FOREIGN LANGUAGE CLASSES
SPANISH I
8th-12th grade, with a sincere desire to learn the Spanish language and culture
Course objectives: To familiarize yourself with the beginning concepts and expressions/conversations of the Spanish language and culture. I will assign homework and will administer quizzes, unit tests, and a final oral presentation in Spanish. This class requires a commitment of about three hours a week for homework assignments and studies. We will start every class with our beautiful Catholic prayers in Spanish. We will also have role playing, student presentations, and books read aloud in Spanish. I am a second language learner myself, and I know the best way to teach the language is to engage in it rather than just memorize a list of words without context.
Topics Covered:
First Semester: The Spanish alphabet, the Spanish vowels, greetings, identifying yourself to others, expressions of courtesy, nouns and articles, gender of nouns, singular and plural of nouns, Spanish articles, numbers 0-30, subject pronouns and present tense of verb to be, forming sentences, telling time, days and dates, the university, days of the week, present tense of infinitive verbs (ar verbs), study of the verb to like (gustar), question words and forming questions, present tense verb to be (estar), prepositions with estar, compare and contrast estar and ser, numbers 31 and higher, the family, Spanish last names and culture discussion, professions and occupations, descriptive adjectives, position of adjectives, adjectives of nationality, possessive adjectives.
Second Semester: Present tense of er/ir verbs, present tense of tener and venir (to have, to come, hobbies and sports vocabulary, places, present tense of ir (to go), stem-changing verbs, verbs with irregular yo forms, verbs ver and oir (to see and to hear), vacation vocabulary, the weather, the seasons and months, ordinal numbers, making a reservation, estar (to be) expansion, adjectives that describe emotions and conditions, the present progressive, ser and estar expansion, direct object nouns and pronouns,indirect object nouns and pronouns, to know verbs, demonstrative adjectives and pronouns, clothing vocabulary, negotiating a price, colors, preterite of regular verbs, words commonly used with the preterite.
Students earn one high school credit after completion of two semesters.
Text: No textbook purchase is required. Mrs. Lozano will use Adelante Uno as a reference guide, but all materials will be provided and covered by the supply fee.
Tuition: $45 per month for 9 months ($180 fall/$135 spring after registration deposit) Supply fee: $30 (to cover copies provided for both semesters)
Class size: minimum 4, maximum 15
Tutor: Carmela Lozano (clozano33@verizon.net, 972-612-2247)
SPANISH II
9th-12th grade, with a sincere desire to learn the Spanish language and culture
Course objectives: Continue to learn and familiarize yourself with beginning concepts and expressions of the Spanish language and culture presented in Spanish I and build on it to learn the Spanish II concepts and vocabulary. I will assign homework and will administer quizzes, unit tests and a final oral presentation in Spanish. This class requires a commitment of about three hours a week for homework assignments and studies. We will start every class with our beautiful Catholic prayers in Spanish. We will also have role playing, student presentations, and books read aloud in Spanish. I am a second language learner myself, and I know the best way to teach the language is to engage in it rather than just memorize a list of words without context.
Topics covered:
First Semester: The verbs saber y conocer (to know), indirect object pronouns, demonstrative adjectives and pronouns, daily routine vocabulary, personal hygiene, time expressions, reflexive verbs, common reflexive verbs, indefinite and negative words, preterite of ser and ir, verbs like gustar, food vocabulary, meals vocabulary, preterite of stem-changing verbs, double object pronouns, comparisons inequality, comparisons of equality, irregular comparisons, superlatives, parties and celebrations, personal relationships, stages of life.
Second Semester: Irregular preterites, verbs that change meaning in the preterite, question words what vs. which, pronouns after prepositions, visiting the doctor, the body, the health, the imperfect tense, the preterite vs. the imperfect, constructions with se, impersonal constructions with se, se for unplanned events, verbs commonly used with se, adverbs, adverbial expressions, technology vocabulary, car and its accessories, familiar commands, irregular affirmative tu commands, negative tu commands, irregular tu commands, in order to vs. for (por and para), reciprocal reflexives, stressed possessive adjectives and pronouns, the present subjunctive.
Students earn one high school credit after completion of two semesters.
Prerequisite: Students must be proficient with Spanish I.
Text: No textbook purchase is required. Mrs. Lozano will use Adelante Uno as a reference guide, but all materials will be provided as a part of the supply fee.
Tuition: $45 per month for 9 months ($180 fall/$135 spring after registration deposit) Supply fee: $30 (to cover copies provided for both semesters)
Class size: minimum 4, maximum 10
Tutor: Carmela Lozano (clozano33@verizon.net, 972-612-2247)