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

Intermediate

This course is designed for students who have completed or tested out of a minimum of two semesters (or three quarters) of college-level Spanish. However, students must take a placement exam to determine the course level into which they will be able to enroll.

Course Objectives
1. Listening Comprehension
At the end of this course, the student should be able to comprehend stated information
that refers to the following:
-material needs and social relations of everyday life
-information over personal experiences
-physical sensations and feelings
-personal opinions
2. Oral Expression
At the end of this course, the student should be able to express themselves regarding
the following topics:
-needs, social relations, everyday life and daily routines
-personal experiences
-physical sensations and state of well-being
-opinions and feelings
Topics to be discussed:
1. Spanish and Latin American society: familial relations, neighbors, professional
relationships, friendship, actions toward strangers.
-Greet and say good-by. â€"Present someone and be able to respond when oneself is
presented. â€"Ask for forgiveness. â€"Give thanks. â€"Compare Spanish customs with those
of Latin America and other countries.
2. Living environment: home, neighborhood, city.
-Express and ask for opinions over something. â€"Justify and argue an opnion. â€"Express
value.
3. Rural and Urban spaces. The climate.
-Compare life in a rural setting with that of city life. â€"Express understanding and
ignorance of. â€"Express and ask for preferences. Talk about weather.
4. Means of transportation. Public transportation in Spain.
Describe places and objects. Compare Spanish transportation systems with those of
other Spanish-speaking countries. Express and ask for opinions over something.
5. Everyday life: Public and family schedules
Refer to daily actions in the present and past. Compare Spanish customs with those of
other countries. Discuss future plans.
6. Shopping and business.
Express and ask for likes, preferences, and needs. Give instructions to others.
7. Leisure time: Distractions and entertainment.
-Compare leisure in Spain and Latin America with other countries. â€"Invite someone to
something. -Accept and decline invitations.
8. Sports.
-Compare sports popular in Spain with those of other countries.

9. Health and illness. Traditional and alternative medicine.
-Express and ask about physical sensations and pain. -Express worry and
preoccupation. -Express and ask for opinions over different types of medicine.
10. Holidays and celebrations in Spain and in other countries.
11. Political and administrative organization of Spain and other countries.
-Political parties. â€"Discuss information that is known and ask for clarification or more
information.
12. Public and private health.
-Compare public and private healthcare in Spain with that of other countries.
13. The education system in Spain and Latin America.
-Express permission, obligation, and possibility. â€"Be able to ask and research for
information regarding the education system.
14. Modern arts. Film, literature and music in Spain and Latin America.
-Ask for and express opinions over subjects. Compare the artistic production of Spain
with Latin America and other countries.
15. Ecology and the environment
Speak in favor of or disagreement to ideas generated by peers. Express values.