SPAN 1
Elementary Spanish
Description: Lecture, three hours; laboratory, two hours. Taught in Spanish. Laboratory is online. Introductory Spanish language and culture course that is proficiency-oriented, communicative, and task-based to help develop communicative competence in four skill areas (listening, speaking, reading, and writing), as well as cultural competence. P/NP or letter grading.
Units: 4.0
Units: 4.0
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Fall 2024 - TA: Maddie Paulow (the GOAT in my opinion) I'm quite surprised to see that there hasn't been a single new review since 2012 from here! Okay here is my review! The grade breakdown is as follows: Practice using the online lessons: 15% Listening/Reading/Writing/Performance Assessment:40% Speaking Assessment: 30% Quizzes: 15% Basically, you will be tested on your Spanish capabilities at least twice in the quarter (they essentially act as your midterm and final). You gotta go to class because that is where you will be able to practice your Spanish with your peers. Maddie was the best because she would create her own material that went beyond the textbook and make the activities very fun. As someone who was scared to death speaking Spanish in the class, it truthfully wasn't that bad. I do think the material pick up a bit after week 4, but it was definitely manageable, and Maddie made everything feel very doable. If she's teaching the whole series, I cannot recommend her enough! She cares so much about student's learning about Spanish, and she is more than willing to explain to you the certain quirks about the language! The writing exam part of the exam were always easier for me, but the oral is harder in the sense that you have to act out scenarios with a group of 2-3 of your peers. The quizzes mainly consisted of the stuff you learned for the unit you were being taught, and the online practice was essentially free points! Maddie is the goat for real!
Fall 2024 - TA: Maddie Paulow (the GOAT in my opinion) I'm quite surprised to see that there hasn't been a single new review since 2012 from here! Okay here is my review! The grade breakdown is as follows: Practice using the online lessons: 15% Listening/Reading/Writing/Performance Assessment:40% Speaking Assessment: 30% Quizzes: 15% Basically, you will be tested on your Spanish capabilities at least twice in the quarter (they essentially act as your midterm and final). You gotta go to class because that is where you will be able to practice your Spanish with your peers. Maddie was the best because she would create her own material that went beyond the textbook and make the activities very fun. As someone who was scared to death speaking Spanish in the class, it truthfully wasn't that bad. I do think the material pick up a bit after week 4, but it was definitely manageable, and Maddie made everything feel very doable. If she's teaching the whole series, I cannot recommend her enough! She cares so much about student's learning about Spanish, and she is more than willing to explain to you the certain quirks about the language! The writing exam part of the exam were always easier for me, but the oral is harder in the sense that you have to act out scenarios with a group of 2-3 of your peers. The quizzes mainly consisted of the stuff you learned for the unit you were being taught, and the online practice was essentially free points! Maddie is the goat for real!
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Fall 2021 - This is the best class I have taken at UCLA. Dr. Jesus is truly the best professor out there. He was VERY helpful during explanations and was very helpful when I had technical difficulties in exams. His lectures were very interesting and fun to attend. The exams were very fair for the content taught. Participation is required and there are two group projects. He is an amazing professor.
Fall 2021 - This is the best class I have taken at UCLA. Dr. Jesus is truly the best professor out there. He was VERY helpful during explanations and was very helpful when I had technical difficulties in exams. His lectures were very interesting and fun to attend. The exams were very fair for the content taught. Participation is required and there are two group projects. He is an amazing professor.
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Spring 2022 - Definitely one of the harsher graders in the Spanish department. Although Spanish isn't graded on participation at UCLA anymore, when it was, she would grade very harshly. You needed to speak multiple times every class to get full marks, which is tough to do in a short class period. Written and oral exams are graded very harshly, you need to be nearly fluent to receive a perfect score. Lacking complex vocabulary, grammar, and sentence structure would make you lose at least one point. Also, Spanish 1 at UCLA is not meant for beginners. We jumped in quite fast and were expected to already have knowledge on conjugations, numbers, colors, and common phrases. Be warned.
Spring 2022 - Definitely one of the harsher graders in the Spanish department. Although Spanish isn't graded on participation at UCLA anymore, when it was, she would grade very harshly. You needed to speak multiple times every class to get full marks, which is tough to do in a short class period. Written and oral exams are graded very harshly, you need to be nearly fluent to receive a perfect score. Lacking complex vocabulary, grammar, and sentence structure would make you lose at least one point. Also, Spanish 1 at UCLA is not meant for beginners. We jumped in quite fast and were expected to already have knowledge on conjugations, numbers, colors, and common phrases. Be warned.
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