SPA 02 — Beginning Spanish: Part II
Quarter: Summer
Instructor(s): Maria Cristina Urruela
Date(s): Jun 23—Aug 25
Class Recording Available: Yes
Class Meeting Day: Mondays
Class Meeting Time: 5:30—7:20 pm (PT)
Tuition: $560
Refund Deadline: Jun 25
Unit(s): 2
Enrollment Limit: 30
Status: Open
Quarter: Summer
Day: Mondays
Duration: 10 weeks
Time: 5:30—7:20 pm (PT)
Date(s): Jun 23—Aug 25
Unit(s): 2
Tuition: $560
Refund Deadline: Jun 25
Instructor(s): Maria Cristina Urruela
Enrollment Limit: 30
Recording Available: Yes
Status: Open
This course welcomes students who can meet and greet others, express likes and dislikes, and talk about daily activities in present-tense Spanish. In this course, we will emphasize interpersonal communication through a variety of class activities such as role-plays, conversational exchanges, and short presentations in which students share their passions and interests. At the same time, activities surrounding readings and videos—such as current articles, poetry, news, and movie clips—will help students develop new comprehension strategies. By the end of the course, students will be able to give basic descriptions and comparisons of family members, talk about activities past and present, and understand some details in news items from the Spanish-speaking world.
Students must complete SPA 01: “Beginning Spanish: Part I” or have comparable experience prior to enrolling in this course. Part III will be offered in Summer 2026. Students may enroll in this course without intending to take Part III.
MARIA CRISTINA URRUELA
Former Lecturer in Spanish, Stanford
María Cristina Urruela specializes in 19th-century Iberian Peninsula literature and has taught at various institutions, most recently in her long career as a lecturer in Spanish at Stanford. Her translations of short stories by Emilia Pardo Bazán and María del Pilar Sinués de Marco have been published by the Modern Language Association, and Cultural Legacies of Slavery in Modern Spain contains several essays translated by Urruela. She is a certified bilingual museum engagement guide for the Stanford Cantor Arts Center and the Anderson Collection. She received a PhD from the University of Texas. Textbooks for this course:
(Required) Jose Blanco, Adelante! 2, 3rd edition (w/ code for Supersite Plus and WebSAM workbook) (ISBN 978-1543321074)
(Required) Jose Blanco, Adelante!, 3rd ed, Student Edition (Loose-leaf) + Supersite Plus + WebSAM (ISBN 978-1543321036)
(Required) Jose Blanco, Adelante!, 3rd ed, Student Edition (Loose-leaf) + Supersite Plus + WebSAM (ISBN 978-1543321036)