SPAN 101: Elementary Spanish I

SPAN 101-K01: Elementary Spanish I
(Fall 2025)

03:00 PM to 04:15 PM TR

Mason Korea (119 Songdomunhwa-ro, Yeonsu-gu, Incheon, Korea) G206

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Section Information for Fall 2025

This course is a 3-credit semester program for beginning students of Spanish with no previous knowledge of the language. The course focuses on developing the four basic skills in language necessary to communicate with native Spanish speakers―listening, speaking, reading, and writing. It also includes essential vocabulary and elementary grammar for oral and written communication, exploring aspects of Spanish and Latin American culture and society. In addition, “youtube” videos, games, music and listening files will be used to enhance development of communication skills.
The course objetives are:
• Understand basic information from Spanish speakers and simple conversations.
• Use the vocabulary and expressions learnt in class together with basic grammatical structures to write short essays on personal information and daily life (introducing people and family, describing the neighborhood, explaining our daily routine).
• Be able to use the present tense (regular and irregular verbs) and conjugate the different verbs in the right form.
• Participate and interact in basic communicative exchanges, answering and asking questions, making statements, formulating commands, expressing preferences. 
• Understand different aspects of Spain and Latin America culture and society. 
• Discover the festivals, traditions, daily life, food and monuments of the Spanish speaking countries. 

Course Information from the University Catalog

Credits: 3

For students with no knowledge of Spanish. Introduction to Spanish, including elements of grammar, vocabulary, oral skills, listening comprehension, and reading. Notes: Students may not receive credit for SPAN 101 and SPAN 110. Offered by Modern & Classical Languages. Limited to three attempts. Equivalent to SPAN 110.
Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.
Additional Course Details: Taught in Spanish

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