Course code:
This course is immersive and interdisciplinary.
Students work exclusively in Spanish, and the language is always taught through the cultural context of Latin America and more specifically Yucatán. Students learn not only in the classroom but also through constant interactions with other Spanish-speaking environments, fostering cultural enrichment and connection. This course is intended for students with a basic knowledge of grammar and some fundamental vocabulary. Daily classes and assignments strengthen the ability of students to express themselves clearly orally and through writing. Students write, read texts, present on various topics, converse in pairs and groups, sing and dance, learn basic grammar, and develop their vocabulary. Outside of the daily classes, students organize and perform in the annual Spanish Festival. The course reviews grammar structures familiar to the students before continuing with the study of additional basic grammatical structures, which may include but are not limited to: complex sentence structures in present perfect and past continuous; imperatives; conditionals; two future tenses; personal pronouns and pronouns of direct and indirect objects; as well as more simple and compound sentence structures.
Upon completing this course, students will be able to express themselves and communicate confidently in Spanish. They will be able to express general information and stories in past tenses. They will be able to express differing degrees of certainty, feelings, desires and preferences. They will also be able to express obligations, ask for permission, and explore possibilities.
Evaluation is based on presentations, written compositions, listening and spoken tests, written tests covering grammar, daily homework, and most importantly class participation.
Prerequisites:
Instructor permission
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