Spanish: Basic Course 2 S46

Academic unit or major

Second foreign language courses

Instructor(s)

Yukiko Nagata

Class Format

Exercise (Face-to-face)

Media-enhanced courses

-

Day of week/Period
(Classrooms)

3-4 Wed (S3-215(S321))

Class

S46

Course Code

LAL.S202

Number of credits

010

Course offered

2026

Offered quarter

2Q

Syllabus updated

Mar 5, 2026

Language

Japanese

Syllabus

Course overview and goals

"Spanish: Basic Course 2'' is designed for beginners who have taken the Spanish 1 course. By the end of the quarter, students can expect to express themselves in simple phrases and sentences. You will learn how to read and write simple texts using verbs in present tense, and some other basic rules of the Spanish grammar.

Course description and aims

To be able to understand and compose very simple sentenses in Spanish using verbs in present tense

Keywords

Introduction to the Spanish language, elementary Spanish grammar

Competencies

• Specialist skills
• Intercultural skills
• Communication skills
• Critical thinking skills
• Practical and/or problem-solving skills

Class flow

The instructor explains the main grammatical points of the day. Students will solve some quizzes on related topics, and also read texts in classroom to get a better understanding of each topic.

Course schedule/Objectives

Study advice (preparation and review)

To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 100 minutes preparing for class and another 100 minutes reviewing class content afterwards (including assignments) for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.

Textbook(s)

En voz alta
Koji ANDO (author), Muneaki TSUJII (supervisor)
Asahi Press ISBN: 978-4-255-55149-4
\2,420 (tax included)

Reference books, course materials, etc.

Instructors will recommend useful books, websites and other resources in class.

Evaluation methods and criteria

Learning achievement is evaluated by the end of term exam (50%) and other measures such as mini-quiz, participation and end of term essays or recordings (50%). Each class will use a different measures to allocate 50 points, and the details will be explained at the first session.

Related courses

• LAL.S201 ： Spanish: Basic Course 1
• LAL.S203 ： Spanish: Basic Course 3
• LAL.S204 ： Spanish: Basic Course 4
• LAL.S232 ： Spanish Conversation: Basic Course 2

Prerequisites

Students must have completed "Spanish: Basic Course 1''

Other

If the textbook is not listed in the syllabus, the instructor will indicate it in the first class.
If you want to buy the textbook in advance, tell your class code to the seller at the COOP bookstore.