Description and Objectives

COURSE CONTENT:

The course provides opportunities for students to develop Spanish language skills through six units: Families and Communities, Language and Culture, Art and Creativity, Science and Technology, Contemporary Life, and Global Contexts. The course is taught entirely in Spanish, and follows the precepts of the College Board AP Spanish Language and Culture Course descrition.

• Families and Communities: Students watch Spanish television shows in class and listen to podcasts about Spanish families. They then discuss what they have learned about family life in Spain and compare it to family life in their own community.
• Language and Culture: Students read short stories about families and contemporary themes and discuss in groups each character. Finally, the class discusses as a whole the way the characters interact with each other.
• Art and Creativity: In small groups, students analyze and discuss art works and then discuss how art can be used to portray community scenes and to capture community values.
• Science and Technology: Students listen to news reports in class about scientific advances in a Spanish-speaking region. Based on what they learn, students then try to predict, orally or in writing, the direction of future scientific advances.
• Contemporary Life: Students write short responses to questions related to the impact education has on career choices using audiovisual and print sources that address this topic.
• Global Contexts: Students discuss initiatives to preserve cultural sites.

Textbooks

• The following workbooks will be used as a source and guide for classroom activities:
• AP Spanish Language and Culture Course and Exam Description (Online)
• TEMAS (Vista) (4^th. Ed.)
• El arte de la Conversación, el arte de la ComposiciónL. Ponce de León Q^a Ed.

Course Requirements

• Students will be required to make weekly oral presentations and write short essays in class.
• 85% of the grade will be based on weekly oral and written exercises and tests.
• 15% of the grade will be based on participation and attendance.

Successful Students

• • Will attend class regularly and aggressively participate in classroom activities in Spanish.
  • Will speak exclusively in Spanish.
  • Will complete daily exercises and homework.
  • Will complete weekly oral and written assignments.
  • Will promptly seek assistance from the teacher if necessary.

Additional Resources

It is highly recommended that students practice speaking and reading Spanish whenever possible. This includes speaking in Spanish with friends or relatives, listening to the radio or watching television in Spanish, reading a Spanish newspaper, watching movies in Spanish, etc. There are numerous podcasts and websites that can help with this.

Summer Assignment

You are expected to know all the conjugations for the regular verbs Hablar, Comer, and Vivir(with the exception of the preterit perfect indicative, the future subjunctive, and the future perfect subjunctive). There will be a test on the first day of school. Attached you will find a blank copy for Hablar, so you know exactly what you are expected to fill in on the test. Spelling and accents must be perfect in order to receive a perfect score.

Hablar test

The conjugations to hablar, comer, and vivir can be found in many places, including:

Click Here for Conjugations

Questions can be directed to Sr. Acevedo at aacevedo@heights.edu