(Recorded Course) Spanish I, Part Two (First Year Spanish) with Irma Luz Schmitt

Continue learning Beginning Spanish with grammar, vocabulary, and pronunciation in this formal language course that includes extra recorded lectures for additional learning.

Instructor: Irma Luz M. Schmitt, MA

Course Description:  This is part two of an introductory course to the Spanish language and covers the basics of Spanish as a second language. In this course the student will learn the meaning, pronunciation, and spelling of common vocabulary and basic Spanish grammar.  This course covers the basics of Spanish as a Second Language.

This course teaches the students the present tense usage and conjugation of irregular verbs such as ir, venir, tener, hacer, stem-changing verbs, and the present progressive. The student continues to write conversations that integrate the usage of verbs in the present tense. By the end of the Part Two Semester, the students will be able to read and answer questions about simple paragraphs in Spanish and answer questions about them.

Course Outline:

  • Week 1 - Verb Hacer

  • Week 2 - Present Progressive

  • Week 3 - Ser vs. Estar

  • Week 4 - Verb Tener

  • Week 5 - Possessive Adjectives

  • Week 6 - Verb Ir

  • Week 7 - Verb Venir

  • Week 8 - Verb Querer and stem-changing e-ie verbs

  • Week 9 - Verb Pedir and stem-changing e-i verbs

  • Week 10 - Verb Poder and stem-changing o-ue verbs

  • Week 11 - Jugar vs. Tocar

  • Week 12 - General Review before Final Exam

Course Materials: Spanish Middle / High School (Skills for Success), ISBN 088724758X (http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/088724758X/).

Homework: Through repetition and memorization of common phrases as well as by watching videos and PowerPoint presentations, listening to audios, completing workbook pages and completing any other assignments posted on Moodle, the student will learn and practice new vocabulary and basic grammar.

During the week prior to each class, the student will be required to watch a video of Spanish grammar and complete a quiz. During the live class, students will interact with the teacher and each other to practice what they learned in the video and have the opportunity to ask questions.

Every other week, the students will be asked to watch a video of Spanish pronunciation. They will learn and practice how to pronounce a specific sound in Spanish in each class and will be asked to practice a list of words and record them. During the next live class, the pronunciation of these words will be reviewed.

Students should assign at least one hour every day to practice their Spanish.