Spanish IV
Recommended Prerequisites: Spanish 1, 2, and 3
Grades Offered: 10-12
Credit: ½ to 1
State Code: 3024
MNPS Course Code: FLA1480
Course Description
Spanish IV is a continuation of the advanced courses. Students enrolled in this course have completed at least three years of language study and have acquired some proficiency in the Spanish language. The goal is to develop a higher proficiency using the language as extensively as possible. Literary selections, authentic materials will be used as well as class discussions, oral presentations and technology-based assessments. Essays and informal writings are also an integral part of the program. The course is based on the National Foreign Language Standards.
Course of Study
Grammatical Concepts: The student is expected to use and understand…..
- Verb structures found in previous levels including the…..
o Present indicative
o Present progressive
o Present perfect
o Present subjunctive
o Present perfect subjunctive
o Gustar and similar verbs
o Ser and estar
o Preterit
o Imperfect subjunctive
o Pluperfect indicative
o Reflexive verbs
o Uses of haber
o Imperative
o Future
o Future perfect
o Conditional
o Conditional perfect
o Infinitives, gerunds and participles
o Passive voice
o Definite articles
o Indefinite articles
o Adjectives
o Possessive adjectives
o Object pronouns
o Adjectival clauses
o Adverbial clauses
o Demonstrative pronouns
o Conjunctions
o Possessive pronouns
o Comparatives
o Superlatives
o Adverbs
o Relative pronouns
o Prepositions
Objectives: The student is capable of performing the following tasks…
- Polite conversations to include discussing current events
- Giving and requesting information
- Description
- Literary elements
o Biographies
o Autobiographies
o Essays and articles
o Analysis
§ Plot
§ Characterization
§ Setting
§ Point of view
§ Irony
§ Theme
o Myths, legends, folktales, and fables
o Drama
o Poetry: rhyme, imagery and similes
· Presentation of ideas and concepts
· Communication of researched material through projects
Foreign Language Learning Strategies
- Comparing cultures
- Studying in depth cultures of the Hispanic world
- Connecting the foreign language to other disciplines such as English and Social Studies
- Selective listening
- Communicating through speaking and pronunciation
- Reading of all types of available “realia”
- Reading and analyzing Hispanic literature
- Writing both to perfect structures and to express ideas
- Evaluating
- Classifying
- Interviewing
- Analyzing
- Synthesizing
- Memorizing
- Sequencing structures, events, and stories
- Creating in the language from conversations to projects
- Using context clues
- Taking notes
- Interacting in conversation both formulated and not formulated
- Using authentic material
- Recognizing presented outstanding works and people of the Hispanic culture
Thematic Vocabulary
- Vocabulary begins with the student himself and continues in an ever-expanding concentric circle to include depth in the vocabulary needed.
- Vocabulary is amplified through reading, listening, and conversations of advanced concepts.
- Vocabulary is based on Pan American Spanish; however, multiple Spanish equivalents are provided as appropriate
- Vocabulary is relevant to daily life functions as categorized in the functions section
- Vocabulary is adequate to encompass history, current events, and literature.
- Cognates
Standards
Standards are based on the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) standards.
ACTFL:
http://www.sil.org/lingualinks/LANGUAGELEARNING/OtherResources/ACTFLProficiencyGuidelines/TheACTFLGuidelines.htm
Tennessee standards can be found at http://www.state.tn.us/education/ci/ciforeignlang/ciflmodern1.htm
Textbooks
Adopted text is ¡Ven conmigo! Nuevas Vistas, published by Holt, Rinehart and Winston.
Recommended Resources
Spanish periodicals on the internet at http://libraries.mit.edu/guides/types/flnews
The Fact Book about all world countries on the internet at www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/
Spanish museums on the internet such as at www.spanisharts.com. www.artcyclopedia.com, etc.
Other internet sites such as www.sispain.com
Spanish Amsco workbook Repaso
Verb conjugations at www.conjuguemos.com
Travel and Cultural information at www.lonelyplanet.com/destinations
Materiales provided by the Embassy of Spain at http://www.sgci.mec.es/usa/publicaciones.shtml