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Spanish 1 A

This course is designed to develop an authentic and practical understanding of the Spanish language and culture. Students will have the ability to express their thoughts, feelings, and opinions in the target language within basic, real-life situations and learning scenarios. All new concepts, grammatical concepts, and cultural information will be introduced in context while incorporating various listening, speaking, and writing activities.

Major topics include:

Greetings and basic conversation

Describing yourself and others

Numbers

Leisure activities and preferences

Daily school life and telling time

Sports

Students learn through online lesson activities, videos, and interactive activities. Modules contain a variety of lessons, which conclude with a brief self-check and module exam. The course concludes with a cumulative exam.

This paced course uses content from Accelerate Education taught by a VHS Learning instructor who is certified in their content area and who follows VHS Learning policies. The course will be hosted in the Buzz learning management system. The course will include a variety of individual assignments and projects, as well as class discussions.

Acknowledgements

This course contains an end-of-course proctored exam. Instructions for students to identify an appropriate adult proctor are included in the course lessons.

Course Objectives

  • Develop vocabulary skills by utilizing new words on familiar and everyday topics, using a mixture of practiced or memorized words, phrases, and simple sentences.
  • Recognize, understand, and apply a variety of grammar concepts, including singular and plural nouns, indefinite articles, adjectives, .
  • Articulate needs and wants using a mixture of practiced or memorized words, phrases, and simple sentences.
  • Ask questions about oneself and others, using who, what, when, and how. Answer questions using the word no.
  • Utilize a variety of verbs appropriately, including ser, estar, hay, tener, gustar, ir, jugar.
  • Discuss various cultural elements of Spanish-speaking countries around the world.

Additional Requirements

  • Access to special characters specific to the language, including á, é, í, ó, ú, ü, ñ, ¡, ¿.
  • Access to a device with headphone, microphone, and camera.
  • Students will be expected to record and upload videos of themselves speaking in target language in order to exhibit proficiency in the speaking domain.