Novice Spanish Language (NSL)
About: A two-week winter intensive that highlights the most important topics in Spanish for those looking to transition from beginner to intermediate. The first week will contain 6 core lessons that cover new verb tenses, key grammar tips, and vocabulary themes. The second week will dive into songs, literature, movies, and more to help you practice listening, speaking, writing, and reading.
Level: Advanced Beginner, Starting Novice, Progressing Novice
Purpose: (i) providing an opportunity for all interested individuals to communicate beyond [the] language(s) they are already comfortable with, in order to develop a broader perspective on communication; (ii) increasing cultural understanding as it pertains to the target language, Spanish; (iii) enhancing critical thinking skills–synthesis, comparison, and analysis
Objectives (Reading & Writing): how to (i) read basic news and magazine articles, (ii) read short stories, (iii) read basic emails, (iv) write informal sentences & notes (v) write formal emails, (vi) write formal responses to questions.
Objectives (Listening & Speaking): how to (i) recognize pronunciation patterns, (ii) use context clues and familiar words to develop an understanding of larger concepts, (iii) utilize proper grammar and shortcuts while speaking, (iv) incorporate some appropriate slang terms
Tasks & Activities: (i) quizlet [or equivalent] activities for each unit, (ii) digital poster about likes/dislikes, (iii) short song for time words, (iv) short video about the weather, (v) story interpretations, (vi) writing sentences and short paragraphs, (vii) writing an article about current events, (viii) other activities to-be-announced.
RESOURCES
Recap from FSP: https://bit.ly/fsp-resources-july2020
NSL Resources: https://bit.ly/nsl-resources-dec2021
Syllabus: https://bit.ly/nsl-syllabus-dec2021
Quizlet Class Join Link: https://quizlet.com/join/fQVzEQktJ