MCCCD Program Description

Advanced Spanish Conversation I

Course: SPA235

First Term: 1994 Fall

Lecture 3 Credit(s) 3 Period(s) 3 Load
Subject Type: Academic
Load Formula: S

Description: Continued development of skills in conversational fluency. Class conducted completely in Spanish

MCCCD Official Course Competencies
1. Pronounce Spanish words, using standard intonation and stresses. (I) 2. Apply rules of Spanish syntax in sentences and questions. (II) 3. Create dialogues referring to the past about a given topic. (II, III, IV) 4. Analyze Spanish news program. (III) 5. Compose oral discourse on current events relating to Latin America and the United States. (III) 6. Converse in Spanish about topics of personal interest. (III) 7. Read and analyze articles from Spanish newspapers. (III, V) 8. Narrate various personal events in Spanish using the preterit and imperfect tenses. (IV) 9. Use the passive voice. (IV) 10. Use past and the present subjunctive verb forms. (IV) 11. Use the perfect verb forms in the indicative mode. (IV) 12. Use the progressive verb forms in the indicative mode. (IV) 13. Identify idiomatic differences in Spanish usage from one region to another in the Hispanic world. (VI) 14. Identify regional accents and verb forms. (VII)
MCCCD Official Course Competencies must be coordinated with the content outline so that each major point in the outline serves one or more competencies. MCCCD faculty retains authority in determining the pedagogical approach, methodology, content sequencing, and assessment metrics for student work. Please see individual course syllabi for additional information, including specific course requirements.

MCCCD Official Course Outline
I. Pronunciation A. Intonation B. Stress II. Syntax A. Sentences B. Questions III. Oral Participation A. Topics for conversation 1. Personal interest and hobbies 2. Current events 3. News programs 4. Personal events in the past B. Creation of original dialogues IV. Verbs A. Compound tenses in the indicative mode B. Progressive forms in indicative mode C. Preterit and imperfect D. Subjunctive, both present and past E. Passive voice V. Reading Skills VI. Regional Variation A. Accents B. Verb forms C. Idiomatic expressions VII. Listening Skills

MCCCD Governing Board Approval Date: 4/26/1994

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