Spanish 1 builds novice skills of listening, reading, writing, and speaking. All material and assessments are cumulative. Students will be required to:

-memorize between 50 and 100 words every 5-6 weeks for accuracy and long-term retention

-learn and apply new grammatical concepts every 5-6 weeks

-follow directions and conversation, as adapted for Spanish 1

-speak in Spanish whenever possible

-write at length using appropriate grammar, vocabulary and conventions

-read at length in Spanish, as adapted for Spanish 1