Unlocking the World of Languages: Advanced Spanish Studies
About the Course
Embark on a transformative journey through language, culture, and community as you delve deep into the intricacies of Spanish with our online course tailored for advanced learners.
Course Competencies
Big Ideas
- Listening and Viewing: Cultivate intentful listening and viewing skills to enhance language acquisition.
- Power of Stories: Explore the unique insights stories offer in understanding and reflecting on meaning.
- Expression and Engagement: Develop the courage, risk-taking ability, and perseverance needed to express yourself and engage in conversations in a new language.
- Cultural Understanding: Appreciate the diverse forms of cultural expression and the opportunities language provides to interact with various communities.
Curricular Competencies
- Language and Meaning: Recognize how word choice influences meaning and analyze the relationships between letter patterns, pronunciation, and meaning.
- Communication Skills: Enhance your ability to comprehend, produce, and interpret oral and written language, engage with diverse perspectives, and exchange ideas effectively.
- Cultural Awareness: Explore the rich heritage of Hispanic communities, understand regional practices, and analyze their role in shaping cultural identity.
Content Learning Standards
- Linguistic Complexity: Expand your vocabulary, master complex sentence structures, and express opinions on various topics.
- Cultural Understanding: Delve into ethics, cultural appropriation, oral histories, and the contributions of Hispanic Canadians to society.
- Literary Exploration: Explore common elements in texts and stories, idiomatic expressions, and works of art from the Hispanic world.
Who Should Take This Course?
This course is designed for advanced Spanish learners who are eager to deepen their understanding of the language, culture, and community connections.