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SPAN103 Course Syllabus - SPRING 2023

This document contains the syllabus for a SPAN103 Introductory Spanish I course. The syllabus outlines the course description, objectives, required materials, policies and assessment. It provides details on the professor, office hours, and contact information. It also lists the topics that will be covered each week of the 14-week course, including introductions, verb conjugations, cultural aspects, and a final exam. Students will develop their Spanish communication skills through lab work, assignments, tests and a focus on speaking, writing, reading and listening comprehension.

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SPAN103 Course Syllabus - SPRING 2023

This document contains the syllabus for a SPAN103 Introductory Spanish I course. The syllabus outlines the course description, objectives, required materials, policies and assessment. It provides details on the professor, office hours, and contact information. It also lists the topics that will be covered each week of the 14-week course, including introductions, verb conjugations, cultural aspects, and a final exam. Students will develop their Spanish communication skills through lab work, assignments, tests and a focus on speaking, writing, reading and listening comprehension.

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UNIVERSITY OF THE BAHAMAS

COMMUNICATION AND CREATIVE ARTS UNIT


Department of Foreign Languages
SPAN103- INTRODUCTORY SPANISH I
SYLLABUS
• Profesora: Profesora Pamela Collins
• Oficina: S8 in the S Block
• Horas de consulta: los martes y los jueves de 12:00 - 2:00 de la tarde
• Número de teléfono: (242) 302-4488 (oficina)
• Correo electrónico: [email protected]

SPA 103 COURSE DESCRIPTION – 3 CREDITS


This is the first of a two-part sequence in Introductory Spanish. Students develop
communicative skills in speaking, writing, reading and listening comprehension. They also
examine selected aspects of the Spanish and Hispanic world. (Not open to native speakers)

COURSE OBJECTIVES
Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to
a) comprehend basic oral and written Spanish;
b) speak in Spanish on a variety of topics;
c) use the present tense to speak and write Spanish with grammatical accuracy; and
d) identify selected aspects of Spanish and Hispanic cultures.

REQUIRED TEXTS & MATERIAL


- Powtowski, Sobral and Dawson, Dicho y hecho, Beginning Spanish 10th ed. New
Jersey: John Wiley & Sons, 2015
- www.vhlcentral.com

POLICIES
• Students should attend every class and be on time (absences and lateness will affect your
final grade). Attendance is very important.
• If a student is absent from a class, he/she must confer with a classmate and come to the
next session just as prepared as everyone else.
• Students should come to each class well prepared.
• Students should actively participate in class.
• Students should ask only questions that are relevant to the lesson.
• Students must do all homework assignments at the time specified, there will be no “make
ups of in-class assignments, class tests and quizzes. VHL exercises when missed,
CANNOT be made up.
• Students are not allowed to use earbuds/ headsets/ head phones during face to face
lectures or exams;
• Students must attend all classes after MID-SEMESTER BREAK! Classes are still
held after the break!

ASSESSMENT

Coursework:
Lab work ………………………….10%
Assignments……………………….20%
Oral/aural tests…………………….10%
Written tests……………………….20%
60%
Final examination:
Written…………………………… 30%
Oral ……………………………… 10%
40%

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TOPICS

WEEK 1

• Introduction to the course


• The Alphabet
• Cognates
• Interrogatives
• Subject Pronouns- Formal and Informal modes of address
• The verb ser
• Greetings, introductions and farewells

WEEK 2
• Numbers 0-99
• The Days of the Week
 Seasons
 Months of the Year
• Genders: Masculine- Singular
• Definite and Indefinite Articles
• Classroom vocabulary
• The verb ser with Descriptive Adjectives with a focus on extrinsic (physical qualities) and intrinsic
(personal qualities)

WEEK 3
• The Hour/The Time
• Spanish speaking countries with more emphasis on Nationalities and capitals

WEEK 4
• University Life
• Subjects/Classes
• The Present Tense of Regular -ar, i.e., Verbs of First Conjugation
• Places on campus with ¿Dónde está?
• Ir + a + Destination and linguistic contraction between the Preposition “a” when placed before a
Masculine Singular Noun
• Indefinite Articles, emphasized

WEEK 5
• Class Test 1 & Ora/aural Test 1
• The Present Tense of Regular -er and –ir verbs, i.e. verbs of Second and Third Conjugations
• Majors, Subjects and Career- Opportunities
• The overall Hispanic system of education
• Counting from one hundred (100) to one million (1,000,000)

WEEK 6
• Time expressions: hoy, esta tarde
• Revision of Ir + a + Destination, as it applies to ¿Adónde vas?
• The Simple Future - Ir + a + Infinitive, in keeping with - ¿Qué vas a hacer?

WEEK 7
• The Present Tense of First-Person-Irregular Verbs
• Some Idiomatic Expressions with referenced-Irregular Verbs

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WEEK 8
• Revision of the verb ser focusing on more Descriptive Adjectives
• The verb Ser as it applies to ownership - ¿De quién es?
• Indicating possession using possessive adjectives

WEEK 9
• The verb estar to indicate location and condition
• Revision of numbers up to a million (1,000,000)
• The Present Tense of the verb tener to express AGE

WEEK10
• Revision of Present Tense conjugation of the verb TENER
• Presentation of vocabulary related to members of family
• Idiomatic expressions with the verb TENER
• The Hispanic family
• Class Test 2 and Oral/aural test 2

WEEK 11
• Expressing likes and dislikes using the verb gustar
• Using Stem Changing/Radical Changing Verbs: o-˃ue, e-˃ie, e-˃i
• Counting from 100 and indicating the
year
• Using interrogative words

WEEK 12
• Talking about Cuisine/ Gastronomy/Food in Hispanic countries
• Talking about the Nationalities of some food/drink items
• Ordering food and drinks in a restaurant
• Ordering food in a Market or supermarket
• Using tener expressions

WEEK 13
• General revision with emphasis placed on the four (4) linguistic skills:
(I) Listening
(II) Speaking
(III) Reading
(IV) Writing

WEEK 14
• Further revision for Final Examination
• Final Oral Exam

Websites
www.studyspanish.com
www.vhlcentral.com
www.babbel.com
www.lengalia.com
www.spanish.yabla.com

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