Intermediate Spanish (102-A-62)

Instructors

Elena Lanza
847/467-7476
3-130 Crowe
Elena Lanza is an Associate Professor of Instruction and Assistant Director of the Spanish Language Program at Northwestern. She has been teaching elementary and intermediate Spanish at the School of Professional Studies since 2007. Elena has been teaching Spanish as a second language since 1997 in different institutions in Spain and the US, has organized exchange programs in Spain for American high school students, and has participated as the Spanish author of an on-line educational language program. She also collaborates with the College Board in different capacities, with a focus on the AP Spanish Language and Culture program. At Northwestern, she was named to the Faculty Honor Roll by the Associated Student Government in 2005-2006, 2016-2017 and 2019-2020, and received the Distinguished Teaching Award at the School of Professional Studies in 2010.

Meeting Info

Kresge Centennial Hall 2-339: Mon 6:15PM - 9:15PM

Overview of class

This course is the first in a three-quarter intermediate sequence based on the competency (or "can do") and the communicative approaches. It will focus on how to communicate experiences in the past. The acquisition of specific vocabulary will allow students to share their own personal experiences. In addition, this course will also focus on the use of Spanish in the workplace. Tasks will be designed with practical purposes in mind such as how to interact with co-workers, write cover letters and resumes, prepare job interviews in Spanish, etc. This course is designed for adults who wish to learn Spanish in a dynamic way and it is designed to assist students achieve pragmatic, linguistic and cultural competencies adequate for intermediate Spanish. SPANISH 102-A emphasizes the functional use of the language in a student-centered classroom. Students will further develop skills in listening, reading, writing and speaking through interactions in the target language in meaningful real-life situations with the ultimate goal of becoming independent learners for life. The materials for this course will be customized to the interests of adult learners. Carries humanities credit (two-course limit for language courses).

Registration Requirements

Prerequisite (one of the following): completion of SPANISH 101-C Elementary Spanish at SPS (or equivalent in Weinberg College of Arts & Sciences); or previous Spanish experience (high school or college, study abroad, etc.) with an equivalent level of proficiency as SPANISH 101-C. Placement in the course will be ultimately determined by the instructor. Students with questions prior to registering should contact the instructor directly.

Note: SPANISH 102-A is available to for students to audit—credit will not be earned, but tuition is reduced. Students enrolled to audit the course must meet prerequisites, as well as participation and assessment requirements as outlined in the course syllabus.

Class Attributes

Face to face: In person, in campus space