehension, basic speech production, reading comprehension, and composition. Grammar and vocabulary are taught through dynamic immersion and textbook reading and assignments, the focus is on using Spanish as a means of communication. Imperfect and perfect tenses and the subjunctive mood will be introduced.

Rosetta Stone software will be used to enhance students' oral and written understanding of the language (integrated into course interface).

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After completing this course, you will be able to:

Talk about descriptions and habitual actions in the past
Talk about health and pastimes
Talk about art and culture
Use formal and informal commands
Express requests and desires
Talk about where you live
Talk about the pressures of modern life
Talk about unplanned or unexpected events
Talk about how long ago something happened
Talk about nature and the environment
Describe social and affective relations
Express probability and future or pending actions
Talk about professions
Talk about the news and current events
Express what you would do
Express impossible desires
Identify some characteristics of Hispanic countries (history, food, geography, etc.)
Describe some Hispanic customs and traditions and compare them to those of the United States

Topic	Topic	Subtopics	Objectives
1	El tiempo libre	Pastimes Domestic chores The imperfect Summary of interrogative words Superlatives Puerto Rico	To talk about what we do when we are not studying or working To talk about the past To learn more about asking questions To express the best or worst of a group To learn about a Caribbean island nation that has a close relationship with the United States
2	La salud	Health and well-being Illnesses and going to the doctor The preterite and the imperfect Relative pronouns Reciprocal actions Venezuela	To talk about health and health-related topics How to use both of these tenses to talk about the past To connect ideas within a sentence To express actions done to or foreach other To learn about a South American country that was home to Simn Bolvar, the George Washington of that continent
3	¡[email protected]!	Housing and neighborhoods Technology Informal commands The subjunctive Influence Colombia	To talk about where we live To talk about how we connect to the outside world To give directions and orders To express subjective actions and states and to express influence in complex sentences To learn about the only South American country that has coasts on both the Caribbean and the Pacific Ocean
4	El arte y la cultura	The Arts Ordinals The subjunctive: Emotion The subjunctive: Doubt and denial The subjunctive: a summary	To talk about artistic preferences and talents To express numerical order To express emotional reactions in complex sentences To express uncertainty in complex sentences To review all of the uses of the subjunctive To learn about two Andean countries where the influence of indigenous people is notable
5	Las presiones de la vida moderna	Pressures of student life Accidents Using expressions with hace Accidental se: Another use of se Por or para?	To talk about things that cause stress, including accidents To express how long something has been happening and how long ago something happened To express unplanned or unexpected events To learn about the contexts in which these prepositions are used To learn about the South American country that was home to the vast Inca Empire
6	La naturaleza y el medio ambiente	Nature versus the City Cars and driving The past participle The present perfect La Argentina El Uruguay	To talk about nature and the environment To talk about things related to the automobile To learn more descriptive words To express what youhavedone To learn about two South American countries with impressive natural beauty and many natural resources
7	La vida social y afectiva	Relationships The stages of life Subjunctive after nonexistent and indefinite antecedents Subjunctive after conjunctions of contingency and purpose El Paraguay	To talk about ones life To describe people, places, and things To express actions that depend on each other To learn about a South American country that is largelymestizoand bilingual
8	¿Trabajar para vivir o vivir para trabajar?	Professions The working world Money matters The future The subjunctive in time clauses Chile	To talk about all aspects of work To talk about aspects of money management To express future plans in a new way To express pending actions To learn about a modern South American country with one of the continents strongest economies
9	La actualidad	The news Government The past subjunctive The conditional Espaa	To talk about current events in the country and the world To express past actions and conditions that require the subjunctive To express what you would do To learn about a European country in the Iberian Peninsula that has been a crossroad of civilizations for centuries
10	Review Topic	Review	Review

There are no prerequisites for this course. StraighterLine does suggest that students complete Spanish I (SPAN101) prior to enrolling in this course.

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Students may wish to purchase a English/Spanish dictionary to help with their studying.

Also, Rosetta Stone software will be used to enhance students oral and written understanding of the language (integrated into course interface).

StraighterLine provides a percentage score and letter grade for each course. A passing percentage is 70% or higher.

If you have chosen a Partner College to award credit for this course, your final grade will be based upon that college's grading scale. Only passing scores will be considered by Partner Colleges for an award of credit.

There are a total of 1000 points in the course:

Topic	Assessment	Points Available
2	Graded Exam #1	75
4	Graded Exam #2	75
	Oral Assignment I	75
4	Graded Midterm Exam	150
6	Graded Exam #3	75
7	Graded Exam #4	75
	Written Assignment I: Columna de consejos sentimentales	75
	Oral Assignment II	75
	Written Assignment II: Mi futuro	75
9	3 Part Graded Final Exam: Written, Oral, Multiple Choice	250
Total		1000

Final Proctored Exam

The final exam is developed to assess the knowledge you learned taking this course. All students are required to take an online proctored final exam in order complete the course and be eligible for transfer credit.

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Rosetta Stone software will be used to enhance students' oral and written understanding of the language (integrated into course interface).

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