Course
Syllabus
I Course
Information
Course Name:
Spanish 5 (2780-Y-41)
Level: College Prep
Department: World Languages
II Course Description
Prerequisite: Spanish
4 Honors or 4 CP
Open to: Soph, Jr, Sr
Length: Year
Credit: 1
Summary: The focus of this course is
communication and cultural awareness. Spanish will be used to learn,
communicate, and enter other cultures through the use of film, the Internet, and
authentic readings centered around thematically based units of interest.
Students will give oral presentations and participate in discussions and
debates, all in the target language. Grammar will be reviewed periodically to
strengthen the students’ basic skills, which will prepare them for college
placement exams.
III Course Goals
The World language
Department had adopted the five goal areas of the ACTFL (American Council on the
Teaching of Foreign Languages), also known as the five C’s of foreign language
education.
·Communication
(face-to-face, in writing or through the reading of literature)
·Cultures
(gain knowledge and understanding of the cultural
contexts in which language occurs)
·Connections
(to other bodies of knowledge in the target language)
·Comparisons
(and contrasts, to provide a multi-faceted view of the worl
·Communities
(participation with language in a variety of contexts, both in and beyond the
classroom, and in culturally appropriate ways)
These goals are tied to national and state standards,
which have various progress indicators across the continuum of foreign language
learning, from levels one through five, for all languages.
V Course Outline
Semester I
a)First
Quarter: Unit 5
"Unidad
5: El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua y Costa Rica: entre el conflicto y la paz_
b)Second Quarter: Unit 6
Unidad 8: Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay y Chile: aspiraciones y contrastes_
Semester II
a. Third quarter: Unit
7
"Unidad
7: Perú, Ecuador y Bolivia: camino al sol_
b.
Fourth quarter: Unit 8
"Unidad
8: Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay y Chile: aspiraciones y contrastes_
(Parents and students: please
consult individual teachers for grading policies, extra credit info, class
procedures, etc.)
