SPANISH 2 SYLLABUS

2006-2007

Sister Mary Elayne, SND

Vocabulary and Conversation and Writing Topics

1. Topics introduced in Spanish I
2. Train Travel
3. In a Restaurant
4. Telecommunications
5. Shopping
6. Pastimes
7. In a Hotel
8. Airplane Travel
9. Medical Emergencies
10. City and Country
11. Hispanic Food
12. Cars and Highways
13. Public Services: bank, post office, hair salons
14. Fiestas
15. Professions and Jobs

Spanish Language Structures

1. Review of structures learned in Spanish I
2. Past tense (preterit) of irregular Spanish verbs and verbs with stem changes
3. Imperfect tense of all Spanish verbs
4. Future tense of regular and irregular Spanish verbs
5. Conditional tense of regular and irregular Spanish verbs
6. Present Perfect tense of regular and irregular Spanish verbs
7. Command forms of all Spanish verbs: formal and informal, singular and plural, affirmative and negative
8. Distinguishing how to use the imperfect and the preterit in the same sentence
9. The passive voice with se
10. Comparative and Superlative of adjectives and adverbs
11. Comparisons of equality: tan, tanto…como
12. Double object pronouns
13. Demonstrative adjectives and pronouns: este, ese, aquel
14. sino vs pero

Methods Used

1. Powerpoint Presentations
2. Videos on the Topics listed above
3. Online practice of vocabulary and structures: www.2nse.org
4. Games and puzzles
5. Partner Practice
6. Daily written and study assignments
7. Daily quiz or test
8. Daily listening comprehension practice
9. Daily handouts
10. Variety of practice from the color-coded pack
11. Daily conversation practice in Spanish
12. Conversation practice based on the La Catrina video series