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Valparaíso and Viña del Mar

Intensive Spanish Language Program - Fall 3 2008
Spanish Grammar and Conversation I

90
Language Level: Beginning
Placement Exam Required
Spanish Grammar and Conversation I * Required
Language of Instruction: Spanish
Course taken with: International Students
Viña del Mar University (Valparaíso and Viña del Mar, Chile)

Course Description

Hours & Credits

90

Hours of Instruction

6

Semester Credit Units

9

Quarter Credit Units

Prerequisites and Language Level

Note: A placement exam will be required when you arrive on site.

Beginning
There is no language prerequisite for courses at this language level. However, students must take a placement exam to determine the course level into which they will be able to enroll.

Overview

This course further develops the fundamentals of Spanish seen in Spanish I.

General Objective: To enhance communicative skills in Spanish through working with written and oral texts focused on every day Chilean matters. (Oral Section)

To review grammatical concepts that may present problems for students that learn Spanish as a second language through the development of written skills. (Written section)

Specific Objectives ORAL section
To develop reading, listening and speaking skills through current events.
To comprehend different kinds of written and oral texts in Spanish (songs, poetry, clips, movies, etc.)
To analyze cultural differences
To debate on controversial events
To synthesize concepts and ideas
To argue in polemic simulated situations

Contents General review on the general description of Chile.
Chilean people: women, children, workers, family budget, etc.
System of Education
Chilean mythology and Urban Legends
Chilean Slang II
Pinochet Legacy and the Internal Political Crisis
Neighbors ( Peru, Bolivia, Argentina)
Chilean Art and Jet Set
Chilean dietary habits

Specific Objectives Written Section
To apply the use of all tenses in the Indicative Mood
To identify the use of the Present and Imperfect Subjunctive tenses
To develop written skills and apply them in compositions.
To develop their understanding of written and spoken Spanish

Contents Ser v/s Estar
Adjectives (possessive, demonstrative, comparative and superlative)
Direct and Indirect Object Pronouns
Prepositions
Indicative Mood (Present, Preterite, Imperfect, Future, Conditional, and Perfect tenses)
Subjunctive Mood (Present and Imperfect )
Commands
Para v/s por

Evaluation ORAL Section
60% for the first 3 presentations
40% for the final.
Points to be considered:
Contents domain
Fluency
Preparation of the given tasks
Active participation on classes
WRITTEN Section
Tests and Quizzes : 60%
(from which tests are 45% and quizzes 15% )
Final Exam : 40%

RESULTS TOTAL ORAL Section (60%) + TOTAL WRITTEN Section (40%)