Mar 19, 2026  
Undergraduate Catalog 2026-2027 
    
Undergraduate Catalog 2026-2027

SPA 101 Elementary Spanish I

Credits: (3)
This course is designed for students with little or no previous knowledge of Spanish. Students acquire basic grammar and lexical skills that will enable them to communicate in routine social or professional situations within an authentic cultural context. Topics may include, but are not limited to the following: biographical information, relationships, preferences, leisure activities and making plans for the future. This course also fulfills the Global Awareness and Diversity (GLAD) requirement at OCC. Upon successful completion of SPA 101, students may enroll in SPA 102 .

SUNY Gen Ed Area(s): World Languages
Designation(s): Liberal Arts

Learning Outcomes
  1. Infer general meaning and identify key information when listening to a native or near-native speaker who speaks slowly and clearly.
  2. Infer general meaning and identify key information when reading authentic or semi-authentic, level-appropriate materials.
  3. Write using familiar, level-specific vocabulary and grammar with sufficient accuracy to be understood by a sympathetic native speaker.
  4. Ask questions and provide information orally using familiar, level-specific vocabulary and grammar with sufficient accuracy to be understood by a sympathetic native speaker.
  5. Identify, compare and contrast distinctive features, basic social values and practices of Hispanic culture that are fundamental to communicating with Spanish-speakers.