World Language

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Spanish IV Honors

Course Code: 11445X0

Course Level: Honors

Course Offering: Semester and Year-long for 1 credit

Prerequisites

Successful completion of Spanish I, II, and III or placement test required on school site or with NCVPS world languages instructors (if there is no WL instructor on school site) to evaluate students.

Course Description

This course continues where Spanish I, II, and III ended. Students enrolled in this course have either successfully completed or placed out of Spanish I, II, and III. The course is based on North Carolina’s new proficiency-based World Language Essential Standards, the Universal Design for Learning principles, and 21st Century Skills. Furthermore, digital literacy is an important component of the course, in which students will be using a variety of tools to create and share Activities in Spanish in each unit. Spanish 4 provides students with opportunities to continue the development of their listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills in order to become more proficient in the language. Students learn to function at a higher/more complex proficiency level, building upon previously learned material. Grammar is integrated throughout the course and is selected according to the language conventions (functions). Culture is ever-present throughout the course to help the learner focus on real-world scenarios with real people in the Spanish-speaking world. Students get to explore and share about the cultures, ways of life, peoples, geography, and history of the Spanish-speaking world. Identifying maps are used throughout to help students visualize the locations they are studying. Students acquire some insight into how languages and cultures work by comparing the target language and culture(s) to their own. Integration of other disciplines is ongoing throughout the course.

Course Materials

Headset with a microphone (or speakers and a microphone)

Course Work Grade Determination

Pre-Assessments: 0%

Check Your Knowledge: 0%

Activities: 30%

Assignments: 25%

Post-Assessments: 25%

Take-Twos: 0%

Final Exam or Project: 20% (Part A 17%, Part B 3%)

Course Alignment

Course Alignment Chart

Course at A Glance

Course at a Glance

Live Class Meetings

NCVPS has implemented a new curriculum with interactive assignments aligned to course standards. As a result, traditional Required Live Classes (RLCs) will no longer be used. Starting Fall 2025, RLCs will be replaced with Sync Support Sessions. In these sessions, teachers will be available to provide 1:1 and or/group synchronous support opportunities, allowing for personalized student engagement with the course and language.