SPAN 112: Elementary Spanish II

SPAN 112 at the University of Maryland Global Campus is a continued introduction to the Spanish language.

UMGC says the goal is to listen to, speak, read and write Spanish in concrete, real-life situations and in culturally appropriate ways, while continuing to explore the language and culture of the Spanish-speaking world.

The prerequisite is SPAN 111 or an appropriate score on a placement test, and the course is not open to native speakers. Because it builds on the first course, gaps from SPAN 111 tend to show up quickly here.

What SPAN 112 Covers

UMGC describes the same four skills as in SPAN 111, now with more variety. The table suggests how to think about progress.

Grammar Ideas That Often Appear

Talking About the Past

Elementary courses usually introduce a past tense for completed actions. Learn the regular endings first, then the common irregular verbs.

Reflexive Verbs

Verbs of daily routine often use reflexive pronouns, such as me levanto (I get up).

Direct and Indirect Objects

Pronouns replace nouns to avoid repetition, and their position changes with the verb. Practice with short sentences before longer ones.

Typical Assignments and How to Approach Them

Your class defines the tasks. Typical activities include the following.

Consolidating SPAN 111 Before Moving On

Spend the first week reviewing key SPAN 111 material: present tense, ser and estar, gender and agreement. If any of these feels shaky, fix it before adding new tenses.

Then build outward. Use the same everyday topics, such as family, routines and places, and retell them in a new tense. This reuses vocabulary while practicing new structures.

If your section has live sessions, prepare for them. Review the week's vocabulary, write two or three questions you could ask, and speak early rather than waiting to be called on.

Treat mistakes as information. Each correction shows a pattern, such as the wrong past ending or a misplaced pronoun, and fixing patterns is faster than fixing individual words.

Plan your practice around real situations: ordering food, giving directions, describing your family or talking about last weekend. Each situation recycles vocabulary and tenses, and rehearsing aloud makes recall faster in class.

A Weekly Routine

Adjust to your class schedule.

A Worked Example: Retelling a Weekend in the Past

Retelling events is a typical task that combines vocabulary with past forms.

Underline each verb and check the ending against the subject. Irregular verbs such as ir (fui) deserve special attention. Next, add a time word to each sentence, such as primero, luego or después, to make the story flow.

Where Students Get Stuck

• Verb conjugations. Practice one tense at a time with common verbs.
• Pronoun placement. Write examples and read them aloud.
• Listening speed. Listen to short clips and repeat them.
• Retention from SPAN 111. Review before the term starts.

Study Tips for SPAN 112

• Make a chart of regular endings.
• Learn irregular verbs in groups.
• Retell your day aloud in Spanish.
• Keep an error log.

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