This course continues to emphasize skills needed to understand and speak Spanish. Reading and writing take greater importance as pupils gain familiarity and confidence with the spoken language. Grammar, basic language patterns, and word order are systematically taught to facilitate comprehension and correct usage. This is the Spanish 3 curriculum designed for students who are native speakers of Spanish. In third year Spanish, pupils enlarge their vocabularies and review grammar essentials.
Emphasis is placed on communication both in speaking and in writing.
Collections of stories, short novels, or plays are read and discussed in Spanish. Writing skills are expanded through guided sentence construction and free composition. The history of Spain and Latin America are also studied. This course is like the traditional Spanish 3 course in that it will enlarge vocabulary and review grammar essentials. Emphasis is placed on communication in speaking, writing, and listening.