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LOS SALUDOS

Module 1 Learning Objectives

  1. Introduce myself and others to new people using targeted words and expressions 

  2. Describe my immediate environment using common nouns and articles 

  3. Count objects and provide telephone numbers by employing numbers 0-30 

  4. Collect/restate names and provide names, letter by letter, using the Spanish alphabet 

  5. Describe identities and tell time using the verb “ser” in context 

  6. Identify classroom items and objects 

  7. Locate and name Spanish speaking countries

  8. Locate and name Spanish speaking countries 

  9. Identify English-Spanish cognates

  10. Identify and explore the diversity and culture in Spanish-speaking world: USA and Canada 

  11. Explore the Alone and Together (Solos y Juntos) exhibit at the USC Fisher Museum of art and ask five questions or sentences

  12. Describe how your identity compares to others' in Spanish-speaking countries, and also to those in your local and national community, by referencing information from infographics, videos, and articles 

Course components for Module/Chapter 1

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1) Informative "textbook" chapter 1 (grammar explanations and vocabulary lists)

2) Communication-forward chapter 1 activities for face-to-face & synchronous modes

3) Chapter 1 PowerPoint

4) ~50 rote exercises for chapter 1 grammar and vocabulary 

5) Chapter 1 final quiz

6) Chapter 1 Modified Integrated Performance Assessment (IPA). This assessment principally leverages the interpretive mode, although the presentational mode is also included. Tasks are based on authentic materials. Linguistic and cultural competences are assessed.

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