SPANISH 121, 122, 123: COURSE DESCRIPTION
Spanish 121, 122 and 123 is a beginning Spanish language course based on the video soap opera, “Destinos”. The episodes of the videonovela give students an opportunity to learn Spanish in its cultural context and to experience the language as it occurs in real-life situations and settings throughout the Spanish-speaking world. The methodology of the class is communicative and follows the premise that the four language skills are most effectively developed when acquired in a specific order: listening, speaking, reading, writing.
From the first day, the class is conducted almost entirely in Spanish as a conversation in which students discuss the characters and events as they unfold in the telenovela as the context through which they learn and practice the grammar and vocabulary. Gradually the scope of the conversation enlarges, so that by the third quarter, students will be able to discuss topics of their choosing in Spanish for the full class period.
We offer only two sections of this three-quarter series that begins in the fall. Normally, all sections are taught by the same instructor and the class size is small. These factors help create a strong sense of community over time that is highly conducive to language study.
Students who register for this course should expect a more rigorous, grammar-intensive approach than is used in the Spanish 101, 102, 103 series. Original writing assignments are frequent and emphasized. There is daily written homework. The course is intended for highly motivated BEGINNING students who have a particular interest in learning Spanish beyond merely fulfilling the language requirement and who plan to commit a great deal of time to its study. Many students who have taken this course because they are highly motivated to learn Spanish have reported that they are amazed how well they can understand, speak, read and write Spanish by the time the course is over.
SPAN 121 Spanish Immersion (5) Covers the equivalent of elementary Spanish (SPAN 101) through an alternative “planned immersion” method with video as the central medium of presentation. Prerequisite: score of 0-15 on SP100A placement test if Spanish is language of admission. Instructor Course Description: Donally S Kennedy SPAN 122 Spanish Immersion (5) Covers the equivalent of elementary Spanish (SPAN 102) through an alternative “planned immersion” method with video as the central medium of presentation. Prerequisite: SPAN 121. (See Instructor Course description under SPAN121 above) SPAN 123 Spanish Immersion (5) Covers the equivalent of elementary Spanish (SPAN103) through an alternative “planned immersion” method with video as the central medium of presentation. Prerequisite: SPAN 121 and SPAN122. (See Instructor Course description under SPAN121 above)
One love, one world, one destiny: Destinos!
Drama, romance, deceit, action, comedy, and tragedy: Destinos!
There are no comparisons, there are only imitations! The saga lives on: Destinos!