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Essential Spanish Intensive

Course ID: FLI-3701D2
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This year-long, intensive course is for the serious student who is motivated to become fluent in Spanish. It combines all five levels of the popular Essential Spanish series into a twice-weekly class and includes opportunities for practice and interaction with the instructor and classmates. The course begins with lessons (in English) about the basics and proceeds to advanced lessons taught in Spanish. Whether learning Spanish for business, travel, or personal enrichment, students will benefit from this thorough and systematic approach.

Course Objectives

make use of advanced grammar and vocabulary to communicate both orally and in writing about a wide variety of topics such as business, travel, daily life, health, etc.

demonstrate a fundamental understanding of the culture of Latinx people and the places where Spanish is spoken.

Outline of Instruction

Nouns and articles
Numbers 0-30
Present tense of ser
Telling time
Greetings and leave-takings
Identifying yourself and others
Expressions of courtesy
Greetings and Kissing in Hispanic countries

Present tense of -ar verbs
Forming questions in Spanish
Present tense of estar
Numbers 31 and higher
Fields of study and academic Life
Days of the Week
Class Schedules
Choosing a career

Descriptive adjectives
Possessive adjectives
Present tense of -er and -ir verbs
Present tense of tener and venir
The family
Identifying people
Professions and Occupations
What's your name?

Present tense of ir
Stem-changing verbs: e >ie, o>ue
Stem-changing verbs: e > i
Verbs with irregular yo forms
Pastimes
Sports
Places in the city
Real Madrid and Barca, the rivalry.

Estar with conditions and emotions
The present progressive
Ser and estar
Direct object nouns and pronouns
Travel and vacation
Months of the year
Seasons and weather
Ordinal numbers
Iguazu Falls

Saber and conocer
Indirect object pronouns
Preterite tense of regular verbs
Demonstrative adjectives and pronouns
Clothing and shopping
Negotiating a price and buying
Colors
More adjectives
Outdoor Markets

Reflexive verbs
Indefinite and negative words
Preterite of ser and ir
Verbs like gustar
Daily routine
Personal hygiene
Time expressions
La siesta

Preterite of stem-changing verbs
Double object pronouns
Comparisons
Superlatives
Food
Food descriptions
Meals
Fruits and Vegatables

Irregular preterites
Verbs that change meaning in the preterite
¿Qué? and ¿Cuál? (What and Which)
Pronouns after prepositions
Parties and celebrations
Personal relationships
Stages of life
Semana Santa (Easter)-holiday and tradition

The imperfect tense
The preterite and the imperfect
Constructions with se
Adverbs
Health and medical terms
Parts of the body
Symptoms and medical conditions
Health professions
Health Services

Familiar commands
Por and para
Reciprocal reflexives
Stressed possessive adjectives and pronouns
Home electronics
Computers and the Internet
The car and its accessories
Social Networks, Texting

Relative pronouns
Formal (usted/ustedes) commands
The present subjunctive
Subjunctive with verbs of will and influence
Household chores
Table settings
Central patio

The subjunctive with verbs of emotion
The subjunctive with doubt, disbelief, and denial
The subjunctive with conjunctions
The environment
Recycling and conservation
The Andes Move!

The subjunctive in adjective clauses
Nosotros/as commands
Past participles used as adjectives
City life
Daily chores
Money and banking
At a post office
Traveling by metro

Present Perfect
Past Perfect
Present Perfect Subjunctive
Health and well-being
Exercise and physical activity
Nutrition
Natural Spas

Future
Future Perfect
Past Subjunctive
Professions and occupations
The workplace
Job interviews
Employment benefits

Conditional
Conditional Perfect
Past Perfect Subjunctive
The arts
Movies
Television
Caracas Contemporary Museum of Art

Si clauses
Summary of the uses of the subjunctive
Current events and politics
The media
Natural disasters
Social protests

Contact Hours

198

CEUs

Industry Standard, State or National Certification

Certification

None

Website

None

Certification Learning Outcomes/Requirements

CE or CU Articulation

Prerequisites

None

Learning Supplies Needed

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Clinical Site/Special Facilities

None.

Requirements for Successful Completion

90% attendance

Accreditation/Special Approval Requirements

N/A

Intended Audience

This course is designed for students who are able to dedicate the time and effort to a year-long, twice-weekly class schedule for the purpose of gaining a foundation in Spanish grammar and vocabulary.