Spanish Vocabulary: Sports, Travel, and the Home

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Spanish Vocabulary: Sports, Travel, and the Home

This course is part of Learn Spanish: Basic Spanish Vocabulary Specialization

Instructor: Dr. Robert Blake

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Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

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3 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

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2 weeks at 10 hours a week

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There are 3 modules in this course

Ready for the big game? Building on the vocabulary and skills that you have already mastered, this third course of the specialization will introduce new vocabulary that will prepare you to discuss sports, pastimes and politics -- important cultural elements of the Spanish-speaking world. You’ll also add new vocabulary relating to travel and living arrangements. This course also introduces the progressive tense and past tense and you will add to your vocabulary of helping verbs.

We will kick off this first module with a discussion of sports and favorite pastimes. You will build your Spanish vocabulary in these areas as well as practice talking about ongoing events. We will discuss how to use helping verbs with the present participle, and you will expand your understanding and use of the verb hacer to form new combinations and create new adverbs. We’ll also interact with a soccer (fútbol) player in the perspectivas portion of the module.

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13 videos4 readings6 assignments1 peer review1 discussion prompt

13 videos Total 17 minutes

Course Introduction 1 minute
Module 1 Introduction 1 minute
Introduction to Vocabulario 1 minute
Introduction to Gramática 1 minute
The Progressive Tense 2 minutes
More Helping Verbs 3 minutes
Time Expression with the Present Tense 1 minute
More Expressions with Hacer 1 minute
Turning Adjectives into Adverbs 2 minutes
Perspectivas Introduction: Los Deportes - Fútbol 1 minute
Perspectivas: Los Deportes - Fútbol 2 minutes
Perspectivas Summary: Los Deportes - Fútbol 1 minute
Module 1 Summary 1 minute

4 readings Total 60 minutes

How to be Successful in this Course 5 minutes
Sports and Pastimes Vocabulary List 15 minutes
Module 1 Vocabulary Activity 30 minutes
Typing Accents and Spanish Punctuation 10 minutes

6 assignments Total 150 minutes

Module 1 Review 30 minutes
Module 1: Vocabulario Review A 35 minutes
Module 1: Vocabulario Review B 35 minutes
Module 1 Gramática Review 20 minutes
Module 1 Writing Practice 15 minutes
Perspectivas Comprehension Check 15 minutes

1 peer review Total 120 minutes

Module 1 Peer Review 120 minutes

1 discussion prompt Total 20 minutes

Your Favorite Sport or Pastime 20 minutes

In this module we will add vocabulary that will help you talk about trips and travel. You will also begin to work with the past tense, and describe things that happened in the past. We will also explore the adverbs frequently associated with the past, and you’ll expand your command of the verb hacer to signal “ago”. Finally, in the perspectivas portion of the module, you’ll meet Fer and hear about her adventures in Southeast Asia.

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10 videos2 readings6 assignments1 peer review1 discussion prompt

10 videos Total 13 minutes

Module 2 Introduction 1 minute
Introduction to Vocabulario 1 minute
Introduction to Gramática 1 minute
The Preterite Tense 4 minutes
Time Expression with the Preterite to Signal "Ago" 1 minute
Adverbs That Go Together with Past Events 1 minute
Perspectivas Introduction: Los Viajes 1 minute
Lecture: Perspectivas: Los Viajes 3 minutes
Perspectivas Summary: Los Viajes 1 minute
Module 2 Summary 1 minute

2 readings Total 45 minutes

Trips and Vacations Vocabulary List 15 minutes
Module 2 Vocabulary Activity 30 minutes

6 assignments Total 175 minutes

Module 2 Review 30 minutes
Module 2 Vocabulario Review A 35 minutes
Module 2 Vocabulario Review B 35 minutes
Module 2 Gramática Review 30 minutes
Module 2 Writing Practice 15 minutes
Perspectivas Comprehension Check 30 minutes

1 peer review Total 120 minutes

Module 2 Peer Review 120 minutes

1 discussion prompt Total 20 minutes

Describe a Trip 20 minutes

In this last module we will discuss living arrangements such as life on the farm or in the city, or living with family or on your own. You will practice narrating stories that happened in the past and compare the imperfect tense to the preterite. We will introduce some irregular preterite verbs and in the perspectivas section, you will listen carefully to Rebeca who will talk about several of the living arrangements she has experienced.

What's included

11 videos2 readings6 assignments1 peer review1 discussion prompt

11 videos Total 20 minutes

Module 3 Introduction 1 minute
Introduction to Vocabulario 1 minute
Introduction to Gramática 1 minute
The Imperfect Tense 4 minutes
Some Irregular Verbs in the Preterite Tense 6 minutes
The Contrast Between the Imperfect and Preterite Tenses 2 minutes
Perspectivas Introduction: La Casa 1 minute
Perspectivas: La Casa 3 minutes
Perspectivas Summary: La Casa 1 minute
Module 3 Summary 1 minute
Course Summary 1 minute

2 readings Total 45 minutes

The Home Vocabulary List 15 minutes
Module 3 Vocabulary Activity 30 minutes

6 assignments Total 160 minutes

Module 3 Review 30 minutes
Module 3 Vocabulario Review A 35 minutes
Module 3 Vocabulario Review B 35 minutes
Module 3 Gramática Review 30 minutes
Module 3 Writing Practice 15 minutes
Perspectivas Comprehension Check 15 minutes

1 peer review Total 120 minutes

Module 3 Peer Review 120 minutes

1 discussion prompt Total 20 minutes

Your Home 20 minutes

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Dr. Robert Blake

University of California, Davis

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Reviewed on May 1, 2019

Realmente aprendi un monton. ma alla de mis expectativas. Pero tengo mucho que studiar. Como dijo el Dr. Blake tengo que revisar diez veces.

Reviewed on Mar 12, 2018

Thank you so much to my instructor for instructing Ana Pelayo.Thank you, Ana Pelayo.

Reviewed on Aug 15, 2018

I love the course and the Syllabus is very interesting too.

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