Beginning Spanish II

In this course, you will continue to expand your abilities to communicate in Spanish; that is, to speak, understand, read, and write Spanish. You will also use Spanish to learn more about the countries and communities where Spanish is spoken and to access information about agriculture, history, geography, art, science, music, and other academic disciplines. This course counts towards the Global Citizenship and Multicultural Understanding: Foreign Language (GFL) requirement for the Carolina Core. This course is a prerequisite for SPAN 122.

Learning Objectives/Outcomes

  Upon successful completion of Spanish 110, students will be able to:
 Communication  
1.     recognize and interpret the main ideas and some supporting details of written and spoken communication in the present and past tenses on familiar, personal topics such as daily routine, food, clothing, and asking for and giving directions.
2.     initiate, sustain, and conclude interpersonal exchanges to provide and obtain information, express feelings and preferences, and exchange ideas and opinions on topics of personal interest, such as those mentioned above.
Culture
3.     explain relationships among cultural perspectives, products, and practices in the target cultures. Identify and exemplify those relationships with concrete cases from the cultures studied. 
4.     apply culturally appropriate greetings, leave-takings, and courtesy strategies in common social interactions. Recognize and select culturally appropriate behaviors across additional everyday situations.
Connections
5.     summarize information from academic sources (e.g., film, music, articles) using Spanish. 
6.     compare information from other academic areas (e.g., history, music, science) in Spanish and relate it to course content.
Comparisons
7.     compare and analyze similarities and differences between linguistic structures in Spanish and cultural practices in Spanish-speaking countries with students’ own language and culture.
Communities
8.     identify local and online opportunities to hear and use Spanish outside of the classroom (e.g., concerts, movies, lectures, exhibits, festivals, and conversational exchanges with native speakers in the community).