SPAN 1110 CCE
Course Credit by Examination
SPAN 1110鈥擡lementary Spanish I
Four Semester Hours
AP 9/18
Prerequisites
University Requisite: Spanish placement level 1110 and WARNING: No credit for this course if taken after the following: SPAN 1120 or 1199 or 2XXX or 3XXX or 4XXX
Course Description
This is the first course of the two-semester, first-year sequence in Spanish. You will learn basic grammar and vocabulary, and develop skills in reading and writing Spanish.
Textbook and Supplies
- Jarvis, A., R. Lebredo and F. Mena-Ayll贸n. 隆Hola, amigos! 8th ed. Boston, MA: Cengage, 2014. [ISBN: 9781133952213]
- Jarvis, A., R. Lebredo and F. Mena-Ayll贸n. 隆Hola, amigos! Student Activities Manual. 8th ed. Boston, MA: Cengage, 2014. [ISBN: 9781133952290]
- Jarvis, A., R. Lebredo and F. Mena-Ayll贸n. 隆Hola, amigos! Student Activities Manual Answer Key. 8th ed. Boston, MA: Cengage, 2014. [ISBN: 9781133952084]
This set includes the text as well as the Student Activities Manual and accompanying answer key. It is recommended that all the material be carefully and thoroughly studied and all the written exercises in both the text and in the manual be completed and checked with the answer keys that are available as listed:
For practice exams in the text鈥攊n Appendix D of the textbook
For all workbook exercises鈥攊n the separate Student Manual Answer Key
Nature of the Examination
The examination covers Lecci贸n 1 through Lecci贸n 7 of the text. You will have three hours to complete the test. The exam is worth a total of 200 points and will consist of six sections.
- Part One: PREGUNTAS. Answering personalized questions. (15 points)
These will be written questions based on the vocabulary and topics of the chapters. In order to practice for this section, you should be sure to complete the questions that are asked in each chapter in the sections 隆Conversemos! and 隆Vamos a practicar!, particularly the personalized questions in the sections Para conocernos mejor that are designed for practice with a partner. - Part Two: VOCABULARIO. Vocabulary (25 points)
This portion may contain any vocabulary item encountered in the chapters covered. You may be asked to complete a sentence with an appropriate word, supply a word that fits a definition, or give a word that means the same as or the opposite of a given word. You may encounter other exercises similar to the exercises in the text and workbook. In order to prepare, be sure to complete the exercises not only in the lessons, but also in the practice tests in the text and in the workbook (including crosswords). - Part Three: GRAM脕TICA. Grammar structures (100 points)
You are responsible for any grammar point covered in the section of the text entitled Puntos para recordar. Be sure that you know the terms used for grammar points, e.g., infinitive or present progressive. (Appendix C in the text is a helpful glossary of grammatical terms.)
Again, studying the material and completing and correcting all exercises in the text, practice tests, and workbook are the best way to prepare for this section.
- Part Four: 驴C脫MO LO DECIMOS? Situations (20 points)
You will be given a number of short situations where you will have to express how to say something in Spanish. These will be similar in format to workbook exercises and the 驴C贸mo lo decimos? sections of the text. - Part Five: LECTURA. Reading comprehension (15 points)
You will be asked to answer questions about a short reading based on a theme presented in the text. In order to prepare for this section, you should read carefully and answer questions on the dialogues and Lecturas of each lesson, in addition to completing the Para leer sections of each chapter in the workbook. - Part Six: COMPOSICI脫N. Writing (25 points)
You will be asked to write a brief paragraph or dialogue that is based on some theme or idea that is covered in the text. In order to prepare for this section, you should do all composition assignments from both the text and the workbook.
You will not be tested on cultural content.