Intermediate Spanish II

Continuation of FORL 221. Emphasizes ability to speak, read, and write in Spanish.
Prerequisites: E, R, FORL 122

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 II
ISBN: 0-07-067260-1

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Thirteen Lessons
Part 2
Unit VII: Programs 40-52
Un viaje a Mexico: La Capital

Vocabulario: money; business; renting and buying; tourist needs; restaurants; hotels; sports; relationships; pastimes. Gramatica: forms and uses of the past subjunctive (simple and perfect); conditional; if clause sentences; past perfect indicative; adverb formation; exclamations; subjunctive.

Audiocassettes
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GENERAL DESCRIPTION
DESTINOS: AN INTRODUCTION TO SPANISH (PART II) is the second half of 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.