Beginning Spanish I

Catalog description

This course develops the fundamentals of communicating in Spanish, including listening comprehension, reading, and basic conversation. The emphasis is on comprehension of spoken and written Spanish. Students actively participate in classroom oral activities. This course also introduces beginning writing skills and presents general aspects of Hispanic daily life and culture. Throughout the course, the role of grammar is secondary to that of acquiring basic competence in Spanish. SPAN 1 is taught in Spanish and is equivalent to two years of high school Spanish. Credit earned in either SPAN 1 or 1H, but not both. C-ID: SPAN 100