Course Outline and Objectives

Class: Spanish I

Teacher: Heydi B. Lopez

Primary Text: En Espanol Level 1, 2004 edition

Worktext: Actividades para todos

Publisher: McDougal Littell ISBN#: text: 0-618-25057-3

workbook: 0-618-33469-6.

Cost $56.31 text, $11.94 workbook Where Available: Tennessee Book Co.

Other books/materials, etc. required for class: Each student must bring a notebook, pen, folder and an English to Spanish dictionary to every class. Internet access is strongly recommended since occasional research assignments will also be given to the students.

***Parents are responsible for getting all texts and materials unless teacher specifies otherwise.

Yearly Tuition: $288.00 Copy/Lab Fees: $20.00 + $25 CD fee

With this tuition rate, I must have a minimum of 5 and maximum of 15 students.

Overview of class: We will use a holistic approach to the Spanish language, with attention given to grammar, vocabulary, forming written and oral sentences, and the culture behind the language.

Prerequisites for this class: It is strongly recommend that the student take Intro to Spanish course prior to registering for this class, since it provides basic Spanish language concepts needed for Spanish 1.

Student must read: Etapa Preliminar (beginning of book up to “Unidad 1”) over the summer.

Recommended Grade Level(s) for this class: 8th and up

Estimated Difficulty Level of course for average student:

Easy average above average highly challenging

Average study time for this class will be approximately 4-6 hours per week.

Additional comments:

- Some Spanish will be spoken during class (50% of the time) in order to enhance classroom experience.

- A grade for class participation will be given to each student as an incentive (1- 10 point system).

- Vocabulary drills are essential to the course and they must be completed by the student on a weekly basis.