Middle School Curriculum

The goal of Novice Mid Spanish is to continue progressing toward the Novice Mid level, as specified by the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) proficiency guidelines. The classroom experience is grounded in the four communicative skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. The three modes of communication — interpersonal, interpretive, and presentational — provide the organizing principle for the course content. Students will enhance their proficiency in Spanish through a range of activities encompassing cultural exploration, interpersonal interactions, communication strategies, vocabulary acquisition, and language control.

Students continue to learn how to talk about themselves and their community, as well as to request and provide information using a variety of practiced or memorized words, phrases, simple sentences, and questions. They are exposed to authentic materials appropriate to their level. The class is taught almost exclusively in the target language, and students are expected to use the target language at all times to the best of their abilities.