Course Description
In level 2, students move beyond the State Education Department’s LOTE Checkpoint A proficiency level and begin preparing in earnest for the District Final exam at the end of level 3 (Checkpoint B). This course is designed for students whose first language is Spanish, may have grown up using Spanish at home, or find that our traditional Spanish classes do not meet their language skills needs. While they may communicate at a high level, they need help with skills such as spelling, accents, higher grammatical structures, reading comprehension of authentic material, and writing in formal and informal situations. Heritage speakers will solidify their knowledge of Spanish, focus on comprehension of multiple regionalisms, and develop a high level of fluency. Topics, functions and situations remain the same as in the previous level, but are approached in a broader and deeper manner. Expanding vocabulary and an increasing understanding of more complicated verb forms and grammatical concepts allow students to communicate more effectively and understand the target language in authentic situations. Topics include personal identification, family life, education, house and home, leisure, shopping, community neighborhood, meal taking/ food/ drink, physical environment, travel, health and welfare, earning a living, public and private services, services and repairs, and current events. Functions include culture, socializing, providing and obtaining information, expressing personal feelings, and persuasion. Situations include listening, speaking, reading, and writing. A Department Final Assessment will be administered in June. The final exam counts as 20% of the final course average. This course is an Advanced Level II Spanish Course and will count toward the language sequence.
