FA,SP, SU- Continued development of basic skills in listening, 
speaking, reading, and writing with greater emphasis on culture.  
Meets AA general education, Humanities. Prerequisite: SPN 1120 with 
a grade of C or higher within the last 3 years, or departmental 
approval.

• Zayas-Bazan Bacon Nibert. Distance Learning Course Only: Arriba Comunicacion y cultura, Books a la Carte plus My SpanishLab - 24 month access code, 6th ed., Pearson, 2011. ISBN: 0205084974
• Dorwick, Perez-Girones, Becher, Isabelli. Puntos De Partida (Text Only), 9th ed., McGraww Hill, 2012. ISBN: 9780073385419
• Knorre. Puntos de partida: In invitation to Spanish (Student Copy) SPN1121 students will use this text in the fall of 2012., 8th ed., McGraw-Hill, 2008. ISBN: 9780073534428
• Arana, Arana, Sablo-Yates. Puntos De Partida: Workbook/Lab Manual, 9th ed., McGraw Hill, 2012. ISBN: 9780077511753

Global Learning Outcomes:

I.       CRITICAL THINKING: The student evaluates the validity of 
ideas, developing informed opinions or defensible conclusions.

II.  	COMMUNICATION: The student effectively communicates 
knowledge and ideas.
 	
V.	CULTURAL LITERACY: The student demonstrates an 
understanding of human culture and its diversity.

Upon successful completion of SPN 1121, students will
1.	Use the noun and adjective cases correctly;
2.	Conjugate any regular verb, or stem-changing or irregular   
         verb covered in the semester, with its accompanying   
         translation into the preterit and imperfect tenses;
3.	Use the formal imperative in the affirmative and negative;
4.	Translate more complex sentences than in SPN1120 both from  
         Spanish into English, and English into Spanish; 
5.	Write brief summaries of simple texts and demonstrate  
         correct use of verb tense and noun/adjective agreement in  
         their writing samples;
6.	Read level-appropriate texts with correct Spanish  
         pronunciation;
7.	Demonstrate comprehension of a level-appropriate text by 
         summarizing and answering questions about the text;
8.	Participate in casual Spanish conversation using level-  
         appropriate vocabulary and grammar;
9.	Identify expressive forms of the target culture such as   
         art, literature, music, dance; and 
10.	Identify Spanish-speaking countries and locate them on a   
         map.

Evaluation of student progress towards achieving the stated learning 
outcomes and performance objectives is the responsibility of the 
instructor, within the polices of the college and the department. 
Detailed explanation is included in the expanded syllabus developed 
by the instructor for each section being taught.