MENLO SCHOOL • SINCE 1915

Spanish 1

Biography

Spanish 1 assumes limited or no prior experience with the language. Students will acquire the speaking, writing, and listening skills to be able to understand and use in informal scenarios using common expressions and basic phrases. The course is conducted primarily in the target language and often incorporates authentic materials. At the end of the course, students will be able to talk about familiar scenarios in basic detail:

  • Introduce self and others
  • Create questions about self and about others in the present tense on varying topics
  • Describe self, others, activities
  • Express actions, activities and events in the present tense
  • Discuss own likes, dislikes as well as those of other people
  • Create informal, interpersonal conversations that are culturally appropriate
  • Use and understand appropriate vocabulary for informal setting