The goal of the AP Spanish Language course is to pepare students

for success on the on the  AP Spanish Language Exam.

Students are going to build their proficiency in the areas of reading,

writing,listening and speaking.

The practice on grammar allows ,students to revisit and refine what

they have already learned. We place a large emphasis on exact verb           

conjugation: students are required to demonstrate mastery of the list

of main verbs ranging from regular to common irregular verbs. The

verb is the heart of every spoken and written sentence.

Reading: we read stories for meaning. Students are going to be able to

synthesize the ideas and themes in the readings.

Writing: students write every day in Spanish, and during the course

we work on the ideas organization in preparation for essay writing.

Listening: we make regular use of listening activities such as dialogues,

stories on tapes, videos in Spanish, songs,etc.

Speaking: class is conducted in Spanish, and students are going to

participate in many oral activities: speeches, demonstrations and

"picture sequence". To complete some activities students are going to

record their individual stories on a cassette.

AP  SPANISH LANGUAGE

SYLLABUS

• COURSE OVERVIEW

In this course students acquire and develop a command of the Spanish Language. Students will be able to use the language in conversations and oral presentations, writing letters and essays, reading newspapers and Internet readings.

• COURSE OBJECTIVES

Together with fluency and accuracy in grammar structure and syntax:

• Students are going to develop their listening and speaking skills through listening authentic material and participating in conversations and oral presentations.
• Students are going to develop their reading and writing skills through specific readings , taking notes strategies , and formal/informal writing, essays and other writing tasks using transition words and expressions.

• TEACHING STRATEGIES

       Classes are conducted completely in Spanish and                           students must speak only Spanish in the classroom.

• Use of Technology

• Both, teacher and students use PowerPoint , Key

Note and/or Inspiration.

• Students use computers – Internet and software – for research and project presentations.
• To develop listening and speaking skills we use in class the “Digicall Spectrum Mobile Wireless Learning Lab”.

• Basic Resources

To teach this AP Spanish Course we use:

“Una vez más”, James Couch et alia  (Longman, 2nd.edition). This book provides students with grammar review and practice.

“Spanish Four Years” by Janet F.Hiller  (AMSCO, 2001 ). This book provides grammar in context, writing, reading (with high level vocabulary) and a guide for the AP  examination.

   “Lecturas Avanzadas. Spanish AP Reader” – E.Giulianelli – AMSCO,      2002. Reading book with reading comprehension practice. High level    vocabulary.

“Aventuras Literarias” –Jarvis, Lebredo, Mena –

Houghton Mifflin Co. , 2003. Reading book with practice.

“AP Spanish. Preparing for the Language Examination”

Diaz,Leicher,Nadelbach – Prentice Hall – 3rd.edition

“Nuevas Vistas”  AP Language Preparation Program

Holt, 2007, and Test Edition, Holt 2007. Practice and

Assessment.

Material from newspapers for reading, writing and oral presentations:

    www.spanishnewyork.com/spanish-newspapers-in-       spanish.html  (newspapers from Spain, Latin America and USA)

5.  SAMPLE CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES.

*READING: students use authentic reading sources and complete some activities of synthesis using graphic organizers, summaries, and preparing topics for oral presentations. Students practice reading four days in the week.

   *LISTENING: from the beginning of the course students practice to listen             to dialogues, narratives, news from TV, short questions, etc. Students take    notes and are asked to outline the information received. We perform this kind of activities three/four times in the week.

*WRITING:  students have a weekly writing activity based on topics previously given. Students develop graphic organizers, sentences, paragraphs and how to use transition words.

*SPEAKING: Students show their skills in informal and formal presentations. Record short reading. Simulated phone conversations. Role play. Questions and short answer. Also, I provide them a sample list of topics: students are required to provide one printed text and/or a visual presentation (PowerPoint, Inspiration,

AP  SPANISH  LANGUAGE – Course Outline

Week  1:

Objectives.

Regulations.

Final examination structure.

Books and practices.

Short dialogues

Short narratives

Grammar: review present tense of regular verbs.

Week 2

Short dialogues

Short narratives

Readings

Paragraph/sentences completion

Grammar: present tense irregular verbs; verbs SER and ESTAR

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Week 3

Short dialogues

Short narratives

Readings

Paragraphs/sentences completion

Informal writing

Grammar: preterite tense of regular verbs.

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Week 4

Short dialogues

Short narratives

Readings

Paragraphs/sentences completion

Informal writing

Grammar: preterite of irregular verbs

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Week  5

Short dialogues

Short narratives

Readings

Paragraphs/sentences completion

informal writing

Grammar: Imperfect tense

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Week  6

Short dialogues

Long narratives

Readings

Paragraphs/sentences completion

Formal writing

Grammar; Imperfect and preterite.

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Week  7

Short dialogues

Long narratives

Readings

Paragraph/sentences completion

Formal writing

Grammar: reflexive verbs

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Week  8

Long dialogues

Long narratives

Readings

Error recognition

Simulated conversations

Formal writing

Grammar: past participles as adjectives.

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Week  9

Long dialogues

Long narratives

Readings

Error recognition

Simulated conversation

Oral presentations

Formal writing

Grammar: verb HABER; perfect tenses: present perfect

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Week 10

Long dialogues

Long narratives

Readings

Error recognition

Simulated conversation

Oral presentations

Formal writing

Grammar:  passive voice

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Week 11

Long dialogues

Long narratives

Readings

Error recognition

Simulated conversation

Oral presentations

Formal writing

Grammar:   future tense

Week  12

Long dialogues

Long narratives

Readings

Oral presentation

Error recognition

Formal writing

Grammar: conditional mood

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Week  13

Long dialogues

Long narratives

Readings

Error recognition

Oral presentations

Formal writing

Grammar:  demonstratives

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Week  14

Long dialogues

Long narratives

Readings

Error recognition

Oral presentations

Formal writing

Grammar: subjunctive;  DOP and IOP

Week  15

Long dialogues

Long narratives

Readings

Error recognition

Oral presentations

Formal writing

Grammar : subjunctive

Week  16:

Long dialogues

Long narratives

Readings

Error recognition

Oral presentations

Formal writing

Grammar:  relative pronouns

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Week  17

Long dialogues

Long narratives

Readings

Error recognition

Oral presentations

Formal writing

Grammar:  prepositions

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Week  18

Long dialogues

Long narratives

Readings

Oral presentations

Formal writing

Grammar: indefinite and negative expressions