El Segundo Unified
El Segundo High School
Course
Title: Spanish AP
Department: Foreign Language
Grade
Level: 11-12
This course
prepares students for the Spanish Language Advanced Placement Examination. Students will develop their ability to:
comprehend Spanish spoken by native speakers from different countries, converse
comfortably in informal situations, express themselves with accuracy and
fluency in more formal business and professional situations, communicate ideas
effectively, read with comprehension, analyze situations and think critically,
and express their ideas effectively in writing with appropriate vocabulary,
idiom and syntax. There will be continued emphasis on vocabulary development,
correct use of idiom, proficiency in the use of verbs and syntax, and increased
emphasis on reading and composition. The course will include content related to
the cultural perspectives inherent in language, geography, history, tradition,
art, music, dance and literature. This
course will require substantial study and practice time outside of class.
Length: 1
year
Prerequisites
for Enrollment: 85% or better in Spanish 4 Honors.
Recommendation
for Enrollment: Teacher recommendation and interest. Students must take the Advanced Placement
exam (approximately $80.00)
Type of Course:
College level course (UC/CSU)
1.1: Students engage in conversations, provide and obtain
information, express feelings and
emotions,
and exchange opinions.
·
Students
participate effectively in conversations in most informal and some formal
settings on topics related to practical needs and areas of personal and public
interest
(ACTFL ProficiencyGuidelines) (Effective communication)
·
Students narrate
and describe in major time frames with good control of aspect.
(ACTFL ProficiencyGuidelines) (Integration of Core Knowledge)
·
Students speak
with phonetic accuracy, fluency, and appropriate use of vocabulary, idiom and
syntax (Personal / Social Development)
1.2: Students understand and
interpret written and spoken language on a variety of topics.
·
Students will be
assigned listening and conversation opportunities outside of class. (Personal /
Social Development)
·
Class is
conducted in Spanish to improve the students’ ability to comprehend the spoken
language. (Integration of Core Knowledge)
·
Students give
oral or written summaries of presentations in class or articles from literature
or periodicals. (Personal / Social Development)
·
Students listen
to tapes and conversations in class, do comprehension exercises and take
practice tests to develop and ensure comprehension (Integration of Core
Knowledge)
·
Students respond
appropriately to questions based on a brief oral narrative. (Personal / Social
Development)
·
Students will
answer yes/no or true/false questions based on new material in order to
demonstrate ability to deal effectively with unanticipated complications
through a variety of communicative devices(e.g. cognates, gesture, context)
(ACTFL ProficiencyGuidelines)
·
Students discuss
topics concretely and abstractly (ACTFL ProficiencyGuidelines)
·
Students sustain
communication by using, with suitable accuracy and confidence, connected
discourse of paragraph length and substance. (ACTFL ProficiencyGuidelines)
1.3: Students present information, concepts, and ideas to an
audience of listeners or readers
on a
variety of topics.
·
Students provide
structured argument to justify and defend opinions (ACTFL ProficiencyGuidelines) (Effective
communication)
·
Students develop
effective hypotheses within extended discourse (ACTFL ProficiencyGuidelines) (Effective
communication)
1.4: Students maintain a high degree of linguistic accuracy
relative to use of verbs, idiom
and syntax. (ACTFL ProficiencyGuidelines)
(Personal/Social Development)
2.1: Students demonstrate an
understanding of the relationship between the practices and
perspectives of the
culture studied.
2.2: Students demonstrate an understanding of the relationship
between the products and
perspectives of the culture studied.
·
Each student
presents a minimum of one “informe” (oral report) to
the class based on individual listening and reading outside of class. The topics must be culture related and
require reading from several sources. (A bibliography is required.) The student
may prepare ten
objective test questions topic to administer to the class after the informe or prepare a discussion topic which the student
will lead in class. (Personal/Social
Development)
3.1: Students reinforce and
further their knowledge of other disciplines through the foreign
language.
3.2: Students acquire information and recognize the distinctive
viewpoints that are only
available
through the foreign language and its cultures.
4.1: Students
demonstrate understanding of the nature of language through
comparisons of the language studied and their own.
4.2: Students
demonstrate understanding of the concept of culture through
comparisons of the culture studied and their own.
5.1: Students
use the language both within and beyond the school setting.
5.2: Students
show evidence of becoming life-long learners by using the language
for
personal enjoyment and enrichment.
Evaluation of Student Work
Instructional Materials
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Spanish Comprehensive Practice and Testing
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