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Español avanzado I (nivel 4)

Upon completion of the Advanced Spanish course, the student will:

• Fortify understanding of subjunctive tenses
• Broaden repertoire of vocabulary
• Further explore future, present present, pluperfect and imperfect subjunctive tenses
• Master understanding of such advanced intermediate level concepts as demonstrative adjectives, double object pronoun placement, relative pronouns, commands, stressed possessive adjectives, the differences between ¨ser and estar, concordance, and irregular verb conjugation.

Prerequisites

Admittance to this course requires demonstration of proficiency of levels 1, 2, and 3 concepts. Student must have successfully completed the level 3 course, or must have scored at least an 80% on the Advanced Intermediate Spanish exam.

If you feel that you may qualify to take this course, please call us at 408 207 3075, or email us at info@spanishahora.com

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Concepts Covered

At the advanced Spanish level, students further delve into the following topics, continuing on knowledge acquired in the level 3 course:

Grammar and Vocabulary

• Review of advanced intermediate concepts
• Preterite versus imperfect
• Subjunctive
• Future tense
• Conditional tense
• Pluperfect tense
• Imperfect subjunctive tense
• Passive voice
• Compound tenses
• Direct and indirect object pronouns
• Reflexive verbs
• Forming adverbs (--mente)
• Stem changing verbs (e>ie)
• Stem changing verbs (o>ue)
• Stem changing verbs (e>i)
• Verbs with irregular yo forms
• More expressions with "tener"
• Difference between "ser" and "estar"
• Expressions with "estar"
• Idiomatic expressions
• Verbs like "gustar"
• Prepositional phrases
• "Por" versus "para"
• Estar a punto de + infinitive/ Acabar de + infinitive
• Indefinite and negative words ("algo" versus "nada", "alguien" versus "nadie", etc.)
• Time expressions with "hacer"
• Demonstrative adjectives and pronouns
• Comparisons and superlatives
• "Saber" versus "conocer"
• Personal "a"
• Pronouns after prepositions
• Verbs that change meaning in the preterite
• Concept of "lo" with adjective
• Al + infinitive
• Constructions with "se"
• Stressed possessive adjectives and pronouns
• Relative pronouns
• Conjunctions followed by the subjunctive and indicative
• Common proverbs
• Colloquial expressions
• Essential conversational phrases and words
• Vocabulary themes, in addition to expanding on words lists from Advanced Intermediate Spanish level.

Materials (To top)

Textbook (Practice Makes Perfect: Advanced Spanish Grammar), online activity access, handouts, 2 audio CDs .

In Class Instruction (To top)

Activities include lecture and presentations (video, audio) individual and group activities.

Outside Class Activities* (To top)

• Application of daily integration methods techniques
• Textbook and handout assignments
• Audio CD assignments
• Interactive online activities
• Completion of homework exercises

*The amount of time invested in out of class instruction hinges on the discretion of the student, depending on the degree of his or her fluency goals.