Spanish II

This course is a continuation of the study of the Spanish language and the lifestyle and cultures of the Spanish-speaking world. Students will further develop their skills in reading, writing, speaking and understanding Spanish.
Textbook: Paso a Paso 1, Second Edition, Prentice-Hall, Inc., 2000.

COMPETENCY GOAL 1: INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION -- The learner will engage in conversation and exchange information and opinions orally and in writing in the target language. Objectives:

• Communicate present, future and past information by recombining basic vocabulary and structures orally and in writing.
• Exchange information by asking and answering original questions orally and in writing.
• Share likes and dislikes, feelings and emotions giving supporting information orally and in writing.
• Invite someone to events or do activities. Accept or reject in a polite way.
• Engage in oral or written conversation (face-to-face, e-mails, letters) about everyday topics using strings of simple sentences.
• Use culturally acceptable vocabulary, idiomatic expressions or gestures.

COMPETENCY GOAL 2: INTERPRETIVE COMMUNICATION - The learner will understand and interpret written and spoken language on a variety of topics in the target language. Objectives:

• Demonstrate understanding of words, phrases, and sentences from simple oral and written texts dealing with basic personal and social needs.
• Demonstrate understanding of oral and written questions about familiar topics.
• Follow oral and written directions, commands, and requests.
• Identify key words or main idea(s) from oral or written passages.
• Make inferences from simple oral and/or written passages (e.g., conversations, dialogs, narratives, advertisements, songs, rhymes, chants, and literature) about familiar topics.
• Interpret phrases presented with accompanying gestures, intonation, and other visual or auditory cues.

COMPETENCY GOAL 3: PRESENTATIONAL COMMUNICATION -- The learner will present information, concepts, and ideas to an audience of listeners or readers on a variety of topics in the target language. Objectives:

• Give oral and written presentations about people, places, things, and events using simple sentences and paragraphs.
• Dramatize songs, short plays and skits, or poetry on familiar topics.
• Tell or retell a story orally and in writing.
• Recombine known language to produce personalized statements.
• Give detailed instructions orally and in writing.
• Compose paragraphs related to personal experience.
• Summarize orally and in writing main idea(s) from selected material.

COMPETENCY GOAL 4: CULTURES - The learner will gain knowledge and demonstrate understanding of the relationship among practices, products, and perspectives of cultures other than his/her own. Objectives:

• Recognize and use cultural practices and expressions in daily activities.
• Identify and explain patterns of behavior or interaction among the target cultures.
• Participate in activities and experience customs and traditions of the target cultures.
• Identify major geographical features, cities, and regions of the target countries where the language is spoken and show their relationship to the culture.
• Identify important people, events, and achievements of the target countries and show their contribution to their own and other cultures.
• Investigate perspectives and practices of contemporary life in the target cultures through print, non-print, electronic materials, and cultural artifacts.
• Identify differences in cultural products, practices, and perspectives which lead to generalizations or stereotyping among cultures with the same language.

COMPETENCY GOAL 5: COMPARISONS - The learner will develop insight into the nature of language and culture by comparing his/her own language(s) and culture(s) to others. Objectives:

• Demonstrate an awareness of regional and national sound pattern differences (e.g., pronunciation, intonation, word stress) within the target language and his/her own language(s).
• Compare and contrast structural patterns in the target language and his/her own language.
• Develop an awareness of the similarities and differences of familiar genres of written texts (e.g., simple poems, letter writing) in the target language and his/her own.
• Recognize words, phrases, idioms that do not translate directly from one language to another and their impact on communication.
• Recognize the changing nature of language.
• Continue to develop an appreciation for cultural differences by comparing patterns of behavior or interaction in various cultural settings including his/her own.
• Demonstrate an awareness of his/her own culture based on comparisons of sample daily activities in the target cultures and his/her own culture.
• Demonstrate an understanding of the reasons why certain products originate and are important to the target cultures and to their own.
• Investigate the cultural traditions and celebrations that exist in the target cultures and other cultures and recognize the viewpoints behind them.
• Explore the viewpoints and attitudes of people in both his/her own culture and the target cultures relating to everyday life.
• Demonstrate an understanding of the mutual impact of the target cultures and his/her own culture.

COMPETENCY GOAL 6: CONNECTIONS - The learner will acquire, reinforce, and further his/her knowledge of other disciplines through the foreign language. Objectives:

• Identify and process information and skills that are common to the foreign language class and other disciplines.
• Communicate information in the foreign language class which is common to other disciplines.
• Transfer information acquired in the foreign language class for use in other disciplines.
• Recognize and apply learning strategies, processes from other disciplines.
• Develop learning strategies in the target language which can be used in other disciplines.

COMPETENCY GOAL 7: COMMUNITIES - The learner will use language and/or demonstrate cultural knowledge and understanding within and beyond the school setting for personal, educational, and professional growth and enrichment. Objectives:

• Share knowledge of the target language and cultures with others.
• Interact with people of other cultures in the target language about familiar topics.
• Visit places in person or via technology which provide opportunities to use the target language and/or experience the target cultures.
• Identify occupations within the community and beyond that require proficiency in the target language.
• View, listen to, and read various forms of media that utilize the target language and reflect the target cultures.

Technology Learning Outcomes
The student can

• Utilize different storage media.
• Identify the path of the URL (Universal Resource Locator) (Web address).