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SPN-204 Spanish VI

SPN 204 further develops Spanish speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills at the advanced intermediate level. The course includes continuing study of representative literary works of the Spanish-speaking world and a review of key and complex grammatical structures to support increased focus on reading and composition. Deepening awareness of cultural themes will be reinforced by a variety of activities designed to enhance and stimulate speaking skills. This course carries SUNY General Education World Language credit.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

SPN-203 or an equivalent skill level in the language as recommended by the World Languages @ FLCC Language Placement Guide.

Department

  • Humanities
For more detailed course information view the Course Outline

SPN 204: Spanish VI

Department

Humanities

Course Description

SPN 204 further develops Spanish speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills at the advanced intermediate level. The course includes continuing study of representative literary works of the Spanish-speaking world and a review of key and complex grammatical structures to support increased focus on reading and composition. Deepening awareness of cultural themes will be reinforced by a variety of activities designed to enhance and stimulate speaking skills. This course carries SUNY General Education World Language credit.

Credit Hours

3

Contact Hours

Lecture3
Lab0
Other0

Grading Scheme

Letter

Prerequisites

SPN-203 or an equivalent skill level in the language as recommended by the World Languages @ FLCC Language Placement Guide.

SUNY General Education Course

  • World Languages

Course Learning Outcomes

  1. Students will communicate orally in a variety of social settings at a second semester advanced intermediate level.
  2. Students will demonstrate aural comprehension in a variety of settings through appropriate response at a second semester advanced intermediate level.
  3. Students will craft written text for a variety of practical purposes at a second semester advanced intermediate level.
  4. Students will read and interpret text of varying types, lengths, and purposes at a second semester advanced intermediate level.
  5. Students will identify both salient and more nuanced components of the target language culture at a second semester advanced intermediate level. Students will also demonstrate conscious understanding of significant cultural differences by using cultural knowledge at a second semester advanced intermediate level to conform linguistically and behaviorally in many social and work-related interactions.

Topic Outline

  1. 1. Grammar
  2.     a. Nouns
  3.     b. Adjectives
  4.         i. Adjective agreement
  5.         ii. Adjective placement
  6.     c. Verb conjugation
  7.     d. Adverbs
  8.     e. Reflexive and reciprocal verbs
  9.     f. Imperatives
  10.         i. Formal commands
  11.         ii. Informal commands
  12.             (1) Affirmative
  13.             (2) Negative
  14.         iii. Nosotros commands
  15.         iv. Vosotros commands
  16.         v. Commands with object pronouns
  17.     g. Object pronouns
  18.         i. Direct object pronouns
  19.         ii. Indirect object pronouns
  20.         iii. Double object pronouns
  21.         iv. Commands with object pronouns
  22.     h. Comparatives
  23.         i. Comparisons of equality
  24.         ii. Comparisons of inequality
  25.         iii. Comparisons of quantity
  26.     i. Superlatives
  27. 2. Verb tenses and moods
  28.     a. Present tense
  29.         i. Regular verbs
  30.         ii. Irregular verbs
  31.     b. Preterite past tense
  32.         i. Regular verbs
  33.         ii. Irregular verbs
  34.     c. Imperfect past tense
  35.         i. Regular verbs
  36.         ii. Irregular verbs
  37.     d. Preterite past tense vs. imperfect past tense
  38.     e. Present indicative tense and future events
  39.     f. Periphrastic future tense ("ir" + "a")
  40.     g. Future tense
  41.         i. Regular verbs
  42.         ii. Irregular verbs
  43.     h. Conditional mood
  44.         i. Regular verbs
  45.         ii. Irregular verbs
  46.     i. Present progressive tense
  47.     j. Present subjunctive mood
  48.         i. With impersonal expressions
  49.         ii. With doubt or denial
  50.         iii. With volition
  51.         iv. With emotion
  52.         v. With "ojalá"
  53.         vi. With adjective clauses
  54.         vii. With adverbial clauses
  55.     k. Past (imperfect) subjunctive mood
  56.         i. Basics
  57.         ii. With "if" clauses
  58. 3. Vocabulary
  59.     a. Common regular verbs
  60.     b. Common irregular verbs
  61.     c. Common reflexive verbs
  62. 4. Culture
  63.     a. Authentic literature excerpts from Spain
  64.     b. Cultural values and practices in the Spanish-speaking world
  65.     c. Current events in the Spanish-speaking world
  66.     d. Social and environmental issues in the Spanish-speaking world
  67.     e. Social phenomena in the Spanish-speaking world