SPANISH 2

SPANISH 2
(WLA5012) 

The Level 2 Spanish course focuses on the development of communicative competence in the Spanish language and understanding of the culture of Spanish speaking people. Students begin to show a greater level of accuracy when using basic language structures, and they are exposed to more complex features of the language. They continue to focus on communicating about their immediate world and daily life activities, read material on familiar topics, and write short, directed compositions. It assumes that the students have successfully completed a Level 1 course and/or are at a Novice-High level of proficiency. The major means of communication between students and instructors will be in the target language.  In addition to classroom communication, students will be expected to utilize the resources of the language laboratory to improve their speaking and listening skills. By the end of Level 2, students will exhibit Novice-High to Intermediate-Low level proficiency in the three modes of communication according to the ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines.