¡Bienvenidos a Español 2!

CONTENT: This level 2 course involves further study of grammatical structures and verb tenses, the acquisition of vocabulary and idiomatic expressions, and the development of a sound oral and written proficiency at the intermediate level. Along with a brief review of the concepts learned in level 1, students will be introduced to three past tenses (preterite, imperfect and present perfect), the imperative, the future, and the present subjunctive. The class is conducted almost always in Spanish (the exception being grammatical explanations) and students are expected to participate orally on a daily basis and to be up-to-date with all assignments and homework.

GOALS: 1. To increase vocabulary knowledge and usage. 2. To increase oral expression and overall proficiency to a low-intermediate or intermediate level. 3. To improve writing ability and to perfect the development of a paragraph, letter and/or short composition. 4. To further develop listening and reading comprehension skills. 5. To continue the study of Hispanic culture. 6. To use technology as a means of aiding and enriching students in the language acquisition process.

TEXTS: ¡Exprésate! Nivel 2

READINGS: Students will be reading a selection of works (short stories, poems, articles,etc…) representing the Spanish speaking world.

EVALUATION:

A. WRITTEN END-OF-THE-TERM REPORTS and all TESTS will reflect the following evaluative words: 'Excellent, Nearly Excellent, Very Good, Good, Fairly Good, Better than Satisfactory, Satisfactory, Less than Satisfactory, Barely Passing, Failing.

B. DAILY ASSIGNMENTS, WRITING ASSIGNMENTS, SHORT QUIZZES, ORAL PRODUCTION ASSESSMENTS and PROJECTS will be evaluated using the following guidelines: Excellent range= task was accomplished completely, language had minimal errors. Good range= task was accomplished, language had some errors but they did not interfere with comprehensibility. Satisfactory range= task was mostly accomplished, more errors present and some interference with comprehensibility. . Less than satisfactory range= task was not accomplished fully, language somewhat incomprehensible, too many errors. Poor= task was not accomplished, majority of work either incomprehensible and/or in English or direct translation from English noted, too many errors.