Cultural awareness continues through the study of various aspects of life in Spanish-speaking countries. Now that the student has acquired basic vocabulary, grammatical structures, and conversational skills, he or she can read, comprehend, and discuss longer written passages as well as write well-developed compositions in the target language. Emphasis continues to be placed on vocabulary, conversation, grammar, and cultural awareness. Emphasis will be placed on expansion of vocabulary, practice in more difficult reading selections, with continued study of grammatical structures. Greater emphasis will be placed on oral expression and the writing of guided compositions.
Cultural awareness continues throughout the study.
Spanish 3 Advanced Spanish 4 presents a review and refinement of grammatical structures and an introduction to Spanish literature. Speaking skills continue to be developed through oral interaction and writing continues at an advanced level. Class will be conducted in Spanish. 3 Students in Spanish 4 Academic will continue to develop skills in listening, speaking, reading and writing. While continued emphasis will be placed on vocabulary, any remaining verb tenses and syntactic structures not yet covered will be presented.