This is a course basically designed for non-native speakers who wish to improve their spoken language. Native speakers, however, can also benefit from the class in several ways including learning the theory of phonetics, expanding vocabulary, improving articulation and gaining insights into the varieties of spoken Spanish. Course requirements for those with a developed native sound are explained below. The modus operandi of this course is one of practice, repetition, interaction and exchange. The usual case is that most of us are at very different skill levels.
Language laboratory is required.
Since this is a skill development course, your daily attendance is expected. In the case of a missed grade, a zero is automatically assigned. It is the student's responsibility to see that a zero is removed in case of an excused absence. Late work is not accepted. After three absences the student's daily average is reduced by one point per absence.