Spanish Book Club: Low Intermediate
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Summary
Boost your confidence in Spanish with this short low intermediate (A2.1) course that provides the perfect transition from Spanish 3 to Spanish 4. Review essential grammar, learn new expressions and expand your vocabulary as you discuss a short novel with your instructor and other participants.
In this six-week course, participants will read the short novel Año nuevo, vida nueva together and discuss. The course will reinforce previously studied grammar points such as: simple present, direct and indirect objects, and the present perfect tense. It will grow your vocabulary and give you a head start for Spanish 4 by solidifying your understanding of the preterit tense and introducing you to the imperfect past tense. One-hour weekly conversation sessions will improve your conversational skills and pronunciation. Book purchase required. Supplementary materials will be provided in Canvas. Prerequisite: Spanish 3.
Course format: Participants should budget 3-4 hours a week to read 6-9 pages from the novel and work through written and online asynchronous instructional materials in preparation for the live online conversation sessions. In these weekly conversation sessions, a maximum of 12 students will meet with the instructor for one hour. Together you will discuss the book in large and small groups, and improve conversational skills and pronunciation while putting into practice the language structures and vocabulary studied throughout the week.
Online course materials are available one week before the first live conversation class and remain accessible for one month after the course ends.
Sections anticipated (See Upcoming Dates for open sections and more detail):
Course Outline
Course Outline:
Week 1:
Capítulo 1. Solo en la ciudad pp. 19-23
Capítulo 2. El plan de Brian pp. 29-32
El presente simple
Reading: 8 pág.
Week 2:
Capítulo 3. Brian quiere aprender español pp. 37-39
Capítulo 4. ¿Por qué aprender español …? pp. 45-46
Capítulo 5. Como Penélope Cruz pp. 51-55
Los pronombres directos e indirectos.
Reading: 8 ½ pág.
Week 3:
Capítulo 6. ¿Mate o té? pp. 61-63
Capítulo 7. En Londres pero con uvas pp. 71-74
Capítulo 8. Setecientos amigos pp. 79-80
El pretérito y el presente perfecto.
Repaso de hace y lleva.
Reading: 6 ½ pág.
Week 4:
Capítulo 9. Marcela nunca llega tarde pp. 85-87
Capítulo 10. La diferencia entre ser y estar pp. 93-97
El imperfecto.
Reading: 6 ¼ pág.
Week 5:
Capítulo 11. La historia de Marcela pp. 105-106
Capítulo 12. Pero… pp. 111-114
Capítulo 13. La policía pp. 119-120
El imperfecto y el pretérito juntos.
Reading: 6 pág.
Week 6:
Capítulo 14. Tomar uvas pp. 125-130
Capítulo 15. La resaca pp. 135-138
Capítulo 16. Un hombre “embarazado” pp. 143-144
Repaso final
Reading: 9 pág.
Earn Continuing Education Hours
By participating in this class you will earn:
| Instructional Hours | 24 |
| University of Wisconsin Continuing Education Units | 2.4 |