Effective: 2024-08-01

Course Description

The course outline below was developed as part of a statewide standardization process.

General Course Purpose

Students will continue to develop proficiency in listening, speaking, reading, and writing in Spanish while gaining an awareness and appreciation of Hispanic cultures.

Course Prerequisites/Corequisites

Prerequisite: Placement test or alternative assessment

Course Objectives

• Written Communication
• Develop, convey, and exchange comprehensible ideas in the target language.
• Professional Readiness
• Collaborate with others and continue to use the target language and cultural behaviors to communicate appropriately in personal and professional settings at a basic level.

Major Topics to be Included

• Interpersonal Skills
• Show evidence of the ability to engage in simple conversation, ask discreet questions that initiate conversation, and use high frequency words in interpersonal communications.
• Communicate in spontaneous spoken or written conversations on familiar topics.
• Employ some or all the following strategies to maintain communication: Use facial expressions, repeat words, ask for repetition, and/or indicate lack of understanding.
• Demonstrate intercultural competency
• Interpretive Skills
• Comprehend main ideas and identify supporting evidence.
• Comprehend information in a variety of familiar contexts from authentic texts that are spoken or written.
• Begin to derive meaning from structural patterns used in both familiar and new contexts.
• Presentational Skills
• Present relevant/prepared written and oral evidence of the ability to express one?s thoughts and preferences.
• Demonstrate intercultural competency