El Dorado

Amy Cox, Spanish

 

Christina Caudle, German

Gigi Salazar, Spanish

Jason Stevens, Spanish

 

German 1: This course is an introduction to the German language that includes grammatical structures and the development of all four skills of communication: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. The class will use an oral and written approach to practice structural material. Students must actively participate at all times and complete daily homework assignments. Students will also explore the cultural aspects of German-speaking countries.

 

German 2: This course is a continuation of elementary German, further developing speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills through activities centered around topics like family life, school life, leisure activities, travel, geography, and festivals, which help students increase their understanding of Germanic cultures and customs

 

German 3: This course is a continuation of language usage and structure study, taking students through a thorough review of all verb tenses as the subjunctive mood is introduced. Students will further develop their language skills via oral and written activities. Students will study the history of German-speaking countries and people, and read and interpret Germanic literature.

 

German 4: Students receive a thorough review of language structure and refinement of all language skills through study of history, culture, current media, and contemporary language samples as well as Germanic literature. This course can be an excellent preparation for students who wish to take the Advanced Placement Examination in German.

 

Spanish Heritage Learners 1: This course directs itself to a Heritage Learner – a student who speaks and understands Spanish in the home with limited fluency, and has limited to no skills in reading and writing Spanish. The student may experience problems with spelling, reading and written work (such as written accents, common spelling and grammatical tendencies for Heritage Learners). The course explores the Heritage Learner’s first language of Spanish, and the cultural experiences brought to the classroom. It also explores the culture, history and heritage of the principal groups of Hispanics in the United States and the twenty-one Spanish-speaking countries. 

 

Spanish Heritage Learners 2: This course directs itself to a Heritage Learner- a student who speaks and understands Spanish in the home with some fluency, and has some degree of skills in reading and writing Spanish. The student may experience problems with spelling, reading and writing work (such as written accents, common spelling and grammatical tendencies of Heritage Learners.) The course explores the Heritage Learner’s first language of Spanish, and the cultural experiences brought to the classroom. It also explores the culture, history and heritage of the principal groups of Hispanics in the United States and of the twenty-one Spanish-speaking countries.

 

Spanish 1: Every student develops communication skill that are interpersonal and presentational and develop intercultural competence and become global citizens. Students are provided language-use activities that enable them to function in common daily settings for which they have rehearsed; understand learned words and phrases in unfamiliar texts (oral/written) and produce learned words and phrases; deal with discrete elements of life, comprehend and produce memorized material orally and in writing; and comprehend and be understood by sympathetic Spanish speakers.

 

Spanish 2: Spanish 2 continues to develop the four skills of communication (listening, speaking, reading and writing) and to deepen knowledge of cultures of the Spanish-speaking world. Students are provided language-use activities that enable them to function in common daily settings for which they have rehearsed; understand learned words and phrases in unfamiliar texts (oral/written) and produce learned words and phrases; deal with discrete elements of life, comprehend and produce memorized material orally and in writing; and comprehend and be understood by sympathetic Spanish speakers.