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LWSAD - Course Outline

SPANISH LEVEL ONE

Course Description:

This course is designed to enable students to communicate with native speakers of the Spanish language. Students will use simple language and read age-and language- appropriate passages for various purposes. They will explore aspects of the culture of the Hispanic countries, including social customs and the arts, by participating in cultural events and activities involving both print and technological resources.

OVERALL EXPECTATIONS
By the end of this course students will:

Listening
Demonstrate an understanding of very simple spoken language used in different situations and for different purposes, applying knowledge of basic vocabulary and language.

Speaking
Communicate orally in different situations and for different purposes using basic vocabulary and language structure.

Reading
Read-age- and language appropriate passages from different sources for vaious purposes, applying knowledge of simple vocabulary and language structures.

Writing
Write for specific purposes, using basic vocabulary and language structures.

TEXTS
Spanish for Mastery 1
Abrir Paso 1- Cultural Workbook - Photocopies
La Guitarra Misteriosa , Kay Jarvis-Sladky - short fiction-mistery
Vistazos-Lecturas Fáciles 1 , Carrera-Hanley, Valette, Valette
A selection of magazines, internet, newspapers

To be purchased by the student :
Spanish for Mastery Workbook 1
Spanish -English dictionary

Evaluation:

Students will be assessed and evaluated in four main strands:

COURSE CONTENT
Themes
· ¡Bienvenidos! Presentaciones
· Nosotros los Hispanoamericanos
· Amigos…y amigas
· Y ahora….¡México!
· Mi familia y yo
· Nuestras diversiones
· Los secretos de una buena presentación
· La vida y sus sorpresas
· Buscando trabajo
· Dia a Dia

LANGUAGE STRUCTURES
Nouns
· use of articles with nouns
· formation of the plural
· gender of nouns
· use of the partitive with nouns ( algún, alguna, alguien, nadie)

Verbs
· regular verbs ending in ar,er and ir : present tense
· gustar : present tense
· irregular verbs : ser,estar,tener,querer,ir,hacer,jugar,pedir,pensar,querer,encontrar, preferir,poder,dormirsalir,poner,traer,oir) ( conocer y saber)
· verbs in simple negative construction
· the future tense :, the future tense with ir
· progressive tense
· reflexive verbs
· commands : forms tú and usted

Adjectives
· possesive adjectives
· comparative adjectives and superlative form
· demonstrative adjectives
· expressions of quantity

Pronouns
· subject pronouns
· you familiar(tú) vs you respectful(usted)
· interrogative pronouns( quién, cuál, qué)
· reflexive pronouns

Prepositions
· simple prepositions : por, para, de, desde con,
· simple prepositions and articles : al, del

Conjunctions -
· common conjunctions ; e, y, ni, que

Adverbs
· adverbs used to modify verbs ( bien, mal, mucho)
· Adverbs used to modify adjectives :(muy)
· Comparative and superlative forma ( mejor que, peor que, mas/menos que .)