- 400 Level
- Spanish
WL 400 • Spanish for Heritage Speakers
Grades: 9, 10, 11, 12
Full-Year
PREREQ: Oral proficiency interview with teacher
Spanish for Heritage Speakers is a full-year course designed for students who have been raised in homes where Spanish is spoken as the primary language and who can also read and write at an Intermediate Mid level or higher. This is a pre-Advanced class and is equivalent to Intermediate High Spanish. Students will gain knowledge on a variety of cultural topics from Latin America and Spain, and they will improve their impromptu writing skills and practice incorporating short, long, and complex sentences using a variety of tenses and structures. Moreover, students read, listen, and watch only authentic material.
In this class:
- Formal communication skills will be developed.
- Grammatical structures will be polished.
- Spelling will be practiced as it is explained in Spanish-speaking countries.
- Students’ home language and cultures will be validated.
- Grade 9
- Grade 10
- Grade 11
- Grade 12