- Student can explain and translate simple sentences and short paragraphs using contextual clues and cognates.
- Student can write simple sentences about familiar topics and memorized expressions.
- Student can memorize and apply simple grammatical rules such as adjective-noun agreement and placement, definite and indefinite articles, gender and singular and plural rules, present tense of regular verbs, tener, tener que, interrogative words, gustar, ir, hacer, possessive adjectives, ser vs estar, and properly give directions.
- Student can communicate using vocabulary and memorized expressions.
- Student can answer simple and guided questions.
- Student can understand some ideas on familiar topics containing phrases, simple sentences, and frequently used expressions.
- Student can understand the four ways to express "you" (tú, usted, vosotros/as and ustedes) and the cultural background.
- Student can identify basic cultural information of Spain and Latin America.