SPN-101 Spanish I

SPN 101 is a beginning language course designed for students with no previous experience in Spanish, or whose experience does not make placement in a higher level Spanish course advisable. The course is designed to provide students with the fundamentals of Spanish pronunciation, vocabulary and grammar, as well as an introduction to Hispanic culture. The course will stress the development of communication skills, especially listening and speaking, but will also promote reading and writing skills. Not open to students with credit in or currently enrolled in SPN 101 or SPN 140. This course carries SUNY General Education World Language credit.

Credits

3

Department

• Humanities

Semesters Course Will Be Offered

• Fall
• Spring
• Summer

Course Rotation Schedule

• Fall: In Person, Online
• Winter: Online
• Spring: In Person, Online
• Summer: Online

For more detailed course information view the Course Outline

SPN 101: Spanish I

Department

Humanities

Course Description

SPN 101 is a beginning language course designed for students with no previous experience in Spanish, or whose experience does not make placement in a higher level Spanish course advisable. The course is designed to provide students with the fundamentals of Spanish pronunciation, vocabulary and grammar, as well as an introduction to Hispanic culture. The course will stress the development of communication skills, especially listening and speaking, but will also promote reading and writing skills. Not open to students with credit in or currently enrolled in SPN 101 or SPN 140. This course carries SUNY General Education World Language credit.

Credit Hours

3

Contact Hours

Lecture	3
Lab	0
Other	0

Grading Scheme

Letter

Semester(s) Course Will Be Offered

Fall, Spring, Summer

SUNY General Education Course

• World Languages

Course Learning Outcomes

1. Students will communicate orally in a variety of social settings at a first semester beginning level.
2. Students will demonstrate aural comprehension in a variety of settings through appropriate response at a first semester beginning level.
3. Students will craft written text for a variety of practical purposes at a first semester beginning level.
4. Students will read and interpret text of varying types, lengths, and purposes at a first semester beginning level.
5. Students will use culturally appropriate gestures and formulaic expressions in highly practiced applications at a first semester beginning level. Students will also identify, compare, and contrast the most obvious cultural differences or prohibitions at a first semester beginning level.

Topic Outline

1. 1. Grammar
2. a. Spanish pronunciation
3. b. Definite and indefinite articles
4. c. Gender and number agreement of nouns and adjectives
5. d. Subject pronouns
6. e. Expressing existence with "hay"
7. f. Basic negation
8. g. Asking questions
9. h. Possessive adjectives
10. i. Prepositions of place
11. 2. Verb tenses
12. a. Present tense verb conjugation (regular verbs)
13. b. Present tense verb conjugation (irregular verbs "ser," "tener," "ir," and "estar")
14. c. Periphrastic future tense using the verb "ir"
15. 3. Vocabulary
16. a. Social greetings and expressions of leave-taking
17. b. Spanish alphabet
18. c. Numbers
19. d. Telling time
20. e. Days of the week, months of the year, seasons, and expressing dates
21. f. School and office supplies
22. g. Physical and personality descriptions
23. h. Family vocabulary (basics)
24. i. Places in the city (basics)
25. j. Expressions of time (present and future)
26. 4. Culture
27. a. Proxemics
28. b. Chronemics
29. c. Family dynamics
30. d. City life and town life