Undergraduate Course Synopses

Pre-requisite:

Students who have taken Spanish 131 or have been placed into Spanish 132 will receive credit for taking this course.

Course Objectives:

This course aims to help students acquire communication skills in both oral and written Spanish through the interpersonal, interpretive, and presentational modes. Upon successful completion of this course, you should be able to:

1. COMPREHEND spoken Spanish with sufficient ability to grasp the main idea and some supporting details in extended conversations, both spontaneous and taped, that relate to daily life and represent authentic situations.
2. SPEAK Spanish well enough to have short conversations with native speakers about topics such as describing activities and events in the past, giving commands, giving advice and recommendations, expressing emotions and feelings, providing or obtaining specific information, as well as being able to talk about customs, pastimes, health, and quality of life.
3. READ AND UNDERSTAND selections of texts taken from a variety of genres about different topics related to the Spanish-speaking world
4. WRITE essays that vary in length (no more than 2 pages) on topics that relate to personal situations and experiences as well as more general topics that deal with world events and situations that occur in daily life.

Note:

Synopses are intended to give students a general overview of the courses. Instructors will provide students with additional course-specific information , including attendance/make-up policies, assignment/test scheduling and instructor contact information in the syllabus to be distributed the first day of classes. Textbooks for courses are subject to change. Please speak with or email your instructor for textbook information before purchasing.

Required course materials:

• Book & the Connect Access Code: PUNTO Y APARTE By FOERSTER AND LAMBRICHT Edition 5TH 2015 Publisher: MCGRAW HILL ISBN: 9781308232577. And the accompanying Connect web-site access code.
• Sakai’s Spanish course page; https://sakai.rutgers.edu/portal
• A good bilingual dictionary such as The University of Chicago Spanish Dictionary , Oxford New Spanish Dictionary or Harper Collins Spanish Dictionary

Grade Evaluation:

**Please note that this course includes 2 hourly exams, and a final exam, all scheduled according to University regulations. The course adheres to a strict attendance policy (details on full syllabus).