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COURSE OF BASIC COMMUNICATIVE SPANISH FOR NON-NATIVE SPEAKERS.

General Objective: Provide Non-Native Speakers of Spanish with the necessary

language tools in order to have them communicate in Spanish at a Basic Level. Such tools

shall include the use of verbs, vocabulary and structures, in addition to audio visual and

reading material, necessary to develop classroom and daily life activities.

Class Number Development Hours

1Introduction to the class. General Objectives. Evaluation system.Introduction to Classroom language or daily life. Basic sentences inSpanish

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Introduction to the Alphabet and Numbers in Spanish. Vocabularyregarding personal information: name, address, telephone number,occupation, etc.

Use of basic grammar (Verb be / ser o estar) to exchangepersonal information.

1.5

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Review on topics learned up to date. Generate dialogs. Roleplaying.

Class performance 1. Oral Evaluation

1.5

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Vocabulary: In the city. Introduction to vocabulary about differentplaces in a city. The use of various prepositions, such as in frontof, next to, etc. (in Spanish) in order to give directions. Use ofvisual aids (Power Point).

1.5

5Use of videos in Spanish about cities in Chile, includingConcepcin. Vocabulary review. Listening practice

1.5

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Review on Verb Ser o estar, as well as Vocabulary aboutPersonal Information. Preparation for Written test, includingsentences completion with verb ser o estar and vocabulary.

Listening review.

1.5

7 Written Test One (Listening, vocabulary and grammar) 1.5

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Life Activities .The use of Verbs other than ser o estar in Spanish.Verb Tenses: Present and past. Theoretical Introduction. Oral andwritten drilling. Sentences completion. 1.5

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Review on verb tenses covered in previous classes. Sentences anddialog completion. Oral practice.

Introduction to vocabulary on daily activities. Home, school andshopping

1.5

10Oral and written practice of vocabulary covered in two previouslessons. Use of verb tenses in completing sentences and creatingdialogs using such verb tenses.

Video (Spanish) about daily life activities in Chile.

1.5

11Review on grammar tenses and vocabulary.

Oral test covering the above topics.1.5

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Use of adjectives in Spanish. Sentence word order. Use of theseadjectives structure in daily life activities and describing people(physical & personality characteristics).

Students are required to describe their hometowns, Concepcin

and friends or relatives (include new vocabulary, if necessary).

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Introduction to Life at Work topics (Vida en el trabajo)

Power Point, vocabulary and text about life at work andworkplaces. Use of adjectives to describe professional and laboractivities in Spanish. Use of related audio and video material(Industries in the Eighth region).

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15 Second (Final) Written Evaluation. 1

Spanish Program Total Number of Hours 20

This program might be changed depending on the level or/and the students needs.

Program prepared by Professor Carlos Yacoman. Modified by Natalia Montero.

North American Institute at Concepcin

Concepcin, September 1st, 2014.