General Information
Welcome to Spanish with Sra. Albanese!
My email address is [email protected]
Tutoring 3:30-4:40 Tuesday
Quizzes and tests will be given on Wednesdays.
Please direct any questions to [email protected]. I check my email frequently throughout the day.
OVERVIEW
As a Spanish student, you will become comfortable reading, writing, listening and speaking in the target language. You will learn to use the language to speak to other people. You will learn key words and phrases in Spanish. You will learn to present information to an audience in Spanish. You will also learn about the Spanish culture and compare it to your own.
Spanish students will build and refine their listening, speaking, reading and writing skills in the Spanish language. Students will enhance their understanding of Spanish culture, customs and geography.
New material will be introduced in English, but most communication will occur in Spanish.
Course Objectives
The objectives of Spanish are based on the North Carolina Essential Standards for World Languages. The detailed document is available on this website:
http://www.dpi.state.nc.us/docs/curriculum/worldlanguages/scos/world-language.pdf
The essential standards are broken into three categories, or strands:
CLL - Connections to Language & Literacy
COD – Connections to Other Disciplines
CMT – Communities
The objectives for each strand are made up by the following four essential standards:
Use the language to engage in interpersonal communication.
Understand words and concepts presented in the language.
Use the language to present information to an audience.
Compare the students’ culture and the target culture.
Objectives include, but are not limited to, the following:
Use memorized words and phrases to exchange information and respond to questions about familiar topics Understand the meaning of memorized words and phrases used in spoken and written communication Use words and phrases to present information in the target language to an audience Compare the target culture and the student’s culture using the target language Identify elements of the target culture Use readily available technology to present information in the target language.
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