Intermediate Spanish for Heritage Speakers . SPAN 15
SPAN 15 is designed for students who learned Spanish at home or as a first language and provides them with the language and learning skills required to successfully complete more advanced Spanish courses (SPAN 16A/B). It focuses on formal Spanish, grammar, and reading with an emphasis on writingand vocabulary building. Students will develop awareness of linguistic registers, and practice formal speaking and writing skills through readingsand discussions based on Hispanic topics in the United States and other Spanish-speaking countries. Special attention will be paid to those aspectsthat Spanish speakers in the United States find most problematic.
Prerequisites: Instructor or department approval required to finalize enrollment.
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UnitsOptional
Grading1, 2, 3
PasstimeNone
Level LimitLetters and science
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Tough grading, and a ton of homework.
Too much homework, feels like you are in high school. They need to be very clear from the start what kind and form of Spanish are you teaching, Spain, Mexico, or Portugal. It's a mix of all these three which makes no sense. Some have taken Spanish in high school, thus get confused which country or dialect are you speaking. Need more professionalism
She does not follow the syllabus at all. Came up with a surprise final at the end that wasn’t listed under the syllabus. Doesn’t provide feedback on grading. Also graded everything til the very last minute. Would assign homework randomly with one day windows to do them. Unforgiving for make up work. Overall very disorganized and inflexible.
She said I was supposed to use APA citation, even though I had used MLA formatting for everything prior without consequence. After scouring the course site, I did not find any evidence whatsoever that we were supposed to use APA. Please, do not take this professor; you will be humiliated and shocked.
Personally, this course was not difficult for me, but I put 3 because overall it was for others. She is condescending and lacks compassion! She does not provide good enough feedback on homework. She tells you to read again and look at the lectures when you ask her a question, even though she literally asks if we have questions. DO NOT TAKE HER!
Amazing prof. Actually cares about students. You have to participate if you want to pass. Heavy reading and tough grader. If you don't understand something, ask because everyone else is confused. Tough class but she tries her hardest to make it easy. Grade made up from participation, HW, quizzes, midterm and final. YOU HAVE TO READ TO PASS!!!!!