Course Overview:
Elementary Spanish an exploratory introduction to Spanish culture and language. Students learn the target language in a story-based framework, providing a fun and positive experience with the learning. Each lesson is taught through an engaging, authentic story that gives students an opportunity to see and hear the language in context. Students will learn foundational skills in listening and speaking in the early levels, and then will add Spanish literacy skills beginning in Level 2. The course provides audio and visual stimuli for all learning types and ample opportunity to hear, speak, read, write, and record the language. Course also provides strategically-based reviews of past learning. Each course is built on connections to an authentic culture of a specific Spanish-speaking region through the arts, celebrations, and traditions of the culture, leading students on the path to becoming global citizens.
Courses provide a natural progression of learning through the following language acquisition stages:
- Preproduction
- Early Production
- Speech Emergence
- Novice Proficiency
Prerequisites:
Required Materials:
Student-Supplied Resources:
- printer
- disk space on your computer as well as external device to back up your files (flash drive, external hard drive, CD–Rom, etc.)
- cell phone to take photo of student's work or scanner to scan student's work
- Interactive Notebook (three-ring binder)
- pencils
- erasers
- scissors
- crayons and colored pencils
- glue
- tape
- ruler
- printer paper
- multi-colored paper
Module Specific Materials:
Module One: ¡Qué Viva España!
- notebook to be used as an Interactive Notebook
- pencil
- crayons or markers or colored pencils
- glue
- tape
- scissors
- newspaper or magazine
- printer
- headphones
- microphone
Module Two: La Fiesta Del Toro
- notebook to be used as an Interactive Notebook
- pencil
- crayons or markers or colored pencils
- glue
- tape
- scissors
- printer
- headphones
- microphone
Module Three: ¡Me Divierto En La Playa!
- notebook to be used as an Interactive Notebook
- pencil
- crayons or markers or colored pencils
- glue
- tape
- scissors
- printer
- headphones
- microphone
Module Four: Explorando Las Montañas Españolas
- notebook to be used as an Interactive Notebook
- pencil
- crayons or markers or colored pencils
- glue
- tape
- scissors
- printer
- headphones
- microphone
School-Supplied Resources:
Free Downloads:
- Java
- Windows Media Player
- Apple iTunes
Syllabus:
Module 01: ¡Qué Viva España!
- 01.00 Module One Pretest
- 01.01 ¡Yo Estoy Muy Bien!
- 01.02 ¡Vamos De Compras!
- 01.03 Mis Sentimientos
- 01.04 Actividades Con Mis Amigos
Module 02: La Fiesta Del Toro
- 02.00 Module Two Pretest
- 02.01 Días De La Semana
- 02.02 Mi Comunidad
- 02.03 Mi Ropa
- 02.04 El Toro Pequeño
Module 03: Me Divierto En La Playa!
- 03.00 Module Three Pretest
- 03.01 La Playa
- 03.02 El Baño En La Playa
- 03.03 El Almuerzo En La Playa
- 03.04 Ayudar A La Familia
Module 04: Explorando Las Montañas Españolas
- 04.00 Module Four Pretest
- 04.01 Los Cinco Sentidos
- 04.02 Muevo Mi Cuerpo
- 04.03 El Clima
- 04.04 El Flamenco
