| Advanced Spanish
COURSE TITLE: Advanced Spanish
LENGTH OF COURSE: One Year
TYPE OF CREDIT: Foreign Language (10 credits)
GRADE LEVEL: 11-12
PREREQUISITES: A Grade of "C" or better in Spanish II
TEXTBOOK:
Repaso: A Complete Review Workbook for Grammar, Communication and Culture, National Textbook Company, 1997 Edition, ISBN 0844274100.
Encuentros Maravillosos, Scott Foresman Addison Wesley, 1998 Edition, ISBN 0-673-21595-4
SUPPLEMENTAL READING LIST:
Historietas Nacionales, Luis Borges
Ficciones, Luis Borges
Antologia Poelica, Luis Borges
Teatro Completo, Miguel de Cervantes
Don Quijote de la Mancha I and II, John Jay Allen
Doce Cuentos Peveqriuos, Garbriel Marquez
Introduction to Spanish Poetry, Eugenio Florit
El dicario de Cristobal Colon, Mareel Andrade
Antologia Del Cuento Espanol
HispanoAmericano y Puertorriqueno
Siglo XX, Juan Escalera Ortiz
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This course is designed primarily for the non-native or native speaker of French or Spanish. Teachers will use a variety of techniques to further develop the students' abilities in and knowledge of the target language. The course will emphasize receptive and productive language skills using reading, writing, listening and speaking activities. The course will include, but not be limited to: Reinforcement and expansion upon the content and skills acquired in levels one and two; More advanced study of linguistic structures to enhance communication; Further exploration of the literature of the target language; and Increased study of the target cultures.
BOARD ADOPTION DATE: August 1, 2001.
Interpersonal Communication
Standard 1.1: Students engage in conversation, provide and obtain information, express feelings and emotions and exchange opinions.
Presentational Communication
Standard 1.3: Students present information, concepts and ideas to an audience of listeners or readers on a variety of topics.
Practices of Culture
Standard 2.1: Students demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the practices and perspectives of the culture studied.
Products of Culture
Standard 2.2: Students demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the products and perspectives of the culture studied.
Connecting with other Disciplines
Standard 3.1: Students reinforce and further their knowledge of other disciplines through the foreign language.
Accessing Information in the Target Lang
Standard 3.2: Students acquire information and recognize the distinctive viewpoints that are only available through the foreign language and its cultures.
Language Comparisons
Standard 4.1: Students demonstrate an understanding of the language through comparisons of the language studied and their own.
Cultural Comparisons
Standard 4.2: Students demonstrate an understanding of the concept of culture through comparison of the cultures studied and their own.
School and Community
Standard 5.1: Students use the language both within and beyond the school setting.
Personal Enrichment
Standard 5.2: Students show evidence of becoming lifelong learners by using the language for personal enjoyment and enrichment.
Career Applications
Standard 5.3: Students engage in activities, which prepare them to use the target language to attain career goals
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