Course Description
This course is a continuation of SPAN 1514 with introduction of the preterite and subjunctive verbs along with emphasis on reading. A research project and oral presentation will be required.
Prerequisite(s)
SPAN 1514 - Must be completed prior to taking this course.
At the end of this course, students will be able to:
- Recognize and differentiate the Spanish sounds, words, and idiomatic expressions
- Handle conversations on everyday subjects in the Spanish language.
- Write journals and short story in the past in Spanish.
- Read and comprehend Spanish texts.
- Understand various aspects of Spanish culture and community
Topical Outline
1. Indirect Object Pronouns. Expressing likes and dislikes. Talking about the past Part 1.
2. Talking about the past part 2: Irregular Preterites. Part 3: Preterit of stem changing verbs. Double Object Pronouns.
3. Talking about the past part 4. Descriptions and habitual actions in the past. Imperfect of regular and irregular verbs. Interrogative words. Superlatives
4. Talking about the past part 5: Preterit and Imperfect together. Relative pronouns and reciprocal actions
5. Influencing others. Tu (informal) command forms. Present subjunctive introduction Part 1. Expressing desires and requests , subjunctive part 2
6. Use of subjunctive part 3, expressing feelings, Ojalá, part 4 : expressing uncertainty, part 5 expressing doubt and denial
7. Expressing unplanned and unexpected events, por vs para, past participles used as adjectives, and present perfect forms
8. Talking about future and conditional forms
2. Talking about the past part 2: Irregular Preterites. Part 3: Preterit of stem changing verbs. Double Object Pronouns.
3. Talking about the past part 4. Descriptions and habitual actions in the past. Imperfect of regular and irregular verbs. Interrogative words. Superlatives
4. Talking about the past part 5: Preterit and Imperfect together. Relative pronouns and reciprocal actions
5. Influencing others. Tu (informal) command forms. Present subjunctive introduction Part 1. Expressing desires and requests , subjunctive part 2
6. Use of subjunctive part 3, expressing feelings, Ojalá, part 4 : expressing uncertainty, part 5 expressing doubt and denial
7. Expressing unplanned and unexpected events, por vs para, past participles used as adjectives, and present perfect forms
8. Talking about future and conditional forms