ACC 090 Beginner Spanish

Content

The aim of this course is to teach the student the grammar, the communicative strategies and the basic vocabulary that will allow her / him to handle successfully basic daily life situations in Spain and in any Latino-American country.  That’s why s/he will be taught a neutral Spanish that will allow her / him to communicate with any Spanish speaking person. The student will also be taught the most important cultural and social differences in order that s/he avoids the most common cultural and linguistic mistakes that beginners tend to make. The course is held in Spanish although English is allowed occasionally.

The exit level corresponds to A1 according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEF).

Instructor

Beatriz Arlanzón-Colindres, M.A., D.E.A.

Period

Fall / 2011

Course Material

• Corpas, J. et al. (2005), Aula Internacional 1, Libro del alumno (con CD), Barcelona: Difusión.
• Martín Peris et al. (2006) Gente 1 Nueva edición. Libro de trabajo 1 (con CD), Barcelona: Difusión.
• Miñano, J. (2007) Practica tu español. Practica la conjugación, Madrid: SGEL.
• Diccionario Collins: Español-inglés, inglés-español, Barcelona: Grijalbo. It is also published by Harper Collins Publishers (Glasgow / New York) Latest edition.

Additional Prerequisites

Students should be absolute beginners. Those students who have already studied the language, or who have some knowledge of it (e.g. “false beginners”), must take an entrance test in order to establish their level and to decide which Spanish course is the best for them. 

Required for

This course is required in order to take the following course:

• ACC 190 Elementary Spanish