STANDARD COMPETENCIES:

 

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

 II.     Understand more advanced oral statements, instructions, and questions.

 III.    Accurately apply vocabulary and learned phrases in more complex oral expressions.

 IV.     Demonstrate knowledge of vocabulary and grammar in 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.     Irregular Verbs

 III.    Indefinite and negative expressions

 IV.     Past tense

         A.      Regular verbs

         B.      Irregular verbs

 V.      Impersonal Statements and Passive Voice

 VI.     Demonstrative Adjectives and Pronouns

 VII.    Comparisons of Equality and Inequality

 VIII.   Superlatives

 IX.     Vocabulary

 X       Culture

         A.      As it relates to the language