2024-2025 Yavapai College Catalog
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SPA 201 - Intermediate Spanish I SPA 2201. Description: Development of speaking, writing, listening, and reading proficiency in Spanish at the novice high level. Culture of the Spanishspeaking world.
Prerequisites: SPA 102 or placement exam.
General Education Competency: Diversity
Credits: 4 Lecture: 4 Lab: 0
Course Content:
- Descriptions of objects, places, people, and events on topics of a subjective nature (e.g., technology, politics, personal relationships, the environment)
- Preterit tense
- Imperfect tense
- Subjunctive versus indicative mood in noun, adjectival, and adverbial clauses
- Commands
- Future tense
- Present subjunctive
- Present perfect indicative
- Present perfect subjunctive
- The writing process in Spanish
- Description of cultural norms, values, beliefs, and regional variations of areas where Spanish is spoken/used
- Historical events and figures as well as literary works from the Spanish-speaking world
Learning Outcomes:
- Describe objects, places, and people with a moderate amount of creativity and improvisation on topics of a subjective nature (e.g., technology, politics, personal relationships, the environment). (1, AH3)
- Narrate a series of events with a moderate amount of elaboration. (1-9, AH3)
- Maintain (i.e., initiate, respond, and contribute to) simple face-to-face conversations with a somewhat sympathetic speaker (or equivalent) with some spontaneity. (1-9, AH3)
- Hypothesize about the future (e.g., I will be there.) and express contingent events (e.g., When she finishes the exam, we can leave.). (4,6,7, AH3)
- Express situations of volition and doubt with some elaboration (e.g., My sister wants me to move to Tucson., I doubt that you can cook tamales., Leave!). (4,6, AH3)
- Emotionally react to facts with some elaboration (e.g., It's sad that your brother is sick.). (4,6, AH3)
- Employ the writing process (e.g., organizing thought, composing, revising, peer review, proofreading) in Spanish. (10, AH4,AH5)
- Describe cultural norms, values, beliefs, and regional variations of areas where Spanish is spoken/used. (11, AH4, AH5, ERG,GIH)
- Analyze key historical figures and events of the Spanish-speaking world. (12, AH1,AH2,ERG,GIH)
- Evaluate key literay works from Hispanic authors. (12, AH1,AH2,AH6,ERG,GIH)
- Recognize literary movements unique to Latin-American writers. (GIH)
Required Assessment:
- An impromptu oral (i.e., speaking) exam, interview, or presentation
- An aural (i.e., listening) exam or demonstration
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