SPAN 204 Intermediate Spanish IV
In order to perfect their ability to communicate at the fourth intermediate level, learners apply four language skills - listening, speaking, writing, and reading - by exchanging, interpreting, and presenting information in multiple tenses and contexts. Grammatical concepts introduced in foundational and intermediate classes will be re-examined with the intention of expanding them for use in academic and real-world contexts. Learners deepen the comparisons of Spanish-speaking cultures, practices, perspectives, and artifacts to learners' own cultures; connect the Spanish language to other relevant disciplines; and expand their use of the Spanish language outside of the classroom in a variety of contexts. Content and supporting language structures and vocabulary will be theme-based, with outcomes measured in a variety of ways, including task-based activities that support effective communication around the theme.
Hours Weekly
4 hours weekly
Course Objectives
- Apply four language skills: listening, speaking, writing, and reading at the fourth intermediate
level. - Communicate organized ideas in Spanish using interpersonal, interpretative, and
presentational modes. - Convey meaning creatively using spontaneous language production that includes verbal and
non-verbal cues mediated with technology and/or other techniques. - Self-monitor and collaborate, adjusting language production and communication style to
articulate ideas, taking into consideration audience and contexts. - Expand situational and practical vocabulary within cultural contexts.
- Explore world views through analysis of global events and issues that pertain to the target
language and cultures. - Analyze cultural practices and/or artifacts, giving details of the perspectives and values that
shaped them. - Use language both within and beyond the classroom to connect to multilingual communities.
Course Objectives
- Apply four language skills: listening, speaking, writing, and reading at the fourth intermediate
level.This objective is a course Goal Only
- Communicate organized ideas in Spanish using interpersonal, interpretative, and
presentational modes.
Learning Activity Artifact
- Other (please fill out box below)
- Oral Assessment
Procedure for Assessing Student Learning
- Oral Communication Rubric
- Convey meaning creatively using spontaneous language production that includes verbal and
non-verbal cues mediated with technology and/or other techniques.
Learning Activity Artifact
- Other (please fill out box below)
- Oral Assessment
Procedure for Assessing Student Learning
- Oral Communication Rubric
- Self-monitor and collaborate, adjusting language production and communication style to
articulate ideas, taking into consideration audience and contexts.
Learning Activity Artifact
- Other (please fill out box below)
- Oral Assessment
Procedure for Assessing Student Learning
- Oral Communication Rubric
- Expand situational and practical vocabulary within cultural contexts.
This objective is a course Goal Only
- Explore world views through analysis of global events and issues that pertain to the target
language and cultures.
Learning Activity Artifact
- Other (please fill out box below)
- Cultural Dimensions and Global Issues annotated portfolio
Procedure for Assessing Student Learning
- Analyze cultural practices and/or artifacts, giving details of the perspectives and values that
shaped them.
Learning Activity Artifact
- Other (please fill out box below)
- Cultural Dimensions and Global Issues annotated portfolio
Procedure for Assessing Student Learning
- Use language both within and beyond the classroom to connect to multilingual communities.
This objective is a course Goal Only
Learning Activity Artifact
- Other (please fill out box below)
- "Connecting to the community" project