Elementary Spanish II

Continuation of FORL 121. Study of basic grammatical principles is completed with continued conversation, writing, dictation, and cultural study.
Prerequisites: E, R, FORL 121

Destinos:
An Introduction to Spanish
Produced by WGBH/Boston.
A series from the Annenberg/CPB Multimedia Collection.

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.

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

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Thirteen Lessons
Unit IV: Programs 14-18
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.

Unit V: Programs 19-26
Un viaje a Puerto Rico

Vocabulario: directions; more family members; weather; changes in states and condition; parts of a house; domestic appliances; more descriptive adjectives. Gramatica: present and past progressive; imperfect; imperfect and preterite together; por and para; affirmatives and negatives; idioms with tenor; comparisons; estar and sentirse with adjectives; acabar de; hace, hace…que; al + infinitive.

Audiocassettes
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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.