3.2: Pacing
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Below is a reference table for potential pacing of introductory Spanish courses with various lengths and coverage requirements.
| 16 Weeks, covering Spanish 1 in one semester | 16 Weeks, covering Spanish 1 in two semesters | 12 Weeks, covering Spanish 1 in one Semester | 12 Weeks, covering Spanish 1 in two Semesters | 8 Weeks, covering Spanish 1 in two Quarters | 8 Weeks, covering Spanish 1 in four Quarters | |
| Week 1 | 1-1 Greetings, alphabet; 1-2 Subject pronouns, ser | 1-1 Greetings, alphabet | 1-1 Greetings, alphabet; 1-2 Subject pronouns, ser; 1-3 Classroom vocabulary, pluralization, Numbers 1-30 | 1-1 Greetings, alphabet | 1-1 Greetings, alphabet; 1-2 Subject pronouns, ser | 1-1 Greetings, alphabet |
| Week 2 | 1-3 Classroom vocabulary, pluralization, Numbers 1-30 | 1-2 Subject pronouns, ser | 1-4 Definite and indefinite articles, hay, yes/no questions; 1-5 Culture: Los Hispanos en Los Estados Unidos; 1-6 Review and writing | 1-2 Subject pronouns, ser; | 1-3 Classroom vocabulary, pluralization, Numbers 1-30 | 1-2 Subject pronouns, ser |
| Week 3 | 1-4 Definite and indefinite articles, hay, yes/no questions; 1-5 Culture: Los Hispanos en Los Estados Unidos; 1-6 Review and writing | 1-3 Classroom vocabulary, pluralization, Numbers 1-30; 1-4 Definite and indefinite articles, hay | 2-1 University vocabulary, conjugation of AR verbs, questions with qué and cuál; 2-2 Months, days, seasons, dates; 2-3 Numbers up to 100, telling time | 1-3 Classroom vocabulary, pluralization, Numbers 1-30; 1-4 Definite and indefinite articles, hay; 1-4 yes/no questions | 1-4 Definite and indefinite articles, hay, yes/no questions; 1-5 Culture: Los Hispanos en Los Estados Unidos; 1-6 Review and writing, Unit 1 Test | 1-3 Classroom vocabulary, pluralization, Numbers 1-30 |
| Week 4 | 2-1 University vocabulary, conjugation of AR verbs, questions with qué and cuál; 2-2 Months, days, seasons, dates; 2-3 Numbers up to 100, telling time | 1-4 yes/no questions, 1-5 Culture: Los Hispanos en Los Estados Unidos; | 2-4 Conjugation of tener and venir, using tener que + infinitive; 2-5 Culture: La universidad; 2-6 Review and writing Test, Units 1 and 2 | 1-5 Culture: Los Hispanos en Los Estados Unidos; 1-6 Review and writing; Unit 1 Test | 2-1 University vocabulary, conjugation of AR verbs, questions with qué and cuál; 2-2 Months, days, seasons, dates; 2-3 Numbers up to 100, telling time | 1-4 Definite and indefinite articles, hay; yes/no questions |
| Week 5 | 2-4 Conjugation of tener and venir, using tener que + infinitive; 2-5 Culture: La universidad; 2-6 Review and writing | 1-6 Review and writing; Unit 1 Test | 3-1 Describing the weather; 3-2 Gender and number of adjectives, colors and other adjectives | 2-1 University vocabulary, conjugation of -AR verbs, questions with qué and cuál | 2-4 Conjugation of tener and venir, using tener que + infinitive; 2-5 Culture: La universidad; 2-6 Review and writing, Unit 2 Test | 1-5 Culture: Los Hispanos en Los Estados Unidos; 1-6 Review and writing; |
| Week 6 | Test, Units 1 and 2 3-1 Describing the weather; 3-2 Gender and number of adjectives, colors and other adjectives | 2-1 University vocabulary, conjugation of -AR verbs | 3-3 Vocabulary of clothing, numbers past 100; 3-4 Conjugation of ER and IR verbs; 3-5 Culture: El Camino de Santiago; 3-6 Review and writing; | 2-2 Months, days, seasons, dates; 2-3 Numbers up to 100, telling time | 3-1 Describing the weather; 3-2 Gender and number of adjectives, colors and other adjectives | 2-1 University vocabulary, conjugation of -AR verbs |
| Week 7 | 3-3 Vocabulary of clothing, numbers past 100; 3-4 Conjugation of ER and IR verbs; 3-5 Culture: El Camino de Santiago; 3-6 Review and writing; | 2-1 conjugation of -AR verbs cont., questions with qué and cuál | 4-1 Vocabulary of family, possession with de and with possessive adjectives; 4-2 Vocabulary to describe people with ser, vocabulary of nationality | 2-4 Conjugation of tener and venir, using tener que + infinitive; | 3-3 Vocabulary of clothing, numbers past 100; 3-4 Conjugation of ER and IR verbs | 2-1 conjugation of -AR verbs cont., questions with qué and cuál |
| Week 8 | 4-1 Vocabulary of family, possession with de and with possessive adjectives; 4-2 Vocabulary to describe people with ser, vocabulary of nationality; | 2-2 Months, days, seasons, dates | 4-3 Vocabulary of professions, gustar + infinitive; 4-4 Vocabulary of the house, use of estar en for location and ser de for origin, prepositions; 4-5 Culture: Fiestas en la familia y cultura hispana; 4-6 Review and writing; Test, Units 3 and 4 | Culture: La universidad; 2-6 Review and writing; Unit 2 Test | 3-5 Culture: El Camino de Santiago; 3-6 Review and writing; Unit 3 Test or Final Exam | 2-2 Months, days, seasons, dates; Final Exam |
| Week 9 | 4-3 Vocabulary of professions, gustar + infinitive; 4-4 Vocabulary of the house, use of estar en for location and ser de for origin, prepositions | 2-3 Numbers up to 100, telling time | 5-1 Conjugation of ir, vocabulary of the community, questions with dónde; 5-2 Use of ir a + infinitive; 5-3 Vocabulary of food and eating | 3-1 Describing the weather; 3-2 Gender and number of adjectives, colors and other adjectives | ||
| Week 10 | 4-5 Culture: Fiestas en la familia y cultura hispana; 4-6 Review and writing; Test, Units 3 and 4 | 2-4 Conjugation of tener and venir, using tener que + infinitive; Culture: La universidad | 5-4 Stem-changing verbs: o-ue; 5-4 Stem-changing verbs: e-ie, e-i; 5-5 Culture: Las comidas típicas y rápidas; 5-6 Review and writing | 3-3 Vocabulary of clothing, numbers past 100 | ||
| Week 11 | 5-1 Conjugation of ir, vocabulary of the community, questions with dónde; 5-2 Use of ir a + infinitive; 5-3 Vocabulary of food and eating | 2-6 Review and writing; Unit 2 Test | 6-1 Adjectives of emotion used with estar, 6-2 Present progressive, summary of all question words; 6-3 Vocabulary of sports and pastimes, usage of gustar, ser vs. estar | 3-4 Conjugation of -ER and -IR verbs | ||
| Week 12 | 5-4 Stem-changing verbs: o-ue, Stem-changing verbs: e-ie, e-i; 5-5 Culture: Las comidas típicas y rápidas; 5-6 Review and writing | 3-1 Describing the weather; 3-2 Gender and number of adjectives, colors and other adjectives | 6-4 Conjugation of verbs with irregular yo form; 6-5 Culture: Cultura: El fútbol y el dominó; 6-6 Review and writing Test, Units 5 and 6 or Final Exam | -5 Culture: El Camino de Santiago; 3-6 Review and writing; Unit 3 Test | ||
| Week 13 | 6-1 Adjectives of emotion used with estar, 6-2 Present progressive, summary of all question words | 3-3 Vocabulary of clothing, numbers past 100 | ||||
| Week 14 | 6-3 Vocabulary of sports and pastimes, usage of gustar, ser vs. estar, | 3-4 Conjugation of -ER and -IR verbs | ||||
| Week 15 | 6-4 Conjugation of verbs with irregular yo form; 6-5 Culture: Cultura: El fútbol y el dominó; 6-6 Review and writing | 3-4 Conjugation of -ER and -IR verbs cont., 3-5 Culture: El Camino de Santiago | ||||
| Week 16 | Review for final exam, Final exam | 3-6 Review and writing; Unit 3 Test |
| Semester/Quarter 2 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Weeks, covering Spanish 1 in two semesters | 12 Weeks, covering Spanish 1 in two Semesters | 8 Weeks, covering Spanish 1 in two Quarters | 8 Weeks, covering Spanish 1 in four Quarters | |||
| Week 1 | 4-1 Vocabulary of family, possession with de and with possessive adjectives | 4-1 Vocabulary of family, possession with de and with possessive adjectives | 4-1 Vocabulary of family, possession with de and with possessive adjectives; 4-2 Vocabulary to describe people with ser, vocabulary of nationality; | 2-3 Numbers up to 100, telling time | ||
| Week 2 | 4-2 Vocabulary to describe people with ser, vocabulary of nationality | 4-2 Vocabulary to describe people with ser, vocabulary of nationality; 4-3 Vocabulary of professions, gustar + infinitive | 4-3 Vocabulary of professions, gustar + infinitive; 4-4 Vocabulary of the house, use of estar en for location and ser de for origin, prepositions | 2-4 Conjugation of tener and venir, using tener que + infinitive | ||
| Week 3 | 4-3 Vocabulary of professions, gustar + infinitive | 4-4 Vocabulary of the house, use of estar en for location and ser de for origin, prepositions | 4-5 Culture: Fiestas en la familia y cultura hispana; 4-6 Review and writing; Unit 4 Test | Culture: La universidad; 2-6 Review and writing; | ||
| Week 4 | 4-4 Vocabulary of the house, use of estar en for location and ser de for origin, prepositions | 4-5 Culture: Fiestas en la familia y cultura hispana; 4-6 Review and writing; Unit 4 Test | 5-1 Conjugation of ir, vocabulary of the community, questions with dónde; 5-2 Use of ir a + infinitive; 5-3 Vocabulary of food and eating | 3-1 Describing the weather; 3-2 Gender and number of adjectives, colors and other adjectives | ||
| Week 5 | 4-5 Culture: Fiestas en la familia y cultura hispana; 4-6 Review and writing; Unit 4 Test | 5-1 Conjugation of ir, vocabulary of the community, questions with dónde | 5-4 Stem-changing verbs: o-ue, Stem-changing verbs: e-ie, e-i; 5-5 Culture: Las comidas típicas y rápidas; 5-6 Review and writing; Unit 5 Test | 3-3 Vocabulary of clothing, numbers past 100 | ||
| Week 6 | 5-1 Conjugation of ir, vocabulary of the community, questions with dónde | 5-2 Use of ir a + infinitive; 5-3 Vocabulary of food and eating | 6-1 Adjectives of emotion used with estar, 6-2 Present progressive, summary of all question words | 3-4 Conjugation of -ER and -IR verbs | ||
| Week 7 | 5-2 Use of ir a + infinitive; 5-3 Vocabulary of food and eating | 5-4 Stem-changing verbs: o-ue, Stem-changing verbs: e-ie, e-i | 6-3 Vocabulary of sports and pastimes, usage of gustar, ser vs. estar | 3-4 Conjugation of -ER and -IR verbs cont. | ||
| Week 8 | 5-4 Stem-changing verbs: o-ue | 5-5 Culture: Las comidas típicas y rápidas; 5-6 Review and writing; Unit 5 Test | 6-4 Conjugation of verbs with irregular yo form; 6-5 Culture: Cultura: El fútbol y el dominó; 6-6 Review and writing; Unit 6 Test or Final Exam | 3-5 Culture: El Camino de Santiago; 3-6 Review and writing; Final Exam | ||
| Week 9 | 5-4 Stem-changing verbs: e-ie, e-i | 6-1 Adjectives of emotion used with estar | ||||
| Week 10 | 5-5 Culture: Las comidas típicas y rápidas; 5-6 Review and writing; Unit 5 Test | 6-2 Present progressive, summary of all question words; 6-3 Vocabulary of sports and pastimes | ||||
| Week 11 | 6-1 Adjectives of emotion used with estar | 6-3 Use of gustar, ser vs. estar; 6-4 Conjugation of verbs with irregular yo form | ||||
| Week 12 | 6-2 Present progressive | Cultura: El fútbol y el dominó; 6-6 Review and writing; Unit 6 Test or Final Exam | ||||
| Week 13 | 6-2 summary of all question words; 6-3 Vocabulary of sports and pastimes | |||||
| Week 14 | 6-3 Use of gustar, ser vs. estar | |||||
| Week 15 | 6-4 Conjugation of verbs with irregular yo form; 6-5 Culture: Cultura: El fútbol y el dominó; 6-6 Review and writing | |||||
| Week 16 | Review and Unit 6 Test or Final Exam | |||||
| Quarter 3 | ||||||
| 8 Weeks, covering Spanish 1 in four Quarters | ||||||
| Week 1 | 4-1 Vocabulary of family, possession with de and with possessive adjectives | |||||
| Week 2 | 4-2 Vocabulary to describe people with ser, vocabulary of nationality | |||||
| Week 3 | 4-3 Vocabulary of professions, gustar + infinitive | |||||
| Week 4 | 4-4 Vocabulary of the house, use of estar en for location and ser de for origin, prepositions | |||||
| Week 5 | 4-5 Culture: Fiestas en la familia y cultura hispana; 4-6 Review and writing | |||||
| Week 6 | 5-1 Conjugation of ir, vocabulary of the community | |||||
| Week 7 | 5-2 Questions with dónde, Use of ir a + infinitive | |||||
| Week 8 | 5-3 Vocabulary of food and eating; Final Exam | |||||
| Quarter 4 | ||||||
| 8 Weeks, covering Spanish 1 in four Quarters | ||||||
| Week 1 | 5-4 Stem-changing verbs: o-ue | |||||
| Week 2 | 5-4 Stem-changing verbs: e-ie, e-i | |||||
| Week 3 | 5-5 Culture: Las comidas típicas y rápidas; 5-6 Review and writing | |||||
| Week 4 | 6-1 Adjectives of emotion used with estar | |||||
| Week 5 | 6-2 Present progressive | |||||
| Week 6 | 6-2 summary of all question words; 6-3 Vocabulary of sports and pastimes | |||||
| Week 7 | 6-4 Conjugation of verbs with irregular yo form | |||||
| Week 8 | 6-5 Culture: Cultura: El fútbol y el dominó; 6-6 Review and writing; Final Exam | |||||
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