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SPANISH 4 HONORS
This course meets state graduation requirements for World Languages and NJ Student Learning Standard 7.1. Students progress towards ACTFL intermediate-high proficiency.
The Intermediate-high language learner will understand and communicate at the paragraph level and will use connected sentences and paragraphs independently to identify most supporting details in written & oral text when reading, infer the meaning of unfamiliar words in new contexts, narrate & describe across a wide-range of topics and offer & support opinions or give advice.
Course objectives are for students to demonstrate competence in the 3 modes using thematic vocabulary with emphasized language structures-- the preterite & imperfect tenses, subjunctive moods, future tense and conditional tense. Thematic vocabulary units are “Family & Immigration,” “Contemporary Life: Education, Careers & Relationships,” “The Environment,” “Human Rights & the Role of Government.” Major assignments include: cultural research presentations, essays and short video demonstrations.