Course Descriptions
Spanish I
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This curriculum is an introduction to the four methods of foreign language learning:
speaking, listening, and reading skills as included in the Virginia SOLs. Included is
the use of verbs in the present, present progressive, preterite, and all irregular verbs
therein. Upon completion of Spanish I, students will be able to correctly use a variety
of grammatical structures, both in written and oral contexts. Geography, history, and
culture will also be included with emphasis of various Spanish-speaking countries.
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Resources used include textbook, workbook, literary selections, and videos.
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Assessment will be made by class discussion and participation, written and oral
comprehensive tests, quizzes, homework, writings and dialogues, and exams.
Spanish II
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This curriculum is a continuation of the Spanish I curriculum with more emphasis on
speaking, listening, and reading skills as included in the Virginia SOLs. Included is
the use of verbs in the present, preterite, imperfect, and present progressive tenses,
with emphasis on reading, writing, and speaking in the preterite tense. The course
also includes a comparison of verbs which have the same meaning but different uses.
Upon completion of Spanish II, students will be able to correctly use a variety of
grammatical structures, both in written and oral contexts. Geography, history, and
culture will also be included with emphasis of various Spanish-speaking countries.
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Resources used include textbook, workbook, literary selections, and videos.
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Assessment will be made by class discussion and participation, written and oral
comprehensive tests, quizzes, homework, writings and dialogues, and exams.
Spanish III
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This curriculum is a continuation of the Spanish II curriculum with more emphasis on
culture through speaking, listening, and reading skills as included in the Virginia
SOLs. Included is the review of various verb tenses with new instruction of the
subjunctive mood, perfect tenses, and commands. Upon completion of Spanish III,
students will be able to correctly use a variety of grammatical structures, both in
written and oral contexts, at a more advanced level, utilizing higher level vocabulary.
Geography, history, and culture will also be included with emphasis of various
Spanish-speaking countries.
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Resources used include textbook, workbook, literary selections, and videos.
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Assessment will be made by class discussion and participation, written and oral
comprehensive tests, quizzes, homework, writings and dialogues, and exams.
Spanish IV and V
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This curriculum is a culmination of the Spanish I-III curriculum. It includes
historical readings, legends, short novels, and plays from the country being
studied. Each year the literature, culture, geography, and art of Spanish-speaking
countries is stressed, with emphasis on a selected country every other year. The
course also works on different communication, reading, writing, and listening
skills based on SOLs for the level taught. Having completed this course the
students will have a good understanding of the language, culture, and history of
the two largest Spanish-speaking countries, with a more general knowledge of all
21 Spanish-speaking countries. The Spanish V student has a much stronger
background in these areas.
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Resources used include textbook, several short novels, poems, videos, realia, and
lecture materials from various Spanish resources.
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The students are assessed by written and oral tests, projects, group work,
homework, and class assignments.