The class has now reached full
capacity and registration is closed. This will be the only class I offer
this school year.
‘Bienvenidos a la clase de Espaρol!
This course is designed for the beginner or intermediate Spanish
student who wants to learn Spanish quickly. The course will provide numerous
easy to learn language recipes that will have you speaking Spanish in meaningful
conversations by the second class. The class will meet for a total of 10
sessions every other week for 1.5 hours. You will earn a total of 4 PLU credits
for completing this course. In this course, you will learn how to read, write
and speak basic Spanish along with learning about cultures of other countries.
We will be achieving this through interactive software, online lessons, audio CD
practice, and computer games. The key to learning a second language is speaking
it as much as possible. This course will be very interactive and will not
include any long boring lectures on Spanish grammar or verb conjugations. Be
prepared for language boot camp! You will speak a lot and have lots of fun!
Listed below you will see the course description and the
components of the class.
Classes will meet every other Tuesday from 4:30-6:00 at
Lafayette Middle School Media Center. Class dates are as follows:
October 16th
November 13th
November 27th
December 11th
January 8th
January 22nd
February 5th
February 19th
March 4th
March 18th (Optional Dinner at Mexican Restaurant following
last class)
There are five components to the course:
Spanish class for 1.5 hours every other week. (4:30-6:00) at
Lafayette Middle School.
Online lessons - must be completed once every other week.
(Each lesson lasts for one hour and the student must take a quiz at the end of
the lesson and print out the results for the next class.)
Audio CD repetition Students must log 30 minutes of
repetition every other week.
Presentation preparation 30 minutes every other week.
(Students are required to work with a partner to prepare and original skit based
on the vocabulary learned in class. The skits will be presented at the next
class meeting. I encourage you to sign up with a partner from your school. If
you are unable to find a partner from your school, a password protected private
chat room will be provided on our website to assist in collaboration. You can
also simply call your partner and discuss the presentation via phone. Students
must log this time on their log sheets).
Computer learning games 30 minutes every other week. (There
is a quiz at the end of each activity the quiz must be printed out and
provided as proof of completion by the next class)
I. Course Description:
Intro Spanish is an introduction to Spanish language and culture.
This course develops the four skills of language learning: reading, writing,
listening, and speaking in the foreign language. Students will be exposed to
basic pronunciation, different language functions (e.g., expressing opinions,
asking for directions), basic vocabulary (e.g., food, clothing), simple
grammatical structures (e.g., verb forms, prepositions, relative pronouns), and
we will compare and contrast American and Latino/Spanish cultures.
II. Objective
The main objectives of Basic Conversational Spanish Level One
are:
understand simple questions and commands in familiar topic areas
understand simple conversations and speech on familiar topics at a slower than
normal speed
maintain limited face-to-face conversations about familiar topics
use the target language to communicate basic needs, ask and answer simple
questions
meet limited practical writing needs by creating statements or questions that
are within the structural (grammar) and lexical (vocabulary) parameters of the
course
initiate and respond to simple statements
demonstrate familiarity with selected aspects of Hispanic culture(s)
III. Requirements:
A computer with Internet access, e-mail, Internet Explorer or Netscape or
Firefox Web browser, working speakers or headphones and a cd drive. Our
materials with work on both Windows based and Macintosh computer. All other
materials will be provided.
IV. Topics covered in each Lesson:
Lesson One:
Overview of Spanish Speaking Countries
Cognates
Tips for comprehending Native Speakers
Greeting (A recipe for conversation)
Lesson Two:
Greetings Presentations
Basic Pronunciation Vowels and Alphabet
Vowel & Alphabet Song
Lesson Three:
Song Presentations (Small groups choose one song)
Survival Classroom Expressions
Survival Language
Lesson Four:
Survival Language Presentations
Basic Needs Parts (A Recipe for Conversation)
Lesson Five:
Basic Needs Presentations
Communication (A Recipe for Conversation)
Lesson Six:
Communications Presentations
Describing locations (A Recipe for Conversation)
Lesson Seven:
Locations Presentations
Getting to know one another (A Recipe for Conversation)
Lesson Eight:
Getting to know one another presentations
Describing Things (A recipe for conversation)
Lesson Nine:
Descriptions Presentations
Telephone Conversations
Travel (A recipe for conversation)
Lesson Ten:
Telephone and/or Travel Presentation
Restaurants (A recipe for conversation)
Optional Graduation Activity:
Dinner at a Mexican Restaurant (Conversation and Ordering in Spanish ONLY!)
IV. Times:
Lesson One - Ten:
Presentation 1.5 hours
Online Lesson 1.0 hours
Logged Audio CD Practice .5 hours
Partner Presentation Practice .5 hours
Computer CD Learning Games .5 hours
