Spanish 101 or Spanish 111
Most Spanish 101 or 111 students have never studied
Spanish before at all, or they studied it for one year
in High School, or they took "Basic Spoken Spanish" at
CCRI. Some students that have more years of experience
decide to take Spanish 101 for elective credit (NOT to
fulfill the language requirement) because, despite their
previous experience, they have little or no ability to
use or understand the language. |
Spanish 102
Successful
students at the 102 level arrive at the beginning of the
semester with basic survival skills in Spanish. So they
know how to talk and write about (making plenty of
mistakes) themselves, their friends and families, daily
routines, interests and pastimes. They can understand
other people talking about similar things, and they can
interview other people and report their responses to
someone else. They can read texts for general ideas as
well as scan texts for specific information, and write
basic paragraphs on familiar topics. |
Spanish 103 or Spanish 113
Students
starting Spanish 103 or 113 have basic communication
skills and can talk in complete sentences (instead of
simple one- or two-word answers), and know how to ask
and answer questions. They can talk and write about
themselves, their friends and families, daily routines,
interests and pastimes; they understand others when
hearing them talk about similar things. They recognize
different verb tenses and moods, and -in structured
situations- can use them with some accuracy. They can
also describe (making plenty of mistakes) things that
they regularly or currently do, things that they did in
the past, things that they used to do in the past, and
things that they are going to or will do in the
future. |
Spanish 104
Successful students at the
104 level start out the course being able to talk in
complete sentences and sometimes multiple sentences.
They also know how to use words that help them extend
and connect those sentences (y, pero,
también, aunque, sin embargo,
etc.). They are very comfortable talking and writing
about (without too many mistakes) themselves, their
friends and families, daily routines, interests and
pastimes; and they understand others when hearing them
talk about similar things. They recognize different verb
tenses and moods, and can generally put some -not all-
into accurate use in structured situations. They are
extremely comfortable describing things that they
regularly or currently do, and can do so making only a
few mistakes. While they can also talk about things that
they did in the past, things that they used to do in the
past, and things that they will do in the future,
in unstructured contexts, they will make plenty of
mistakes while dealing with times frames other than the
present. They have good reading skills, and can
write comprehensible (not perfect) compositions on a
variety of topics. |
Still unclear or concerned?
It looks like you
should definitely go to the Language Learning Resource Center
(301 Swan Hall) and take the Spanish Placement Exam. You could
also explore our course sites to clear up what each level is
all about, or maybe you would benefit from coming in to speak
with one of our instructors or with our interim coordinator,
Carolina Parra. We want to help you find the right spot
prior to registration so that your experience in our
program, from day one, is as positive and productive as
possible. We're delighted to do anything to help you in that
process. |
