H SPANISH 5

HONORS SPANISH 5
(WLA5017) 

Honors Spanish 5 focuses on the development of communicative competence in the Spanish language and understanding of the culture of Spanish speaking people. Students will gain confidence by recombining learned material of the language, creating in the language in order to express their own thoughts, interacting with other speakers of the language, understanding oral and written messages in the foreign language, and making oral and written presentations in the target language. Students are exposed to more complex features of the language, moving from concrete to more abstract concepts. Students are able to understand material presented on a variety of topics related to contemporary events and issues in the target culture(s) as presented through a variety of authentic sources such as film, music, literature, audio clips and news articles.  By the end of Level 5H, students will exhibit Intermediate-Mid to Intermediate High levels of proficiency in the three communicative modes according to the ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines.  Prerequisite:  Successful completion of Honors Spanish 4 and/or a proficiency level of Intermediate-Mid.