Spanish I: Spring
What is the benefit of learning a second language?
How similar or dissimilar is the Spanish language to the English language?
How do you compare between Spanish and American cultural values?
*General overview of the 21 Hispanic countries.
*General parts of speech.
*Regular and irregular verbs in the present and past tenses.
*Agreement of gender and number.
*Vocabulary and idiomatic expressions.
*To develop a cultural awareness through the study of history, geography, and the arts.
*To communicate minimally with learned material and ask simple questions.
*To understand simple utterances, simple questions and commands.
*Daily vocabulary quizzes (10 words).
*Bi-weekly unit tests including short paragraph writing.
*End of the term oral proficiency interviews and role playing.
Vistas, text and additional materials
*To identify and appreciate cultural differences.
*To identify and contrast some Spanish and American customes and traditions.
*To observe oral and non verbal communication in a Hispanic setting.