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Atlanta’s
International Language Institute
SPANISH
101
SYLLABUS
Prerequisites:
None, for people with no experience with the language
Materials:
Spanish Now!
Seventh edition by Silverstein, Wald and Pomerantz, published by
Barron’s
Instructor’s
handouts
Course objective:
To introduce
you to the basics of Spanish language
To
make you more aware of the complexities of languages
To enable you
to have an extra advantage for your further career
To further
your personal interest in Latin-American countries and cultures
At the end of the course the student will be able to know
the Spanish phonetic, realize the importance of speaking modern
Spanish in today’s world and build phrases with basic but
nonetheless important structures as well as to know the basics of
Spanish grammar through interactive classes and in-classroom
practical exercises.
Will be
introduced to the Latin-American cultures and be able o identify the
use of modern Spanish.
Typical lesson:
20 minutes: Review, questions on homework clarified.
80 Minutes: Dialog, New material, Vocabulary,
Grammar
20 minutes: Conversation
STRUCTURE
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Week
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Subject
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Vocabulary
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Materials
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1
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Intro,
greeting, Tip’s for speeding up the student’s learning
process.
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Alphabet,
vowels and diphthongs.
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Handout
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2
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Review.
Pronunciation guide.
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Days of the
week. Months
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Handout
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3
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Review. Getting
the Basics.
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Cardinal
Numbers, ordinal numbers. Nationalities, colors, cardinal points.
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Handout
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4
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Review.
Articles, grammatical number and gender.
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Un, una,
unos unas.
El, los, la, las.
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Lesson 1 and 2
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5
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Review.
Introduction to Verbs. Regular,
Present tense
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HablAR.
ComER.
EscribIR.
Subject pronouns.
Vosotros?
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Lesson 3
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6
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Review.
Continue Verbs.
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Present tense
of regular verbs: AR / ER / IR
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Lesson 4
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7
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Review.
Interrogative words
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Cómo,
cuándo,
cuánto, dónde, para qué, qué, cuál
es, cuáles son, quién quiénes, a quiénes.
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Lesson 5
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8
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Review. Ser y
Estar. Using of verb according to specific situations
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Yo
soy
or Yo
estoy?
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Lesson 11 and
handouts
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9
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Review. Ser y
Estar continued.
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Yo
soy
or Yo
estoy?
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Lesson 12 and
handouts
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10
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Review.
Progressive present. Estar
+ Past participle
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HablANDO.
BebIENDO.
EscribIENDO.
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Lessons 6 &
7
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