Overview

Description

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

Follows SPAN 100. Continues introduction to Spanish for students who have developed the necessary foundations from SPAN 100. Emphasis is on oral skills and grammar while continuing to develop reading and writing proficiency. Practical and situational materials are employed to underline the ties between language and culture. By the end of the term, students will be able to communicate in Spanish using a wide range of grammatical structures and vocabulary. (A2 level of CEFR) Students with credit for SPAN 103 may not take this course for further credit.

COURSE DETAILS:

PLEASE NOTE: RESERVED SEATS WITH REMOTE INSTRUCTION.

All seats in D700 are reserved for students approved by Student Services as part of the REMOTE priority group (international students who may not be able to return to Canada, Indigenous students who may not be able to leave their communities, and students who meet the criteria in Accessibility for Students with Disabilities Policy GP 26). All questions regarding such reserves should be directed to reginfo@sfu.ca. Reserve restrictions come off on July 26th, 2021.

This D700 section is delivery asynchronously with weekly work that students must do in their own time. This class has a D701 tutorial that students must also register for, which meets remotely once a week starting the first week of classes.

COURSE DESCRIPTION

This course is the second half of first year Spanish (A2 level of CEFR). As in Spanish 100, the emphasis continues to be on oral skills and grammar while further developing reading and writing skills.  Spanish 110 covers different tenses (indicative, imperative and subjunctive moods), vocabulary, idiomatic expressions and cultural readings. By the end of the semester students will be able to communicate using a wide range of grammar structures and vocabulary.

This course is a “flipped classroom course” in that a major part of student learning and work takes place outside of the physical classroom. The following briefly details the two major components: online and in-class Lab activities.

1. Independent learning & communicative online activities. Students are responsible for exploring, learning and practicing key concepts (grammar and vocabulary) assigned in each lesson. There are vocabulary, grammar, writing and communicative activities assigned for each lesson. These activities are both graded and credit/no credit.
2. TUT-sessions. In class students practice communicative activities, are exposed to native speaking, build their speaking skills and improve their confidence in using the language. A brief time is also dedicated to quickly review pronunciation and grammatical concepts when needed. Classroom meetings work as workshops in which students will have the opportunity to use the language in meaningful activities and interactions.

* Students should also expect to spend approximately six to eight weekly hours working on online activities and tutorials.

TUT-sessions:

REMOTE: Section D701-TUT lab sessions will be held remotely two hours once per week using the Zoom online meeting platform. They will use the same Zoom room each week. Connection information, including the meeting URL, will be posted in Canvas. Office hours will be also held virtually (in Zoom) and on campus. Students wishing to take Span 110 remotely must therefore register in sections D700-OLC and D701-TUT.

STUDENT SUITABILITY FOR THIS COURSE: If you are unsure about your language level, please contact the Course Chair to arrange a language evalaution: mayoharp@sfu.ca

Grading

Materials

REQUIRED READING: