Department Members
Stephanie Howerton
Henry Irvington
Audrey McMurray
MariCarmen Wiedemann, Dept.
Head
Courses Offered
Spanish I
Students become fully competent in the present tense and by the end of the
year start becoming comfortable using the past tenses. Vocabulary ranges from
talking about the university, the family, shopping terms, and different types
of housing, to food. Students spend time actively using the language in games
and skits. To increase listening comprehension, students are exposed to the
different dialects of Spanish by watching videos of native speakers and through
their lab work.
To pass to the next level, the student must maintain a C average.
Text: Puntos de Partida, 7th Ed.
Spanish II
Students become fully competent in the past tenses and begin studying more
advanced grammar, progressing to the formation of complex sentences and the
use of the subjunctive. Vocabulary ranges from talking about the university,
the family, shopping terms, and different types of housing, to food. Students
will spend time actively using the language in games, and skits. To increase
listening comprehension, students are exposed to the different dialects of
Spanish by watching videos of native speakers and through their lab work.
To pass to the next level, the student must maintain a C average.
Texts:
Puntos de Partida, 5th Ed.
Easy Spanish Reader
Destinos video series
Spanish III
Students become competent in all the grammatical structures of Spanish. They
also finish the textbook that they have been using since 8th Grade/Spanish
I. At that time, they begin working in the textbook that they will use in
Spanish IV. They begin with an intensive review of all grammatical structures
and add to their active vocabulary at significant rates. Students begin to
read more complex material and are required to speak extemporaneously. To
increase listening comprehension, students are exposed to the different dialects
of Spanish by watching videos of native speakers and through their lab work.
To continue to the next level (which is pre-AP, the student must maintain a B average in both semesters.
Texts: Puntos de Partida, 7th Ed.
En Contacto 7th edition (Gramatica & Lecturas)
Destinos video series
Spanish IV
This is a pre-AP class for students who have successfully completed Spanish
III. Students continue the intensive review of grammatical structures that
they began in Spanish III. Vocabulary is added at significant rates. Students
are expected to read short stories and passages in their original form and
are required to speak extemporaneously. To increase listening comprehension,
students are exposed to the different dialects of Spanish by watching videos
of native speakers and through their lab work.
To be eligible to take AP, the student needs to have maintained a B average in both semesters, or have the consent of the instructor.
Text: En Contacto 7th edition (Gramatica & Lecturas)
Spanish Advanced Placement
This is an advanced, college-level course. Spanish AP prepares students to
take the AP exam.
In AP Spanish, students become competent in all the grammatical structures of Spanish. They spend a great deal of time in vocabulary acquisition and reviewing and practicing complex structures. They also practice the format of the AP Spanish Language exam.
After the 1st 6-weeks, the class is taught entirely in Spanish. Students are required to participate in class activities by communicating only in Spanish. All students taking this course are expected to take the AP exam. Those not wanting to take the exam are discouraged from taking this course.
Text: Triangulos 3rd edition
Spanish Grammar (Harcourt Brace College Outline Series)
El Cuento Hispanico (A Graded Literary Anthology)