GOALS AND OBJECTIVES OF THIS SPANISH* CLASS – BEGINNERS-1:
Please scroll down to view the entire syllabus.

(*HABLA offers other languages besides Spanish.
The Beginners-1 curriculum for other languages is comparable to this one.)

Welcome to this Spanish class! Here is what you can expect to gain from this course, among other things. By the end of this course, you will be able to:

• Talk about yourself and ask others about: name, origins, age, job, hobbies.
• Recognize and use numbers 1-100.
• Give your phone number and address and ask others for theirs.
• Use the Spanish alphabet and spell words orally and on paper.
• Talk about jobs, hobbies, and nationalities and understand others when they talk about these topics.
• Greet others appropriately.
• Talk about your family members. Describe them and give information about them.
• Talk about others and ask questions about others regarding: name, origins, age, job, hobbies.
• Conjugate at least 4 verbs in all of the singular forms (I, You, He/She).
• Read short and medium-length texts about others and their families and lifestyles.
• Describe your house, your living room, and the objects and furniture therein.
• Talk about food, in particular your likes and dislikes.
• Order food at a restaurant in a Spanish-speaking setting.

In addition, you should be able to:

SPEAK SPANISH – Hold short, informal social conversations about a variety of topics in Spanish. Give short descriptions of people and places.

UNDERSTAND SPANISH – Grasp information presented to you in Spanish, such as phone numbers, addresses, and descriptions of people and places.

READ SPANISH – Have a passive understanding of many Spanish verb forms and linking words, and a solid understanding of many nouns and adjectives, and key words, so you can read at least 40% of difficult texts (outside of class), and 85% of easier texts (in class).

WRITE SPANISH – Have a command of the most common and basic Spanish verbs, and a solid vocabulary for writing about yourself, your life, your family, your hobbies, your job, your house, and your preferences.

¡BUENA SUERTE!  (GOOD LUCK!)