Spanish 4

In this course, students continue to develop their verbal and writing skills, broaden their vocabulary, and deepen their understanding of Spanish-speaking cultures and civilizations. Literary selections, articles, songs, interviews, and films engage students in the study of language and culture. Students are expected to actively engage in discussions, write often, and make presentations entirely in Spanish. In addition to communication skills, we focus on developing presentational speaking, conversational speaking, and writing skills. Students who successfully complete this course may advance to AP Spanish Language and Culture.

To successfully complete this course, students will need access to a laptop or desktop computer with a reliable internet connection and a working webcam and microphone. This course may also require purchase of texts or other course materials.

This Fixed-Paced course incorporates a blend of synchronous and asynchronous elements. Students and teacher meet live via zoom on a regular weekly schedule. In addition, students complete coursework including guided readings, interactive videos, text and video-based discussion threads, problem sets, individual and collaborative projects, and so on. While these activities are time-flexible, teachers sequence them with weekly deadlines to help students keep on track and encourage and support the development of productive time management skills.

During the course orientation period, CLI asks students to complete a survey on their availability for live class meetings. Teachers set individual class meeting times based on student responses.