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.

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Requirements fulfilled

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

Official evaluation summary

3.81 / 5

Based on 1,097 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

  • Kylie Minniti
    Fall 2026, Spring 2026 · Official rating 4.82/5
  • Olivia Beggins
    Fall 2026, Fall 2025 · Official rating 4.27/5
  • Paola Carolina Tsuhako Chinen
    Fall 2026
  • Silvana Falconi
    Summer 2026, Summer 2025, Summer 2024, Summer 2023, Summer 2022 · Official rating 4.35/5
  • Victor Javier Chacon Cabrera
    Fall 2026
  • Wendy Rodriguez Zuniga
    Fall 2026, Spring 2026, Fall 2025, Spring 2025, Fall 2024 · Official rating 4.48/5
  • Aina Marti Ger
    Fall 2025, Spring 2025, Fall 2024, Spring 2024 · Official rating 4.80/5
  • Alicia Lowden
    Fall 2021 · Official rating 4.20/5
  • Can Zhu
    Spring 2026, Spring 2025 · Official rating 4.45/5
  • Erin Trask
    Fall 2025, Spring 2025 · Official rating 4.91/5
  • Ethan Hill
    Spring 2022, Fall 2021 · Official rating 4.67/5
  • Iris Fitzsimmons Christensen
    Fall 2024, Spring 2024 · Official rating 4.25/5
  • Kassandra Ramirez
    Spring 2023 · Official rating 4.86/5
  • Marcel Pons
    Spring 2022, Fall 2021 · Official rating 4.25/5
  • Maria Gonzalez
    Spring 2023, Spring 2022 · Official rating 4.25/5
  • Monika Stantcheva
    Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023 · Official rating 4.52/5
  • Naomi Sanabria Aldana
    Fall 2023 · Official rating 4.70/5
  • Nicoletta Lembo-Volpe
    Spring 2025 · Official rating 4.38/5
  • Paola Heredia Alfaro
    Spring 2026, Fall 2025, Fall 2024 · Official rating 3.02/5
  • Pia Cuneo
    Fall 2024, Fall 2023 · Official rating 4.00/5
  • Robert Munrayos
    Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023 · Official rating 4.14/5
  • Sehyun Moon
    Fall 2022, Spring 2022 · Official rating 4.33/5
  • Valerie Sanabria Aldana
    Fall 2023, Spring 2023 · Official rating 4.10/5
  • Victor Chacon Cabrera
    Fall 2025 · Official rating 4.80/5
  • Viktoryia Liashchynskaya
    Fall 2022, Spring 2022 · Official rating 4.49/5
  • Yuliana Ramos Orta
    Spring 2023, Fall 2021 · Official rating 4.91/5
  • Isabel Araya
    Spring 2026 · Official rating 4.88/5
  • Rodrigo Torrellio
    Spring 2026 · Official rating 4.75/5

Sections

  • Section 01
    Summer 2026 · Silvana Falconi · On-line Asynchronous · Offered
  • Section 01
    Fall 2026 · Victor Javier Chacon Cabrera · Campion Hall 303 MWF 09:00AM-09:50AM · Offered
  • Section 02
    Fall 2026 · Victor Javier Chacon Cabrera · Campion Hall 303 MWF 10:00AM-10:50AM · Offered
  • Section 03
    Fall 2026 · Wendy Rodriguez Zuniga · Campion Hall 9 MWF 10:00AM-10:50AM · Offered
  • Section 04
    Fall 2026 · Olivia Beggins · Campion Hall 303 MWF 11:00AM-11:50AM · Offered
  • Section 05
    Fall 2026 · Wendy Rodriguez Zuniga · Campion Hall 9 MWF 11:00AM-11:50AM · Offered
  • Section 06
    Fall 2026 · Paola Carolina Tsuhako Chinen · Gasson Hall 209 MWF 11:00AM-11:50AM · Offered
  • Section 07
    Fall 2026 · Wendy Rodriguez Zuniga · Campion Hall 303 MWF 12:00 Noon-12:50PM · Offered
  • Section 08
    Fall 2026 · Paola Carolina Tsuhako Chinen · Gasson Hall 209 MWF 12:00 Noon-12:50PM · Offered
  • Section 09
    Fall 2026 · Olivia Beggins · Gasson Hall 209 MWF 01:00PM-01:50PM · Offered
  • Section 10
    Fall 2026 · Kylie Minniti · Campion Hall 235 MWF 01:00PM-01:50PM · Offered
  • Section 11
    Fall 2026 · Olivia Beggins · Gasson Hall 209 MWF 02:00PM-02:50PM · Offered
  • Section 12
    Fall 2026 · Kylie Minniti · Campion Hall 235 MWF 02:00PM-02:50PM · Offered