Students will learn to use Spanish for communication in real, meaningful situations. This course will develop an understanding of basic grammatical concepts along with obtaining an appreciation of various cultures of the Spanish-speaking world. The course follows a communicative approach and class time is primarily used for communication practice; Spanish will be spoken in class 99% of the time. By the end of this course students are expected to develop proficiency at the Novice-high or Intermediate-low level.
4
UnitsOptional
Grading1, 2, 3
PasstimeNone
Level LimitLetters and science
CollegeI'm taking prof. Romine this quarter for SPAN 4 and his lectures are so much fun! He's super nice and approachable. I recommend highly!!
Jakob makes learning a new language extremely fun, and makes you WANT to come to class. He is the sweetest and funniest instructor at UCSB and had the biggest impact on my class and I. He creates a very comforting and inclusive learning environment, which makes students more comfortable with participating. Great person overall !!
Jakob provides a really safe learning environment where he doesn't judge students for making Spanish mistakes! I had a lot of fun in the class and even over Zoom, the professor taught well and made good conversation.