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2021　Spanish: Basic Course 2 S42

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Academic unit or major
Second foreign language courses
Instructor(s)
Kimura Hideo 
Class Format
Exercise     
Media-enhanced courses
Day/Period(Room No.)
Wed3-4(S323)  
Group
S42
Course number
LAL.S202
Credits
1
Academic year
2021
Offered quarter
2Q
Syllabus updated
2021/3/19
Lecture notes updated
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Language used
Japanese
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Course description and aims

"Spanish: Basic Course 2'' is designed for beginners with no previous experience in the language. By the end of the quarter, students can expect to express themselves in simple phrases and sentences. You will learn the pronunciation and spelling of the language, how to read and write simple texts in present tense, and some basic rules of the Spanish grammar.

Student learning outcomes

At the end of this course, students will have acquired the basics of Spanish pronunciation and spelling. You will also be able to exchange greetings in Spanish and understand some important basics of Spanish grammar.

Keywords

Spanish grammar and vocabulary, Society and culture of the Spanish speaking countries

Competencies that will be developed

Specialist skills ✔ Intercultural skills ✔ Communication skills ✔ Critical thinking skills Practical and/or problem-solving skills

Class flow

The instructor explains the main grammatical points of the day. Students will solve some quizzes on related topics, and also read texts in classroom to get a better understanding of each topic. The instructor also tends to show a movie or put some music in class so that students get acquainted to the culture and society of Spanish speaking countries. Attendance is required in every class.

Course schedule/Required learning

  Course schedule Required learning
Class 1 Review of what we learnt in the past quarter, Advanced greetings To be announced in each class.
Class 2 Regular verbs (1), Review of possessives and indicatives To be announced in each class.
Class 3 Regular verbs (2), Dative and accusative (1st and 2nd persons) To be announced in each class.
Class 4 Accusative (3rd person) To be announced in each class.
Class 5 Dative (3rd person), Exercises using accusative and dative To be announced in each class.
Class 6 Auxiliary use of the verbs ir and tener, Review before the final exam To be announced in each class.
Class 7 Songs in Spanish To be announced in each class.

Out-of-Class Study Time (Preparation and Review)

To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 100 minutes preparing for class and another 100 minutes reviewing class content afterwards (including assignments) for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.

Textbook(s)

Tello Maroto, Doce lecciones de español, Hakusuisha;
Satoshi Ninomiya, Veinte lecciones esenciales de gramática española, Asahi shuppansha.

Reference books, course materials, etc.

Course materials will be provided in class.

Assessment criteria and methods

Learning achievement is evaluated by comment sheets (70%) and by the end of term essay (30%).

Related courses

  • LAL.S201 ： Spanish: Basic Course 1
  • LAL.S203 ： Spanish: Basic Course 3
  • LAL.S204 ： Spanish: Basic Course 4
  • LAL.S331 ： Spanish: Intermediate Course 1
  • LAL.S332 ： Spanish: Intermediate Course 2
  • LAL.S333 ： Spanish: Intermediate Course 3
  • LAL.S334 ： Spanish: Intermediate Course 4
  • LAL.S341 ： Spanish: Advanced Course 1
  • LAL.S342 ： Spanish: Advanced Course 2
  • LAL.S343 ： Spanish: Advanced Course 3

Prerequisites (i.e., required knowledge, skills, courses, etc.)

Students must have successfully completed "Spanish: Basic Course 1''.

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