Spanish 4
spanish 4 Online High School Course
COURSE LENGTH:
Full Year (30 Sessions)
Course Overview:
In Spanish 4, students will continue to practice speaking, reading, and understanding Level 4 Spanish. At this point in their language learning, students are working on finessing and mastering the main tenses and grammatical constructions. Spanish 4 learners will explore: what elements compose a cultural identity; how our personal beliefs can evolve over the course of our lives; how countries respond to global threats and crises; our role as global citizens in the fight against injustice; the evolution of women’s roles in various world cultures; the importance of respecting human rights; possible solutions to global issues; the role of ethics in scientific research; how art can mirror life but also incite change; and the ethics of censorship.
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 continue to write using complex multi-clause sentences and compose longer written work that contains multiple paragraphs. Students will work to finesse their writing so that they can more easily use a wide array of verbs and verb tenses to express themselves. They will work on writing analytical essays that defend a hypothesis and include clear introductions and conclusions.
Learning Objectives:
Students will fine tune language skills by discussing some of the more challenging grammatical concepts of the Spanish language, such as:
The subjunctive vs. indicative tenses
The correct use and placement of direct and indirect object pronouns, reflexive verbs, if/then sentences
How to seamlessly use the preterito, imperfecto and pluscuamperfecto all together to tell stories in the past
Students will continue to work on:
The variations of the verb haber
The usage of different past tense forms of the subjunctive
All the uses of the imperfecto
Practicing giving commands, suggestions, and advice in both informal and formal situations
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 Intermediate Mid to Intermediate High (working towards Advanced Low).