Immersion Spanish: Elementary Spanish I

Immersion Spanish: Elementary Spanish I is an Interdisciplinary Arts class taught by Caroline Gear and E. Pajares.

This course satisfies Division I requirements.

Course Description
This course is designed for students with no background in Spanish and covers the same material in a regular semester course. This is an intensive course and meets 9:15-6:30 Monday-Friday including lunch and dinner with classmates and instructors in SAGA. This class is taught almost entirely in Spanish. Students are introduced to basic grammatical structures (including past, present, and future tenses) and by the end of the semester are able to communicate in verbal and written forms about personal information, daily activities, future plans, and past experiences. This class focuses on speaking and using Spanish with a strong cultural component. Attendance and classroom participation counting for 50 percent of the requirement for credit. Topics of study are based on assignments from the course textbook, Aventuras, current and global events, and the students' experiences.

All Spanish classes are taught by faculty from the International Language Institute in Northampton (www.ili.edu). All classes will meet January 4th at 9:15 in the East Lecture Hall. For more information regarding placement, please contact Caroline Gear, Director of Programs, caroline@ili.edu.

Learning Goals

 * Expressive
 * Presenting