Spring 2012

Intermediate Spanish

Listed in: Spanish, as SPAN-120

Formerly listed as: SPAN-03

Faculty

Prospero N. Garcia (Section 03)
Victoria Maillo (Sections 01, 02 and 03)

Description

SPAN 120 is a continuation of SPAN 110. This course is recommended for students who have the equivalent of three or four years of high school Spanish.  This course will expand Spanish language skills with exercises in conversation, oral comprehension and composition, based on cultural and literary readings.

This course teaches students to understand the main points of conversation on familiar matters regularly encountered at work, school, leisure, etc., how to deal with situations that may arise while traveling in a Spanish-speaking country, and how to compose simple connected text on topics which are familiar or of personal interest. Students will learn how to describe experiences, events, dreams, hopes and ambitions and briefly give reasons and explanations for opinions and plans. The class will be conducted entirely in Spanish. Three hours a week with the lecturer, plus one hour with a teaching assistant. This course prepares students for SPAN 130.

Requisite: SPAN 110, Spanish Placement Test or consent of the Language Coordinator. Limited to 15 students per section.  Fall semester: Lecturers Aldea-Agudo and García and Assistants. Spring semester: Lecturers García and Twardy and Assistants.

If Overenrolled: Priority will be given to underclass students.

Cost: $$20.00 ?

SPAN 120 - LEC

Section 01
M 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM MERR 314
W 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM MERR 314
F 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM MERR 314

Section 02
M 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM MERR 314
W 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM MERR 314
F 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM MERR 314

Section 03
M 01:00 PM - 01:50 PM BARR 105
W 01:00 PM - 01:50 PM BARR 105
F 01:00 PM - 01:50 PM BARR 105

SPAN 120F - DIS

Section 01
Tu 08:00 AM - 08:50 AM BARR 105

Section 02
Tu 09:00 AM - 09:50 AM MERR 314

Section 03
Tu 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM BARR 105

Section 04
Tu 01:00 PM - 01:50 PM BARR 105

Section 05
Tu 02:00 PM - 02:50 PM MERR 314

Section 06
Tu 03:30 PM - 04:20 PM CHAP 204

This is preliminary information about books for this course. Please contact your instructor or the Academic Coordinator for the department, before attempting to purchase these books.

Section(s) ISBN Title Publisher Author(s) Comment Book Store Price
1, 2, 3 Prisma B1, Progresa, Libro del alumno Madrid: Edinumen Equipo Prisma Amherst Books TBD
1, 2, 3 Prisma B1, Progresa, Libro de Ejercicios Madrid: Edinumen Equipo Prisma Amherst Books TBD
1, 2, 3 Caperucita en Manhattan Madrid: Siruela, 1998 Martin Gaite, Carmen Amherst Books TBD

These books are available locally at Amherst Books.

Offerings

2024-25: Not offered
Other years: Offered in Fall 2007, Spring 2008, Fall 2008, Spring 2009, Fall 2009, Spring 2010, Fall 2010, Spring 2011, Fall 2011, Spring 2012, Fall 2012, Spring 2013, Fall 2013, Spring 2014, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Spring 2021, Fall 2021, Spring 2022