Emphasis on basic oral and aural skills necessary to participate in simple conversations about one's immediate environment. Development of reading and writing skills needed for basic functioning in a Spanish-speaking situation. In the context of the development of language skills, students are introduced to contemporary culture and customs of the Spanish-speaking world.
Stress is placed on vocabulary acquisition, pronunciation and command of elementary structure.
In addition to three hours of class meetings per week, students are required to attend Foreign Language Laboratory sessions. A continuation of SPA 1014. Continued vocabulary acquisition, development of conversational and comprehension skills. Further development of reading and writing skills. Students learn to express a sequence of events and deal with the expression of more abstract ideas.