Bienvenidos--Start Here!
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It is with pleasure that I welcome you to our Elementary Spanish I-II course. Together, we will develop our listening, reading, writing, and speaking skills while discovering cultural aspects of the Spanish speaking world.
Welcome to Elementary Spanish I-II!
¡Bienvenidos al curso elemental de español I-II!
This is a fully-online course hosted on the learning platform Moodle. The course has a duration of 15 weeks and is divided into eight modules. Each of these modules represent a chapter in our textbook: Libro Libre: An Introduction to Spanish I and II.
How to navigate this course?
You can access the course modules from the course navigation menu on the left or by scrolling below. Modules may be collapsed in the menu and it the body of the course to minimize scrolling. Each module represents a chapter on your textbook and includes the relevant lessons followed by various activities, which may include discussion forums, listening activities and quizzes, practice quizzes, module tests, and other relevant activities as appropriate for each module. Many items are required and may be marked as completed automatically when the activity has been submitted (the broken check box), but others will marked as done by the student (the solid check box).
* Each week, you will have 4-6 lessons to read. In each lesson, you will find goals and outcomes (what you need to be able to do), instructions on how to approach your learning and many practicing activities (H5P activities). These H5P are designed to give you instant feedback to assess your learning. Also, at the end of each week, you will have to complete a weekly participation activity. The H5P learning activities, as well as the weekly participation activities need to be turned in by Sundays at 11:59 PM Central Time. We recommend logging in every day and completing at least one lesson, to not fall behind.
Please move through the items below and continue through the Learner Support and Getting Started modules before moving on to Module 1.
In order to get ready for the Spanish Course, we have some administrative goals to help you navigate this course better. To accomplish that, I prompt you to start reading and completing the following activities on the Bienvenidos--Start Here! and the Getting Started Sections. Be sure to check the Learner Support section, for announcements and due dates to stay on track.
On the Bienvenidos--Start Here! section:
1. Get familiar with your instructor by reading the About Your Instructor section.
2. Identify the Office Hours on the Office Hours Information section.
On the Getting Started section:
3. Read the Course syllabus to identify and summarize the characteristics of this course, grading system, necessary technology and regulations, etc. Also, take a look at the tentative schedule to identify important dates.
4. Complete the activities on the Getting Started Module:
5. The Introduce Yourself Forum!
6. Test H5P
Congratulations! If you have done all of this, you are ready to start working on the activities for Week 1.
WEEK 1
Go to the section/module: Capítulo 1: Sobre mí
Complete lessons 1,2,3,4,5
Submit the weekly activity for Week 1.
How to identify what lessons and activities to do each week?
You will find that information on the Tentative Schedule included in your syllabus.
Example of Week 1 bellow:
Module
Topics and Concepts
Corresponding Course Materials
Week 1
Module 1: Ch. 1
Lección 1: Introduction to the course and discussion of the syllabus
Lección 2: Welcome to Chapter 1: About me
-Introduction to the terms Hispanic and Latin
- Culture/Reading:
¿Quiénes somos los latinos o hispanos?
Los hispanos en los Estados Unidos
- Vocabulary:
Greetings and farewells
Responses to greetings
Lección 3: Greetings and farewells. Formal vs informal
- Vocabulary:
Greetings and farewells
Responses to greetings
Lección 4: Introducing yourself and others.
- Vocabulary:
Introductions
Greetings and farewells
Responses to greetings
Lección 5: Spelling words
- Vocabulary:
Vowels
The Alphabet
Useful phrases for spelling
- Pronunciation:
Vowels (a,e,i,o,u)
Complete Week 1 Forum on Moodle
On Moodle/Start here! (Course: Elementary Spanish I+II (6 credit hours) (louislibraries.org)) On Moodle/Course Syllabus (Course: Elementary Spanish I+II (6 credit hours) (louislibraries.org))
Libro Libre
Chapter 1: About me
Sección: ¡A descubrir!
Sección 1: Los saludos y las despedidas
Libro Libre
Chapter 1: About me
Sección 1: Los saludos y las despedidas
Libro Libre
Chapter 1: About me
Sección 2: Presentaciones
Libro Libre
Chapter 1: About me
Sección 3: Pronunciación y el alfabeto
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
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SPEAK Spanish in order to describe, narrate, and ask and answer questions in present time about everyday topics.
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LISTEN AND INTERPRET Spanish both spontaneous and recorded media in order to carry on daily tasks.
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READ AND INTERPRET text in order to respond to questions and make decisions based on the readings.
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WRITE sentences and paragraphs on familiar topics in order to communicate personal needs.
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DEVELOP cultural awareness of Spanish speaking countries and/or communities.
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COMPARE and CONTRAST the target culture, both Western and non-Western, with your own.
This course and its contents are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License by LOUIS: The Louisiana Library Network, except where otherwise noted.
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