SPAN 1015 Elementary Spanish I

Conducted in Spanish. This introductory course is designed for students with no prior Spanish experience as well as those who have had some high school Spanish. Elementary Spanish I provides a strong foundation in speaking, listening comprehension, reading and writing as well as exploring the products, practices and perspectives that are unique to Hispanic cultures. This course follows a communicative approach, which springs from the idea that languages are best learned when real-world information becomes the focus of student activities. Students will interact in Spanish with the instructor and with classmates. By the end of this course, students should be able to successfully handle a significant number of basic communicative tasks in Spanish.

Course overview

Department
Hispanic Studies
School
MCAS
Credits
3
Level
Undergraduate
Offered
Every Fall,Every Spring,Every Summer

Catalog details

Prerequisites
This course is for beginners and all sections are 3-credits unless otherwise indicated. Students with prior Spanish experience are admitted only after taking the placement test.

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Requirements fulfilled

No source-backed degree requirement is attached to this course yet.

Official evaluation summary

4.03 / 5

Based on 403 aggregate responses from BC Avalanche/Blue evaluations.

Data freshness

Course and evaluation data last updated 2026-08-02. Source details and limitations are documented in Data Sources and Methodology.

Instructors

  • Isabel Araya
    Fall 2026, Fall 2025 · Official rating 4.64/5
  • Maria Jose Gil De Leon
    Fall 2026
  • Rodrigo Torrellio
    Fall 2026, Fall 2025 · Official rating 4.59/5
  • Ruth Alessandra Ocampo Miranda
    Fall 2026
  • Silvana Falconi
    Summer 2026, Summer 2025, Summer 2024, Summer 2023, Summer 2022 · Official rating 4.56/5
  • Alicia Lowden
    Spring 2022 · Official rating 4.40/5
  • Can Zhu
    Fall 2025 · Official rating 4.04/5
  • Erin Trask
    Fall 2024 · Official rating 4.79/5
  • Iris Fitzsimmons Christensen
    Spring 2025 · Official rating 4.31/5
  • Kassandra Ramirez
    Spring 2024, Fall 2023 · Official rating 4.65/5
  • Kylie Minniti
    Fall 2025 · Official rating 4.91/5
  • Maria Gonzalez
    Fall 2022 · Official rating 4.41/5
  • Monika Stantcheva
    Fall 2022 · Official rating 4.53/5
  • Naomi Sanabria Aldana
    Fall 2022 · Official rating 4.53/5
  • Nicoletta Lembo-Volpe
    Fall 2024 · Official rating 4.08/5
  • Sehyun Moon
    Spring 2023 · Official rating 4.52/5
  • Teresa Gelardo-Rodriguez
    Fall 2023 · Official rating 4.71/5
  • Valerie Sanabria Aldana
    Fall 2022 · Official rating 4.05/5
  • Wendy Rodriguez Zuniga
    Spring 2026, Fall 2024 · Official rating 4.28/5
  • Yuliana Ramos Orta
    Fall 2021 · Official rating 4.63/5

Sections

  • Section 01
    Summer 2026 · Silvana Falconi · On-line Asynchronous · Offered
  • Section 01
    Fall 2026 · Maria Jose Gil De Leon · Campion Hall 328 MWF 09:00AM-09:50AM · Offered
  • Section 02
    Fall 2026 · Maria Jose Gil De Leon · Campion Hall 328 MWF 10:00AM-10:50AM · Offered
  • Section 03
    Fall 2026 · Rodrigo Torrellio · Campion Hall 235 MWF 11:00AM-11:50AM · Offered
  • Section 04
    Fall 2026 · Ruth Alessandra Ocampo Miranda · Campion Hall 236 MWF 11:00AM-11:50AM · Offered
  • Section 05
    Fall 2026 · Ruth Alessandra Ocampo Miranda · Campion Hall 236 MWF 12:00 Noon-12:50PM · Offered
  • Section 06
    Fall 2026 · Rodrigo Torrellio · Campion Hall 235 MWF 12:00 Noon-12:50PM · Offered
  • Section 07
    Fall 2026 · Isabel Araya · Stokes Hall 363S MWF 01:00PM-01:50PM · Offered
  • Section 08
    Fall 2026 · Isabel Araya · Stokes Hall 363S MWF 02:00PM-02:50PM · Offered