Daisy Lopez’s Profile

This is an el­e­men­tary Span­ish course for stu­dents who can speak Span­ish, and it has been de­signed to meet spe­cific needs of stu­dents of Span­ish-speak­ing back­ground. It will focus on the prac­tice and de­vel­op­ment of abil­i­ties in writ­ten lan­guage and for­mal oral com­mu­ni­ca­tion through gram­mar re­view, vo­cab­u­lary build­ing, spelling, punc­tu­a­tion, and the de­vel­op­ment of ad­vanced com­po­si­tion skills. This course meets the Writ­ing In­ten­sive and World Cul­tures re­quire­ments. What makes this course a Writ­ing In­ten­sive Course? This is a Writ­ing In­ten­sive course that ful­fills the WI re­quire­ment for grad­u­a­tion. Writ­ing in­ten­sive courses pay spe­cial at­ten­tion to de­vel­op­ing crit­i­cal read­ing, writ­ing, and an­a­lytic skills to pre­pare stu­dents for the CPE and col­lege-level course­work in gen­eral. Both in­for­mal and for­mal writ­ing will be de­signed to max­i­mize your un­der­stand­ing of the sub­ject mat­ter. For­mal writ­ing as­sign­ments, at least 10-12 pages total, ac­count for a sig­nif­i­cant por­tion of your grade and will in­clude op­por­tu­ni­ties for re­vi­sion.

This is an elementary Spanish course for students who can speak Spanish, and it has been designed to meet specific needs of students of Spanish-speaking background. It will focus on the practice and development of abilities in written language and formal oral communication through grammar review, vocabulary building, spelling, punctuation, and the development of advanced composition skills. This course meets the Writing Intensive and World Cultures requirements. What makes this course a Writing Intensive Course? This is a Writing Intensive course that fulfills the WI requirement for graduation. Writing intensive courses pay special attention to developing critical reading, writing, and analytic skills to prepare students for the CPE and college-level coursework in general. Both informal and formal writing will be designed to maximize your understanding of the subject matter. Formal writing assignments, at least 10-12 pages total, account for a significant portion of your grade and will include opportunities for revision.