SEF-LAN7601 - Spanish for Travelers

Course Description

Course Outline

Week 1 – 3 (Introduction)

• Greetings, Introductions of Others, and Farewells
• The Alphabet and Pronunciation
•  Nouns:
  • Number and Gender
  • Basic Vocabulary:
    • People & Family Members / Names of Jobs
  • Placement of Adjectives
    • Introduction: colors and basic adjectives
• Interrogatives
• Expressing Possession
• Numbers 0-100

Week 3 – 5 El aeropuerto y la transportacion

• Telling time – la hora; arrivals/departures
• Customs – la aduana
• Public transportation – la transportación publica (los autobuses y los trenes)
• Renting a car and driving – el alquilar de coches y el manejar
• Corresponding verbs: estar, ir, buscar, costar, hablar, necesitar, tomar

Week 5 - 6 Las direcciones

• Asking for directions – las direcciones
• Corresponding verbs: estar, hablar, ir, buscar, costar, pagar, reservar

Week 6 – 8 En el hotel

• Looking for a hotel – Buscar un hotel
• At the hotel – checking in and out – el registro de entrada y la salida
• Requesting needs and speaking about problems at the hotel – pedir las necesidades y los problemas
• Corresponding verbs: estar, costar, desear, necesitar, pagar, reservar, tener

Week 8 – 10 – Part 6 – En el restaurante
Chapters 19, 20, 21, 22, 23

• Making reservations - reservar una mesa
• General food terms for hungry, thirsty, tasty, spicy, etc. – las frases generales de comida y el restaurante
• Ordering food – pedir la comida
• Street food – la comida de la calle
• Corresponding verbs: desear, necesitar, costar, pagar, reservar, tener

Week 10 – 12 – Part 7 – El turismo y los lugares de interés, ir de compras
Chapters 24, 25, 26,

• Sightseeing and places of interest – el turismo y los lugares de interés
• Shopping – ir de compras
• Corresponding verbs: estar, desear, costar, gustar, pagar

Week 12 – 15 – Part 8 – Las emergencias, ir al medico, ir a la farmacia, y la seguridad
Chapters 27, 28, 29

• Emergencies – las emergencias
• Going to the doctor – ir al médico
• Going to the pharmacy – ir a la farmacia
• Safety – la seguridad
• Corresponding verbs: estar, necesitar, hablar, ser

Note: Verb forms will be provided for present tense verbs in I, you, we forms only.

Learner Outcomes

• Demonstrate knowledge of travel vocabulary such as at the airport or train station, at a restaurant, shopping, directions, emergencies, and accidents
• Demonstrate knowledge of key travel verbs in the present tense for I, you, and we, (including asking and answering questions)
• Demonstrate correct pronunciation, even of unfamiliar words in Spanish
• Express needs and wants while traveling, such as greetings and small talk, asking directions, using transportation, ordering food at a restaurant,  shopping, asking for assistance in emergencies, and describing symptoms at a pharmacy or with a doctor
• Express an understanding of some cultural characteristics of Spanish-speaking countries.

Notes

• Attend a minimum of 8 2-hour classes
• Participate in class
• Complete all assignments
• Work on individual and/or group assignments as instructed