STANDARD COMPETENCIES:

 

 I.      Comprehensibly reproduce the pronunciation and intonation of the foreign language.

 II.     Understand basic oral statements, instructions, and questions.

 III.    Accurately apply vocabulary and learned phrases in simple oral expressions.

 IV.     Demonstrate knowledge of vocabulary and grammar in elementary interchanges.

 V.      Employ comprehensible grammar in writing simple statements.

 VI.     Read and comprehend basic information.

 VII.    Demonstrate an awareness of appropriate cultural behaviors in everyday situations.

 TOPICAL OUTLINE:

 

 I.      Phonetics and Pronunciation

         A.      Phonemes and written transcriptions

 II.     Nouns and Articles

         A.      Gender and number

         B.      Definite and indefinite

 III.    Adjectives

         A.      Qualitative and quantitative

         B.      Possessive

 IV.     Vocabulary

 V.      Verbs

         A.      Indicative

 VI.     Pronouns

         A.      Demonstrative

 VII.    Prepositions

 VIII.   Negative Words and Construction

 IX.     Interrogatives

         A.      Adjectives

 X       Idiomatic Usage and Useful Expression

 XI.     Culture and Geography