SPAN 1016 Elementary Spanish II
Conducted in Spanish. Elementary Spanish II is the second course in the first-year sequence. It continues to provide 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 student activities involve critical thinking about real-world information. Students will interact in Spanish with the instructor, classmates and native speakers. By the end of this course, students should be able to successfully handle a significant number of communicative and writing tasks in different time frames in Spanish.
Course overview
- Department
- Hispanic Studies
- School
- MCAS
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Undergraduate
- Offered
- Every Fall, Every Spring, Every Summer
Catalog details
- Prerequisites
- SPAN1015 or Admission by placement test and all sections are 3-credits unless otherwise indicated.
Course evaluations
- Course rating
- 3.81 / 5 · Very Good
- Instructor rating
- 4.40 / 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 | Can Zhu | 4.1 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 1–3 hrs/week | 21 of 30 |
| Spring 2026 | Isabel Araya | 3.8 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 1–3 hrs/week | 17 of 27 |
| Spring 2026 | Kylie Minniti | 4.0 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 4–6 hrs/week | 22 of 31 |
| Spring 2026 | Paola Heredia Alfaro | 3.5 | 3.8 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 1–3 hrs/week | 8 of 13 |
| Spring 2026 | Rodrigo Torrellio | 3.4 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4–6 hrs/week | 17 of 32 |
| Spring 2026 | Wendy Rodriguez Zuniga | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.8 | — | 15 of 18 |
| Fall 2025 | Aina Marti Ger | 4.2 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 1–3 hrs/week | 31 of 39 |
| Fall 2025 | Erin Trask | 4.2 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4–6 hrs/week | 17 of 30 |
| Fall 2025 | Olivia Beggins | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 1–3 hrs/week | 16 of 19 |
| Fall 2025 | Paola Heredia Alfaro | 2.7 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4–6 hrs/week | 19 of 25 |
| Fall 2025 | Victor Chacon Cabrera | 3.6 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 1–3 hrs/week | 25 of 29 |
| Fall 2025 | Wendy Rodriguez Zuniga | 4.1 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 1–3 hrs/week | 37 of 51 |
| Summer 2025 | Silvana Falconi | 3.7 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 4–6 hrs/week | 7 of 16 |
| Spring 2025 | Aina Marti Ger | 4.5 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4–6 hrs/week | 15 of 30 |
| Spring 2025 | Can Zhu | 3.6 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 1–3 hrs/week | 28 of 35 |
| Spring 2025 | Erin Trask | 4.0 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4–6 hrs/week | 29 of 38 |
| Spring 2025 | Nicoletta Lembo-Volpe | 3.6 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4–6 hrs/week | 27 of 36 |
| Spring 2025 | Wendy Rodriguez Zuniga | 3.3 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4–6 hrs/week | 13 of 19 |
| Fall 2024 | Aina Marti Ger | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 1–3 hrs/week | 31 of 38 |
| Fall 2024 | Iris Fitzsimmons Christensen | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4–6 hrs/week | 30 of 38 |
| Fall 2024 | Paola Heredia Alfaro | 2.8 | 2.8 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4–6 hrs/week | 27 of 37 |
| Fall 2024 | Pia Cuneo | 3.2 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 4–6 hrs/week | 34 of 38 |
| Fall 2024 | Wendy Rodriguez Zuniga | 3.8 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4–6 hrs/week | 32 of 39 |
| Summer 2024 | Silvana Falconi | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 7–9 hrs/week | 11 of 16 |
| Spring 2024 | Aina Marti Ger | 4.4 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4–6 hrs/week | 25 of 40 |
| Spring 2024 | Iris Fitzsimmons Christensen | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.7 | 4–6 hrs/week | 32 of 40 |
| Spring 2024 | Monika Stantcheva | 3.8 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 4–6 hrs/week | 30 of 40 |
| Spring 2024 | Robert Munrayos | 3.6 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4–6 hrs/week | 33 of 39 |
| Fall 2023 | Monika Stantcheva | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 of 38 |
| Fall 2023 | Naomi Sanabria Aldana | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 of 39 |
| Fall 2023 | Pia Cuneo | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 of 18 |
| Fall 2023 | Robert Munrayos | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 of 39 |
| Fall 2023 | Valerie Sanabria Aldana | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 of 40 |
| Summer 2023 | Silvana Falconi | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 of 15 |
| Spring 2023 | Kassandra Ramirez | 4.0 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 4–6 hrs/week | 21 of 28 |
| Spring 2023 | Maria Gonzalez | 3.3 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 1–3 hrs/week | 26 of 32 |
| Spring 2023 | Monika Stantcheva | 4.1 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4–6 hrs/week | 23 of 34 |
| Spring 2023 | Robert Munrayos | 3.5 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 4–6 hrs/week | 13 of 20 |
| Spring 2023 | Valerie Sanabria Aldana | 3.0 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 1–3 hrs/week | 22 of 32 |
| Spring 2023 | Yuliana Ramos Orta | 3.9 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 4–6 hrs/week | 13 of 17 |
Data freshness
Instructors
- Aina Marti Ger
- Alicia Lowden
- Can Zhu
- Erin Trask
- Ethan Hill
- Iris Fitzsimmons Christensen
- Isabel Araya
- Kassandra Ramirez
- Kylie Minniti
- Marcel Pons
- Maria Gonzalez
- Maria Jose Gil De Leon
- Monika Stantcheva
- Naomi Sanabria Aldana
- Nicoletta Lembo-Volpe
- Olivia Beggins
- Paola Carolina Tsuhako Chinen
- Paola Heredia Alfaro
- Pia Cuneo
- Robert Munrayos
- Rodrigo Torrellio
- Sehyun Moon
- Silvana Falconi
- Valerie Sanabria Aldana
- Victor Chacon Cabrera
- Viktoryia Liashchynskaya
- Wendy Rodriguez Zuniga
- Yuliana Ramos Orta
Sections
- Section 01
- Section 02
- Section 03
- Section 04
- Section 06
- Section 07
- Section 08
- Section 09
- Section 10
- Section 11
- Section 01
- Section 02
- Section 03
- Section 05
- Section 06
- Section 07
- Section 08
- Section 09
- Section 10
- Section 11
- Section 12
- Section 01