Spanish

Senora Aument - Spanish 2 and 3 Senora Bello - Spanish Senora Leskowyak - Spanish 1 and 2


 * SPANISH 1**

The first year of a World Language such as Spanish focuses on establishing novice level speaking, reading, writing, and listening skills based on state content standards. Students will understand main points of basic written and aural texts, engage in simple, everyday verbal exchanges, and compose basic texts about their lives, using high-frequency vocabulary and structures. Activities and assessment supporting the academy theme of Nature help students understand the target cultures’ geographical space in the world, as well as their environmental challenges.


 * SPANISH 2**

The second year of Spanish continues skill development as students begin to recombine vocabulary and structures to provide information and influence others. In reading, students glean more information from a wider variety of texts, and listen to native speakers of the target language for a general understanding of the intent of the message. Thematically, language courses expose students to the human practices, perspectives and products of Spanish culture through technology, film, television and print media. Pre-requisite: C or better in Spanish 1.


 * SPANISH 3**

In the third year Spanish curriculum, students apply information to personal experience and accomplish related tasks through comprehension of increasingly complex language. Students begin to seek out materials of interest to them, analyze the content, and compare it to information available in their own language. They begin to write and speak more freely and coherently, and linguistic input is less controlled by the teacher and/or textbook. Authentic reading materials and listening selections, as well as contacts made with members of target cultures through technology, encourage students to think and speak critically about conflicts facing the world today. Students are assessed in listening, reading, writing and speaking. Pre-requisite: C or better in Spanish 2.

**SPANISH 4**
In the fourth year Spanish curriculum, students move from a focus on analysis of authentic materials to synthesis of those materials to support personal conclusions and viewpoints. Students move outside themselves in order to initiate discussions and compositions that substantiate their positions, and they engage in more sustained discourse. Advanced courses at the high school level and opportunities for post-secondary work prepare students for future language study. In keeping with the academy theme of Art and Beauty, students explore aesthetics of target language cultures, compare them to artistic expressions of their own culture, and reflect upon others’ worldviews as expressed through art. Pre-requisite: C or better in Spanish 3.