Paired activities, dialogues, and role-playing allow for practice of grammatical forms, useful expressions, and vocabulary in the contexts where they are typically heard and used. In addition to presenting further contextualized vocabulary and expressions, Level III Spanish introduces several more advanced grammatical forms. Students begin to develop control of these and previous forms in order to express more complex ideas. Short stories and excerpt from original texts are presented at this time to introduce the students to the richness and variety of Spanish and Latin American literature. In Level IV students refine skills they have begun to develop in earlier course work.
Emphasis is on moving progressively toward longer, more complex phrasing.
Students also begin to read, analyze, and discuss longer excerpts by Hispanic writers, ending the year with a novel by Garcia Marquez. Spanish V Fifth Year Spanish offers students the opportunity to read and discuss authentic works by several Spanish and Latin American authors, such as Miguel de Unamuno, Ana Maria Matute, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, and Jorge Luis Borges. Students are prepared to take the Advanced Placement Exam in Spanish Literature after this course.