Sra. Paternina – Spanish 106 - School year 2007/08

Spanish 106 is a course designed for those who have previously gone through SP 105. We are using ¡Exprésate! A program from Holt, which includes textbook and two workbooks, as well as a text integrated videodisc program. We learn oral and written skills so that the students are able to communicate with each other in Spanish. Skits, projects, games and other activities are all part of this class in addition to oral and written tests. We will try to conduct the class in Spanish as much as possible. Relax and have fun!

Textbook:

·        ¡Exprésate! 1 A - Chapters 3, 4.

Workbooks: ¡Exprésate! Workbooks:

·        Cuaderno de vocabulario y gramática 1 A.

·        Cuaderno de actividades 1 A.

Vocabulary:

·        School subjects and supplies.

·        What you have and what you need.

·        Talking about classes and schedules.

·        Naming school events and places.

·        Review days of the week, months of the year.

·        Review numbers 0 – 100.

·        Review telling the time.

·        Use of cognates.

·        The seasons and weather expressions.

·        Expressions of frequency.

·        Likes and dislikes of yourself and others.

·        Talk and description about sports, everyday and weekend activities.

·        Describing people (physical and personality), places and things.

Grammar:

·        Present tense of tener and using tener idioms.

·        Present tense of estar and prepositions.

·        Present tense of ser.

·        Nouns, definite and indefinite articles.

·        Asking ¿cuánto? and answer with mucho and poco.

·        Singular and plural nouns and adjectives.

·        Pronouns using them after prepositions.

·        Verb gustar with infinitives.

·        Present tense of querer with infinitives.

·        Ir + infinitive expressing future action.

·        The verb form hay .

·        Verb ir a + place expressing destination.

·        Verb jugar a + activity.   

·        Negative words like tampoco, nadie, nunca y nada.

·        Using the verb venir a + time

·        Present tense: regular –ar –er and –ir verbs.

·        Possessive adjectives.

·        Stem changing verbs o = ue.

·        Stem changing verbs e = ie.

·        Tag questions.

·        Responding in the infinitive.

·        Responding in the negative.

·        Verbs with irregular yo form.

Culture:

·        Texas: Geography, history, architecture, art and culture.

·        Costa Rica: Geography, history, architecture, art and culture.

·        Chile: Geography, history, architecture, art and culture.

Class activities:

• “Active” presentation of the video.
• Grammar.
• Skits and dramatizations.
• Oral presentations.
• Writing.
• Educational games.

Assessment and testing:

A test is conducted by the end of every half lesson.

Tests and quizzes are elaborated from the ¡Exprésate! Testing program, as well as from other divers sources used by the teachers.

• Trimester grades are calculated as follows:

40%:  Tests

20%:  Oral Tests

20%:   Homework - Very important; need of consistency and sincere effort

20%:   Class participation - Very important; need of consistency and sincere effort

• The final assessment at the end of the year includes a Final Exam. The grade of the Final Exam is distributed as follows:

60%:  Written exam

40%   Oral exam