Spanish I students start their language learning process acquiring basic knowledge that helps them share biographical information, articulate their likes and dislikes, give informal commands, and describe simple actions in the past. In addition, they will learn interrogative words, adjective and noun agreement, the use of Ser and Estar and the present tense of stem-changing verbs and irregular verbs. Moreover, students will be able to request information, describe places, and express existence and location. The texts used provide a variety of resources such as videos and interactive vocabulary presentations, allowing students to acquire the language and Hispanic culture in the context of real-life stories.

Spanish II students will learn to use preterite and imperfect tense, and irregular and stem-changing verbs in the past. Also, students will study negative and indefinite words, and they will be introduced to the subjunctive. In addition, they will learn to use reflexive verbs and to talk about their daily routine. Moreover, students will study the difference of saber and conocer, the use of Indirect Object Pronoun and Direct Object Pronoun, the preterit tense of ser and ir and other irregular verbs, and they will learn to differentiate between imperfect tense and preterit. Finally, they will be introduced to the subjunctive mood. By the end of Spanish II, students will be able to express for whom they do something, narrate events in the past and describe how life used to be, and they will be able to give formal commands. The texts used provide a variety of resources such as videos and interactive vocabulary presentations, allowing students to acquire the language and Hispanic culture in the context of real-life stories.

This is an intermediate, communicative, culture-based Spanish course. The four fundamental skills of reading, writing, speaking and aural comprehension are developed with a balanced approach. The course follows the curriculum outlined by the textbook Vistas, and it is supplemented with literature and culture-based activities. The texts used provide a variety of resources such as videos and interactive presentations, allowing students to acquire the language and learn about culture through real world scenarios. By the end of this course, students will have learned the core foundational building blocks of the language.

This is an intermediate/advanced, communicative course based on a series of documentaries about the Spanish-speaking world. The four fundamental skills of reading, writing, speaking and aural comprehension are developed with a balanced approach. This course is based on the curriculum laid out in the textbook El cine documental. The Spanish IV curriculum reviews and elaborates upon various grammatical structures from previous years, and offers multiple opportunities to apply them in written and verbal exchanges. By the end of Spanish IV, students will be able to write and talk about various social, political, historical, and cultural topics and present their points of view in the target language.

This is an intermediate/advanced, communicative course based on a series of documentaries about the Spanish-speaking world. The four fundamental skills of reading, writing, speaking and aural comprehension are developed with a balanced approach. This course is based on the curriculum laid out in the textbook El cine documental. The Spanish IV curriculum reviews and elaborates upon various grammatical structures from previous years, and offers multiple opportunities to apply them in written and verbal exchanges. By the end of Spanish IV, students will be able to write and talk about various social, political, historical, and cultural topics and present their points of view in the target language. While Spanish IV-YAS covers linguistic and cultural topics in greater depth, its scope is also much broader and includes numerous abstract and challenging enrichment topics. As a result, Spanish IV-YAS is intended for students who have a strong interest and aptitude for language learning, and who are ready, willing, and able to do the work necessary to tackle demanding communication tasks at an accelerated pace.

Spanish V students will continue the journey they started in Spanish IV. We will be reviewing grammar structures and will continue reading and analyzing different literary works in the target language. In Spanish V students will begin in the Spanish Realism Period, at the end of the XIX century, and will go through the Latin American Boom. In order to achieve these goals we will be using Repase y escriba to review grammar, and we will use online sources such as Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes to access different literary works.

Spanish V students will continue the journey they started in Spanish IV. We will be reviewing grammar structures and will continue reading and analyzing different literary works in the target language. In Spanish V students will begin in the Spanish Realism Period, at the end of the XIX century, and will go through the Latin American Boom. In order to achieve these goals we will be using Repase y escriba to review grammar, and we will use online sources such as Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes to access different literary works. While Spanish V-YAS covers linguistic and cultural topics in greater depth, its scope is also much broader and includes numerous abstract and challenging enrichment topics. As a result, YAS Spanish V is intended for students who have a strong interest and aptitude for language learning, and who are ready, willing, and able to do the work necessary to tackle demanding communication tasks at an accelerated pace.

Students who are qualified and interested in extending their study of Spanish beyond Spanish V should speak with the Spanish teachers, Chair of the World Languages Department, and the Director of Teaching and Learning.