20802214Spanish 4
Course Information
Description
Spanish 4 stresses seven major communicative functions of language and emphasizes the key grammatical structures needed to realize these communicative objectives successfully. The course focuses on expanding vocabulary, increasing grammatical accuracy, and achieving paragraph-length discourse. Using the target language, students read and discuss culturally centered texts, review and broaden grammatical knowledge, complete oral and written exercises, write compositions, and make formal class presentations. Prerequisite: three semesters of college Spanish or three years of high school Spanish.
Total Credits
4
Course Competencies
  1. Describe people, places, and things
    Assessment Strategies
    participating in oral description conversations with small groups of classmates, exploring themes related to perceptions and impressions
    submitting the note cards (fichas) used as reminders during your oral descriptions
    submitting a draft of a written description
    reviewing the drafts of one or more classmates
    submitting a polished written description
    completing the description activities of the corresponding chapter test
    Criteria
    use structures of agreement correctly (noun-adjective, subject-verb), including past participles used as adjectives
    use the verbs ser and estar appropriately
    present orally a paragraph-length description of a person, place, or thing to a small group of classmates
    respond to questions about your oral description
    question your classmates about their descriptions
    use appropriate new vocabulary of perceptions and impressions in your descriptions, questions, and answers

  2. Compare people, places, and things
    Assessment Strategies
    participating in oral comparison conversations that explore perceptions and impressions with small groups of classmates
    submitting the note cards used as reminders during your oral comparison conversations
    submitting a draft of a written comparison
    reviewing the drafts of one or more classmates
    submitting a polished written comparison
    completing thecomparison activities of the corresponding chapter test
    Criteria
    use appropriate structures to make comparisons of inequality (ms / menos . . . que)
    use appropropriate structures to make comparisons of equality (tan . . . como, tanto/a/os/as . . . como)
    make superlative statements using correct word order
    compare orally an aspect of Spanish and United States culture
    respond to classmates' questions about your comparison
    ask questions about your classmates' comparisons
    use appropriate new vocabulary of perceptions and impressions in your comparisons, questions, and answers

  3. React to varied situations, to include giving recommendations that respond to the situation
    Assessment Strategies
    participating in oral reaction / recommendation conversations that explore connections and roots with small groups of classmates
    submitting the note cards used as reminders during your oral reaction / recommendation conversations
    submitting a draft of a written review for a Spanish movie
    presenting orally your review of a Spanish movie
    reacting in writing to the oral reviews of your classmates
    submitting written a self evaluation of your movie review project
    completing the reaction / recommendation activities of the corresponding chapter test
    Criteria
    use indicative and subjunctive moods correctly in reaction / recommendation sentences
    use verb tenses correctly in construction reaction / recommendation sentences
    react orally to a Spanish movie
    give your recommendation for the Spanish movie you reviewed
    respond to classmates' questions about your review
    ask questions about your classmates' comparisons
    use appropriate new vocabulary of connections and roots in your review, questions, and answers

  4. Narrate stories and conditions in the past
    Assessment Strategies
    participating in oral past-tense conversations that explore themes of passions and feelings with small groups of classmates
    submitting the note cards used as reminders during your oral past-tense conversations
    submitting a draft of a written narration in the past tense
    reviewing the drafts of one or more classmates
    submitting a polished written narration
    completing the narration activities of the corresponding chapter test
    Criteria
    use preterite tense correctly in your narrations
    use imperfect tense correctly in your narrations
    use the perfect tenses (present perfect and pluperfect) appropriately in your narrations
    respond to classmates' questions about your narration
    ask questions about your classmates' narrations
    use appropriate new vocabulary of passions and feelings in your narration, questions, and answers

  5. Express likes and dislikes
    Assessment Strategies
    participating in oral conversations with small groups of classmates, exploring likes and dislikes in regard to work and leisure
    submitting the note cards used as reminders during your oral conversations
    submitting a written draft of a report on a Hispanic artist
    presenting orally your report on a Hispanic artist
    reacting in writing to the oral reports of your classmates
    submitting written a self evaluation of your report
    completing the likes / dislikes activities of the corresponding chapter test
    Criteria
    express likes and dislikes, using the verb gustar and similar verbs and expressions
    use the personal a correctly
    use direct object pronouns, indirect object pronouns, and double object pronouns correctly
    respond to questions about your report on a Hispanic artist
    question your classmates about their reports on a Hispanic artist
    use appropriate new vocabulary of work and leisure in your review, questions, and answers

  6. Formulate hypotheses
    Assessment Strategies
    participating in oral conversations that explore problems in the contemporary world with small groups of classmates
    submitting the note cards used as reminders during your oral conversations
    submitting a draft of a written article on a contemporary world problem
    reviewing the drafts of one or more classmates
    submitting a polished written article on a contemporary world problem
    completing the hypotheses activities of the corresponding chapter test
    Criteria
    use the past subjunctive correctly in sentences that express hypothetical situations
    use the conditional tense correctly in sentences that express hypothetical situations
    include the appropriate sequence of tenses in sentences that express hypothetical
    respond to classmates' questions during in-class conversations about contemporary world problems
    ask your classmates questions about their views on contemporary world problems
    use appropriate new vocabulary to discuss world problems, aks questions, and formulate answers

  7. Explain future concepts and possibilities
    Assessment Strategies
    participating in oral conversations that explore the future
    submitting the note cards used as reminders during your oral conversations about the future
    submitting a draft of a written article on your predictions for the future
    reviewing classmates' drafts of their written articles on predictions for the future
    submitting a polished written article on your predictions for the future
    completing the future activities of the corresponding chapter test
    Criteria
    use the future tense correctly
    use the future tense appropriately to express probability
    talk about pending future actions by using the subjunctive mood as required in certain adverbial clauses
    respond to classmates' questions during in-class conversations about the future
    ask your classmates questions about their views onthe future
    use appropriate new vocabulary to discuss the future

  8. Review Spanish grammar
    Assessment Strategies
    submitting the assigned written workbook exercises
    submitting the assigned listening laboratory activities
    completing the grammar sections of each chapter test
    Criteria
    study the grammar review explanations in each chapter and in the "Explicacin gramatical" section of the textbook
    complete assigned workbook exercises
    make corrections as necessary on assigned workbook exercises
    prepare for oral in-class practice activities
    participate in oral in-class practice activities

  9. Expand knowledge of Hispanic cultures
    Assessment Strategies
    presenting orally a review of a Spanish movie
    presenting orally a Hispanic artist to your classmates
    answering culture-related questions on chapter tests
    participating in small-group practice conversations about assigned cultural topics
    submitting note cards used as reminders during in-class conversatons
    submitting a portafolio de lecturas about a Hispanic country, accumulated over the course of the semester
    answering culturally related questions on chapter tests
    Criteria
    complete all of the assigned components and steps of the movie review project
    complete all of the assigned components and steps of the artist presentation project
    study the assigned cultural readings in the textbook
    study the articles you place in your portafolio de lecturas
    complete the accompanying form you place with each article in your portafolio