Spanish I
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Instructor
Grade Level
In this introductory Spanish course, students will learn basic Spanish grammar and vocabulary. We will learn how to talk about school, weather, likes and dislikes, food, health, leisure activities, shopping family, parties, houses, vacation, movies and television, and technology. We will learn the present tense of regular and irregular verbs. We will also study cultural highlights of the Spanish-speaking world and the location of Spanish-speaking countries. Classes are highly interactive and focus mostly on speaking and listening through games, role-plays, grammar exercises, songs, and more. In addition to speaking and listening, students will develop skills for reading and writing in Spanish.
A headset microphone is required.
Each week, homework will be assigned to reinforce the topics covered in class. This course uses Savvas Auténtico, a digital platform designed to strengthen language acquisition while reinforcing and extending skills through guided practice. The required materials below outline purchase instructions and how to submit proof of purchase to the teacher for access within Canvas, our learning management system.
Please view prerequisites and required supplies below.
Autentico 1, national edition digital courseware (required); ISBN: 9780328936892
This digital license can be ordered here directly from Savvas, the publisher. The teacher will require proof of purchase (receipt from Savvas of your final receipt showing the specific curriculum purchased). Please see link above, and the teacher will also communicate with registered students prior to the class start date.
Dr. Workman has a Ph.D. in Hispanic literature and has been teaching Spanish since 2004. She has also taught history, literature, ELA, and writing courses to students of all ages and backgrounds. As a teacher, Dr. Workman strives to help students master the subject matter through a variety of instructional methods including visual, auditory, kinesthetic, and tactile. She enjoys teaching online as this gives her the opportunity to try new strategies for developing lessons and running a virtual classroom. Part of teaching involves continually learning, so Dr. Workman can often be found taking coursework along with her students, which not only helps her increase her own knowledge, but also gives her ideas to incorporate in her own classes.
In addition to teaching human beings, Dr. Workman likes training her dog and cat (two of her favorite students). Currently, her dog is learning to push talking buttons with his nose and her cat is learning to sit and stay. (Who knows, one day they might be the next furry YouTube sensations!)
Beyond academics, Dr. Workman loves reading and writing, playing music, watching theatrical performances, and spending time with friends and family. One of her goals this year is to see more Greek plays that so far she has only read.
Dr. Workman welcomes you to her classes and looks forward to having you as a student!
Parent E. –
Mrs. Phillips is an amazing teacher and I can’t recommend her enough! She really cares about her students and my son enjoyed having her as his Spanish I teacher. He will be taking Mrs, Phillips Spanish II class this new school year because he enjoyed her class so much.
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Course review of Spanish I – First Semester
😄 6 out of 5 Stars!!!⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐(The site won’t let me give more than 5 stars)
At first I was scared to take this class because I thought that a foreign-language course would be stressful and difficult for me. I was not looking forward to the course and only signed up because I had to learn a language for college…
That was until I met the teacher, Mrs. Phillips.
I do not know enough words in English or Spanish to fully describe just what a wonderful, sweet, enthusiastic teacher and person Mrs. Phillips is. She asks students how she can pray for them and checks on us and our prayer requests every week. Her sense of humor is amazing, her joyful personality is contagious, and she never stops smiling (even though some of us students, myself included, have not made it easy for her at times 😉). She encourages interaction from her students instead of just delivering lectures. She obviously cares about her students and her love for the language, for teaching, and for the Lord shines in every class. She never shames us for making mistakes, always encouraging us even if we pronounce every word wrong. In addition, she makes learning Spanish fun by incorporating appealing visual tools, funny videos, games, and learning songs/worship music. Even homework assignments are presented in intriguing ways! I also notice that she takes into account the fact that not every student learns and processes information the same because she presents the material in ways that cater to multiple learning styles including that of eye-learners, ear-learners, and kinesthetic learners.
I could go on and on about how awesome this class and instructor are. This is the class for students who despise school and/or students who have any sort of learning/information-processing difference. I enjoyed every second of my live classes over the past semester and I smiled and laughed so much that my face often hurt afterwards! 😁 Mrs. Phillips has taken the challenge out of Spanish and turned it into a pleasant experience, and I will be forever grateful to her for teaching in a way that has helped me to enjoy the subject I was originally terrified of!
Thank you Señora Phillips for making this the best semester ever!!! I can’t wait for the spring semester!!! 😃
Jessica W –
My daughter loved this class! She was nervous to speak in front of others, but Mrs. Phillips does a wonderful job of building community and helping students feel confident.