Spanish Language - Modern States

Course Type CLEP
Subject World Languages
Level Introductory
Length 4 Weeks
Effort 6 Hours/Week
Institution Modern States

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This Spanish Language course reviews materials typically learned during the first and second year of college study. Our goal is to prepare you to pass the College Board’s CLEP examination and obtain college credit for free.

This course will help you to acquire the knowledge and skills required to comprehend written and spoken Spanish.

Most colleges that grant credit for the Spanish Language exam award either two or four semesters of credit, depending on the candidate’s test scores.

“Spanish Language” is a completely self-paced course. It has no prerequisites and it is offered entirely for free.

CLEP Exam

This course is designed to prepare you for the CLEP Spanish Language exam and cover other related topics as well.

Instructors

Maria Isabel Castro, Ph.D.

Professor of Spanish Language at Boston College and Tufts University

Course Overview

Spanish Language Course Overview - Modern States

Module	Topic	Video Length	Total pages of required reading
Module 1: Hola, ¿Qué Tal? 00:19:40 total video length 8 total reading pages	Module 1: Hola, ¿Qué Tal?	0:00:25	–
	1.1 Hola ¿Qué Tal?	0:01:14	–
	1.2 Some Special Sounds: Ch, H, Ll y Ñ	0:01:57	–
	1.3 The Spanish Alphabet: Consonants	0:01:25	1
	1.4 The Spanish Alphabet: Vowels	0:00:46	1
	1.5 Syllable Separation and Accents	0:03:03	2
	1.6 Diptongos and Hiatos	0:02:50	–
	1.7 Accents on One-Syllable Words	0:01:14	2
	1.8 Practiquemos	0:07:12	2
Module 2: La Familia 01:01:42 total video length 88 total reading pages	Module 2: La Familia	0:00:30	–
	2.1 The Definite Articles	0:01:33	2
	2.1.1 Abstractions	0:01:11	2
	2.1.2 Totality	0:00:54	2
	2.1.3 The Days of the Week	0:01:15	2
	2.1.4 The Seasons	0:01:19	2
	2.1.5 With Personal or Professional Forms of Address in the Third Person	0:00:34	2
	2.1.6 Parts of the Body/Articles of Clothing	0:01:12	2
	2.1.7 With Names of Languages	0:01:09	2
	2.1.8 With the Preposition En/De	0:01:27	2
	2.1.9 With Generic Places	0:00:38	2
	2.1.10 With a Field of Knowledge of Study	0:01:33	2
	2.2 The Indefinite Articles	0:00:59	–
	2.2.1 Omission of the Indefinite Articles	0:01:57	1
	2.3 Gender	0:01:51	2
	2.3.1 Masculine Words That Appear To Be Feminine	0:01:18	2
	2.3.2 Nouns of Invariable Gender	0:00:57	2
	2.3.3 Gender and Meaning Change	0:01:41	–
	2.3.4 Use of El Before a Feminine Noun	0:01:33	2
	2.3.5 Other Feminine Words	0:01:01	2
	2.4 Number	0:00:23	1
	2.4.1 Nouns of Invariable Number	0:01:02	1
	2.4.2 Identifying Gender	0:01:19	1
	2.5 Adjectives	0:03:08	3
	2.5.1 A Note on Adjectives	0:01:29	3
	2.5.2 Practiquemos	0:04:16	3
	2.6 Adverbs	0:03:13	1
	2.7 Comparison of Adjectives and Adverbs	0:00:45	4
	2.7.1 Comparison of Equality	0:02:03	4
	2.7.1.1 Comparing Nouns	0:01:55	4
	2.7.2 Comparison of Inequality: Nouns	0:01:46	4
	2.7.2.1 Comparisons Followed By Numbers	0:01:07	4
	2.7.3 Superlatives	0:00:49	4
	2.7.3.1 Special Superlatives	0:01:24	4
	2.7.3.2 Irregular Superlatives	0:01:53	4
	2.8 Practiquemos	0:12:19	10
Module 3: La Rutina 00:40:53 total video length 31 total reading pages	Module 3: La Rutina	0:02:31	–
	3.1.1 Verbos Regulares	0:01:09	1
	3.1.2 Verbos Irregulares	0:01:16	1
	3.1.2.1 Verbos Que Terminan En –ger y -gir	0:00:59	1
	3.1.2.2 Verbos Irregulares Only in the Yo Form	0:01:14	1
	3.1.2.3 El Verbo Ir	0:00:41	1
	3.1.3 Practiquemos	0:08:31	1
	3.2 The Present Progressive	0:02:08	2
	3.2.1 Irregular Present Participles	0:01:24	2
	3.2.2 Uses of the Present Progressive	0:02:32	2
	3.2.3 Typical Present Progressive Expressions	0:01:27	2
	3.2.3.1 Practiquemos	0:02:30	2
	3.3 Past Participle as an Adjective	0:01:52	1
	3.3.1 Irregular Participles	0:02:48	1
	3.3.2 Practiquemos	0:03:32	1
	3.4 Reflexive Pronouns	0:01:23	4
	3.4.1 Reflexive Pronouns	0:02:43	4
	3.4.2 Practiquemos	0:02:13	4
Module 4: La Niñez 01:00:38 total video length 16 total reading pages	Module 4: La Niñez	0:00:26	–
	4.1 Preterite and Uses	0:01:43	2
	4.1.1 Forms	0:06:21	2
	4.2 The Imperfect	0:01:45	1
	4.2.1 The Imperfect Uses	0:01:23	1
	4.2.2 Forms	0:02:24	1
	4.3 Practiquemos	0:03:49	2
	4.3.1 The Preterite vs. Imperfect	0:05:57	2
	4.3.2 Cambio de Significado de Verbo	0:22:13	2
	4.4 Pretérito pluscuamperfecto	0:05:04	1
	4.4.1 Formation	0:02:34	1
	4.4.2 Practiquemos	0:06:59	1
Module 5: La Salud 1:09:59 total video length 1 total reading pages	Module 5: La Salud	0:00:46	–
	5.1 Let’s Commands (Nosotros)	0:00:45	–
	5.1.1 Formation	0:06:39	–
	5.1.2 Pronoun Placement	0:06:44	–
	5.1.3 Practiquemos	0:06:57	–
	5.2 Singular Informal Commands (Tú)	0:01:06	–
	5.2.1 Formation	0:13:01	–
	5.3 Singular and Plural Commands (Usted/Ustedes)	0:06:36	–
	5.3.1 Practiquemos	0:03:16	–
	5.3.2 Practiquemos	0:04:31	–
	5.4 Direct Objects and Indirect Object Pronouns	0:03:34	–
	5.4.1 Direct Objects and Indirect Object Pronouns	0:03:38	–
	5.4.2 Direct Objects and Indirect Object Pronouns	0:03:49	–
	5.5 The Personal a	0:02:55	–
	5.5.1 La a Personal	0:01:46	–
	5.6 Practiquemos	0:03:56	1
Module 6: Los Consejos y Recomendaciones. El Subjuntivo 00:52:11 total video length 29 total reading pages	Module 6: Los Consejos y Recomendaciones	0:02:57	–
	6.1 Formation of the Subjunctive. Present	0:08:17	3
	6.2 Dos Sujetos + QUE	0:06:05	3
	6.2.1 Some Typical Phrases to Influence	0:03:11	3
	6.2.2 When There Is Only One Subject	0:03:35	3
	6.3 Practiquemos	0:08:50	3
	6.4 Subjunctive to Express Emotions	0:03:50	3
	6.4.1 Can You Give Advice to Pedro? Use the Subjunctive	0:02:09	3
	6.4.2 What Advice Is Lolita Giving Us	0:01:38	3
	6.4.3 Do you have any advice for Lilian and Santi?	0:07:27	3
	6.5 Imperfect Subjunctive	0:02:16	1
	6.5.1 Practiquemos	0:01:56	1
Module 7: Las Dudas y Las Certeza de la Vida 00:13:51 total video length 0 total reading pages	Module 7: Las Dudas y Las Certeza de la Vida	–	–
	7.1 Las Dudas y La Certeza de la Vida	0:04:16	–
	7.2 Practiquemos	0:09:35	–
Module 8: Conditional Clauses 00:16:59 total video length 3 total reading pages	Module 8: Conditional Clauses	–	–
	8.0 Si Yo Pudiera Cambiar El Mundo	0:04:11	1
	8.1 Contrary to Fact Clauses (como si)	0:05:01	1
	8.2 Practiquemos	0:07:47	1
Module 9: Adjective Clauses. Lo Que Se Tiene, Lo Que Se Quiere 00:10:19 total video length 4 total reading pages	Module 9: Adjective Clauses. Lo que se tiene, lo que se quiere	0:00:26	–
	9.1 Explanation	0:01:59	1
	9.2 Formation of Adjective Clauses	0:03:25	1
	9.3 Antecedente No-Existente	0:03:01	1
	9.4 The Person Of Your Dreams	0:01:28	1
Module 10: Adverb Clasues: De Paseo Por Una Cuidad 00:07:43 total video length 2 total reading pages	10.0 De Paseo Por Una Ciudad	0:07:43	2
Module 11: Ser and Estar 00:08:53 total video length 5 total reading pages	11.0 Introduction to Ser y Estar	0:00:19	–
	11.1 Explanation Of When To Use Ser Vs. Estar	0:03:07	1
	11.2 Adjectives That Change Meaning with Ser and Estar	0:01:59	1
	11.3. Estar vs.Haber	0:03:28	3
Module 12: The Future and the Conditional: Cuando Sea Grande 00:04:08 total video length 4 total reading pages	12.0 Cuando Sea Grande	0:02:37	2
	12.1 The Conditional	0:01:31	2
Module 13: Por Barco, En Avion, Por El Mundo 00:08:10 total video length 2 total reading pages	13.0 Introduction to Por Barco, En Avión, Por El Mundo	0:00:19	–
	13.1 Por y Para	0:07:51	2
Module 14: Gustos y Disgustos 00:05:27 total video length 2 total reading pages	14.1 Gustos y Disgustos	0:05:27	2
Module 15: Literature: La Siesta del Martes and Pronouns 00:09:29 total video length 2 total reading pages	15.0 La Siesta del Martes and Relative Pronouns	0:09:29	2
Module 16: La voz pasiva – The Passive Voice 00:04:03 total video length 2 total reading pages	16.1 La Voz Pasiva	0:04:03	2
Module 17: Los Números 00:09:28 total video length 3 total reading pages	17.0 Los Números and Telling Time	0:04:57	1
	17.1 Hace + Tiempo and Los Números Cardinales	0:04:31	2