Prerequisite: None

Overall Goals:

1. Introduce the students, who have basic or no prior knowledge of Spanish, to the basic vocabulary, grammatical rules, and functions necessary for discussing familiar topics like introducing people, talking about their family, and favourite sports, etc.
2. Provide students with various communicative activities for developing their listening, speaking and reading skills, and thus, enable them to function effectively in simple everyday situations.

Intended Learning Outcomes:

By the end of this course, students will be able to:

• Carry on a simple conversation in Spanish

Methodology:

• Vocabulary activities
• Modelling and practising short conversations
• Pair and group activities
• Pronunciation activities
• Listening activities (listening for gist and for specific information)
• Reading activities (skimming and scanning tasks)
• Grammar activities and games

Required Material:

• Book:

E-Book

Title: Encuentros ¡El español para tí! Libro de aprendizaje 1 (2.a edición) – (For Levels 1 & 2) ISBN: 216397 (Web 2 years)

Author : Norma Emma López Alvarado

Price : Approximately $ 19.51

Available at : Les Éditions CEC

OR
Hardcover Book

Title : Encuentros Cahier d’apprentissage 1, 2e Éd., version papier + Accès étudiants – (For Levels 1 & 2) ISBN: 978-2761789424 Web 2 ans

Author : Norma Emma López Alvarado

Price : Approximately $ 27.95

Available at : Dawson’s Bookstore

***Students may choose to purchase either an e-book or a hardcover book, not both.

***Purchase should only be made after the first class.