Old San Juan, Puerto Rico
Old San Juan, Puerto Rico
COURSE OVERVIEW
The Spanish IV course is an intensive course designed for students to improve and gain competency in Spanish. The basis of the course is an intensive grammar review, frequent readings from a variety of Spanish and Latin American sources, continuous vocabulary acquisition and daily auditory and oral practice. Spanish is the official language of the course. The students are encouraged to practice Spanish throughout the year with their teacher(s) and peers.
COURSE SEQUENCE
The primary texts for Spanish IV are Album and Avanzando: Gramática española y lectura. Each of the following units work on perfecting skills in grammar, reading, writing, listening, and speaking, as well as an enhancement of cultural knowledge of Spain and Latin America.
MAIN TEXTS
De la Vega, Sara L., Salazar, Carmen. (2007). Avanzando: Gramática española y
lectura (6th ed.). Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Renjilian-Burgy, Joy, Valette, Rebecca M. (2005). Album (3rd ed.). Boston, MA:
Houghton Mifflin Company.
WEBSITES
Audiria
BBC Mundo
CNN en español
Guía del mundo
http://www.guiadelmundo.org.uy
El Mundo
Notes in Spanish
Prensa Escrita
Radio Naciones Unidas
Supplemental Texts
Blanco, J.A., Tocaimaza-Hatch, C. C. & García, P. N. (2011). Imagina: Español sin
barreras (2nd ed.). Boston, MA: Vista Higher Learning.
Cabat, L. & Cabat, R. (1999). Momentos Hispanos (2nd ed.). New York, NY: Amsco
School Publications, Inc.
Kanter, A. (2011). Encuentros Maravillosos: Gramática a través de la literatura
(2nd ed.). Boston, MA: Pearson Prentice Hall.
Langer de Ramírez, L. (1999). Cuéntame: Folklore y fábulas. New York, NY:
Amsco School Publications, Inc.
Wasserman, C. & Wasserman, M. (1997). Prosa moderna del mundo
hispánico (2nd ed.). New York, NY: Amsco School Publications, Inc.
Unit 1 ~ Leyendas, imaginación y fantasía
Reading
“Leyendas” and “El nacimiento de la col” in Album
Various fables from Cuéntame: Folklore y Fábulas
Culture/History
Religion in Spain and Latin America, synthesis of indigenous and Catholic practices, legends and fables, Aztec cosmos
Unit 2 ~ La identidad hispana
Reading
“El general Rueda” in Album
“Balada de los dos abuelos” in Encuentros maravillosos
“México y el arte muralista” and “Diversidad versus unidad” in Avanzando
Various biographies: Octavio Paz, Sor Juana Inés, Gabriela Mistral, Rigobertta Menchú etc.
Listening, Culture & History
Listen to various accents in songs: Mexican in “Me vale,” Argentinean in “Milonga de Márfil Negro,” Caribbean in “Latinoamérica,” and “Rebelioón” and Spanish in “En lo puro no hay futuro”
Continuation of Hispanic Heritage Month
Día de la Raza vs Columbus Day
Día de Todos los Santos/ Día de los Muertos
Unit 3 ~ Relaciones familiares
Reading
“Preguntas” or “El nieto” in Album
“La casa de los espíritus” and/or “Como agua para chocolate” in Encuentros maravillosos
“El huésped de la maestra” in Prosa
Listening, Culture & History
Family life in Spain and Latin America vs in the US
Relationships, diversions, holidays in Spain and Latin America
Parrandas/Asaltos, Posadas, 3 Reyes Magos, Semana Santa, Carnaval, Calle Ocho
Unit 4 ~ El amor y otros sentidos
Reading
“La ilusión de la despedida” in Momentos hispanos
“Hombre pequeñito” in Avanzando (Compare with the novel/artwork of The Awakening)
“Poema 20” in Imagina
Listening
Practice with rapidly-spoken Spanish
Music: “Olvídate y pega la vuelta,” “Carta de amor,” “El día que me quieras”
Listening to television/radio/internet audio/video programming
YouTube: “Poema 20” with voiceover, takes place in Argentina
Movie: Momentos de estación
Unit 5 ~ La experiencia migrante
Reading
“Cajas de Cartón” in Album (compare with Grapes of Wrath)
“España: Nueva ola de inmigrantes” and/or “Corriente latina” in Imagina
“Inmigraciones hispanas en los Estados Unidos” in Avanzando
Selected newspaper and/or magazine articles, in print and/or online
Listening, Culture & History
Podcast “La nueva inmigración” (notesinspanish.com) and excerpts from F. Jimenez
Music: “Clandestino,” “En mi Viejo San Juan,” “La mudanza,” “No soy de aquí, ni soy de allá,” “Papeles mojados”
Immigration and exile as recurring issues in Spain and Latin America, Spanish-speaking communities and culture in the USA
Unit 6 ~ La justicia social
Reading
“Emma” and/or “Un día de estos” in Album
“Chile: dictadura y democracia” in Imagina
“La mejor tinta” in Avanzando
Selected newspaper and/or magazine articles, in print and/or online
Listening, Culture & History
Music: “Venceremos,” “Me gustan los estudiantes,” “El aguante”
Movies: Machuca
Social movements in the Spanish Speaking world
Hispanic involvement in Civil Rights