Middle M/J Spanish Beginning
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Number of Credits
1
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Estimated Completion Time
2 Semesters
Description
Immerse yourself in the beauty of the Spanish language and the richness of its diverse cultures. In the MJ Spanish Beginning course, you will learn beginning grammar and vocabulary skills to help build basic fluency and language proficiency. You will explore the culture of Spanish-speaking countries through engaging interactive games, videos, and audio recordings and apply what you learn through written practice, listening, and speaking exercises.
Follow the link below for the Department of Education description for this course:
SEGMENT 1
- Module 1:
- My life and me
- Greetings
- Basic geography
- Importance of speaking Spanish
- Where is Spanish spoken?
- Introductions
- Tú vs. usted
- Alphabet
- Numbers 0–30
- Age
- Written presentation about self
- Days of the week
- Months
- Personality traits
- Who am I in a global world?
- Cognates
- Ser: yo
- Tener: tengo, tienes
- Question words: ¿Cómo?, ¿Cuántos? ¿Cuándo?
- Oral presentation describing self
- Reading and listening comprehension
- Module 2:
- Describing likes and dislikes with gustar
- School schedules
- School systems in Spanish-speaking countries
- Describing classes and teachers
- Stating opinions
- Asking questions
- Identifying and locating classroom items
- Telling time
- 24-hour clock
- Ordinal numbers
- Written presentation of a blog
- Numbers 31–60
- Ir: voy, vas, va
- Subject pronouns: él, ella, usted
- Definite and indefinite articles
- Noun-adjective agreement
- Reading and listening comprehension
- Oral presentation describing likes and dislikes
SEGMENT 2
- Module 3:
- My preferences and me
- Food and beverages
- Describing a meal
- Describing how often you eat a meal
- How to order and pay in a restaurant
- Mealtime practices in Spanish-speaking countries
- Regular -ar, -er, and -ir verbs
- Tener expressions
- Written presentation of a survey
- Prefiero, quiero, almuerzo
- Numbers 0–1000
- Describing rooms of a house
- Household chores
- Shopping
- Preparing for a party
- Metric system
- Money
- Reading and listening comprehension
- Oral presentation describing preferences
- Module 4:
- My house and me
- Houses in Spanish-speaking countries
- Characteristics of a home
- Tener: tengo, tienes,
- Estar: estoy, estás, está
- Estar with feelings
- Ser: soy, eres, es
- Ir a vs. Ir al
- Written presentation about the house
- Household furniture vocabulary
- Chores vocabulary
- Numbers 0–1,000,000
- Irregular yo verbs; pongo, salgo, hago, tengo
- Creating a budget
- Reading and listening comprehension
- Oral presentation describing chores and how to prepare home for party
Microphone, speakers or headset, device of choice to record video with audio; Chrome browser suggested
Besides engaging students in challenging curriculum, the course guides students to reflect on their learning and evaluate their progress through a variety of assessments. Assessments can be in the form of practice lessons, multiple choice questions, writing assignments, projects, research papers, oral assessments, and discussions. This course will use the state-approved grading scale. Each course contains a mandatory final exam or culminating project that will be weighted at 20% of the student’s overall grade.***
***Proctored exams can be requested by FLVS at any time and for any reason in an effort to ensure academic integrity. When taking the exam to assess a student’s integrity, the exam must be passed with at least a 59.5% in order to earn credit for the course.
Courses subject to availability.
Pursuant to s. 1002.20, F.S.; A public school student whose parent makes written request to the school principal shall be exempted from the teaching of reproductive health or any disease, including HIV/AIDS, in accordance with the provisions of s. 1003.42(3). Learn more about the process and which courses contain subject matter where an exemption request can be made.
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