FLNG 2208 — Intermediate Spanish II
Prerequisite: FLNG 2207or four (4) years of high school Spanish (within the last four (4) years). Intermediate Spanish II is the second course in the in- termediate sequence. Students will engage in advanced activities to further develop listening, speaking, reading and writing skills. Students will expand knowledge of Hispanic cultures while investigating intercultural prod- ucts, practices and perspectives. Students will view and listen to contemporary media sources, read magazine articles, poems, short stories and extended narra- tives, analyze components of spoken or written texts, narrate about events and experiences through writing and speaking and engage in more advanced levels of interpersonal communication. Thematic units will include: • Beliefs • Food, Food Security and Agriculture • The Cuban Revolution • Human Rights and Social Justice • Biodiversity and Ecology Through exploration of unit themes, students´ grasp of acquired grammar structures will be reinforced by review and active use of the indica- tive and subjunctive moods, commands, preterite vs imperfect and por vs para. In addition, new grammar structures will include passive voice, prepositions, vo- sotros commands and relative pronouns.