This course focuses on the development of students' abilities to
understand, speak, read, and write in Spanish. Students will 
be able to read, write, and carry on basic conversation in the
past, present, and future tenses. They will be able to express
their own ideas, make inquiries, and respond to questions 
about familiar topics. They will be prepared for common 
situations encountered while traveling in the target culture. 
They will be capable of reading basic descriptive and narrative 
texts, as well as some authentic materials. They will be able 
to 
write short letters and compositions about familiar topics. 
They will garner knowledge about Spanish phonetics and Spanish-
speaking cultures.

Functions:  talking about the past, present and future;
influencing others; agreeing and disagreeing; describing and
explaining; expressing courtesy and respect; expressing
emotional involvement; giving commands; expressing wishes;
making requests and recommendations; advising; talking about
what you would do/should have done; ordering and making polite
requests.
                       
Topics and Vocabulary:  parts of the body; medical situations;
places; stores; geographical features; professions; social 
life; advice; money; business; real estate; travel; restaurants;
hotels; sports; relationships; pastimes.
                       
Grammar:  future; superlatives; present subjunctive (in noun,
adjective, and adverbial clauses); commands; present perfect
(indicative and subjunctive); past subjunctive; conditional;
if-clauses; subjunctive after certain conjunctions.
                       
Pronunciation:  Attention will be given to vowels, consonants,
stress, and intonation throughout the course.
                       
Culture:  Cultural material on customs, geography, history,
literature, art, architecture, and politics of the Spanish-
speaking world will be incorporated into each unit.