It also emphasizes the Spanish culture. It requires many hours of practice. You will often make mistakes, but in Spanish that is part of the learning process and it will ultimately make you a better learner. Besides the required texts, we will use newspapers, the Internet, audio and video tapes, etc .
Attendance is mandatory .
A tardy of more than five minutes late will be counted as an absence. Come prepared for each class. We will not repeat in class the material which has already been covered on the tapes or in assigned readings. You are responsible for all assigned work in each class even if you were absent from the preceding class. Seven chapters will be covered with tapes in the lab.