10802104Introductory Spanish Conversation III
Course Information
Description
Introductory Spanish Conversation III is a three-credit, non-college transfer class. At the end of the course, students will be able to carry on uncomplicated conversations about everyday topics. To emphasize speaking and listening skills, the course includes substantial practice in understanding and producing the spoken language. The study of grammar and the development of vocabulary skills are continued. Cultural topics are also discussed.
Total Credits
3
Course Competencies
  1. Talk about health and well-being, and illness
    Assessment Strategies
    Oral comunicación
    Vocabulary and grammar quiz
    Criteria
    Use health-related vocabulary to discuss well-being and illness
    Identify parts of the body
    Use the verb doler to describe symptoms
    Identify common treatments
    Use acabar + de to describe recently completed actions
    Use hace + que to describe how long something has been going on or how long ago something happened
    Discuss cultural norms regarding health, illness, and treatment

  2. Discuss childhood experiences
    Assessment Strategies
    Oral comunicación
    Vocabulary and grammar quiz
    Criteria
    Use vocabulary to discuss common childhood activities
    Use expressions of time
    Use the imperfect to talk about the past
    Use the present progressive to talk about what is happening
    Use the past progressive to talk about what was happening
    Discuss cultural attitudes toward children and family

  3. Talk about accidents, hospitalization and recovery
    Assessment Strategies
    Oral comunicación
    Vocabulary and grammar quiz
    Criteria
    Use vocabulary related to driving and accidents
    Use indirect object pronouns
    Narrate in the past using preterite, imperfect and past progressive
    Use formal commands
    Discuss cultural attitudes surrounding death and dying

  4. Talk about important life events and hopes for the future
    Assessment Strategies
    Oral comunicación
    Vocabulary and grammar quiz
    Criteria
    Use vocabulary related to life events
    Use the subjunctive to express will and influence
    Use the present perfect
    Discuss cultural attitudes toward dating and marriage

  5. Express reactions to events
    Assessment Strategies
    Oral comunicación
    Vocabulary and grammar quiz
    Criteria
    Use the subjunctive to express emotion
    Use the subjunctive to express doubt
    Use the subjunctive with conjunctions
    Use reported speech
    Discuss the situation of women in Hispanic countries
    Discuss the contribution of Hispanic Nobel Prize winners