Spanish I

This course is an introductory to the Spanish language, helping prepare you for cross-cultural communication in language study through auditory comprehension, basic speech production, reading comprehension, and composition.

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Spanish I

$249

Plus membership

3 Credits

All courses include:

eTextbooks

2 to 3-day turnaround for grading

Multiple chances to improve your grade

On-demand tutoring & writing center

Student support 7 days a week

$249

Plus membership

3 Credits

All courses include:

eTextbooks

2 to 3-day turnaround for grading

Multiple chances to improve your grade

On-demand tutoring & writing center

Student support 7 days a week

Spanish I

$249

Plus membership

3 Credits

About This Course

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ACE Approved 2023

Spanish I helps prepare you for cross-cultural communication in language study through auditory comprehension, basic speech production, reading comprehension, and composition.

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What You'll Learn

Identify singular gendered nouns

Recognize definite and indefinite articles

Define third-person singular verbs

Use subject-verb agreement

Complete plurals

Identify everyday items

Complete yes or no questions in complete sentences

Recognize colors

Complete conjugated verbs in first, second, and third person for singular or plural nouns

Solve counting problems

Articulate questions

Identify family members

Recognize family relationships

Use question words

Identify household items

Complete questions about age or relationship

Recognize names of countries

Identify articles of clothing

Recite greetings

Illustrate physical states

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Course Details

SPAN101

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Spanish I

The Spanish I online course is an introductory course to the Spanish language.

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites for Spanish I.

Topic Subtopics
Language Basics
  • People and common activities
  • Third-person pronouns and plurals
  • Definite and indefinite articles
  • Singular, plural and gendered nouns
  • Subject-verb agreement
  • Forming plurals
  • Greetings and farewells
  • Common Foods
  • Animals
  • Everyday Items
  • Direct Objects
  • Negation
  • Direct mixed-gendered "they"
  • Question word: "what"
  • Yes/no questions
  • Adjectives
  • Colors and sizes
  • Professions
  • First- and second person pronouns
  • Nouns
  • Numbers 1-6
  • Many household object and clothing words
  • Question words: "who" and "how many"
Greetings & Introductions
  • Family relationships
  • Possessive pronouns
  • Numbers 7-12
  • People's ages
  • Question words
  • Household words
  • Rooms in the house
  • Common appliances
  • Prepositions
  • Family relationships
  • Talk about self
  • Identifying your country of origin
  • Names of several cities and countries
  • Words for city landmarks
  • Greetings
  • Question words
  • Colors
  • Articles of clothing
  • Adjectives to describe self
  • Greetings
  • Personal physical states
Work & School
  • Workplaces
  • Times of day and timeof-day greetings
  • Question words: "when" and "where"
  • Time- and placerelated prepositions
  • Numbers 13-69
  • Calendar time
  • Days of the week
  • Polite language
  • Preposition: "with" Visiting a friend
  • Parts of the body
  • Sensory words
  • Languages user speaks/does not speak
  • Names of languages
  • Reflexive verbs
  • Morning washing routine
  • Bedroom and bathroom objects
  • New adjectives
Shopping
  • Shopping
  • Names of several stores
  • Things commonly bought
  • Verbs about places and objects
  • Express likes and dislikes
  • Compare things
  • Things to do around town
  • Sports
  • Cost of items
  • Common currencies
  • Common shopping phrases
  • Different forms of payment
  • Describing objects one shops for
  • Comparatives
  • Quantity
  • Comparison words

Your score provides a percentage score and letter grade for each course. A passing percentage is 70% or higher.

Assignments for this course include:

  • 3 Writing Assignments
  • 3 Oral Assignments
  • 1 Final Exam


Rosetta Stone software will be used to enhance students’ oral and written understanding of the language (integrated into course interface).

Please confirm your System Requirements to use Rosetta Stone. Please note that Chromebooks models that were manufactured prior to 2019 are not supported by Rosetta Stone.


Spanish I students also take:

Spanish II

Western Civilization I

Cultural Anthropology


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