Español II – Curriculum Overview      
                    Señora Schneider
                   Chester Area School

The study of our second year Spanish language course, must be a combination of conversations, reading, writing, with added emphasis on sentence structure, grammar, and a more advanced vocabulary.  Emphasis will be placed on conversations, expressing feelings, emotions, exchanging opinions, and asking for specific information.  The main goal of second year Spanish is to make a student feel comfortable with speaking the language and being able to use it, in everyday situations.  As a student learns how to speak the language they will secondarily also learn how to read and write words and phrases in the Spanish language.

We will use the textbook ¡Buen viaje! (dos), and the workbook along with other textbook related materials.  With added emphasis on speaking Spanish and using more advanced vocabulary words, a student can express themselves by presenting information, concepts, and ideas to an audience of listeners and readers on a variety of topics.  This will help a student to develop a good foundation in Spanish, and be able to use it in real situations.  

The specific materials covered are:

1.       Use of present tense with regular and irregular verbs.  Use of the past tense, preterite and imperfect with regular and irregular verbs.  Knowing when to use the preterit or imperfect.

2.       Stem changing verbs in all tenses. The passive voice with se. The future tense.  Comparatives and superlatives.

3.       Groups of vocabulary:  train travel, travel-related activities, restaurants, foods and eating utensils, computer and telephone information, clothing, board games, hobbies, activities in the park, hotel terminology, airplane and airport terminology, geographical terms, minor accidents, parts of the body, emergency hospital care, life in the city and country, kitchen appliances, utensils, and food preparation, automobile terminology and driving, giving directions, beauty salons and barber shops, the post office, the bank, and the dry cleaners, birthdays, weddings, holidays, professions, occupations and job interviews.

4.       Indirect object and direct object pronouns in the same sentences.  The conditional of irregular and regular verbs.  The present perfect.  Irregular participles.  Making comparisons of equal value.  The imperfect  progressive.  Demonstrative adjectives and pronouns. 

5.       Formal imperative:  regular and irregular forms.  The familiar imperative:  regular and irregular forms and negative imperatives.  The subjunctive used in all situations, including ojalá, and quizá(s).

6.       Also students will learn pronunciation rules, sentence agreement, use of direct and indirect objects, advanced reflexive pronouns, conjugation of verbs, and genders of nouns and adjectives.

7.       The study of the culture of Spanish speaking countries, including our own Southwest.  This will include the geography, economy, literature, customs, religion, art and music of each country.  Religious holidays, historical dates, and “Fiestas” will also be attained.

8.       Also through the use of Spanish to English, and English to Spanish translations, both oral and written, the ability to create a working language will be attained.