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Course Overview
Spanish 1 and 2
(a) General requirements.
(1) Levels I and
II - Novice progress checkpoint can be offered in elementary, middle,
or high school. At the high school level, students are awarded one
unit of credit per level for successful completion of the level.
(2) Using age-appropriate activities, students develop the ability
to perform the tasks of the novice language learner. The novice language
learner, when dealing with familiar topics, should:
(A) understand
short utterances when listening and respond orally with learned
(B) produce learned words, phrases, and sentences when speaking
and writing;
(C) detect main ideas in familiar material when listening and reading;
(D) make lists, copy accurately, and write from dictation;
(E) recognize the importance in communication to know about the
culture; and
(F) Recognize the importance of acquiring accuracy of expression
by knowing the components of language, including grammar.
(3) Students of
classical languages use the skills of listening, speaking, and writing
to reinforce the skill of reading.
(b) Introduction.
(1) Acquiring
another language incorporates communication skills such as listening,
speaking, reading, writing, viewing, and showing. Students develop
these communication skills by using knowledge of the language, including
grammar, and culture, communication and learning strategies, technology,
and content from other subject areas to socialize, to acquire and
provide information, to express feelings and opinions, and to get
others to adopt a course of action. While knowledge of other cultures,
connections to other disciplines, comparisons between languages and
cultures, and community interaction all contribute to and enhance
the communicative language learning experience, communication skills
are the primary focus of language acquisition.
(2) Students of languages other than English gain the knowledge to
understand cultural practices (what people do) and products (what
people create) and to increase their understanding of other cultures
as well as to interact with members of those cultures. Through the
learning of languages other than English, students obtain the tools
and develop the context needed to connect with other subject areas
and to use the language to acquire information and reinforce other
areas of study. Students of languages other than English develop an
understanding of the nature of language, including grammar, and culture
and use this knowledge to compare languages and cultures and to expand
insight into their own language and culture. Students enhance their
personal and public lives and meet the career demands of the 21st
century by using languages other than English to participate in communities
in Texas, in other states, and around the world.
(c) Knowledge and
skills.
(1) Communication.
The student communicates in a language other than English using the
skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing. The student
(A) engage in
oral and written exchanges of learned material to socialize and
to provide and obtain information;
(B) demonstrate understanding of simple, clearly spoken, and written
language such as simple stories, high-frequency commands, and brief
instructions when dealing with familiar topics; and
(C) Present information using familiar words, phrases, and sentences
to listeners and readers.
(2) Cultures.
The student gains knowledge and understanding of other cultures. The
student is expected to:
(A) demonstrate
an understanding of the practices (what people do) and how they
are related to the perspectives (how people perceive things) of
the cultures studied; and
(B) Demonstrate an understanding of the products (what people create)
and how they are related to the perspectives (how people perceive
things) of the cultures studied.
(3) Connections.
The student uses the language to make connections with other subject
areas and to acquire information. The student is expected to:
(A) use resources
(that may include technology) in the language and cultures being
studied to gain access to information; and
(B) Use the language to obtain, reinforce, or expand knowledge of
other subject areas.
(4) Comparisons.
The student develops insight into the nature of language and culture
by comparing the student's own language and culture to another. The
student is expected to:
(A) demonstrate
an understanding of the nature of language through comparisons of
the student's own language and the language studied;
(B) demonstrate an understanding of the concept of culture through
comparisons of the student's own culture and the cultures studied;
and
(C) Demonstrate an understanding of the influence of one language
and culture on another.
(5) Communities.
The student participates in communities at home and around the world
by using languages other than English. The student is expected to:
(A) use the
language both within and beyond the school setting through activities
such as participating in cultural events and using technology to
communicate; and
(B) Show evidence of becoming a lifelong learner by using the language
for personal enrichment and career development.
Course
information from the TEA website.
For more
information visit TEA at
http://www.tea.state.tx.us/rules/tac/chapter114/index.html
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