Chrysalis Academy Posted April 12, 2017 Share Posted April 12, 2017 It seems from my research that high school Spanish 1 typically covers verb tenses through the past tense - in some courses, just the preterit, and in others, both the preterite and imperfect. I'm wondering what grammar/verb tenses are typically covered in high school Spanish 2? Is there a typical, canonical amount of material that is accepted as Spanish 2? TIA 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom31257 Posted April 12, 2017 Share Posted April 12, 2017 I've mostly looked through the scope and sequence of BJU, A Beka, and AO because they are laid out well and easy to understand. Ds is using Breaking the Barrier 1 this year. It does not have enough practice built into the program for us, so I added Visual Link level 1 because I already owned it. BtB covers present, preterite, imperfect, progressive, and immediate future using infinitives. I feel that's quite a bit for the the first year looking at those scopes and sequences. My plan is to do half of BtB 1 and half next year. He'll finish out level 1 of VL, and I'll get VL Level 2. It covers 5 tenses of verbs. When he has finished those three things, I'm going to say he's done with Spanish 1 and 2. He will have spent at least 2 years if not a little more on it. He's only trying to get his 2 credits and be done. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrysalis Academy Posted April 12, 2017 Author Share Posted April 12, 2017 I agree, we're using BtB also (along with other things) and they cover way more in BtB 1 than any other Spanish 1 syllabus I've seen. BtB 1 seems to cover most of the grammar typically covered in high school Spanish 1 & Spanish 2. My goal is for dd to do SPAN 2 at the local cc, so that we have verification (for transfer/college admin purposes) that she's completed the foreign language requirement, and if she does transfer to a state school, so that she will have the FL requirement finished. Looking at their SPAN 2 syllabus, it looks like if she masters BtB 1, she'll be more than prepared. SPAN 2 is the college class they suggest for students who have had two years of high school Spanish. So I think I'm ok. I just wondered if there was a "typical" or "canonical" scope & sequence for Spanish 2 at the high school level. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Tick Posted April 12, 2017 Share Posted April 12, 2017 I just got the scope and sequence from the online provider Spanish Academy. In Spanish 2 they cover Lesson themes include stem-changing verbs, irregular verbs, idiomatic negative phrases, preterite irregular verbs including radical verb changes, verb synonyms, and expressions with “vez.â€, “ser,†“estar,†and “haberâ€; direct and indirect objects in sentences; personal “aâ€; prepositions; and intransitive verbs. I think the answer to your question, though, is that there is not a standard content. I say this because my dc who just finished Spanish 1 with PAH covered about half of these topics to some degree in Spanish 2. Looking at the two providers, I am expecting Spanish Academy to be less in-depth. Perhaps I will be pleasantly surprised. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serenade Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 This is a helpful thread. I am going to bookmark it. I, too, have been trying to figure out what a student should know at the end of Spanish 1 and 2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StillStanding Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 Spanish is Fun Level 2 Grammar: New and ReviewNegative and Affirmative ExpressionsDemonstrative Adjectives and PronounsDirect-Object PronounsIndirect-Object PronounsDouble-Object PronounsPronouns After Prepositions Verbs:Review Present Tense Regular and Irregular VerbsConocer vs. SaberStem-Changing VerbsCommandsReflexive VerbsImperfect TensePreterito TenseVerbs with Spelling ChangesStem-Changing Verbs with Orthographic ChangesFuture Tense: Regular and Irregular VerbsThe Conditional TensePast ParticiplesPresent Perfect TensePresent Subjunctive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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