Course Description

Course Name

Beginning Spanish II

Session: VCSS1124

Hours & Credits

60

Prerequisites & Language Level

High Beginning

  • Prior to enrolling in courses at this language level, students must have completed or tested out of a minimum of one semester (or two quarters) at the college level.

Overview

Español Inicial II [SPA 140S]
 
 
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION:
Este curso será impartido en español.
 
CONTACT HOURS:
El curso tiene un total de 60 horas lectivas, repartidas en 40 sesiones de 90 minutos.
 
GENERAL COURSE DESCRIPTION AND COURSE OBJECTIVES:
In this course, students will be able to face different communicative situations and hold extend and complex conversations. Also, they will develop and use their communicative skills (reading, writing, listening and speaking) in a more fluent way.
 
The students will tell stories and anecdotes that happened in the past as well as they will express everyday activities and describe people, things and places in the past. Besides, they will be able to value past events and they will give instructions, ask for help, favors and permission as well as they will be capable of answering to these requests, either accepting or rejecting.
 
COURSE PRE-REQUISITES:
Se requiere que el estudiante posea un nivel básico de español (A1) o haya aprobado el curso Beginning Spanish I en el programa de ISA Cusco.
 
EVALUATION CRITERIA:

Rubros del esquema de evaluación

Ponderación

Temporalidad

Asistencia y participación en clase

30%

1 -7

Composición

20%

5

Examen parcial

20%

3

Examen final

30%

7

 
REQUIRED READINGS AND TEXTS:
Se usará el siguiente libro: Borobio, Virgilio. (2011). ELE Actual, Curso de español para extranjeros A2. Editorial SM. Adicionalmente, se entregarán textos y ejercicios de manera impresa y electrónica en el transcurso del ciclo académico.
 

 

*Course content subject to change