Introductory Spanish 1

3 cr · Undergraduate

(Lab required) This course is designed for students with very limited or no previous knowledge of Spanish. It provides an introductory study of essential grammatical structures and vocabulary that emphasizes the development of communications skills in listening, speaking, reading and writing. Various aspects of the societies and cultures of the Spanish-speaking world will to be studied. Upon successful completion, students will have achieved proficiency equivalent to Level A1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. The course is not open to students who have taken Senior 4 Spanish, students with native or near-native proficiency. Students with a proficiency level beyond this course will be directed to a higher-level course. It is not open to students who have previously obtained credit in any of: SPAN 1262 , SPAN 1263 , SPAN 1272 , SPAN 1273 , SPAN 1280 , SPAN 1290 , the former SPAN 1260, the former SPAN 1261, the former SPAN 1270, or the former SPAN 1271. May not be held with any of: SPAN 1171 , SPAN 1191 , the former SPAN 1180, the former SPAN 1181, or the former SPAN 1190.