Beginning Spanish I
COURSE DESIGNATOR SPAN 1001
Language of Instruction Spanish
NUMBER OF CREDITS 5
Contact Hours 75
COURSE DESCRIPTION
First semester Spanish. Develop basic listening, speaking, reading and writing skills. Some cultural readings are
included. Students will develop the ability to communicate on topics related to daily life. Intended for
participants with no prior Spanish language instruction.
INSTRUCTOR
Cemanahuac Staff
COURSE PREREQUISITES
None
REQUIRED READING/MATERIALS
Así hablamos. Español como lengua extranjera, Básico 1 (Unidades 1 y 2)
GRADING
CRITERIA FOR GRADING AND GRADING STANDARDS
Grading Rubric
A
93-100
AB+
B
BC+
C
CD+
D
F
90-92
87-89
83-86
80-82
77-79
73-76
70-72
67-69
60-66
<60
Achievement that is outstanding relative to the level necessary to meet course requirements.
Achievement that is significantly above the level necessary to meet course requirements.
Achievement that meets the course requirements in every respect.
Achievement that is worthy of credit even though it fails to meet fully the course
requirements.
Represents failure (or no credit) and signifies that the work was either (1) completed but at a
level of achievement that is not worthy of credit or (2) was not completed and there was no
agreement between the instructor and the student that the student would be awarded an I.
Summary of how grades are weighted:
Quizzes
30%
Final Exam
20%
Class compositions
10%
Class participation
20%
Journals
10%
Oral Exam
10%
Overall Grade
100%
CLASS SCHEDULE
1st period - 9:00 am - 10:50 am 2nd period - 11:10 am - 1:00 pm 3rd period - 1:10 pm - 2:00 pm
Week One
Text: Así hablamos. Español como lengua extranjera
Básico 1 (Unidades 1 y 2)
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This week you will learn to:
Greet in Spanish
Introduce yourself & introduce others
Identify yourself & identify others
Give & request personal information such as name, birthplace,
marital status, nationality, profession or occupation
Supported by the following framework:
• Describe family relationships
• Give information about yourself & request information from
others
• Express age & the use of possessive adjectives
• Describe physical traits, articles of clothing & accessories
• Express numerical quantities
MONDAY
1st Period
2nd
period
3rd period
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Personal pronouns
The verb ‘ser’ for identification & introduction
10 minutes of pronunciation (vowels).
Positive statements, negative statements & questions
The adverbs ‘yes’ & ‘no’
The alphabet
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Using the verb ‘ser’ to describe physical characteristics, personality traits, articles of clothing &
accessories.
Using the verbo ‘tener’ to express age & family relationships.
Exercises using Total Physical Response (TPR)
Posessive adjectives
Numbers, days of the week, months & seasons
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Agreement between nouns & adjectives.
The preposition ‘de’ to express possession & physical properties
10 minutes of pronunciation (dipthongs).
Interrogative adverbs: ¿Quién(es)? ¿Cuánto(os)? ¿Cómo?
Conversation about members of your family (physical & character traits, occupation, etc.).
Direct objects
TUESDAY
1st
period
2nd
period
3rd
period
WEDNESDAY
1st
period
2nd
period
3rd
period
THURSDAY
1st
period
2nd
period
3rd period
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Definitie & indefinite articles
Presence & absense of article. Special cases.
Exercises using Total Physical Response (TPR)
Questions & a review of the week’s material.
Indirect objects.
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General review for the first quiz
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Quiz One
FRIDAY
1st
period
2nd
period
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2 Week Two
Text: Así hablamos. Español como lengua extranjera
Básico 1 (Unidades 3 y 4)
This week you will learn to:
• Give & request information about the existence of a place.
• Give & request information about locations where different activities
take place such as: studying, working, etc.
• Give & request information about the location of public places or a
location within a house or department.
• Express actions that are occuring in the present moment.
Supported by the following framework:
• Give & request information about the time & various
social events.
• Give & request information about mealtimes & types
of foods.
• Make, accept & reject an invitation
• Appologize.
• Request information about an object.
• Give & request information about the climate.
MONDAY
1st
Period
2nd
Period
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Regular verbs ending in: ar, er, ir.
Iregular verbs: comenzar, jugar, hacer, querer, saber, poder, conocer, preferir, incluir.
10 minutos of pronunciation (intonation of exclamations).
The impersonal form (hay) of the ver haber.
The verb estar.
Expressions used to locate places.
Combining direct & indirect object pronouns
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Estar + linking verb (present tense)
Using the verb ser to express the time, the date, the year, your birthday and the season.
Exercises using Total Physical Response (TPR)
The verb empezar in the present tense.
The uses of ‘porque’, interrogative & negative sentences Uses of también & tampoco.
Reflexive & reciprocal verbs.
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The verb hacer + noun (frío, calor, aire, viento).
The verb estar + linking verb to express climate.
10 minutes of pronunciation (intonation of questions).
The verb poder + infinitive to apologize.
Combining reflexive pronouns with direct object pronouns.
1st
Period
2nd
Period
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Adverbs & expressions of time & frequency: today, tomorrow, everyday.
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3rd
Period
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Questions & a review of the week’s material.
Describing the place you live & the places you have visited. Describing what’s there & what the weather is
like.
Review of all pronouns
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General review for the second quiz.
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Quiz Two
3rd Period
TUESDAY
1st Period
2nd
Period
3rd
Period
WEDNESDAY
1st
Period
2nd
Period
3rd
Period
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
1st
Period
2nd
Period
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3 Week Three
Text: Así hablamos. Español como lengua extranjera
Básico 1 (Unidades 5 y 6)
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This week, you will learn to:
Talk about your health
Express feelings & needs
Express mood & emotion
Give & request information about personal habits
Supported by the following framework:
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Make plans
Express preferences
Express movement related to arriving or departing.
Indicate physical or temporal movement from a point of
departure towards a goal.
MONDAY
1st
period
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Using the verb tener to express well-being, feelings & needs.
Using the verb estar + adjetivo to express moods or emotions.
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The verb structure: ir + a + infinitive.
The verb preferir (presente de indicativo) + infinitive.
Exercises using Total Physical Response (TPR)
The verbos: ir (destination) & venir (point of departure).
Regular & Irregular imperative verbs (lecture by the professor)
Review of irregular verbs in the present tense
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The prepositions: a, de.
The contractions: al, del.
10 minutes of pronunciation (the letters ‘r’ & ‘l’).
The prepositions: bajo, entre, sobre y por (lecture by the professor).
Conversation about your latest vacation
Future tense.
1st
Period
2nd
Period
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3rd
Period
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The prepositions: desde, hasta.
The adverbs: ¿a dónde? ¿de dónde?
Exercises using Total Physical Response (TPR)
The verbs: gustar, interesar, encantar, inverted construction with nouns & infinitives (sing. & plur). with
indirect personal objects (a mí, a ti, etc).
Final student presentations
2nd
Period
3rd
Period
10 minutes of pronunciation (The letters T & D).
Verbo hacer para expresar actividades.
Using the verbs Ser & estar with adjectives.
TUESDAY
1st
Period
2nd
Period
3rd
Period
WEDNESDAY
1st
Period
2nd
Period
3rd
Period
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
1st
Period
2nd
Period
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General review for the final exam
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Final exam
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4 ATTENDANCE POLICY
Class attendance is extremely important; you will receive a class participation grade every day.
With 5 unexcused hours of absences, your grade will be lowered one letter grade. Each subsequent hour of
absence will lower your grade one letter grade for every hour missed. If you are 15 minutes late for class, it will
be considered as an absence.
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
Academic integrity is essential to a positive teaching and learning environment. All students enrolled in University courses
are expected to complete coursework responsibilities with fairness and honesty. Failure to do so by seeking unfair
advantage over others or misrepresenting someone else’s work as your own can result in disciplinary action. The
University Student Conduct Code defines scholastic dishonesty as follows:
SCHOLASTIC DISHONESTY: Scholastic dishonesty means plagiarizing; cheating on assignments or examinations; engaging in unauthorized
collaboration on academic work; taking, acquiring, or using test materials without faculty permission; submitting false or
incomplete records of academic achievement; acting alone or in cooperation with another to falsify records or to obtain
dishonestly grades, honors, awards, or professional endorsement; altering forging, or misusing a University academic
record; or fabricating or falsifying data, research procedures, or data analysis.
Within this course, a student responsible for scholastic dishonesty can be assigned a penalty up to and including an “F” or
“N” for the course. If you have any questions regarding the expectations for a specific assignment or exam, ask.
STUDENT CONDUCT
The University of Minnesota has specific policies concerning student conduct and student needs. This information can be
found on the Learning Abroad Center website. PAGE
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