Span 301: Composition/Oral Practice
Continues to build proficiency as defined by the ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines. Content-based instruction develops communicative language skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing through readings and discussions of authentic Hispanic cultural and literary texts. For students with two or more years of Spanish or an intermediate level of Spanish language proficiency.
This class was taught by Ovidio Casado-Fuente. In this class we had lectures and discussions, as well as frequent homework assignments which tested our ability to read a story, understand the content, and answer questions accordingly. At the end of the semester we had a group assignment which required us to do a powerpoint presentation on our chosen Latin American country, as well as write a paper. My group chose Colombia, and I did my part of the presentation/wrote my paper on the history of drug trafficking in Colombia. This class was challenging for me as it really tested my comprehension skills. This course satisfies MLO 1: Language Proficiency, and MLO 2: Language and Linguistic Knowledge.