SEF-LAN7602 - SPANISH FOR BUSINESS

Course Description

This course is designed for students with little or no exposure to the Spanish language, or those who have not studied Spanish in many years. Students will be introduced to fundamental grammar and business vocabulary and phrases, as well as cultural aspects of conducting business in a Spanish-speaking country.

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 4 – 7 (Business Travel)

Telephone Etiquette
Telling Time:
- Making Reservations
- Scheduling Appointments
Navigating Transportation
Checking In and Out at the Hotel
- Discussing Problems at the Hotel
The Business Dinner:
- Ordering Food
- Making Small Talk

Week 8 - 11 (Meetings)

Discussing Data and Costs
Expressing a Timeline
Describing Typical Business Problems
Expressing Wants, Needs, and Ability
Asking Basic Questions
Making Polite Request and Commands

Week 12 – 15 (Product Description & Business Presentation)

Developing a Product Description
- Product Selection
  - Research Techniques: Identifying Necessary Vocabulary
- Writing a Product Description
- Creating and Giving a Business Presentation

Learner Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

Demonstrate knowledge of syntax of language: number and gender of nouns; the use and placement of articles and basic adjectives; interrogative words; cardinal and ordinal numbers; days, months, dates; and telling time; present tense conjugation of common verbs pertinent to business and travel.
Demonstrate correct Spanish pronunciation, even of unfamiliar words
Demonstrate knowledge of basic vocabulary related to both business and business travel: telephone etiquette and introductions; scheduling appointments and reservations; navigating transportation and checking into hotels; dining with clients; participating in meetings- discussing data, costs, timelines, problems, and polite requests and commands; describing products and making business presentations.
Express needs and wants, understand schedules, make introductions and basic small talk, navigate transportation and travel, order food in a restaurant, present data, costs, and timelines, ask basic questions in a business meeting, and give a brief product description in the form of a business presentation
Express an understanding of some cultural aspects of conducting business in Spanish-speaking countries.

Notes

Students are expected to:

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