SPAN 111 - First Year Spanish I

Credits: 4

Description
A beginning level Spanish course emphasizing the development of language skills (listening, speaking, reading, and writing) and cultural understanding. Emphasis on basic communication.

Student Learning Outcomes
Fall 2025 Outcomes

Engage in beginning Spanish conversations in the present tense.
Write beginning level texts in the present tense.
Recognize words and phrases in beginning level texts in the present tense.
Identify elements of Hispanic culture: history, arts, geography, and appropriate social interactions.

Spring 2026 Outcomes

Practice Spanish conversations at the novice level in the present tense.
Compose texts at the novice level in the present tense.
Recognize words and phrases in novice level texts in the present tense.
Identify key aspects of culture in the Spanish-speaking world, including history, the arts, traditions, and everyday interactions.

Prerequisite: Fall 2025: None | Spring 2026: Placement Test.

Corequisite: None

Graded: Letter Grade