Acerca de este curso: Ready for the big game? Building on the vocabulary and skills that you have already mastered, this third course of the specialization will introduce new vocabulary that will prepare you to discuss sports, pastimes and politics -- important cultural elements of the Spanish-speaking world. You’ll also add new vocabulary relating to travel and living arrangements. This course also introduces the progressive tense and past tense and you will add to your vocabulary of helping verbs.
Para quién es esta clase: This course is aimed at anyone interested in learning the Spanish language and/or has the need to learn Spanish for personal, professional or academic purposes, especially if you focus on oral proficiency.
Creada por: University of California, Davis
Enseñado por: Dr. Robert Blake, Professor & Director
UC Consortium for Lanuage Learning & Teaching (UCCLLT)
| Información básica | Curso 3 de 5 en Learn Spanish: Basic Spanish Vocabulary Specialization |
| Nivel | Beginner |
| Compromiso | 4 weeks of study, 3-4 hours/week |
| Idioma | English, Subtítulos: German |
| Cómo aprobar | Aprueba todas las tareas calificadas para completar el curso. |
| Calificaciones del usuario |
Programa
SEMANA 1
Module 1: Talking About Sports and Pastimes
We will kick off this first module with a discussion of sports and favorite pastimes. You will build your Spanish vocabulary in these areas as well as practice talking about ongoing events. We will discuss how to use helping verbs with the present participle, and you will expand your understanding and use of the verb hacer to form new combinations and create new adverbs. We’ll also interact with a soccer (fútbol) player in the perspectivas portion of the module.
13 videos, 4 readings, 5 practice quizzes
- Reading: How to be Successful in this Course
- Vídeo: Module 1 Introduction
- Vídeo: Introduction to Vocabulario
- Reading: Sports and Pastimes Vocabulary List
- Reading: Module 1 Vocabulary Activity
- Practice Quiz: Module 1: Vocabulario Review A
- Practice Quiz: Module 1: Vocabulario Review B
- Vídeo: Introduction to Gramática
- Vídeo: The Progressive Tense
- Vídeo: More Helping Verbs
- Vídeo: Time Expression with the Present Tense
- Vídeo: More Expressions with Hacer
- Vídeo: Turning Adjectives into Adverbs
- Reading: Typing Accents and Spanish Punctuation
- Practice Quiz: Module 1 Gramática Review
- Practice Quiz: Module 1 Writing Practice
- Vídeo: Perspectivas Introduction: Los Deportes - Fútbol
- Vídeo: Perspectivas: Los Deportes - Fútbol
- Vídeo: Perspectivas Summary: Los Deportes - Fútbol
- Discussion Prompt: Your Favorite Sport or Pastime
- Practice Quiz: Perspectivas Comprehension Check
- Vídeo: Module 1 Summary
Calificado: Module 1 Review
Calificado: Module 1 Peer Review
SEMANA 2
Module 2: Talking About Travel
In this module we will add vocabulary that will help you talk about trips and travel. You will also begin to work with the past tense, and describe things that happened in the past. We will also explore the adverbs frequently associated with the past, and you’ll expand your command of the verb hacer to signal “ago”. Finally, in the perspectivas portion of the module, you’ll meet Fer and hear about her adventures in Southeast Asia.
10 videos, 2 readings, 5 practice quizzes
- Vídeo: Introduction to Vocabulario
- Reading: Trips and Vacations Vocabulary List
- Reading: Module 2 Vocabulary Activity
- Practice Quiz: Module 2 Vocabulario Review A
- Practice Quiz: Module 2 Vocabulario Review B
- Vídeo: Introduction to Gramática
- Vídeo: The Preterite Tense
- Vídeo: Time Expression with the Preterite to Signal "Ago"
- Vídeo: Adverbs That Go Together with Past Events
- Practice Quiz: Module 2 Gramática Review
- Practice Quiz: Module 2 Writing Practice
- Vídeo: Perspectivas Introduction: Los Viajes
- Vídeo: Lecture: Perspectivas: Los Viajes
- Vídeo: Perspectivas Summary: Los Viajes
- Discussion Prompt: Describe a Trip
- Practice Quiz: Perspectivas Comprehension Check
- Vídeo: Module 2 Summary
Calificado: Module 2 Review
Calificado: Module 2 Peer Review
SEMANA 3
Module 3: Talking About Your Living Arrangements
In this last module we will discuss living arrangements such as life on the farm or in the city, or living with family or on your own. You will practice narrating stories that happened in the past and compare the imperfect tense to the preterite. We will introduce some irregular preterite verbs and in the perspectivas section, you will listen carefully to Rebeca who will talk about several of the living arrangements she has experienced.
11 videos, 2 readings, 5 practice quizzes
- Vídeo: Introduction to Vocabulario
- Reading: The Home Vocabulary List
- Reading: Module 3 Vocabulary Activity
- Practice Quiz: Module 3 Vocabulario Review A
- Practice Quiz: Module 3 Vocabulario Review B
- Vídeo: Introduction to Gramática
- Vídeo: The Imperfect Tense
- Vídeo: Some Irregular Verbs in the Preterite Tense
- Vídeo: The Contrast Between the Imperfect and Preterite Tenses
- Practice Quiz: Module 3 Gramática Review
- Practice Quiz: Module 3 Writing Practice
- Vídeo: Perspectivas Introduction: La Casa
- Vídeo: Perspectivas: La Casa
- Vídeo: Perspectivas Summary: La Casa
- Discussion Prompt: Your Home
- Practice Quiz: Perspectivas Comprehension Check
- Vídeo: Module 3 Summary
- Vídeo: Course Summary
Calificado: Module 3 Review
Calificado: Module 3 Peer Review
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Tarifa
| Comprar curso | |
|---|---|
| Accede a los materiales del curso | Disponible |
| Accede a los materiales con calificación | Disponible |
| Recibe una calificación final | Disponible |
| Obtén un Certificado de curso para compartir | Disponible |
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