SPAN 1116 Intermediate Spanish II
Conducted in Spanish. Intermediate Spanish II is the second course in the second-year sequence with a continued emphasis on the four skills and on critical thinking. This course focuses on vocabulary building, the examination of some of the finer grammar points, and moving students towards a more complex level of comprehension and expression. Students will continue to work with short literary texts, cultural readings and audiovisual materials. Students will interact in Spanish with the instructor, classmates and native speakers. By the end of this course, students should be able to successfully discuss in Spanish topics of importance to the twenty-first century, with emphasis on the development of critical thinking skills in addition to the refinement of the four basic language skills. After successful completion of this course, the foreign language requirement will be fulfilled for schools that require a 4th-semester proficiency.
Course overview
- Department
- Hispanic Studies
- School
- MCAS
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Undergraduate
- Offered
- Every Fall, Every Spring, Every Summer
Catalog details
- Prerequisites
- SPAN1115 or admission by placement test
Course evaluations
- Course rating
- 3.60 / 5 · Very Good
- Instructor rating
- 4.50 / 5 · Excellent
- 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 | Alberto Criado Saez | 3.7 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4–6 hrs/week | 31 of 32 |
| Spring 2026 | Barbara Sargent | 3.9 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 1–3 hrs/week | 25 of 35 |
| Spring 2026 | Karla Giorgio | 3.6 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 4–6 hrs/week | 43 of 55 |
| Spring 2026 | Marta Mirete Hernandez | 3.9 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 1–3 hrs/week | 22 of 28 |
| Spring 2026 | Olivia Beggins | 3.5 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 1–3 hrs/week | 39 of 45 |
| Spring 2026 | Silvana Falconi | 3.7 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4–6 hrs/week | 21 of 22 |
| Spring 2026 | Susan Naughton | 3.7 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4–6 hrs/week | 19 of 26 |
| Fall 2025 | Alberto Criado Saez | 3.8 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 4–6 hrs/week | 31 of 36 |
| Fall 2025 | Genoveva Castro | 3.5 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 4–6 hrs/week | 27 of 31 |
| Fall 2025 | Karla Giorgio | 3.7 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 1–3 hrs/week | 25 of 30 |
| Fall 2025 | Marta Mirete Hernandez | 3.1 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4–6 hrs/week | 16 of 19 |
| Fall 2025 | Paulina Canales Bustamante | 3.1 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 4–6 hrs/week | 27 of 28 |
| Fall 2025 | Silvana Falconi | 3.3 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 4–6 hrs/week | 24 of 30 |
| Fall 2025 | Vasilis Ioannou | 3.1 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 4–6 hrs/week | 33 of 38 |
| Summer 2025 | Marta Mirete Hernandez | 3.6 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 10+ hrs/week | 15 of 18 |
| Summer 2025 | Pia Cuneo | 2.5 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 10+ hrs/week | 11 of 18 |
| Spring 2025 | Alberto Criado Saez | 3.4 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4–6 hrs/week | 29 of 34 |
| Spring 2025 | Barbara Sargent | 3.6 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4–6 hrs/week | 52 of 57 |
| Spring 2025 | Jorge Sanchez Rivera | 3.1 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 4–6 hrs/week | 34 of 37 |
| Spring 2025 | Karla Giorgio | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 1–3 hrs/week | 27 of 30 |
| Spring 2025 | Marta Mirete Hernandez | 4.2 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4–6 hrs/week | 15 of 19 |
| Spring 2025 | Olivia Beggins | 3.3 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 1–3 hrs/week | 52 of 58 |
| Spring 2025 | Paulina Canales Bustamante | 3.2 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 4–6 hrs/week | 50 of 54 |
| Spring 2025 | Silvana Falconi | 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 1–3 hrs/week | 25 of 29 |
| Fall 2024 | Alberto Criado Saez | 3.3 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 1–3 hrs/week | 51 of 60 |
| Fall 2024 | Antonio Ochoa | 3.5 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.7 | 1–3 hrs/week | 22 of 31 |
| Fall 2024 | Karla Giorgio | 3.3 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.4 | — | 17 of 23 |
| Fall 2024 | Olivia Beggins | 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4–6 hrs/week | 11 of 15 |
| Fall 2024 | Silvana Falconi | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4–6 hrs/week | 32 of 34 |
| Fall 2024 | Vasilis Ioannou | 3.1 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 4–6 hrs/week | 43 of 52 |
| Summer 2024 | Marta Mirete Hernandez | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4–6 hrs/week | 11 of 17 |
| Summer 2024 | Teresa Gelardo-Rodriguez | 3.7 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 10+ hrs/week | 11 of 16 |
| Spring 2024 | Alberto Criado Saez | 3.6 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 4–6 hrs/week | 34 of 39 |
| Spring 2024 | Antonio Ochoa | 3.7 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 1–3 hrs/week | 31 of 34 |
| Spring 2024 | Barbara Sargent | 3.8 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4–6 hrs/week | 41 of 50 |
| Spring 2024 | Marta Mirete Hernandez | 3.4 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 1–3 hrs/week | 33 of 35 |
| Spring 2024 | Paulina Canales Bustamante | 3.7 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 1–3 hrs/week | 29 of 36 |
| Spring 2024 | Pia Cuneo | 3.7 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4–6 hrs/week | 25 of 29 |
| Spring 2024 | Silvana Falconi | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 1–3 hrs/week | 24 of 28 |
| Spring 2024 | Yuliana Ramos Orta | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 4–6 hrs/week | 51 of 58 |
Data freshness
Instructors
- Alberto Criado Saez
- Antonio Ochoa
- Barbara Sargent
- Cristina Perez Arranz
- Daniel Cuenca
- Edgardo Tormos
- Genoveva Castro
- Jorge Sanchez Rivera
- Jose Dominicci Buzo
- Karla Giorgio
- Maria Terol Cabrerizo
- Marta Mirete Hernandez
- Mikal De La Mata Cruz
- Olivia Beggins
- Paulina Canales Bustamante
- Philip Noonan
- Pia Cuneo
- Silvana Falconi
- Susan Naughton
- Teresa Gelardo-Rodriguez
- Vasilis Ioannou
- Wiktoria Bryzys
- Yuliana Ramos Orta
Sections
- Section 01
- Section 03
- Section 04
- Section 05
- Section 06
- Section 07
- Section 08
- Section 09
- Section 10
- Section 11
- Section 12
- Section 13
- Section 14
- Section 15
- Section 16
- Section 17
- Section 02
- Section 03
- Section 04
- Section 05
- Section 06
- Section 07
- Section 08
- Section 09
- Section 10
- Section 11
- Section 12
- Section 13
- Section 14
- Section 01
- Section 02