Apr 24, 2025  
2025-2026 Cal State East Bay Catalog (BETA) 
    

SPAN 141 - Elementary Spanish I: Language and Humanities


Units: 4 ; Breadth Area: GE-3B
Introduction to speaking, understanding, reading, and writing Spanish. A communicative approach to the acquisition of the language with emphasis on the appreciation of the culture.

Breadth Area(s) Satisfied: GE-3B - Arts and Humanities (Humanities)
Possible Instructional Methods: On-ground, or Hybrid, or Online-Asynchronous, or Online-Synchronous.
Grading: A-F or CR/NC (student choice).
Course Typically Offered: Fall & Spring


Student Learning Outcomes - Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:
 

  1. Engage in conversations using level-appropriate grammatical structures.
  2. Demonstrate understanding of level-appropriate spoken Spanish produced by Spanish speakers of diverse origins.
  3. Write simple to moderately complex sentences using level-appropriate grammatical structures and organize them into cohesive paragraphs.
  4. Read and comprehend level-appropriate authentic texts and videos.
  5. Identify and discuss diverse traditions, customs, and values of the Hispanic world.
  6. Compare and contrast the traditions, customs and values of the Hispanic world with characteristics of their own culture


GE-3B. Humanities Learning Outcomes
 

  1. Evaluate the impact of the humanities on your life.
  2. Examine the cultural and/or historical context(s) of the humanities.
  3. Describe the ways that diverse identities influence experiences in the humanities.



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