Havergal's Uncalendar, 2016-2017 Academic Year

LWSDU – International Languages, Level 3 Spanish, University Preparation

1 CREDIT

¡Español, Pura Vida! This course will give you the opportunity to live the Spanish language and culture without taking a step outside Toronto. Your discovery of more complex structures and vocabulary and of culture and history presented through conversations, literature and movies, will lead to a more profound understanding of the Hispanic people. Through informal conversations, songs and games, you will begin the year by reviewing the vocabulary themes and grammarstructures you acquired over the past two years. One of your main objectives will be to discover the Hispanic presence in Toronto. Your year-long adventure will begin with a scavenger hunt in Kensington Market, which will be followed by two other cultural experiences of your choice. Throughout the year, you will learn to use the future, conditional and compound tenses and the imperative and subjunctive moods in order to read, write and speak about nature, the city, well-being, the workplace, the arts and current events. Your exploration of Spanish history will lead you through the Hapsburg and Bourbon dynasties to the Spanish Civil War and into the 21 st century. As you watch the movie La historia oficial , you will learn about the Argentine “dirty war”; finally, the pages of Cervantes’ La gitanilla and Carmen Laforet’s Nada will transport you from 16 th to 20 th century Spain through the eyes and experiences of two very different young women. This is only the beginning—the Hispanic world is waiting for you! Prerequisite: LWSCU – International Languages, Level 2 Spanish, Academic 1 CREDIT This course includes the course content for LWSDU. In addition, students will be prepared to write the AP Spanish Language exam. Prerequisite: LWSDU – International Languages, Level 3 Spanish, University Preparation LWSDUP – International Languages, Level 4 Spanish, University Preparation, Advanced Placement

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