Spanish for Beginners



¡Arriba! Parte 1, el otoño de 2007 de Wake Technical Community College

Instructor: Meredith Adams, MaestraAdams@

Place: Knightdale High School

Time: De las 18.30 a las 21.00, los miércoles – del 12 de septiembre al 5 de diciembre

Course Description: This is the first part of a fast-paced, five-part, comprehensive series for serious students, ready to make a commitment to study each day for more than a year. Experience with Spanish or another romance language is suggested.

Course Goals: The student will be able…

1. To be familiar with the basics of the language & its syntax.

2. To describe who you are, what you are like, & how you feel.

3. To recognize basic vocabulary and the Spanish alphabet.

4. To ask and respond to questions.

5. To use basic Spanish language pronunciation

6. To recognize and use basic verb skills in the present tense

7. To begin forming sentences in the target language

8. To talk about the time, weather, numbers.

Text: ¡Arriba!: Comunicación y cultura 5th edition, Chapters 1-3

Course Requirements

1. Attend Class! -- More than 10% of classes cannot be missed according to WTCC policy.

2. GET A BUDDY! This will facilitate your acquisition of knowledge if you cannot come to class one night. This buddy will also give you homework, answers to worksheets, and answer any questions if you miss.

3. Be exposed to the Spanish and Hispanic cultures outside of this class.

4. Practice (use the book, workbook, online practices, and anything else that you can find) and THINK about the target language and its usage.

5. ORAL or WRITTEN REPORT about what you have noticed or seen regarding Latin American or Spanish news, language, culture, etc. News must be from the past week.

6. Any other homework given in class.

Course Schedule: subject to change.

|Fecha |Capítulo |Tarea |

|El 12 de septiembre |1 | |

|El 19 de septiembre |1 | |

|El 26 de septiembre |1 |Report |

|El 3 de octubre |1 | |

|El 10 de octubre |2 |Ch1 quiz taken by this date |

|El 17 de octubre |2 | |

|El 24 de octubre |2 |Report |

|El 31 de octubre |2 y 3 | |

|El 7 de noviembre |3 |Ch 2 quiz taken by this date |

|El 14 de noviembre |3 | |

|El 28 de noviembre |3 | |

|El 5 de diciembre |----------------------- |Presentación Final & Ch 3 quiz taken by this date |

= Class Website

................
................

In order to avoid copyright disputes, this page is only a partial summary.

Google Online Preview   Download