Spanish 1 & 2

Tutor:  Alejandra Zuñiga

Spanish 1 – This course introduces students to effective strategies for beginning Spanish language learning, and to various aspects of Spanish speaking culture. It focuses on the four basic language skills: listening comprehension, speaking, reading, and writing. Students will be introduced to common vocabulary, phrases, and concepts necessary for daily interpersonal interaction. This course encourages interpersonal communication through speaking and writing by providing opportunities to make and respond to basic requests and questions, to understand and use appropriate greetings and forms of address, to participate in brief guided conversations on familiar topics, and to write short passages with guidance.

Spanish 2 – This course is designed to review and build upon material presented in Spanish 1. The activities provided are designed to increase the student’s proficiency in the four basic skills: listening comprehension, speaking, reading, and writing. Students will increase their knowledge of Spanish grammatical structures and vocabulary, improving their ability to freely communicate ideas using more advanced tenses and awareness of the Spanish culture through more advanced reading, writing, and listening activities. There will be expanded opportunities for practice speaking.

Prerequisite: Spanish 2 requires the successful completion of Spanish 1 with a grade of C or better.