Continue expanding your foreign language skills with Spanish II -- and complete a second year of Spanish (your high school language requirement) with usable skills in speaking and reading.
How to get the most out of Spanish II, Part One with Irma Luz M. Schmitt:
- First review the introductory materials listed below.
- For each week you will work in all the assignments first and then you will attend and participate in the live class.
- Every week your assignments will be:
- Conjugation of a special verb, grammar class video, grammar homework, speaking exercises, and memorization exercises.
- Some weeks will also have:
- Workbook pages, pronunciation class video, and reading/listening practice as well.
- And remember, for each week the materials will be listed in the order they should be completed.
- When you watch the grammar videos, take notes and study them. Also have a notebook ready for the live class.
- A recording of the live class will be posted on Moodle within 24 hours after the class ends. Watch the recording if you need to revisit information from the live session or If you missed the live class.
- The final thing is to practice, practice, practice!
- Once the course is completed, there is a Certificate of Completion at the end to be filled in for your records.
Total Classes: 12 live classes (plus extra recorded lessons)
Duration: 55 minutes
Prerequisite: Spanish II, part one or equivalent
Suggested Grade Level: 8th to 12th grade
Suggested High School Credit: One full semester of Foreign Language or Spanish
Instructor: Irma Luz M. Schmitt, M.A.
Instructor Email: megustaelespanol01@yahoo.com
Course Description: In this Intermediate-Level Spanish course, students will delve deeper into Spanish grammar and learn vocabulary terms that help them build fluency. In Part Two of this course, students will learn the past tense conjugation of verbs, as well as the imperfect tense, and other topics. By the end of the second semester, the students will be able to talk about events in the past, present, and future tenses in Spanish.
Course Outline:
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Acabar de
- Verb Ser and Ir in the past tense
- The Imperfect Tense Conjugation of Irregular Verbs
- Past Tense Conjugation Regular Verbs
- The Imperfect Tense
- Past Tense Conjugation -car, -gar, -zar
- Past Tense servir (e-i), dormir (o-u)
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The Imperfect Progressive
- Past Tense hacer, venir, estar, tener, querer, etc
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Saying the planes you were going to do
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Jeopardy to review verbs
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General Review SP II, Two
Homework: Through repetition and memorization of common phrases as well as by watching videos and PowerPoint presentations, listening to audios, completing workbooks, and other assignments posted on Moodle, the student will learn and practice new vocabulary and new grammar.
During the week prior to each class, the student will be required to watch a video of Spanish grammar and complete a quiz. During the live class, students will interact with the teacher and each other to practice what they learned in the video and have the opportunity to ask questions.
Students should assign at least one hour every day to practice their Spanish.
- Teacher: Irma Luz Schmitt