SPAN 001B: Beginning Spanish | West Valley College

Catalog 2026-2027

Download or Print Page

SPAN 001B: Beginning Spanish

Course Description

This course continues the development of basic skills for communication in Spanish - listening, speaking, reading, writing - and offers further exploration of the cultures of the Spanish-speaking world. Students have the opportunity to approach more complex grammar and communicative functions, such as narrating an event in the past, expressing one's opinions using subjunctive, and giving formal and informal commands.

Units: 5

  • Credit - Degree Applicable
  • Transferable to both UC and CSU

Course Details

  • Grade Options: Pass/No Pass, Letter Grade
  • In-Class Lecture Hours: 80 – 90
  • In-Class Lab Hours: 0

Requisites and Advisories

  • Prerequisites: SPAN 001A
  • Co-Requisites: None
  • Advisory: None

Transfer Details

  • CSU/UC: Transferable to both UC and CSU
  • WVC GE: Area A-3: Arts & Humanities
  • C-ID: SPAN 110 - Elementary Spanish II
  • Cal-GETC GE: Area 3B: Humanities
Last Updated 6/30/26