FLS 241 - Intermediate Spanish I
Course Department: Humanities
Last Date of Approval: Spring 2021
4 Credits
Total Lecture Hours: 60
Total Lab Hours: 0
Total Clinical Hours: 0
Total Work-Based Experience Hours: 0
Course Description:
This course reviews the basic elements of the Spanish language. There is intensive practice in oral and listening comprehension by using different resources in structural manner. Authentic Spanish language texts, films, and videos serve as the basis for the functional study of grammar and the acquisition of a broader vocabulary. Cultural topics are presented throughout the term. This class will help the student to be prepared for a diverse workforce as well.
Prerequisites: FLS 142 - Elementary Spanish II or 2 years of high school Spanish or its equivalent.
Mode(s) of Instruction: traditional/face-to-face, virtual, and/or online
Credit for Prior Learning: This course offers an opportunity for students to earn Credit for Prior Learning for skills that they have brought with them to Iowa Central. For more information, please ask the instructor and see the Iowa Central Community College catalog.
Course Fees: None
Common Course Assessment(s): None
Student Learning Outcomes and Objectives:
Student Learning Outcomes
1. Express correctly ideas both written and oral communication in Spanish.
2. Use appropriate reading techniques to explore authentic material in the target language Spanish.
3. Apply the new vocabulary in both written and oral communication in Spanish.
4. Demonstrate a growing awareness of the influence of traditions and culture on a Hispanic population.
Course Objectives
Unit 11: La tecnología
11.1 Home electronics
11.2 Computers and internet
11.3 The car and its accessories
11.4 Familiar commands
11.5 Por and para
11.6 Reciprocal reflexives
11.7 Stressed possessive adjective and pronouns
11.8 Cultura: Las redes sociales
11.9 Los mensajes de texto
11.10 Argentina
Unit 12: La Vivienda
12.1 Parts of the house
12.2 Household chores
12.3 Table settings
12.4 Relative pronouns
12.5 Formal (usted/ustedes) commands
12.6 The present subjunctive
12.7 Subjunctive with verbs of will and influence
12.8 El patio central
12.9 Las islas flotantes del lago Titicaca
12.10 Panamá
Unit 13: La naturaleza
13.1 The environment
13.2 Recycling and conservation
13.3 The subjunctive with verbs of emotion
13.4 The subjunctive with doubt, disbelieve, and denial
13.5 The subjunctive with conjunctions
13.6 Cultura: ! Los Andes se mueven!
13.7 La Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta
13.8 Colombia
Unit 14: En la ciudad
14.1 City Life
14.2 Daily chores
14.3 Money and banking
14.4 At the past office
14.5 The subjunctive in adjective clauses
14.6 Nosotros/as commands
14.7 Past participles used as adjectives
14.8 Cultura: Pasando en metro
14.9 Luis Barragán: arquitectura y emoción
14.10 Venezuela
Unit 15: El bienestar
15.1 Health and well-being
15.2 Exercise and physical activity
15.3 Nutrition
15.4 The present perfect
15.5 The past perfect
15.6 The present perfect subjunctive
15.7 Cultura: Spas naturales
15.8 La quinoa
15.9 Bolivia
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