Introduction: Lots of Technology will be used in this class
Course Description: The Honors IV and AP Spanish Language Course are designed to help students become proficient in the Spanish language, and also successfully complete the AP Spanish Language Exam. This course is compatible to a third year University course and will be treated thus. The four skills of language learning: speaking, listening, writing and reading, will be practiced for mastery with special attention given to the study of grammar. In the area of reading, selected works from the required readings from the AP Spanish Literature list will be used. Because the ultimate goal of this course is to improve ones ability to manipulate and master the target language, STUDENTS ARE EXPECTED TO ONLY USE SPANISH WHEN IN CLASS AND IN THE PRESENCE OF THE TEACHER! Emphasizing the use of Spanish for active communication, it encompasses aural/oral skills, reading comprehension, grammar, and composition.
The course objectives are designed to help students:
Course Description: The Honors IV and AP Spanish Language Course are designed to help students become proficient in the Spanish language, and also successfully complete the AP Spanish Language Exam. This course is compatible to a third year University course and will be treated thus. The four skills of language learning: speaking, listening, writing and reading, will be practiced for mastery with special attention given to the study of grammar. In the area of reading, selected works from the required readings from the AP Spanish Literature list will be used. Because the ultimate goal of this course is to improve ones ability to manipulate and master the target language, STUDENTS ARE EXPECTED TO ONLY USE SPANISH WHEN IN CLASS AND IN THE PRESENCE OF THE TEACHER! Emphasizing the use of Spanish for active communication, it encompasses aural/oral skills, reading comprehension, grammar, and composition.
The course objectives are designed to help students:
- Comprehend formal and informal spoken Spanish
- Acquire vocabulary and a grasp of structure to allow the easy, accurate reading of newspaper and magazine articles, as well as of modern literature in Spanish
- Compose expository passages
- Express ideas orally with accuracy and fluency
- Training in the organization and writing of compositions as an integral part of this AP course.