SPANISH I

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Course Name: Spanish I
Course Code: 0708340
Honors Course Code:
AP Course Code:

Description:

You’re going to spend your time in this course on a virtual tour of Spain. And you’ll find your visit more enjoyable if you know what the people around you are saying. No need to worry, however, this course will give you basic vocabulary, keep you from getting lost, and help you make some new Spanish friends.

In this course, you will learn to ask for directions, order food in a restaurant, and talk about the weather, all without being embarrassed by your accent. New words and phrases will be introduced with text, pictures, and an audio clip that demonstrates proper pronunciation. You will acquire the skills to read, write and speak. You will also learn the basic Spanish grammar that will make your sentences come out right.

Don’t leave home without Spanish I. This course will give you the ability to enjoy your trip to Spain, and to soak up some of the local culture while you are there.

Prerequisites: None

Estimated Completion Time: 2 segments / 32-36 weeks or 1 block/18 weeks

Major Topics and Concepts:

Segment 1

* Expressing greetings, goodbyes and making introductions
* Subject pronouns
* Irregular verbs SER, TENER, ESTAR, IR and VENIR
* Using adjectives to describe self, family members, and friends
* Gender in nouns and adjectives
* Question words
* Identifying people (family member vocabulary, professions)
* Expressing age
* Calendar vocabulary (days of the week, months, expressing dates, birthdays)
* Definite and indefinite articles
* Describing the school experience (classes, classroom vocabulary, activities)
* Expressing location using the verb ESTAR
* Using HAY to express “there is” or “there are.”
* Telling time
* Numbers 0-1000
* Using AR verbs
* Titles of people
* Expressing possession using DE + noun
* Possessive adjectives
* Countries and nationalities
* Modes of transportation
* Culture – Holidays in Spain, Traveling in Spain (focus on Madrid), exploring Hispanic schools, Santiago de Compostela

Segment 2

* Describing weather & seasons
* Expressing likes and dislikes
* Expressions with infinitives – TENER QUE, IR A
* Describing the home (number of floors, basic furniture, rooms and giving address)
* Temperature conversions
* Talking about food, the place setting, ordering food in a restaurant
* Using ER and IR verbs
* The personal a
* Direct object pronouns
* Colors
* Using the verbs DAR and VER
* Clothing
* Using E-IE & O-UE stem-changing verbs
* Parts of the body
* Ordinal numbers
* Using the GO verbs (TENER, VENIR, HACER, PONER, TRAER, DECIR, OIR, SALIR)
* Indirect object pronouns
* Culture – Segovia, Argentina, Toledo, Carnaval, Andalucia, Semana Santa, the artwork of Pablo Picasso

Course Assessment and Participation Requirements:

Besides engaging students in challenging curriculum, VLACS guides students to reflect on their learning and to evaluate their progress through a variety of assessments. Assessments can be in the form of practice workfiles with self-checks, exams, writing assignments (short research essays in English, short paragraphs in Spanish) projects, oral assessments, and discussions. Instructors evaluate progress and provide interventions through the variety of assessments built into a course, as well as through contact with the student in other venues.