This course introduces students to the basic skills of the Spanish language, and to the use of language in a simple communicative interaction with a native speaker. It has been designed to offer students an insight of the culture of the Hispanic peoples, by researching a topic in the Internet and other sources.
Students focus on a particular aspect of a country's culture and present it to the class.
A continuation of SN101, this course continues its emphasis in cultural awareness and the use of the World Wide Web to complete assignments and research topics of interests. Students make brief presentations to the class about cultural or news issues researched on the Internet or through other sources. This course has been designed to review the fundamental grammatical concepts for students who have had one or two years of Spanish in high school. It strives to meet the challenges of the high beginner students by bridging the gap between receptive and productive use of the language, and by allowing them to master the structures needed to function at the intermediate level of proficiency. The course stresses cultural awareness, collaborative learning and the use of technology to complete assignments and research topics of interests.