Course Overview

An introduction to Spanish through speaking, listening to, reading, and writing the language, with a focus on vocabulary and grammar. Culture study centers on the United States, Mexico, Puerto Rico, and Spain.

This course is designed for first-year high-school students or higher.

View a demo version here: https://iu.instructure.com/courses/1625658

Prerequisite

None.

Required Materials

The only required textbook for this course is ¡Avancemos! Spanish 1, 2018 edition, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, ISBN-13/EAN: 978-0-544-86121-3

This is an online textbook, and is available for no extra cost for all registered students.

Students will need access to a computer with a microphone or a headset to record some assignments.

Students may want to download and listen to MP3 files (iPod, MP3 player, computer with speakers or headphones). Students also need to record oral assignments on a computer, using a microphone or headset, and then upload their audio files (read Creating Spoken Audio Files on Your Computer).