Description
** This is a full year class. Both semesters need to be completed to receive credit **
If you have completed Spanish 1 and 2 and now want to perfect your Spanish skills and actually use everything you have learned, this is the class for you!
Students in this class will be reviewing all the verb tenses they learned in Spanish 1 and 2, seeing them more in-depth and using them to discuss different poems, short stories and excerpts from longer works by well-known
Hispanic authors which will be read in class, parts of movies, songs, and videos. They will also learn about the subjunctive mood and will learn how to use it while discussing topics of interest. Other grammar topics not seen
yet will be covered this year. There is a lot more all-Spanish speaking in this class and it is focused more on literature, a little bit of composition and art, as well as, opinions, hopes, and desires (all 3 use the subjunctive).
Course work includes video instruction, online games, and exercises, some mini composition writing, vocabulary, and quizzes.
To achieve conversation practice, students will have regular one-hour online discussions with course-mates and their instructor. There will be a few times available for conferences on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Times will be set on week one of classes based on student and teacher availability Students will need a webcam to be able to participate.
Spanish 3 students will also be required to choose a few projects like reading children’s books, watching movies in Spanish, taking a Latin dance lesson, making a scrapbook, writing a comic strip, and much more. Students will get about 4-5 hrs of homework each week. Students who live in the Knoxville area will also have the option to participate in our Spanish club where they can go to practice skills they have learned with no pressure and no grades. If there is enough interest, Spanish 3 students will be club officers and help with some of the basic club dealings, as well as, come up with ideas of things to do with the club.
** There is an honors option in this class **
NOTE: Several students who have received an A or B in this Spanish class and then have gone on to college Spanish soon after have traditionally been able to test out of the first two courses of college-level Spanish. These students have entered the third course and, if completed successfully, have also earned credit for the first two courses they skipped. I encourage you to find out with the colleges you are looking at to see if they have level testing for Spanish and whether the student can receive credit for the skipped classes.
Prerequisite : Spanish 2 for high school online course. If you took it elsewhere please email suzette@fundafunda.com first to make sure this is the class you need.
Instructor: Suzette Laporte-Ayo (Native Spanish speaker and a teacher for over 20 years). – suzette@fundafunda.com
For: Grades 9-12
Hours: 4 – 5 hours each week
Credit Hours: 1 High School Credit on completion of both semesters
Fall Dates: August 19 – Dec 13 (with a week’s break over Thanksgiving)
Spring Dates: January 10 – May 2 (any week in March can be taken for Spring break)
Aedan Berkheimer –
This is a very educational course, taught by an excellent teacher. I would recommend it to anyone.
Chance Jones –
This class was great. I’ve taken Spanish for quite a few years, and in this class I was really able to feel like I was really understanding the language more and more. You are learning less of the basics, and more situational things that add to the versatility of your Spanish usage. Overall it’s a really fun class that I would recommend to anyone.
Paul Cooke –
Mrs. Suzette’s classes are perfect for anyone with a serious interest in learning the Spanish language. This class is definitely not for the faint of heart. Just like all her other classes, you will be working hard. But it all leads to you having a deep understanding of the language and a great appreciation for the culture, something that cannot be found in many other high school level Spanish classes. Would highly recommend this class to anyone who is willing to go the extra mile to learn the Spanish language.
Clare –
Mrs. Suzette is an incredible teacher. She really supported me throughout this entire class. I would definitely recommend her to one of my friends.