Spanish I

Grade Level: 9 - 12

Credit: 2 LOTE or Elective Credits

Full-year, 5-day per week course

Introduction to grammar and practical vocabulary necessary for fundamental communication skills. Focused development of essential listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills will be covered. It is expected that students in this class will develop fluency with essential vocabulary (greetings, numbers, days and months, time, family terms, homes and furniture, description of people, daily routine) and key grammatical structures (present tense verbs, expressing basic opinions, noun-adjective agreement, basic word order for statements and questions). Everyday class-work includes practicing new vocabulary and grammar and applying these studies to practical, real-life situations, such as finding your way around a city, explaining your symptoms to a doctor, haggling over prices in a market, inviting a friend to a movie, and telling stories about past experiences.