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Spanish Language, Liberal Arts & Sciences
2007 July 5-Week (2 Course) - Course Description
SPN 102 Basic Spanish II
Host Institution Title: SPN 102 Básico 2 gramática y conversación
CEA Partner Institution: Veritas University
Location: San Jose, Costa RicaPrimary Subject Area: Spanish Language & Literature
Level(s): 100
Instruction in: Spanish
Recommended Semester Credits: 5
Contact Hours: 80
Description
This course is designed for students with a basic knowledge of the language. Complemented by everyday exposure to Costa Rican life, this course emphasizes written exercises, grammatical structures, as well as conversational fluency. Students will continue to increase their vocabulary by participating in various activities including discussions on political and social issues. Basic grammar rules that will taught include: present progressive, gustar/interesar, positive tu and usted commands, and question and exclamatory phrases. Students will be evaluated by participation, assignments, midterm and final exam. The conversation part of this course continues to emphasize conversational Spanish. Extensive use is made of structured oral exercises and projects such as interviewing native Costa Ricans. Corrective phonetics, vocabulary development and oral comprehension are refined.
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