This course offers students opportunities to further develop competence and confidence in listening, speaking, reading, and writing in the Spanish. Students will participate in interactive activities (e.g., discussions about literature, travel, shopping) in which they will further develop their knowledge of linguistic elements. They will continue to explore aspects of culture in regions of the world where the language is spoken, including fashion, historical figures, art, and architecture. Students will enhance their critical and creative thinking skills through reading diverse materials, including original literature, and will explore a variety of personal and professional contexts in which knowledge of the international language is required.
Al final de este curso, los estudiantes desarrollarán las siguientes habilidades en estas diferentes áreas:
| 1. Listening | |
| 1.1 | Listening to Understand: determine meaning in a variety of oral texts in the target language, using a range of listening strategies. |
| 1.2 | Listening to Interact: interpret messages accurately while interacting in the target language for a variety of purposes and with diverse audiences. |
| 1.3 | Intercultural Understanding: demonstrate an understanding of information in oral texts in the target language about aspects of culture in diverse communities where the target language is spoken and other communities around the world, and of sociolinguistic conventions in the target language used in a variety of situations and communities. |
| 2. Speaking | |
| 2.1 | Speaking to Communicate: communicate information and ideas orally in the target language, using a range of speaking strategies, appropriate language structures, and level-appropriate language suited to the purpose and audience. |
| 2.2 | Speaking to Interact: participate in spoken interactions in the target language for a variety of purposes and with diverse audiences. |
| 2.3 | Intercultural Understanding: in their spoken communications in the target language, demonstrate an awareness of aspects of culture in diverse communities where the target language is spoken and other communities around the world, and of the appropriate use of sociolinguistic conventions in the target language in a variety of situations. |
| 3. Reading | |
| 3.1 | Reading Comprehension: determine meaning in a variety of texts in the target language, using a range of reading comprehension strategies. |
| 3.2 | Purpose, Form, and Style: identify the purpose(s), characteristics, and aspects of style of a variety of elements appropriate for the purpose and audience. |
| 3.3 | Intercultural Understanding: demonstrate an understanding of information in texts in the target language about aspects of culture in diverse communities where the target language is spoken and other communities around the world, and of sociolinguistic conventions in the target language used in a variety of situations and communities. |
| 4. Writing | |
| 4.1 | Purpose, Audience, and Form: write texts in the target language for different purposes and audiences, using a variety of forms and knowledge of language structures and conventions of the written language appropriate for this course. |
| 4.2 | The Writing Process: use the stages of the writing process – including pre-writing, producing drafts, revising, editing, and publishing – to develop and organize content, clarify ideas and expression, correct errors, and present their written work in the target language effectively. |
| 4.3 | Intercultural Understanding: in their written work in the target language, demonstrate an awareness of aspects of culture in diverse communities where the target language is spoken and other communities around the world, and of the appropriate use of sociolinguistic conventions in the target language in a variety of situations. |
| Tiempo asignado | |
|---|---|
| 1. Business, History & Culture | |
Students will practice dialogue, writing, listening and reading authentic materials in relation to the environment (e.g., types of plant and animal species, recycling and conservation, forms of pollution, indigenous practices related to the land). Students will have the opportunity to complete a group presentation project in this unit which will assess their speaking and writing skills. | 20 hours (8 hrs online/ 12 hrs offline) |
| 2. Contemporary Social & Global Issues | |
Students will explore contemporary culture in countries where Spanish is spoken (e.g., elements of cultural tradition expressed in popular culture, depictions of Spanish communities in film, urbanization). We will watch a relevant Spanish film in this unit to better understand the social and global issues affecting populations. | 20 horas (10 horas en línea/ 10 horas fuera de línea) |
| 3. Future Concerns: Environment & Job Exploration | |
Students will explore how to apply for a job and create a resume in Spanish in order to prepare them for entering the Spanish workforce. Students will also explore issues concerning the environment and make recommendations as to the future of the earth. | 20 horas (12 horas en línea/ 8 horas fuera de línea) |
| 4. Healthy Living & Events | |
Students will complete a project in which they retell important events in their lives and can meaningfully describe pictures of themselves from the past. In this unit students will also explore healthy lifestyles and explain how they will incorporate such into their daily lives. | 20 hours (8 hrs online/ 12 hrs offline) |
| 5. Literature & Drama | |
Students will read, evaluate, analyze and evaluate a Spanish novel of their choice. Students will then create a presentation to be shared with the class at the end of the semester. | 10 horas (4 horas en línea/ 6 horas fuera de línea) |
| 6. Spanish Grammar | |
Throughout the semester the students will be asked to complete a number of Spanish Grammar activities that range in translation, listening, reading, speaking and writing. These activities will provide students with the opportunity to express fluency in the language. | 10 hours (7 hrs online/ 3 hrs offline) |
| 7. FINAL EVALUATION | |
The Final Evaluation for this course is an Independent Study Unit that the students will work on throughout the duration of this course. Students will explore the Media and Culture of Spanish Speaking Countries. They will have the opportunity to share their findings and collaborate with their peers. This ISU is worth 30% of the Final Grade. | 10 hours (7 hrs online/ 3 hrs offline) |
| Total | 110 horas |
Este curso está organizado en un formato semestral. Se presentarán lecciones y actividades para students online via web conferences conducted in real-time by a teacher. There will also be regularly scheduled one on one student-teacher conferences and student to student online discussion forums.
Se utilizarán diversas estrategias para impartir este curso en línea. Instrucción Las estrategias incluirán, entre otras cosas
Los objetivos de aprendizaje se discutirán al principio de cada tarea y los criterios de éxito se a los estudiantes. Los criterios de éxito se utilizan para desarrollar las herramientas de evaluación en este curso, incluidas rúbricas y listas de control.
Se necesitan diversos métodos, estrategias e instrumentos de valoración y evaluación como adecuados a la expectativa evaluada. Entre ellos se incluyen los de diagnóstico, formativos y summative within the course and within each unit. We strictly follow the Ministry of Educación Éxito creciente documento.
La evaluación PARA EL APRENDIZAJE y la evaluación COMO APRENDIZAJE se obtienen a través de una variedad de medios, incluidos los siguientes:
Evidence of student achievement (assessment OF learning) is collected through ongoing observaciones de los trabajos más coherentes, teniendo en cuenta los trabajos más recientes de varias fuentes.
La evaluación de este curso se basará en el plan de estudios provincial. expectativas. Los estudiantes dispondrán de numerosas y variadas oportunidades para demostrar todo el alcance de sus logros. Categorías de evaluación y desgloses son los siguientes:
La nota final se determinará de la siguiente manera:
A los estudiantes con necesidades especiales y a los que aprenden inglés se les proporcionará alojamiento, incluyendo tiempo adicional, tecnología de asistencia y escriba cuando esté disponible.
Las Capacidades de Aprendizaje que se enumeran a continuación son fundamentales para el éxito de los alumnos. Las Habilidades de Aprendizaje se evalúan independientemente de los logros y se determinan a través de la observación y la participación. Se utilizará una lista de comprobación y una conferencia del alumno para determinar el nivel en cada categoría.
Students will need the following:
USD $549.00
