Course Description: This course is the culmination of the Tierra Beginner course series and therefore it means that once you have completed it, you will be equipped with a complete and solid understanding of all the main structures of the Spanish language plus two tenses. You will be able to communicate completely in Spanish in almost any situation either in the present tense or past tense. This course is recommended for those who have successfully completed Spanish Beginner II, or that have previously studied Spanish and have a good understanding of the topics covered in the prerequisite course. After successfully completing Spanish Beginner III, the student is ready to start into the Intermediate course series with classes conducted completely in Spanish.
At this level the class is conducted in Spanish as much as possible, but English is used where necessary for practical purposes. This course combines a variety of activities, exercises and discussions that will help you to gain fluency with all basic language skills: aural comprehension, speaking, reading, and writing.
Prerequisite: Spanish Beginner II or equivalent
Duration:
15 weeks (1 class/week) 30 hours total.
Course Outline:
1) Reflexive Pronouns
2) Verbs followed by a preposition
3) Expressing duration of actions
4) Expressions of frequency
5) The Preterit Tense, regular verbs
6) Verbs followed by an infinitive
7) The prepositions: “Para y Por”
8) The Preterit Tense, irregular verbs
9) The Neuter pronoun: “Lo”
10) Object Pronouns Review
Bibliography:
1. Bregstein, Barbara; Easy Spanish Step by Step; McGraw Hill ed. 2006
2. Valette, J.P., Valette, R.M.; Spanish for Mastery 1 - ¿Que tal?; D C Heath & Co.1994