Spanish - High Beginner 1

Course Description

This is a standard class that meets once per week for 8 consecutive weeks: October 17 – December 12. *No class on November 28 in recognition of the Thanksgiving holiday. For those with some previous experience in Spanish or who have completed the Beginner course, this class will focus on expanding vocabulary, improving listening skills, and understanding more complex grammar. Students will learn to distinguish between different verb tenses in relation to describing actions in the past and future. Videos and songs will be used to improve oral comprehension, and short stories and simple texts will be introduced to improve reading comprehension. Topics: hobbies, interests, sports, likes/dislikes, weather, clothing, daily routine Objectives: infinitive verbs (-ar, -er, - ir), the simple past tense, direct and indirect object pronouns, interrogatives, prepositions, expressing likes and dislikes using the verb “gustar”, reflexive verbs, the imperfect tense, the simple future tense, adverbs, expressions of time and duration, indefinite and negative words, and the preterit of “ser” and “ir”