Essential questions
- Why is it important to communicate in foreign language?
- What are students' motivations to learn another language?
- How will students develop confidence to engage in conversation in Spanish?
- How can I create authentic Spanish atmosphere in class?
- Why is it important to understand the perspectives (value systems) of another culture?
- Can the student interpret the cultures and customs of the Hispanic world?
- How do people from Spanish speaking countries communicate differently through the use of body-language and intonation?
- Can the student identify the role that the Spanish language has played in the construction of the history and culture of California?
- Can the student map the cultural trail of the Spanish influence in western Europe and the New World?
- Can the student recognize different accents and dialects in a conversation?
- Can the student advance and understanding of how culture has shaped the social structures of the Spanish speaking world?
- Proficiency in a foreign language is a vehicle to gaining knowledge that will enrich students' world view.
- In order to be understood by others, students must be able to pronounce, choose words correctly, and respond appropriately in Spanish.
- Using proper grammar and structure will allow students to better communicate themselves in a variety of mediums (reading, writing, & speaking).
- Learning about the workings of other cultures will help the students to expand their cultural horizons.
- Different linguistic structures communicate different meanings.