Prerequisite: Spanish Conversation Level 1

Overall Goals:

• Help the students, who can only deal with simple situations (like introducing themselves and others, ordering food in a restaurant, asking for directions or making a complaint), to communicate effectively in various everyday situations.
• Develop students’ receptive and productive skills to help them communicate fluently and accurately in familiar and unfamiliar situations in both personal and professional contexts.

Intended Learning Outcomes:

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

• Carry on a simple conversation in Spanish with confidence

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:

• Headphones and an external microphone
• High-speed stable internet connection
• Access to a computer with a minimum of Windows 7 or Mac G5
• 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.