SPANISH 319

Advanced Spanish 1

Please note: this is archived course information from 2020 for SPANISH 319.

Description

This course expands the language skills obtained in SPANISH 200-201 with extensive practice in advanced grammar, idiomatic expression, speaking, reading and writing in relation to cultural and contemporary topics.

There are 3 class hours per week, all including oral practice, which are designed to supplement and reinforce one another. The coursework includes off-class regular group discussions and writing assignments, watching video documentaries and fictional series in Spanish, and popular songs from the course website. A group multimedia project on contemporary cultural topics in Spanish is also required.

Assessment

Coursework only

Availability 2020

Semester 1

Lecturer(s)

Lecturer(s) Associate Professor Eduardo Piñeros

Reading/Texts

Nuevo Ven 3 (Madrid: Edelsa, 2009), including: Libro del alumno, Libro de ejercicios, CD.

Spanish-English dictionary (any good pocket edition)

Electronic reading packet will also be provided.

Recommended Reading

Schaum’s Outline of Spanish Grammar (New York: McGraw-Hill, 1999 or later), available in the short loan library.

Assessment

Coursework only

Points

SPANISH 319: 15 points

Prerequisites

SPANISH 201 or 278

Restrictions

SPANISH 300, 377