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%)
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