Objectives for Week One:

Interpersonal:
Meet and greet others; introduce yourself
Express politeness
Express place of origin
Express personal interests
Talk about people
Talk about academic fields and majors
Name classroom items and places at the university

Interpersonal:
Write a one-page essay describing yourself, your personality and interests

Objectives for Week Two:

Interpersonal (continued from first week):
Meet and greet others; introduce oneself
Express appropriate politeness in context
Exchange personal information such as origin, interests and activities
Describe daily routines and schedules
Describe people and things
Ask and answer simple questions on the above topics
Extend, accept, and decline invitations

Interpretive:
Become familiar with the socio-geography of the Spanish-speaking world
Identify genres and patterns of radio programs

Presentational:
Revise your composition for content, organization, and style

Objectives for Week Three:

Interpersonal:
Describe your daily activities and those of others
Describe your immediate world: leisure activities, personal interests and weather
Give and request information
Talk about recent events and activities

Interpretive:
Understand simple questions
Become with the socio-geography of the Spanish-speaking world
Glean biographical information from written materials
Understand connected discourse in an expository text

Presentational:
Edit your composition with extra attention to correcting frequent errors, such as number and gender agreement, subject-verb agreement, and spelling

Objectives for Week Four:

Interpersonal:
Talk about recent activities and events (cont.)
Describe people, family members and their homes
Ask and answer simple questions about the above topics
Participate in a simple telephone conversation
Make comparisons

Interpretive:
Become familiar with the socio-geography of the Spanish-speaking world
Become familiar with issues surrounding bilingualism and Latinos in the U.S.
Identify genre and main details of a one-page written text

Presentational:
Write a 1.5-page description of a memorable experience

Objectives for Week Five:

Interpersonal:
Describe people, relationships, and surroundings in greater detail
Ask and answer simple questions pertaining to the above categories
Participate in a simulated service encounter, such as a medical consultation

Interpretive:
Understand one-page readings on a familiar topic
List ideas in brief oral texts about which you have some knowledge
Become familiar with the socio-geography of the Spanish-speaking world

Presentational:
Revise your composition for content, organization, and style

Objectives for Week Six:

Interpersonal:
Describe your immediate world: situations and events, past and present
Describe your immediate world: the family (cont.)
Ask and answer simple questions (cont.)
Describe people (cont.)
Interact in Spanish with a native speaker

Interpretive:
Understand connected discourse in an expository text
List ideas in brief oral presentations of which you have some knowledge
Become familiar with the socio-geography of the Spanish-speaking world
Become familiar with with health issues relating to Latinos in the U.S.

Presentational:
Edit your composition with extra attention to correcting frequent errors

Objectives for Week Seven:

Interpersonal:
Make comparisons of equality and inequality
Describe foods and eating habits
Express opinions about foods
Ask and answer questions relating to the above categories

Interpretive:
Understand connected discourse in an expository text
List ideas in brief oral presentations of which you have some knowledge
Become familiar with the socio-geography of the Spanish-speaking world
Become familiar with issues pertaining to Spanish-speaking (im)migrants in the U.S.

Presentational:
Write a two-page composition comparing your generation’s lifestyle to that of your grandparents when they were your age

Objectives for Week Eight:

Interpersonal:
Describe differences in eating customs
Ask and answer questions in context
Participate in a simulated service encounter, such as in a restaurant

Interpretive:
Understand connected discourse in an expository text (cont.)
Become familiar with the socio-geography of the Spanish-speaking world

Presentational:
Present information to classmates on topics researched electronically
Answer questions about prepared topics
Revise your composition for content, organization, and style

Objectives for Week Nine:

Interpersonal:
Describe and narrate events (cont.)
Describe people and daily activities (cont.)
Ask and answer simple questions (cont.)

Interpretive:
Understand connected discourse in an expository text (cont.)
Identify genre and main details of a written text
Understand simple questions (cont.)
Understand information requested (cont.)

Presentational:
Edit your composition with extra attention to correcting frequent errors

Objectives for End-Quarter Period:

Interpretive:
List ideas in brief oral presentations

Presentational:
Present rehearsed reports on a topic pertaining to the Spanish-speaking world, such as important cultural figures, places, or customs
Answer questions about your prepared presentation topic
Ask questions of others following their presentations