SPAN 1010 – First Year Spanish I (3) NOVICE
Introductory course assuming no significant previous experience with the language. Beginners and students with less than two years of high school language should register for this class. Emphasis on everyday conversation and exposure to cultural perspectives.
WSU Catalog, 2010-11
The entry proficiency is presumed to be Novice Low or Novice Mid.
The ending proficiency expectation is Novice Mid.
TEXT SPAN 1010 uses chapters 1 through 5 in: Dorwick, T. et al. (2012). Puntos de partida (9th Ed.). Boston: McGraw-Hill.
Connect Plus Spanish to accompany Puntos de partida.
At the university, SPAN 1010 meets for approximately
45 hours. Each student is expected to have his or her own book and to complete workbook and lab manual assignments, generally outside of class. This implies a homework load of at least 1 or 2 hours for every hour spent in class. The total hour requirement for SPAN
1010 is 90 to 140 hours.
GENERAL PROFICIENCY PROGRESS INDICATORS
At the end of SPAN 1010 students should be able to
Recognize and understand commonly used words, phrases and expressions.
Use visual and contextual clues to assist in comprehension.
Sometimes recognize previously learned material when presented in new context.
WRITING SPEAKING BENCHMARKS
Successful students will be able to:
Copy or transcribe familiar words or phrases, and reproduce a modest number of isolated words and phrases in context.
Supply limited information on simple forms and documents, and other basic biographical information, such as names, numbers, and
nationality.
Exhibit accuracy when writing on well-practiced, familiar topics using limited formulaic language, but will exhibit a marked decrease in accuracy with less familiar topics. Errors in spelling or in the representation of symbols may be frequent.
ASSESSMENT
Students completing SPAN 1010 will be required to: Participate actively in the course throughout the
term.
Complete at least two oral interviews, one at midterm and the other near the end of the course.
Provide samples of spontaneous written work (see text types below)
TOPICS
Greetings
School: the classroom, subjects studied, times, places, professors, etc.
Family: relatives, ages, descriptions Shopping: clothing, prices, types of stores, materials, colors and styles
Animals: names of common ones, sizes, colors and simple descriptions, where they live, what they eat
Home: parts of the house and what we do there, objects in a home, describing where things are
Routine: what we do, when we do it, our likes and dislikes
TEXT TYPES (spoken or written) Signs (traffic, commercial) Lists of words and phrases Schedules
Simple notes and messages Instructions/Directions Simple descriptions
FUNCTIONS
Greetings
Understanding and using numbers Telling time and using a calendar Describing people and things Telling where things are
Telling when you do things Making simple comparisons Speaking in the present
Simple reference (understanding of object pronouns and a personal)
Simple commands
SPAN 1020 – First Year Spanish II (3) NOVICE
Continuation of 1010. Basic language skills including listening, speaking, reading, writing and culture.
WSU Catalog, 2010-11
The entry proficiency is presumed to be Novice Mid. The ending proficiency expectation is Novice High.
TEXT SPAN 1020 uses chapters 6 through 10 in: Dorwick, T. et al. (2012). Puntos de partida (9th Ed.). Boston: McGraw-Hill.
Connect Plus Spanish to accompany Puntos de partida.
At the university, SPAN 1020 meets for approximately
45 hours. Each student is expected to have his or her own book and to complete workbook and lab manual assignments, generally outside of class. This implies a homework load of at least 1 or 2 hours for every hour spent in class. The total hour requirement for SPAN
1010 is 90 to 140 hours.
GENERAL PROFICIENCY PROGRESS INDICATORS
At the end of SPAN 1020 students should be able to
Recognize and understand commonly used words, phrases and expressions.
Use visual and contextual clues to assist in comprehension.
Sometimes recognize previously learned material when presented in new context.
WRITING SPEAKING BENCHMARKS
Successful students will be able to:
Meet limited basic practical writing needs using lists, short messages, postcards, and simple notes – relying mainly on practiced material.
Recombine learned vocabulary and structures to create simple non-formulaic sentences on very familiar topics, but may only partially communicate what is intended due to errors in grammar, word choice, punctuation, and spelling.
ASSESSMENT
Students completing SPAN 1020 will be required to: Participate actively in the course throughout the
term.
Complete at least two oral interviews, one at midterm and the other near the end of the course.
Provide samples of spontaneous written work as well as practiced or guided written work (see text types below)
TOPICS
All of the topics from SPAN 1010, plus
Seasons and weather: climate, countries
Food: types of food, meals, restaurants, fiestas Travel and vacations: transportation, planning, activities (camping, flying, driving, eating out, making reservations, etc.)
Holidays and fiestas: major festivals in USA and Spanish speaking world, activities related to them, parties
Free time and leisure: pastimes, household chores, sports
TEXT TYPES (spoken or written) Brochures/Advertisements Maps
Simple rhymes
Notes and messages Instructions/Directions Schedules
Simple descriptions
Brief and familiar narratives
FUNCTIONS
All of the functions for SPAN 1010, plus Read and understand simple advertizing Commands with object and personal pronouns Expressing likes and dislikes
Begin talking about the past in personal situations
o Describing how things were or used to be o Relating simple experiences in the past Making comparisons
Asking simple questions
SPAN 2010 – Second Year Spanish I (3) NOVICE HIGH
Continuation of 1020. Assumes completion of first-year or equivalent experience. Students learn to understand and express ideas about their community and the world. Includes listening, speaking, reading, writing and culture.
WSU Catalog, 2010-11
The entry proficiency is presumed to be Novice High. The ending proficiency expectation is also Novice High.
TEXT SPAN 2010 uses chapters 11 through 15 in: Dorwick, T. et al. (2012). Puntos de partida (9th Ed.). Boston: McGraw-Hill.
Connect Spanish to accompany Puntos de partida.
At the university, SPAN 2010 meets for approximately 45 hours. Each student is expected to have his or her own book and to complete workbook and lab manual assignments, generally outside of class. This implies a homework load of at least 1 or 2 hours for every hour spent in class. The total hour requirement for SPAN 2010 is 90 to 140 hours.
GENERAL PROFICIENCY PROGRESS INDICATORS
At the end of SPAN 2010 students should be able to
Recognize and understand commonly used words, phrases and expressions.
Use visual and contextual clues to assist in comprehension.
Sometimes recognize previously learned material when presented in new context.
WRITING SPEAKING BENCHMARKS
Successful students will be able to:
Meet limited basic practical writing needs using lists, short messages, postcards, and simple notes – relying mainly on practiced material.
Recombine learned vocabulary and structures to
create simple non-formulaic sentences on very familiar
topics, but may only partially communicate what is intended due to errors in grammar, word choice, punctuation, and spelling.
ASSESSMENT
Students completing SPAN 2010 will be required to: Participate actively in the course throughout the term. Complete at least two oral interviews, one at midterm and the other near the end of the course.
Provide samples of spontaneous written work as well as practiced or guided written work (see text types below)
TOPICS
All of the topics from SPAN 1010 and 1020, plus Health: illnesses, the doctor and the hospital or clinic, drugs, instructions
Modern life: being a student, pressures on time, accidents, planning for the future
Quality of life: technology, housing, benefits and options, expressing desires and hopes
Arts and entertainment: music, painting, sculpture, theater and dance, some architectural terms, some famous painters, authors and composers
Nature and the environment: basic geography, regions and agricultural products, cars and driving, use of resources and conservation
TEXT TYPES (spoken or written) Brochures/Advertisements Maps
Simple rhymes
Notes and messages Instructions/Directions Schedules
Basic descriptions
Familiar or simple narratives
FUNCTIONS
All of the functions for SPAN 1010 and 1020, plus
Basic math, counting and ordinal numbers Read and understand simple explanations and arguments
Talk about the future; plans and events
Express what you "would do" or "might do" in certain situations.
Begin talking about the past in personal situations
o Describing how things were or used to be o Relating simple experiences in the past Expressing feelings and attitudes
Expressing doubt and uncertainly Giving and receiving commands Making comparisons
Asking simple questions
SPAN HU 2020 – Second Year Spanish II (3) NOVICE HIGH
Continuation of 2010. The learning and application of strategies for acquiring a foreign language. Students also learn how cultural products and practices reflect a culture's attitudes, values, ideas and meaning. The process of language acquisition and the seeking of cross-cultural understanding provides insights into the commonalities of how the human family learns, thinks and communicates.
WSU Catalog, 2010-11
The entry proficiency is presumed to be Novice High. The ending proficiency expectation is also Intermediate Low.
TEXT SPAN 2020 uses chapters 16 through 18 in: Knorre, M. et al. (2009). Puntos de partida (8th Ed.). Boston: McGraw-Hill.
On-line Workbook and On-line Lab Manual to accompany Puntos de partida.
At the university, SPAN 2020 meets for approximately 45 hours. Each student is expected to have his or her own book and to complete workbook and lab manual assignments, generally outside of class. This implies a homework load of at least 1 or 2 hours for every hour spent in class. The total hour requirement for SPAN 2020 is 90 to 140 hours.
GENERAL PROFICIENCY PROGRESS INDICATORS At the end of SPAN 2020 students should be able to Recognize and understand an increasingly broad range of commonly used words, phrases
and expressions.
Recognize previously learned material, even in unfamiliar contexts.
Identify main ideas and some specific information on a limited number of topics found in the products of the target culture such as those presented on TV, radio and print media.
Comprehension may be uneven.
Use background knowledge and contextual clues to supply the meaning of unfamiliar material and to anticipate story direction in highly predictable texts.
WRITING SPEAKING BENCHMARKS
Successful students will be able to:
Formulate non-formulaic sentences based on familiar material. Most sentences are recombinations of learned vocabulary and structures
Create short and simple sentences, written mostly in present time with occasional use of past or future time.
Use vocabulary that is limited to common objects and routine activities, and topics are limited to highly predictable content areas and personal information.
ASSESSMENT
Students completing SPAN HU 2020 will be required to: Participate actively in the course throughout the term. Complete at least two oral interviews, one at midterm and the other near the end of the course.
Provide samples of spontaneous written work as well as practiced or guided written work (see text types
below)
TOPICS
All of the topics from SPAN 1010, 1020, and 2010, plus:
Social life and emotions: relationships in family and work, the cycle of life (age, youth, disease, death, celebrations and milestones)
Work and professions: finance, the global Hispanic world
The modern world: government and civic responsibility, reading the news
Life abroad: places and things, travel, shopping abroad
TEXT TYPES (spoken or written) Letters Postcards Invitations Announcements Simple narratives
Aphorisms and proverbs
Instructions/Directions
Descriptions of persons, places and things
FUNCTIONS
All of the functions for SPAN 1010, 1020 and 2010, plus:
Asking questions
Talking about the future
Expressing possibilities, making hypotheses, stating opinions.