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

• Grammar Review:
•         1.Present Tense
•         2.Past Tenses:  a. Preterit

                                                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

• Spanish IV content:

.  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

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

Grammar Review:
1.Present Tense
2.Past Tenses: a. Preterit
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

Spanish IV content:
. 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
_________________________________________________________
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

________________________________________________________
Week 5
Chapter 7
Vocabulario: Las aspiraciones
Readings
Informal writing
Grammar: “lo” and “lo que” p.288
Subjunctive w/adverbial conjunctions p.298
_________________________________________________________
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
________________________________________________________
Week 7
Chapter 8
Vocabulario: Las actividaes de la vida diaria p.357
Grammar: Verbs w/IOP p.326
Informal writing

_______________________________________________________
Week 8
Chapter 8
Vocabulario: Actividades de los adultos
Grammar: Verbs to express “to become” p.328
Uses of “se” p. 330
Informal writing
________________________________________________________
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.
_______________________________________________________
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