Learning Areas:
World Languages

Graduation Standards
Learning Area: World Languages
Standard: World Language

A student shall demonstrate understanding of the features and appropriate applications of a foreign, domestic, technical, or symbolic language, other than English, and communicate in a variety of applications by:
A. showing evidence of comprehension of complex information communicated by others in a language other than English;
B. using the language to communicate complex information to others; and
C. analyzing information and communication situations based on criteria used by others highly skilled in the language.

Course Description
Each language course sequence prepares all learners to communicate effectively in the pluralistic society of the United States and look beyond borders to participate fully in the global community. A variety of cultural materials and technology provides learners with authentic experiences.

Students:
• speak, listen, read, and write in the Spanish language;
• develop insight into the Spanish language and culture;
• develop insight into their own languages and cultures; and
• gain direct access to information in the Spanish language.

Year two provides the language base for all further learning. It reviews the language and culture presented in year one and introduces new situations and themes. Learners increase proficiency in the language through expanded vocabulary and grammar. Students converse and write in the present, past, and future tenses, allowing them to communicate more effectively.

This course sequence prepares students to meet the Minnesota Graduation Standard for World Languages: World Language. In addition, the course sequence provides a skill and information base for progress toward the Minnesota Graduation Standards for Social Studies, Diverse Perspectives, and Human Geography; and Inquiry and Research, History Through Culture, and World History and Cultures.

Learning Areas:
World Languages

Graduation Standards
Learning Area: World Languages
Standard: World Language

A student shall demonstrate understanding of the features and appropriate applications of a foreign, domestic, technical, or symbolic language, other than English, and communicate in a variety of applications by:
A. showing evidence of comprehension of complex information communicated by others in a language other than English;
B. using the language to communicate complex information to others; and
C. analyzing information and communication situations based on criteria used by others highly skilled in the language.

Course Description
Each language course sequence prepares all learners to communicate effectively in the pluralistic society of the United States and look beyond borders to participate fully in the global community. A variety of cultural materials and technology provides learners with authentic experiences.

Students:
• speak, listen, read, and write in the Spanish language;
• develop insight into the Spanish language and culture;
• develop insight into their own languages and cultures; and
• gain direct access to information in the Spanish language.

Year one introduces the basic skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing through thematically designed units. Topics include home, school, family, and daily and leisure activities. Learning the structure of the language enables students to move from memorization to creating with the language. In addition, students explore the culture, history, and geography of the Spanish-speaking society.

This course sequence prepares students to meet the Minnesota Graduation Standard for World Languages: World Language. In addition, the course sequence provides a skill and information base for progress toward the Minnesota Graduation Standards for Social Studies, Diverse Perspectives, and Human Geography; and Inquiry and Research, History Through Culture, and World History and Cultures.