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Elementary Spanish I
For students with limited or no background in
modern foreign languages. Basic grammatical principles, elementary
conversation and simple writing. Some additional work with tapes
or cassettes. Culture and geography of Spanish-speaking countries.
Prerequisites: E, R
Destinos: An Introduction to
Spanish
Destinos teaches speaking, listening, and comprehension skills
in Spanish. This telenovela, or Spanish soap opera, immerses you
in everyday situations with native speakers and introduces the
cultures, accents, and dialects of Mexico, Spain, Argentina, and
Puerto Rico. Your understanding and appreciation of Spanish increase
as you become absorbed in the mysterious and entertaining story.
Produced by WGBH/Boston.
A series from the Annenberg/CPB Multimedia Collection.
TEXTBOOK
"Destinos: An Introduction to Spanish"
by Van Patten, Marks, and Teschner. First Edition, NY: McGraw-Hill,
Inc., 1992.
ISBN: 0-07-002069-8
WORKBOOKS/STUDY GUIDES
"Workbook/Study Guides to Accompany Destinos"
by VanPatten, Marks and Teschner. First/Alternate Edition, NY:
McGraw-Hill, Inc., 1997. Workbook/Study Guide: Semester I
ISBN: 0-07-067259-8
Online
via Video on Demand
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Free
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Thirteen Lessons
Unit I: Programs 1-2
Vocabulario: cognates; family member. Gramatica: ser; articles
and gender, possession.
Unit II: Programs 3-6
UnViaje a Sevilla, Espana
Vocabulario: numbers (0-21); academic subjects; animals; days
of the week; telling time. Gramatica: hay; estar; ir; present
tense (regular verbs); subject pronouns; personal a; interrogatives;
adjectives.
Unit III: Programs 7-11
Unviaje a Madrid, Espana
Vocabulario: clothing; number (21-99); interrogatives; months;
seasons; colors; descriptive adjectives. Gramatica: saber; conocer;
present tense (irregular verbs, stem-changing verbs, reflexive
pronouns); more on possession; demonstratives; more on using adjectives;
ser and estar.
Unit IV: Programs 12-13
Un viaje a Argentina
Vocabulario: numbers (100-1000); food groups (meat, fish, fruits,
vegetables, others); writing and written works. Gramatica: Preterite
tense; direct and indirect object pronouns; prepositions; pronoun
objects of prepositions; using adjectives; verbs used reflexively
and nonreflexively; gustar and verbs like it; two object pronouns
together.
Audiocassettes
Audiocassettes are available for duplication in the Learning Resources
Media Services Learning Lab.
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
DESTINOS: AN INTRODUCTION TO SPANISH is a two-semester Spanish
language telecourse. It is designed to give students full communicative
proficiency in Spanish-listening, speaking, reading and writing.
DESTINOS uses a uniquely Hispanic genre, the "telenovela,"
to combine a dramatic storyline with instruction.
The story begins with a wealthy Mexican patriarch, nearing the
end of his life, who reveals a secret he has kept from his family
for years. Raquel Rodriguez, a Mexican-American lawyer, is hired
to help him learn the answers to some important questions. Raquel's
search takes her to Spain, Argentina, Puerto Rico, and back to
Mexico, exposing students to the rich and diversified cultural
context in which Spanish is spoken worldwide. The situation and
context of each episode introduce students to the basic structures,
language functions and vocabulary groups that are presented in
the programs and resource materials. DESTINOS: AN INTRODUCTION
TO SPANISH is part of the Annenberg/CPB Multimedia Collection.
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