OVERVIEW AND GENERAL GOALS

The aim of Spanish 3 is to assure that students can read, write and speak the target language at an intermediate level.  The study of grammar is further advanced and completed.  Much emphasis is placed upon the designation of the different tenses of the language, so that students not only know the language, but also know how it works.  The units are divided into vocabulary, grammar, and culture sections.  Testing is done through frequent quizzes which evaluate the students’ daily progress.  Additionally, compositions, readings, and projects may be assigned, and exams are administered throughout the year.

SPECIFIC GOALS
First Marking Period

• Review of the preterite and imperfect tenses
• Ser vs. estar
• The subjunctive mood for hopes and wishes
• Comparisons
• Review of demonstrative adjectives and pronouns
• Negative words and time constructions
• Review of past form constructions and expressions
• Vocabulary for asking and giving advice
• Vocabulary for talking about the future
• Cultural introduction to the region of Castilla-La Mancha, Spain

Second Marking Period

• Review of the imperfect
• Review of the ir a + infinitive construction in the imperfect
• Vocabulary for describing the ideal friend
• Vocabulary for expressing happiness and unhappiness
• Review of object pronouns
• The subjunctive with the unknown or nonexistent
• The subjunctive with expressions of feelings
• Por vs. para
• Cultural introduction: “Una noche en España”
• Short story reading: “Un oso y un amor” by Sabine Ulibarrí

Third Marking Period

• Review of the verb + infinitive
• Review of subjunctive with will or wish
• Subjunctive with negation or denial
• Vocabulary for making suggestions
• Vocabulary for apologizing
• Review of the future tense
• Conditional tense
• More uses of the conditional
• Cultural readings: “El almanaque , la historia y el arte del Caribe” 
• Short story reading: “El eclipse” by Augusto Monterroso

Fourth Marking Period

• Review of present progressive
• Review of present perfect indicative
• Future perfect indicative
• Conditional perfect indicative
• Present perfect subjunctive
• Imperfect subjunctive
• Vocabulary for asking about and responding to the latest news.
• Vocabulary for reacting to news
• Review of the preterit
• Se  + indirect object pronouns
• Past progressive
• Vocabulary for commenting on food
• Vocabulary for  explaining and giving excuses
• Cultural Reading: “Los postres”
• Short story reading: “de Epístola”

ASSESSMENTS
Grading for this course is done through frequent quizzes, project evaluations, Internet assignments, and daily homework.

TEXTS
¡Hola Amigos! Seventh Edition. By Ana C. Jarvis, Raquel Lebredo, and Francisco Mena-Ayllón. (Houghton Mifflin Company)
Review Text in Spanish Two Years “Segundo Libro” by Robert J. Nassi and Bernard Bernstein. (AMSCO School Publications, Inc.)