Course Description: Spanish V IB

Full year/1.0 credit

This Spanish course is for students with previous experience of learning the language. The main focus of this course is on language acquisition and development in the four primary language skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing. These skills will be encouraged through the study and use of a range of written and spoken material. Examples of this material include everyday oral exchange, authentic literary texts, and assignments relative to the culture of study. Spanish V gives students the opportunity to reach a higher degree of competence in the language. The range of purposes for which and in which Spanish is used extends to the domains of work, social relationships, and the discussion of abstract ideas, for example.

Recommended: C average in Spanish IV.

Notes to Students:

*Please see the attached syllabus.

You will need the following items for this class:

• a 3-ring binder or large folder with the following dividers: IB Packet / Vocabulary / Readings*/ Homework* -  *You will want to print these materials (if possible).
• a notebook of paper
• a bilingual Spanish-English dictionary