STONY POINT  HIGH SCHOOL

Español 3

 

Mission of the class...

 

Our class is multi-purposed. It is both an academic class and a communicative one. Class will be conducted in Spanish with some Spanglish mixed in. The goal is for students to understand, speak and make connections with real world uses of the target language. Since, students will probably only hear and use Spanish in class, it is imperative that they try their best to understand without relying on translation. Most students find it difficult at first, but with practice they can and will learn that to truly learn a new language, they must utilize context clues to help them understand. Vocabulary must be practiced and memorized. I will provide many different resources to help them learn and retain the new vocabulary. Grammar concepts will be taught in class but they will have to practiced at home constantly and consistently for students to fully be able to take the grammar concepts and build on them. Language like other school subjects builds on itself and that is why a good foundation is crucial.

The elements of the language (grammar, vocabulary and culture) will be discussed in detail and students must show a minimum of 70% understanding of those various linguistic elements. Students will also be required to show a progressive increase in the four basic communicative skills in Spanish (Reading, Writing, Listening, Speaking).