SPANISH IV
Spanish IV expands the skills acquired by the students in
Spanish III. Specific content includes, but is not limited to,
more advanced language structures in idiomatic expressions,
with emphasis on conversotional skills. There is additional
growth in vocabulary for practical purposes including writing.
The class is conducted in Spanish.
SYLLABUS AND OBJECTIVES FOR SPANISH IV
b. Imperfect
3. Uses of Preterit and Imperfect
4. Ser vs. Estar
5. Subjunctive Mood:
a. subjunctive for hopes and wishes
b. subjunctive with expression of feelings
c. subjunctive with unknown/nonexistent
d. subjunctive with negation or denial
. Present and Past Progressive
. Present Perfect Indicative
. Present Perfect Subjunctive
. Comparisons and superlatives
. Passive Voice
. Indefinite expressions
. Past Subjunctive
. Conditional and Future Tense
. Vocabulary to express/discuss several
kind of events.
. Culture of Hispanic countries.
After successful completion of this course, the student will: possess sufficient vocabulary and grammatical structure to read, write and converse about events, experiences, wishes, etc. Also, understand written and spoken language.
SPANISH 4 LANGUAGE – Course Outline
Week 1:
Chapter 6
Objectives. Books and practices.
Introduction: El suroeste y Mexico p.180-185
Vocabulario: Medios de comunicacion p. 267
Grammar: Review: the subjunctive mood.
Indicative w/expressions of certainty p.236
Week 2
Chapter 6
Readings
Grammar: the subjunctive (II)
Subjunctive w/expressions of doubt p.238
Uses of “haber”
Informal writing.
Week 3
Chapter 6
Vocabulario: los periodicos
Informal writing
Grammar: Indefinite expressions p.250
Gender of nouns p.252
Novela en video p. 256-257
Readings: p. 258-259 ; p.260-262
Review for the exam: p. 264-266
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Week 4
Chapter 7
Introduction: Los Andes p.270-275
Vocabulario: Desafios y planes para el futuro. P.315
Grammar: Preterite and Imperfect p.284
Grammatical Reflexives p.286
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Week 5
Chapter 7
Vocabulario: Las aspiraciones
Readings
Informal writing
Grammar: “lo” and “lo que” p.288
Subjunctive w/adverbial conjunctions p.298
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Week 6
Chapter 7
Grammar: subjunctive w/future actions p. 300
Indicative w/ habitual or past actions p.302
Novela en video (2) p. 304-305
Readings p. 306-307
Review for the exam p. 312-314
Formal writing
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Week 7
Chapter 8
Vocabulario: Las actividaes de la vida diaria p.357
Grammar: Verbs w/IOP p.326
Informal writing
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Week 8
Chapter 8
Vocabulario: Actividades de los adultos
Grammar: Verbs to express “to become” p.328
Uses of “se” p. 330
Informal writing
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Week 9
Chapter 8
Grammar: Conditional mood p.340
Past subjunctive p.342-344
Novela en video (3) p. 346-347
Readings p. 348-349 ; 350-351
Review for the exam p. 354-356
Week 10
Chapter 9
Introduction: El Cono Sur p.360-365
Vocabulario: Las leyendas p. 405
Grammar : Preterite and Imperfect in storytelling p.374-376
Research: Leyendas latinoamericanas (1)
Week 11
Chapter 9
Vocabulario: Los hechos historicos
Grammar : Prepositions “por” and “para” p. 378
Review subjunctive p. 388
Research: Leyendas (2) and presentations.
Week 12
Chapter 9
Grammar : Sequence of tenses p. 390-392
Readings p. p. 396-397
Research (3) and presentations.
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Week 13
Chapter 9
Reading: p. 396-397 ; 398-400
Novela en video p. 394-395
Research: Paises latinoamericanos
Review for the exam p. 402-404
Week 14
Chapter 10
Vocabulario: el mundo en que vivimos p. 447
Grammar: Present and Past progressive p. 416
Uses of “haber” p. 418
Readings
Formal writing
Week 15
Chapter 10
Grammar : expressions of time p. 420
Future tense p. 430
Readings
Formal writing
Week 16:
Chapter 10
Grammar: Subjunctive w/ doubt, denial,etc p. 432
Subjunctive and Indicative w/ adverbial p.434
Readings p. 438-439 ; p.440-442
Novela en video p.436-437
Review for the exam : p. 444-446