Spanish 1 (Full Year, 1 High School Credit)

Course Description: Spanish 1 will provide the student with a general introduction to the Spanish language: sound system, pronunciation, functional vocabulary related to everyday life, cultural information and basic grammatical structures. We will be focusing on four skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing. There are two main objectives to the course. Our goal is to give the students the ability to carry on a simple conversation. We will also provide the students with instruction that teaches a basic understanding of Spanish culture, vocabulary, and grammatical concepts.

Goals 

• Communication: To communicate effectively in more than one language in order to function in a variety of situations and for multiple purposes

• Cultures: To interact with cultural competence and understanding

• Connections: To connect with other disciplines and to acquire information and diverse perspectives in order to use the language to function in academic and career-related situations

• Comparisons: To develop insight into the nature of language and culture in order to interact with cultural competence

• Communities: To communicate and interact with cultural competence in order to participate in multilingual communities at home and around the world 

Spanish 1 Course Outline

 1A

Unit 1: Mis amigos y yo

Unit 2: La escuela

Unit 3: La comida

Unit 4: Los pasatiempos

 1B

Unit 5: Fiesta en familia

Unit 6: La casa

Unit 7: De compras

Unit 8: Experiencias

Unit 9: Medios de comunicación