Spanish I

Learning a language is a multi-faceted experience in which you are introduced to a whole new set of words and ways of expressing yourself with words, along with new cultures formed by people who have been speaking that language for centuries. The Spanish-speaking world is vast and rich, spanning Spain in the Iberian Peninsula and many parts of North, Central, and South America, all with varied ethnic and political histories and cultures. In Spanish 1A, you’ll be introduced to several common situations in which people communicate, such as exchanging names and greetings, describing people by physical and personality traits, and describing family members and aspects of your social life. You’ll start with basic sentence structures and grammatical tools, and you’ll learn to communicate by listening, speaking, reading, and writing in Spanish as you internalize new vocabulary and grammar.