Grading is based on exams and oral tests, written exercises, compositions, and a cumulative final exam. Students can expect to practice speaking in small groups in class, and read about and discuss materials in Spanish. Next course in the sequence would be S200. This course reviews some of the basic structures studied in the first year, and examines them in more detail. Emphasis remains on the four skills and on critical thinking skills.
Readings are both journalistic and literary.
Grades are based on exams, oral tests, homework, compositions, and a cumulative final exam. Homework load is substantial. The next course in this sequence is S250. This course continues the work of S200. Continued emphasis on all four skills and on critical thinking skills.