- Online
- $600 - $620
This interactive online course assists you in improving your use of more complex grammatical structures and sentence formation. Grammar topics may include introduction to subjunctive, simple conditional and the use of connectors. Weekly reading assignments from authentic documents that reflect the diversity of Hispanic culture expand your vocabulary and help you become familiar with different registers of language. A final project and written assignments help you put into practice the new vocabulary and grammar learned each week.
Course outline
At the intermediate level you are a fairly competent speaker of the language. You can understand main ideas of complex text of both complete and abstract topics. However, you still need systematic correction in grammatical structures and complex sentence formation. At this level you will continue to perfect the past tenses, commands, pronouns and other very important contents of the language, which are required for the advanced level. It is at this level that many of your questions and doubts with regards to past levels will become clear.
Learner outcomes
- develop fundamental writing and reading skills that help to improve your Spanish language proficiency
- reflect on cultural issues and apply your Spanish language skills to real-life situations
- communicate across linguistic and cultural boundaries
Course structure
Each course consists of nine units; each unit is to be completed in one week. The units focus on real intercultural topics and review of grammar points. All courses contain a variety of readings from authentic sources, grammar explanations with practice, glossaries, idiomatic expressions, and interactive activities in forums, wikis, and others.
Topics that may be covered in this course (Temas):
- Lengua y cultura
- Maradona: La mano de dios
- Vivir para bailar: Gloria Contreras
- Me ha hecho poeta la vida
- Hablemos del pasado
- La calaca
- Los sabios Uyumbes
- La trova
- Celebración de la fantasía
Grammar topics that may be covered in this course (Gramatica):
- Adjetivos y cuantificadores
- Los pronombres de objeto directo e indirecto juntos
- Futuro compuesto
- Pretérito pluscuamperfecto
- Pretérito indefinido vs. pretérito imperfecto
- Imperativo
- El presente de subjuntivo
- El condicional simple
- Revisión
How am I assessed?
This course is marked complete/incomplete, and is based on your participation. Your instructor provides personalized feedback on the assignments you hand in.
Record of completion
A record of completion will be emailed to students who participate and satisfy the course requirements within two weeks of the course end date. Course completion means 80% attendance and/or 80% completion of mandatory assignments.
Expected effort
Expect to spend three to four hours per week on your course.
Requisites
A lower intermediate level of Spanish or equivalent is required for this course.
Technology requirements
You’ll need access to a laptop or desktop computer or tablet, an email account, and internet access and an up-to-date web browser. For real-time classes, you’ll also need access to a video camera and microphone.
One day before the start of your course, we’ll email you instructions for accessing your course in Canvas.
Course format
This course is 100% online and instructor supported. Coursework is done independently and at your own pace within deadlines set by your instructor. Log in anytime to your course to access the lessons as they become available.
Materials will be available in Canvas for three weeks after the course ends, after which time you will no longer be able to access the course.