Spanish I Semester 1

Required Materials:

Headphones (good quality)

Computer or Device with working Microphone to record audio (Audio can be directly recorded from the course if your device has a working microphone.)

Additional Resources:

Textbooks:

Descubre 1 (Vista Higher Learning)

Realidades, Level 1 (Savvas Learning Company)

Websites:

www.quizlet.com - an interactive vocabulary practice website

• Create your own sets of vocabulary flashcards or search for a specific topic and study a set that has already been created
• Practice definitions with flashcards
• Practice writing terms (both English to Spanish and Spanish to English)
• Practice spelling terms by listening to the term and typing what you hear
• Take instantly-graded quizzes (multiple-choice, written, true/false, and matching questions)

www.spanishdict.com - online translation and conjugation website

• Search definitions of words from English to Spanish or Spanish to English
• Find great grammar tutorials/explanations
• Look up the conjugation of any verb in any tense
• Find examples of new vocabulary words in context to get a better sense of how they are used

Apps:

• Quizlet (see description above)
• Spanishdict (see description above)
• Duolingo - an engaging and interactive way to practice your skills!
• Works like a video game - Compete for points while expanding your vocabulary and grammar knowledge
• Tests all 4 skills - speaking, listening, reading, and writing
  • Work at your own pace
  • Get instant feedback and personalized practice (the app keeps track of which words you have mastered/miss frequently and gives you practice where you need it

Syllabus:

SECTION 1: Introduction to the Spanish Language

• Introduction to Spanish Language and Culture: Why Learn Spanish?
  Objective(s): Students will learn the history and origin of the Spanish language; Students will learn the countries that make up the Spanish-speaking world; Students will recognize reasons to learn Spanish; Students will identify various professions that require proficiency in Spanish.
• Introduction to the Spanish Alphabet and Cognates
  Objective(s): Students will identify similarities and differences between the pronunciation of the Spanish and English alphabets; Students will recognize cognates; Students will ask and answer questions about word meanings in Spanish and English using language ladders.
• Greetings and Introductions / Cultural Customs for Greetings in Spanish-Speaking Countries
  Objective(s): Students will learn greetings and introductory conversation vocabulary in Spanish; Students will be able to complete and write introductory dialogues in Spanish; Students will understand cultural practices for greetings in Spanish-speaking countries.
• Numbers 1-30 and How Many?
  Objective(s): Students will learn the following high-frequency words in Spanish: numbers 0 to 30, the interrogative words “¿Cuántos/as?”, and the verb form “hay”; Students will ask and answer questions to communicate how many (nouns) there are.
• The Spanish Calendar - Days of the Week, Months of the Year
  Objective(s): Students will learn the following high-frequency words in Spanish: days of the week, months of the year, and calendar vocabulary; Students will learn to communicate about schedules in Spanish by asking and answering questions about what day it is.

SECTION 2: Spanish in Everyday Life

• ¿De dónde eres? (Where Are You From?)
  Objective(s): Students will learn subject pronouns; Students will learn uses and conjugation of the verb SER; Students will learn how to ask/tell where people are from using SER + DE + COUNTRY; Students will learn capitals of Spanish-speaking countries.
• En la escuela (At School)
  Objective(s): Students will learn vocabulary about classes/school subjects and the verb TENER (TO HAVE) to talk about their schedules; Students will review the days of the week; Students will learn vocabulary about common classroom objects in order to describe their classrooms; Students will review ¿Cuántos/as?, Hay, and numbers 0-30.
• Gender of Nouns and Articles
  Objective(s): Students will learn definite and indefinite articles in Spanish; Students will learn rules for determining the gender of nouns and articles; Students will learn rules for pluralization of nouns.
• La hora (Time)
  Objective(s): Students will learn vocabulary about telling time; Students will learn vocabulary about times of day; Students will learn the numbers 31-100; Students will review the numbers 0-30; Students will review vocabulary about classes; Students will be able to ask and answer questions about their school schedules (what time they have each class).
• ¿Quién eres? (Who Are You?)
  Objective(s): Students will learn how to ask/tell their age in Spanish; Students will learn how to ask/tell their birthday in Spanish; Students will review the numbers 0-30; Students will learn vocabulary about identifying themselves and others (¿Quién?/¿Quiénes?); Students will review the verb SER; Students will learn how to ask/tell names; Students will review how to ask/tell where they and others are from; Students will be able to introduce themselves by sharing their name, age, birthday, and nationality.

SECTION 3: Who Are You, How Are You, and What Do You Do?

• Present Tense of Regular -AR Verbs
  Objective(s): Students will learn a list of common regular -AR verbs in Spanish; Students will learn vocabulary to create sentences with regular -AR verbs; Students will learn how to conjugate regular -AR verbs in the present tense; Students will learn how to use regular -AR verbs in sentences; Students will learn how to form negative sentences in Spanish
• Forming Questions in Spanish
  Objective(s): Students will learn the interrogative words in Spanish; Students will learn how to form questions with interrogative words; Students will learn how to form yes/no questions using statements and changing voice pitch; Students will learn how to form yes/no questions with inverted subject/verb word order; Students will learn how to form yes/no questions using tag statements; Students will learn how to answer yes/no questions affirmatively and negatively.
• ESTAR and Prepositions
  Objective(s): Students will review subject pronouns; Students will learn uses and conjugation of the verb ESTAR; Students will learn the contractions “del” and “al” in Spanish; Students will learn vocabulary related to prepositions in Spanish; Students will learn vocabulary related to places in Spanish; Students will learn how to ask and answer questions about the location of nouns using the verb ESTAR and prepositions.
• Descriptive Adjectives
  Objective(s): Students will review subject pronouns; Students will review the verb SER; Students will learn vocabulary related to descriptive adjectives in Spanish; Students will learn about gender/number agreement of nouns and adjectives in Spanish; Students will learn endings for different types of adjectives in Spanish; Students will learn how to describe themselves and others using the verb SER and descriptive adjectives.
• ESTAR and Conditions/Emotions
  Objective(s): Students will review subject pronouns; Students will review the verb ESTAR; Students will learn to use ESTAR to describe conditions and emotions; Students will learn vocabulary related to adjectives of condition/emotion; CA: Students will review gender/number agreement of nouns and adjectives in Spanish; Students will learn to ask/tell how people are feeling in Spanish.

SECTION 4: Family, Free Time, and Future Plans

• Present Tense of Regular -ER/IR Verbs
  Objective(s): Students will learn a list of common regular -ER and -IR verbs in Spanish; Students will learn vocabulary to create sentences with regular -ER and -IR verbs; Students will learn how to conjugate regular -ER and -IR verbs in the present tense; Students will learn how to use regular -ER and -IR verbs in sentences; Students will learn how to conjugate the irregular yo verb HACER and use it to ask what people do in Spanish.
• Possessive Adjectives and Family
  Objective(s): Students will learn the possessive adjectives in Spanish; Students will learn how to use possessive adjectives in Spanish; Students will review gender/number agreement between nouns and descriptive adjectives in Spanish; Students will learn vocabulary related to the family members in Spanish; Students will learn how to use prepositional phrases to clarify to whom the possessive adjective “su” refers when it is unclear; Students will review the verb SER in Spanish.
• TENER Expressions and the Verbs TENER and VENIR
  Objective(s): Students will learn the conjugation and uses of the verb TENER; Students will learn to talk about various conditions using TENER expressions; Students will learn the conjugation and uses of the verb VENIR; Students will learn to write about what they have to do and what they feel like doing every day in Spanish; Students will learn a list of helpful transition words. 
• Pastimes and Hobbies
  Objective(s): Students will learn vocabulary related to pastimes/hobbies in Spanish; Students will learn vocabulary related to sports in Spanish; Students will learn to ask/tell about hobbies/pastimes in Spanish; Students will learn the conjugation and uses of the verb GUSTAR (to like); Students will learn the Indirect Object Pronouns in Spanish; Students will learn how to use prepositional phrases to clarify the Indirect Object Pronouns “le” and “les”; Students will learn how to talk about what they and others like to do in Spanish using GUSTAR.
• The Verb IR and the Informal Future Tense
  Objective(s): Students will review/reinforce vocabulary related to pastimes/hobbies in Spanish; Students will review/reinforce vocabulary related to sports in Spanish; Students will learn the conjugation and uses of the verb IR (to go); Students will learn to ask/tell about where they and others go using the verb IR; Students will review the contraction “al”; Students will review vocabulary related to the places in Spanish; Students will learn to communicate about what hobbies/pastimes they are going to do using IR + A + INFINITIVE (informal future tense).