For students with little or no background in Spanish. While all four comprehension skills (reading, writing, speaking and listening) are emphasized, class time is used primarily to practice listening to and speaking Spanish. Proficiency is achieved in the present and immediate future tenses, comparatives and superlatives, and the use of everyday vocabulary. An awareness of contemporary Hispanic cultures is also emphasized. Laboratory CDs supplement the course. This course fulfills the SUNY General Education requirements for World Languages. (3 semester hours) Fall/Spring