SPAN 202 - Spring 2020 Spanish 2nd-Year Course Syllabus

Sep 30, 2026

SPAN 202 Spring 2020 syllabus for the Department of World Languages and Literatures. The course continues second-year Spanish to strengthen communicative skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing while expanding understanding of Spanish-speaking cultures. Students review Spanish grammar from basic levels, build advanced discourse and analytical writing abilities, and develop longer, more informative sentences. Learning objectives emphasize tense and mood control, discourse functions, comparisons, negatives, future and hypothetical statements, passive voice, and impersonal/generalized expressions, supported by structured course outcomes and assignments.

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Reading Time20 min

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What skills and cultural knowledge does SPAN 202 develop?

The course develops listening, speaking, reading, writing, and cultural understanding of Spanish-speaking peoples. It uses Spanish as the language of instruction to expand knowledge of contemporary Spain and Latin America.

What are the main learning objectives by the end of the term?

Students review and practice core grammar, improve communicative skills in the target language, and develop the ability to use Spanish in extended discourse and more abstract discussion. Students can also write a two to two and a half page composition on assigned and studied topics.

How are assignments and assessments weighted in SPAN 202?

Quizzes account for 15%, tests account for 15%, written homework accounts for 20%, projects account for 10%, and class participation and attendance account for 10%. Homework includes late-work rules and automatic dropping of the two lowest assignments.

Sep 30, 2026

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