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2022　Spanish: Basic Course 4 S33

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Academic unit or major
Second foreign language courses
Instructor(s)
Nagata Yukiko 
Class Format
Exercise    (Face-to-face)
Media-enhanced courses
Day/Period(Room No.)
Wed1-2(W371)  
Group
S33
Course number
LAL.S204
Credits
1
Academic year
2022
Offered quarter
4Q
Syllabus updated
2022/4/20
Lecture notes updated
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Language used
Japanese
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Course description and aims

"Spanish: Basic Course 4'' is designed for students who have finished "Spanish: Basic Course 2''. By the end of the quarter, students can expect to express themselves in simple phrases and sentences, using basic verbs, including several irregular verbs and several tenses other than present tense. You will learn to read and write simple texts in present tense, and the basic rules of the Spanish grammar.

Student learning outcomes

At the end of this course, students will have acquired the basics of Spanish pronunciation, spelling, and an overview of the Spanish grammar, even if you are not capable yet to handle all aspects of your knowledge. You will also be able to read and write simple texts well enough to carry out the routine tasks of daily life 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 To be announced in each class.
Class 2 Three moods in Spanish To be announced in each class.
Class 3 Subjunctive and imperative To be announced in each class.
Class 4 Present perfect and future To be announced in each class.
Class 5 Past tenses (1) To be announced in each class.
Class 6 Past tenses (2) To be announced in each class.
Class 7 Conditional and past tense of subjunctive 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.S202 ： Spanish: Basic Course 2
  • LAL.S203 ： Spanish: Basic Course 3
  • 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 3''.

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