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A Curriculum Overview of
Spanish 324:
a second level honors course
Course objectives
Grammar
Complete study of simple indicative
tenses
•Introduction to present subjunctive
•Review and expansion of adverbs,
irregular adjectives, comparisons of
equality and inequality; superlatives
More course objectives
Vocabulary, expressions
and idioms
Oral fluency
Idiomatic written expression
Cultural enrichment: expanded
knowledge of Spain
Activities to achieve
objectives
Tons of grammar practice: oral and written!
Lists, lists, lists of vocabulary to memorize for weekly
quizzes
Oral dialogs (no reading!),
impromptu question-and-answer,
spontaneous discussions
Cultural readings & short story
Compositions
Research paper
Goals of cultural enrichment
Geography and history of Spain
Important cities and places of interest:
architecture
Art and music
Theme of honor: Don Quixote
Means of enrichment
Analysis of “La suerte de un joven honrado,” readings on
Spanish Civil War and Pablo Picasso and discussion of
“Guernica.”
A 2-3 page research
paper in Spanish using
Internet and text sources
and written as a journal of a
trip to a region of Spain
Group presentation of the cultural highlights of a region
And the best for last…
The following are presentations created by
the students in Spanish 324-02 in May,
2002. Enjoy the show.
Señora Cisco