SPA101 — Beginning Spanish I
SPA 101 - Beginning Spanish I SPA 101 - Beginning Spanish I SPA 1101. Description: Fundamentals of speaking, writing, listening, and reading of Spanish. Introduction to the culture of the Spanish-speaking world. Lecture: 4 Lab: 0 Course Content: Formulaic expressions (e.g., Of course!) Courtesy expressions (e.g., Thank you, good evening) Basic needs Question formation and interrogative words Basic biographical information (e.g., name, age, origin, profession, phone number, address) Telling time Comparisons Descriptions of activities Narrations of daily routines Descriptions of objects, places, and people Spanish phonetic and stress systems Spanish spelling system Accent marks in Spanish Reading authentic Spanish passages that relate to basic survival vocabulary and/or current events Components of the Spanish-speaking culture: physical (e.g., personal space, customs), non-verbal (e.g., gestures), geographical (e.g., maps), and the arts (e.g., music, arts) Learning