<p>I plan on taking the Elementary Spanish 101 course at Northwestern, but I have no prior knowledge of the language. Is it true that the class is taught completely in Spanish? (How are beginners supposed to know Spanish if it isn't taught to them in English first?) Is it difficult or easy? What do you learn during this class? I'm looking for answers from any student who has taken Spanish 101 or knows someone who has, even if it wasn't at Northwestern.</p>
<p>Lo siento much, pero, SOP in Espanol, en la universidad.(I am very sorry, but this is standard practice in college)</p>
<p>Yo estudia Espanol in la universidad… in 1970’s… same thing. / Que sera, sera.</p>
<p>BTW - Si, es muy dificil y Google Translator es su amigo. (Yes it is difficult!)</p>
<p>Just remember: “Yo no se”, y “Repite por favor, mas despaciao!” y “practican, practrican, practican”. (“I do not know” , “Repeat that please, very slowly”, and “Practice, practice practice”.)</p>
<p>And before any REAL spanish students or speakers want to correct my poor espanol; - please don’t - it’s been 40 long years since I studied espanol! But as you can see, mi Professora would be happy to know I retained at least a little.</p>
<p>Are language 101 classes really taught in the language? That kind of seems to defeat the purpose to me. One should have a basic grasp before their stuck in a class taught completely in it. Although, that gives me a leg up in Portuguese since mom has spoken it to me and I’ve been to Brazil. I may not know much, but I know some, which is more than most probably can :-D</p>
<p>I am currently taking (well just finished, actually) the 101-2 sequence. I took 101-1 las quarter. I had no knowledge of Spanish beforehand and it was fine. Yeah most of the time the professors speak in Spanish but you aren’t expected to understand everything. All of the vital things are in English. It’s not a super easy class but completely manageable. Btw professors Felten and Colburn are great!!</p>