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Atlanta’s
International Language Institute
SPANISH
101
SYLLABUS
“To
study another language and culture gives one the powerful key to
successful communication: knowing how, when and why, to say what to
whom.”
From:
The standards for Foreign Language Learning
Prerequisites:
None, for people with no experience with the language
Materials:
Spanish Now! level 1
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:
15 minutes: Review, questions on homework clarified.
75 minutes: Dialog, New material, Vocabulary,
Grammar
30 minutes: Conversation using the structures and
vocabulary lernt
STRUCTURE
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Week
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Subject/topic
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grammar
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Pages
from the book
Spanish
Now!
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1
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Introduction
Pronunciation
Guide
La
casa, Una escuela
El
niño / La niña
La
Camisa / El Pantalón
El
niño bonito / La niña bonita
Las
camisas / Los Pantalones
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Nouns,
Gender, Definite and Indefinits Articles.
Agreement
in Gender & Number.
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Pages
xi-xii
Pages
xiv-xvii
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2
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Everydays
activities
Greeting,
common expression
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Present
indicative tense. Regular
Verbs
(-ar ; -er; -ir)
Simple
negative
Interrogative.
Interrogative words
Personal
pronouns,
ser
and estar verbs
(“to be”)
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Unit
3. 21-29
Unit
4. 31-39
Unit
5. 41-50
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3
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Mi
mamá y mi papá
Puedo
hablar español
El
calendario y colores
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Possessive
('s), demostrative adjectives.
Vocabulary:
The family [papá, mamá, hijo, hija, hermano,
hermana, primo, prima, etc.]
Stem-changing
verbs.
Days
of the week, Months of the year. Numbers. Colors
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Unit
17. 187-195
Unit
20. 221-229
Unit
14. 155-153
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4
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Las
actividades de mi familia
Yo
soy María. Yo estoy en la escuela
Estoy
estudiando español
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Irregular
Verbs.
Uses
of ser
and estar
verbs
Present
Progressive =
Estar
+ Present Participle (-ando; -iendo)
Past
Progressive
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Unit
8. 83-92
Unit
11. 115-125
Unit
12. 127-135.
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5
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“El
pasado, pasado”
“Hablaremos
español”
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Past
indicative
tense (Preterito and Imperfecto indicative)
Verbs
(-ar ; -er; ir)
Irregular
Verbs
Future
tense
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Unit
26. 291-200
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6
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“Hablando
español”
Para
hablar español...
Por
hablar español....
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Practice
all tenses seen in class
Por
vs. Para
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Unit
30. 345-349
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7
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Me
gusta hablar español
Nos
gustan los tacos
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The
verb gustar
and related
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Unit
25. 279-289
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8
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“Hablemos
español”
“Se
casaran mañana”
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Commands
Reflexive
Verbs
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Unit
16. 117-185
Unit
31. 351-357
Unit
30. 345-349
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9
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Quiero
hablar español
Necesito
hablar español
Debo
hablar español
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Expresing
desire, need, obligation.
Two-verb
compounds
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Handounts
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10
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!vamos
a comprar una casa!
¡Vamos
a comprarla
¡Vamos
a ver a nuestros amigos”
¡Vamos
a verlos!
Vamos
a comprarles
una casa
Vamos
a contarle
a nuestra amiga
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Direct
Object Pronouns
Indirect
Object Pronouns
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Unit
23. 257-268
Unit
24. 269-278
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