Low Intermediate

Prior to enrolling in courses at this language level, students must have completed or tested out of a minimum of one semester (or two quarters) of college-level Spanish at their home university in the U.S.

Español 300 (C300SI)
Teaching Philosophy
The Universidad Interamericana teaching philosophy is to integrate each of the four skills: reading, writing, listening, and speaking through task-based activities and link them to real-world, contemporary topics in order to provide a global perspective of the Spanish language. In addition, practical life skills and learning strategies are taught in a student-centered, Spanish-only environment.

Course Guidelines
1. This course is taught in Spanish and it is mandatory that students communicate in Spanish in the classroom.
2. Classes start on time. Arriving more than 10 minutes late is equivalent to being tardy. Three tardies equals one absence. Students who arrive more than 30 minutes late are marked absent. A student who accumulates three (3) or more absences fails the course unless he/she makes up the missed classes. A student must attend make-up classes at his/her level or at a higher level. All missed classes must be made up within one week of the missed class. All make ups must be done before the last two classes. All make ups must be done before the last two classes. A professor has the right, but not the obligation to make special arrangements to make up missed time when there is an extraordinary case.
3. Homework assignments and all other assignments must be handed in on the due date.
4. Quizzes and Exams must be taken on the assigned date and will only be made up in case of emergencies. If an emergency occurs, it is the student’s responsibility to communicate with the professor and make arrangements. There is a 13,500 colon charge for make-up tests/activities which require the professor’s presence; said fee may be waived by the academic direction in the case of documented emergencies.
5. The course evaluation consists of a class project (20%), an oral exam (20%), a mid-term exam (25%),
a final exam (25%), and in-class oral grade (10%). Course evaluation may vary. In said cases, students are informed of the variation within the first two class sessions.

Course Description: This course continues to develop on the skills acquired in Español 200 (C200SI), but students begin to work with more advanced communicative goals. This course is appropriate for strong students who have completed two semesters of strong university level Spanish. Material seen in this class is at the B-1 level of the Common European Framework.

Course Goals: General course goals for the four areas of language are listed in the table shown below.

Listening Reading
The student is able to identify both explicit details and inferred meaning in common small talk etc . . . As further evidence of improved functional language, the student can also correctly identify fact and opinion for the purpose of making simple judgments. The student is able to follow most simple written instructions having up to six different steps. The student is also able to appropriately access and use a wide variety of common reference sources as a means of completing personal tasks.
Speaking Writing
The student is able to tell simple stories about everyday activities. He/She can negotiate most simple sales activities with little trouble. Furthermore, the student can also take simple phone messages. The student is able to write both short texts of explanation and brief presentations of future intentions. Additionally, the student is able to effectively complete standard simple forms.

Required Text: En acción 2 student book, units 1-6, enCLAVE ELE, 2005. A different, but similar text may be substituted according to the criteria of the Universidad Interamericana.