Emphasis is on oral, grammatical, and writing skills to support communication between social service workers and clients. The beginning level course introduces students to the Spanish language. Students will first develop listening comprehension skills, then speaking, reading and writing skills. They will be able to ask and answer simple questions as well as perform simple daily routines, such as making phone calls, greeting, and departing. Students develop the ability to describe events in the past and future.
Communicative ability is expanded to include a greater variety of social interactions.
Emphasis is given to developing listening comprehension skills needed for communication with Spanish speakers. Students strengthen the ability to describe present, past and future events. Complex language structures are introduced. Development of listening comprehension skills is a major focus of the course.