Spanish 1
spanish 1 Online High School Course
COURSE LENGTH:
Full Year (30 Sessions)
Course Overview:
In this course, students will learn how to read, speak, and understand Level 1 Spanish. Through their studies in Spanish 1, students will explore cultural identity, the benefits of travel, and how technology connects people. Students will also study how different cultures spend their leisure time, fashion and beauty ideals across different cultures, and how schools in their country differ from schools in Spanish-speaking countries. Spanish 1 learners will read and listen to stories from the perspective of students in schools across the world. In this course, each unit includes a song that deepens students’ understanding of grammar and new vocabulary while also giving a taste of Spanish-language music.
Students will be assessed on their listening, speaking, reading and writing assignments both in class and through their homework. They will also take a multi-part cumulative assessment at the end of each unit that allows them to use the grammatical structures and vocabulary words from each unit in a series of reading, writing, listening, and speaking prompts. Each unit also includes a cultural exploration of several Spanish-speaking countries and there is a cultural component to the unit test. At this level, students will go from writing one word answers to writing basic complete sentences and eventually short paragraphs of 5-10 sentences in length.
Learning Objectives:
Students will learn how to:
Say the most common verbs in Spanish
Use negation
Conjugate verbs in the present tense
Recognize the near future and past tenses
Use the tricky verb gustar
Differentiate between the verbs ser and estar
Use adjectives to describe oneself and others
Ask questions
The course aims to improve reading and listening comprehension, speaking and writing ability, and cultural competency. Upon completion, students should be able to communicate at a Novice-Low to Novice-Mid level proficiency (working towards Novice-High).