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.
Course evaluations
- Course rating
- 4.03 / 5 · Very Good
- Instructor rating
- 4.47 / 5 · Very Good
- Terms evaluated
- 14
| Term | Instructor | Course overall | Instructor overall | Well organized | Clear learning objectives | Intellectually challenging | Helpful assignments | Applicable beyond course | Attendance necessary | Weekly effort | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2026 | Wendy Rodriguez Zuniga | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 1–3 hrs/week | 21 of 29 |
| Fall 2025 | Can Zhu | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 1–3 hrs/week | 25 of 30 |
| Fall 2025 | Isabel Araya | 4.2 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 1–3 hrs/week | 22 of 29 |
| Fall 2025 | Kylie Minniti | 4.4 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4–6 hrs/week | 22 of 31 |
| Fall 2025 | Rodrigo Torrellio | 4.0 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4–6 hrs/week | 17 of 28 |
| Summer 2025 | Silvana Falconi | 4.6 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.5 | — | 5 of 9 |
| Spring 2025 | Iris Fitzsimmons Christensen | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4–6 hrs/week | 25 of 32 |
| Fall 2024 | Erin Trask | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4–6 hrs/week | 30 of 38 |
| Fall 2024 | Nicoletta Lembo-Volpe | 3.5 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 1–3 hrs/week | 25 of 38 |
| Fall 2024 | Wendy Rodriguez Zuniga | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4–6 hrs/week | 12 of 19 |
| Summer 2024 | Silvana Falconi | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 10+ hrs/week | 5 of 10 |
| Spring 2024 | Kassandra Ramirez | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4–6 hrs/week | 26 of 31 |
| Fall 2023 | Kassandra Ramirez | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 of 31 |
| Fall 2023 | Teresa Gelardo-Rodriguez | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 of 20 |
| Summer 2023 | Silvana Falconi | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 of 12 |
| Spring 2023 | Sehyun Moon | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 1–3 hrs/week | 25 of 35 |
| Fall 2022 | Maria Gonzalez | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4–6 hrs/week | 20 of 22 |
| Fall 2022 | Monika Stantcheva | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 1–3 hrs/week | 17 of 22 |
| Fall 2022 | Naomi Sanabria Aldana | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4–6 hrs/week | 21 of 30 |
| Fall 2022 | Valerie Sanabria Aldana | 3.4 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4–6 hrs/week | 23 of 32 |
| Summer 2022 | Silvana Falconi | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 3.0 | 10+ hrs/week | 4 of 16 |
| Spring 2022 | Alicia Lowden | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 1–3 hrs/week | 10 of 30 |
| Fall 2021 | Yuliana Ramos Orta | 4.1 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 1–3 hrs/week | 8 of 14 |
Data freshness
Instructors
- Alicia Lowden
- Can Zhu
- Erin Trask
- Iris Fitzsimmons Christensen
- Isabel Araya
- Kassandra Ramirez
- Kylie Minniti
- Maria Gonzalez
- Maria Jose Gil De Leon
- Maria Terol Cabrerizo
- Monika Stantcheva
- Naomi Sanabria Aldana
- Nicoletta Lembo-Volpe
- Rodrigo Torrellio
- Sehyun Moon
- Silvana Falconi
- Teresa Gelardo-Rodriguez
- Valerie Sanabria Aldana
- Wendy Rodriguez Zuniga
- Yuliana Ramos Orta
Sections
- Section 01
- Section 02
- Section 01
- Section 02
- Section 03
- Section 04
- Section 06
- Section 07
- Section 08
- Section 01
- Section 02