Beginning Spanish I
Beginning Spanish I This course is an introduction to the fundamentals of grammar and focuses on the development of four skills in Spanish: comprehension, speaking, reading, and writing. Emphasis will be placed on active communication aimed at the development of oral and comprehension skills. This course is for students who have not previously studied Spanish. Students are expected to continue with SPAN 0102 and SPAN 0103 after successful completion of SPAN 0101.
This is great course! Professor Castañeda is extremely passionate about teaching the language and cares deeply about his students. If you are nervous about starting Spanish (literally from the beginning), this is a great place to do so as you will receive a lot of support. It may be difficult at the beginning of the semester, but you will learn a lot in a very short amount of time. The coursework is very manageable.
This is great course! Professor Castañeda is extremely passionate about teaching the language and cares deeply about his students. If you are nervous about starting Spanish (literally from the beginning), this is a great place to do so as you will receive a lot of support. It may be difficult at the beginning of the semester, but you …Read more
Professor Castaneda is clearly passionate about teaching and cares about how his students are doing. The class is very fast paced, especially for someone who has never learned spanish in their life. This professor makes it worth it to have 8:40s every day.
This was a great introduction to the Spanish language! It is fast paced but extremely manageable as long as you stay on top of the readings and attend class regularly. Professor Castaneda is very enthusiastic and accommodating. You will learn a lot in a relatively short amount of time.
I really like this class! I'm learning a lot and it's really valuable. I thought going to language tables so much and having class every day would be annoying, but I completely understand why we have to do it. Literally the only con is that it was so early in the morning...
I just took this class for a credit, so I spent less time outside of class working on it than other students. That being said, I had a blast. The hardest part was waking up every morning. I loved getting to learn a language in a way that emphasized communicating, even if everything we said wasn't perfect. I feel like this class gave me a basic foundation to start learning the language as I travel.
I just took this class for a credit, so I spent less time outside of class working on it than other students. That being said, I had a blast. The hardest part was waking up every morning. I loved getting to learn a language in a way that emphasized communicating, even if everything we said wasn't perfect. I feel like this class gave …Read more
Poppe was very enthusiastic and kind and clearly very passionate about teaching Spanish. Although the early wakeup time was annoying and quizzes were graded very roughly I learned a lot and felt Professor Poppe was very supportive of my needs