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SPAN 102

Foundational Spanish 2

Spanish and Portuguese College of Humanities

Course Description

Continuation of Span 101. Fundamentals of Spanish, emphasizing communication. (Accelerated sections available.) Pass/fail only.

When Taught

Fall, Winter, Summer

Grade Rule

Grade Rule 9: P, E, I (Pass-fail grade rule)

Min

4

Fixed

4

Fixed

5

Fixed

2

Recommended

Span 101.

Note

Native Spanish speakers and Spanish-speaking returned missionaries CANNOT take this class. Also offered by BYU Independent Study; enroll anytime throughout year; one year to complete; additional tuition required; register at is.byu.edu.

Title

Understand common basic cultural practices and products

Learning Outcome

Understand common basic cultural practices and products related to travel in some Spanish-speaking countries.

Title

Respond in written Spanish

Learning Outcome

Respond in written Spanish at the same level as indicated in preceding objectives related to spoken Spanish.

Title

Using Spanish, participate in simple, direct conversations

Learning Outcome

  Using Spanish, participate in simple, direct conversations on generally predictable topics related to daily activities and personal environment.

Title

Create with the language and communicate personal meaning

Learning Outcome

Create with the language and communicate personal meaning to sympathetic interlocutors by combining language elements in discrete sentences and strings of sentences.

Title

Obtain and give information

Learning Outcome

Obtain and give information by asking and answering questions.

Title

Sustain basic communicative exchanges

Learning Outcome

Sustain and bring to a close a number of basic, uncomplicated communicative exchanges, mostly in a reactive mode.

Title

Satisfy simple personal needs using spoken Spanish

Learning Outcome

Satisfy simple personal needs and social demands to survive in the target language culture.