ADVANCED SPANISH LANGUAGE AND CULTURE I

PREREQUISITE: MLSP2002, GRADE OF C- OR BETTER As a continuation of Intermediate Spanish II, this course is part of a proficiency-based language program designed to provide maximum opportunities for students to develop functional listening, speaking, reading and writing skills in Spanish. The goal of the course is the acquisition of a useful, communicative command of the language at the Intermediate-Low to Intermediate-Mid level on the national scale as established by the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages(ACTFL) and the Educational Testing Service(ETS). This goal will be realized through maximum exposure to authentic target-language input (oral and visual), active oral and written practice of real life language tasks or functions (e.g. ordering a meal, making travel arrangements, etc.) and exploration of cultural subtleties conveyed by language, thought and customs.