World Language Level 1 (novice-low to novice-mid)
Spanish
Course Description
Level I introduces students to the four
standards of communication, culture,
connections and comparisons. Students
acquire skills through oral repetition,
dialogue, short composition, dictation,
reading, and written exercises while
learning about the target culture(s).
Topics at a Glance
Classroom
objects
Clothing &
Colors
Alphabet &
Numbers
Seasons &
Weather
Daily
Activities
Days, months,
dates and time,
Family
Food and
beverages
Places and
Locations
Assessments
Students will be assessed on all four
standards, including interpretative
(reading, listening), interpersonal (oral
and written) and presentational (formal
speech/ writing) communication skills.
Each assessment will address one or
more standard(s).
Greetings,
Farewells,
Personal
Information
Standards:
1.
2.
3.
4.
Communication in languages other than English.
Knowledge and understanding of other cultures.
Connections with other disciplines and information acquisition.
Comparisons to develop insight into the nature of language and culture.
Course Beliefs:
We believe that our students must be
prepared to face the challenges of an
increasingly pluralistic society.
Acquiring a World Language will equip
them to participate in our global
community and empower them to meet
the challenges of the 21st century:
• Lifelong Learning -- The skills
required to acquire a World Language
are basic to the learning process.
• Higher Achievement -- A higher
level of skill is demanded of all workers
in a global community.
• Economic Necessity -- In order to
ensure our own future, we must be
able to communicate with the rest of
the world.
• Multicultural Perspective -- World
Languages open doors not only to
other languages, but also to other
cultures, people and lands.
Key Concepts and Structures:
•
Adjectives
o
Agreement and placement
o
Possessives
•
Pronouns
o
Direct and indirect objects
o
Subjects
•
Nouns
o
Gender and number
•
Verbs
o
Present tense (regular and
irregular)
o
Stem-changing
o
Regular “tú” commands
o
Verb + infinitive
o
Present progressive
o
“gustar”-like verbs
o
Tener expressions
•
Prepositions
o
Prepositions, contractions,
personal “a”
•
Cognates/False Cognates
•
Sentence Structure
o
Negatives
o
Questions (interrogative words)
o
Statements
•
Articles
o
Definite and indefinite
Instructional Strategies:
• Identifying similarities &
differences
• Summarizing and notetaking
• Reinforcing effort and
recognition
• Homework and Guided
Practice
• Nonlinguistic
Representations
• Grap hic Organizers
• Cooperative Learning Groups
• Providing Feedback
• Generating and testing
hypotheses
• Cues, questions, and
advance
organizers
• Formative & Summative
Assessments
World Language Level 2 (novice-mid to novice-high)
Spanish
Course Description
Level II furthers the study of the four
standards of communication, culture,
connections and comparisons by building
on the topics and concepts learned in
level I. Students will improve target
language skills through exposure to
higher levels of language in dialogue,
media, composition, and reading.
Assessments
Students will be assessed on all four
standards, including interpretative
(reading, listening), interpersonal (oral
and written) and presentational (formal
speech/ writing) communication skills.
Each assessment will address one or more
standard(s)..
Topics at a Glance
Body parts,
health and
fitness
Leisure time
School schedule
Dining out
Shopping
Sports
Directions
Daily routines
Descriptions of
people,
personalities, and
nationalities
Travel and
transportation
Standards:
1.
2.
3.
4.
Communication in languages other than English.
Knowledge and understanding of other cultures.
Connections with other disciplines and information acquisition.
Comparisons to develop insight into the nature of language and culture.
Course Beliefs:
Key Concepts and Structures:
Instructional Strategies:
We believe that our students must be
prepared to face the challenges of an
increasingly pluralistic society. Acquiring
a World Language will equip them to
participate in our global community and
empower them to meet the challenges of
the 21st century:
• Lifelong Learning -- The skills
required to acquire a World Language
are basic to the learning process.
• Higher Achievement -- A higher level
of skill is demanded of all workers in a
global community.
• Economic Necessity -- In order to
ensure our own future, we must be able
to communicate with the rest of the
world.
• Multicultural Perspective -- World
Languages open doors not only to other
languages, but also to other cultures,
people and lands.
•
• Identifying similarities & differences
• Summarizing and notetaking
• Reinforcing effort and recognition
• Homework and Guided Practice
• Nonlinguistic Representations
• Grap hic Organizers
• Cooperative Learning Groups
• Providing Feedback
• Generating and testing hypotheses
• Cues, questions, and advance
organizers
• Formative & Summative
Assessments
•
•
•
•
•
Adjectives:
o
Comparative
o
Demonstrative
o
Possessive
o
Superlative
Adverbs:
o
Creating adverbs from
adjectives
Verbs:
o
Imperfect (regular &
irregular)
o
Preterite (regular &
irregular)
o
Commands
o
Reflexive
Pronouns:
o
Demonstrative
o
Direct object
o
Indirect object
o
Object of a preposition
o
Possessive
Negative: Ningun/o/a
Idiomatic Structures:
o
Hace … que
o
Había una vez
World Language Level 3 (novice-high to intermediate-low)
Spanish
Course Description
Level III reviews vocabulary and
grammatical structures and continues the
study of the four standards of
communication, culture, connections and
comparisons. Students further develop
oral and written language skills through
the study of authentic text and media,
along with more advanced conversation
and composition.
Topics at a Glance
Careers
Arts and
Entertainment
Literature
Ecology
Media and
Technology
Body and
Health
History
Extended
Family
House and
Home
Assessments
Students will be assessed on all four
standards, including interpretative
(reading, listening), interpersonal (oral
and written) and presentational (formal
speech/ writing) communication skills.
Each assessment will address one or
more standard(s).
Standards:
1.
2.
3.
4.
Communication in languages other than English.
Knowledge and understanding of other cultures.
Connections with other disciplines and information acquisition.
Comparisons to develop insight into the nature of language and culture.
Course Beliefs:
We believe that our students must be
prepared to face the challenges of an
increasingly pluralistic society.
Acquiring a World Language will equip
them to participate in our global
community and empower them to meet
the challenges of the 21st century:
• Lifelong Learning -- The skills
required to acquire a World Language
are basic to the learning process.
• Higher Achievement -- A higher
level of skill is demanded of all workers
in a global community.
• Economic Necessity -- In order to
ensure our own future, we must be
able to communicate with the rest of
the world.
• Multicultural Perspective -- World
Languages open doors not only to
other languages, but also to other
cultures, people and lands.
Key Concepts and Structures:
•
Adjectives
o
Possessive (long and
short)
•
Pronouns
o
Demonstrative
o
Possessive
o
Reflexive
o
Single and double object
•
Nouns
o
Irregular endings
(masculine ending in “a”)
•
Conjunctions
o
Pero vs. sino
o
With subjunctive
•
Verbs
o
All command forms
o
Conditional
o
“gustar”-like verbs
o
Future
o
Imperfect vs. preterite
o
Passive voice
o
Present and past perfect
o
Present and past
progressive
o
Present subjunctive
•
Prepositions
o
Por vs. para
Instructional Strategies:
• Identifying similarities & differences
• Summarizing and notetaking
• Reinforcing effort and recognition
• Homework and Guided Practice
• Nonlinguistic Representations
• Graphic Organizers
• Cooperative Learning Groups
• Providing Feedback
• Generating and testing hypotheses
• Cues, questions, and advance
organizers
• Formative & Summative Assessments
World Language Level 4 (intermediate-low)
Spanish
Course Description
Spanish IV is taught exclusively in
Spanish. It explores topics in advanced
composition and conversation, with an
emphasis on refining and integrating
advanced grammar into daily
communication. Emphasis is placed on
comprehension as it is spoken by native
speakers. Students develop appropriate
verbs, structures, vocabulary, idioms and
cultural understanding necessary to
perform communicative functions at the
intermediate-low level or above.
Topics at a Glance
Literary
Analysis
Expansion of topics
from levels I, II,
and III
Arts in the
Spanish-Speaking
World
Current Events
and Social Issues
in the SpanishSpeaking World
Assessments
Students will be assessed on all four
standards, including interpretative
(reading, listening), interpersonal (oral
and written) and presentational (formal
speech/ writing) communication skills.
Each assessment will address one or
more standard(s).
Standards:
1.
2.
3.
4.
Communication in languages other than English.
Knowledge and understanding of other cultures.
Connections with other disciplines and information acquisition.
Comparisons to develop insight into the nature of language and culture.
Course Beliefs:
We believe that our students must be
prepared to face the challenges of an
increasingly pluralistic society.
Acquiring a World Language will equip
them to participate in our global
community and empower them to meet
the challenges of the 21st century:
• Lifelong Learning -- The skills
required to acquire a World Language
are basic to the learning process.
• Higher Achievement -- A higher
level of skill is demanded of all workers
in a global community.
• Economic Necessity -- In order to
ensure our own future, we must be
able to communicate with the rest of
the world.
• Multicultural Perspective -- World
Languages open doors not only to
other languages, but also to other
cultures, people and lands.
Key Concepts and Structures:
•
Verbs
o
Compound/complex
sentences
o
Passive voice and
impersonal “se”
o
Sequences of tenses
o
Subjunctive (imperfect
subjunctive, perfect
subjunctive, with adjectival
and adverbial clauses, if
clauses)
•
Expansion of grammar used in
previous levels
Instructional Strategies:
• Identifying similarities & differences
• Summarizing and notetaking
• Reinforcing effort and recognition
• Homework and Guided Practice
• Nonlinguistic Representations
• Graphic Organizers
• Cooperative Learning Groups
• Providing Feedback
• Generating and testing hypotheses
• Cues, questions, and advance
organizers
• Formative & Summative
Assessments
World Language Level 5
Conversation and Composition (intermediate-low through
intermediate-mid)
Spanish
Course Description
Spanish V Conversation and Composition
is taught exclusively in Spanish. It
explores topics in advanced composition
and conversation, with an emphasis on
refining and integrating advanced
grammar into daily communication.
Emphasis is placed on comprehension as
it is spoken and written by native
speakers. Students develop appropriate
verbs, structures, vocabulary, idioms and
cultural understanding necessary to
perform communicative functions at
higher levels.
Topics at a Glance
Media from the
Spanish-Speaking
World
History and Culture of
Specific SpanishSpeaking Countries
Travel Throughout the
Spanish-Speaking
World
Current Events and
Social Issues in the
Spanish-Speaking
World
Involvement in local
Spanish-Speaking
Communities
Assessments
Students will be assessed on all four
standards, including interpretative
(reading, listening), interpersonal (oral
and written) and presentational (formal
speech/ writing) communication skills.
Each assessment will address one or
more standard(s).
Standards:
1.
2.
3.
4.
Communication in languages other than English.
Knowledge and understanding of other cultures.
Connections with other disciplines and information acquisition.
Comparisons to develop insight into the nature of language and culture.
Course Beliefs:
We believe that our students must be
prepared to face the challenges of an
increasingly pluralistic society.
Acquiring a World Language will equip
them to participate in our global
community and empower them to meet
the challenges of the 21st century:
• Lifelong Learning -- The skills
required to acquire a World Language
are basic to the learning process.
• Higher Achievement -- A higher
level of skill is demanded of all workers
in a global community.
• Economic Necessity -- In order to
ensure our own future, we must be
able to communicate with the rest of
the world.
• Multicultural Perspective -- World
Languages open doors not only to
other languages, but also to other
cultures, people and lands.
Key Concepts and Structures:
•
Verbs
o
Compound/complex
sentences
o
Passive voice and
impersonal “se”
o
Sequences of tenses
o
Subjunctive (imperfect
subjunctive, perfect
subjunctive, with adjectival
and adverbial clauses, if
clauses)
•
Expansion of grammar used in
previous levels
Instructional Strategies:
• Identifying similarities & differences
• Summarizing and notetaking
• Reinforcing effort and recognition
• Homework and Guided Practice
• Nonlinguistic Representations
• Graphic Organizers
• Cooperative Learning Groups
• Providing Feedback
• Generating and testing hypotheses
• Cues, questions, and advance
organizers
• Formative & Summative
Assessments