Spanish Language - Intermediate I

Spanish courses for Intermediate I
SP201 Intermediate Spanish in Context I
This class focuses on the usage of Spanish at the intermediate level. Students learn with specific tasks the conjugation of present tenses of regular and irregular verbs. The main focus is on the strategies needed for the narration: usage of appropriate connectors and all past tenses (preterite, imperfect, present perfect, and pluperfect indicative). They write weekly on a personal diary explaining the intercultural experiences lived in Spain. To improve their oral skill they prepare 2 presentations in class about cultural topics. Credits: 4
SP250 Intensive Intermediate Spanish in Context I-II
This accelerated course combines SP 201 and SP 202 in one term. There will be a review of fundamental and special grammatical points, reading and analysis of more complex texts, and aural/oral exercises based on everyday situations and practice narrating a paragraph in the past, present and future. Additional focus will be placed on writing exercises dealing with prose texts, news articles, daily life and culture. Credits: 7