Description
Using the text Spanish Two Years and CDs, students will be introduced to numbers, telling time and dates, and will then move on to simple sentence structures and beginner?s vocabulary. Students are expected to express themselves in Spanish from day one, at first in a slow and limited fashion, but with more confidence and mas- tery as the semester progresses. Through films, songs, and CDs of both South American and Spanish speakers, students will discover the rich heritage of both Spain, the mother country, as well as Mexico, Central America, and South America, including the celebration of the Day of the Dead with the making of masks and decorated pots with indigenous designs. Verb tenses covered include present, present progressive, present subjunctive, preter- ite, future, and conditional, as well as commands. Addi- tionally, students will master indirect and direct object pronouns. Students are expected to complete and turn in for grading about seven pages of written homework per c