Spanish 0400 - Intermediate Spanish II

Course Description 

Spanish 0400 is a fourth-semester language course that both reinforces and enhances the communicative skills (listening, speaking, reading, and writing) previously acquired while exploring the rich cultural mosaic of the Spanish-speaking world. Class activities are designed so that students can build up these four skills in order to function at an intermediate language level. Readings focused on contemporary social and political issues of the Hispanic world will advance your knowledge of Hispanic cultural practices while increasing your intercultural competence. Unique to this course is the preparation of an oral presentation on a topic related to the Hispanic world throughout the semester and presented during the last days of classes. The purpose of this task is to help students develop their presentational competence in Spanish.

Conducted entirely in Spanish, this class will provide students with ample opportunities to work in small groups and in pairs while gaining confidence communicating in Spanish. This course satisfies the language requirement at Penn.

Goals 
By the end of this course students can expect to handle a variety of situations in a Spanish-speaking setting such as:

  • Express their opinions on a variety of contemporary events and issues
  • Defend their position when presented with a hypothetical situation
  • Deliver short presentations on a chosen subject after thorough preparation
  • Demonstrate their knowledge and understanding of Hispanic cultural practices and products

Prerequisite(s)

  • the successful completion of SPAN 0300 or SPAN 0305 at Penn, or
  • a score on the SAT II exam between 550-640, or
  • a score on the online placement exam between 454-546 (this does not apply to Wharton students), or
  • a score on the paper-and-pencil departmental exam between 550-640 (for Wharton students; for transfer students seeking transfer credit for previous courses), or
  • moving up a level from a score between 450-540 on the SAT II exam, or
  • moving up a level from a score between 384-453 on the online placement exam (this does not apply to Wharton students), or
  • moving up a level from a score between 450-540 on the paper-and-pencil departmental exam (for Wharton students; for transfer students seeking transfer credit for previous courses)