This Spanish 1B course follows first year Spanish in secondary school (middle school or high school).  
This is not an immersion class, it is taught in English but we speak a lot of Spanish.
Topics discussed: thematic vocabulary (clothing, colors, weather, seasons) that builds on verbs + verb conjugations, writing, reading, listening and speaking, all with the goal that students will be able to communicate in the language.  Topics are listed below and may vary depending on the students interests and the class dynamics.

week 1:  REVIEW:  introductions (say hello, good-bye, how are you) + colors + questions 1a
week 2:  numbers 30-100 + days of the week + seasons (las estaciones)
week 3:  describe activities + places ( + likes/dislikes during week days and weekend) 
week 4:  ask others about themselves and describe self + regular verbs
week 5:  learn several regular verbs (-AR, -ER, -IR)
week 6:  describe activities (create a daily schedule)
week 7:  presentation y practice (describe activities on different days, seasons + likes / dislikes)
week 8:  describe weather (el clima) and several verbs (llevar + necesitar + tener* + querer*)  I like/love / I don’t like/love
week 9:  clothing (la ropa) (+ colors) and describe what I wear, want, have + ask others about what they wear, want, have
week 10:   final presentations
CULTURA:  + 21 Spanish-speaking countries, their capital cities
* some Irregular verbs (tener & querer)

Profesora D uses strategies that help students learn quickly and feel good about their ability to learn another language.
Focus is on fluency (pronunciation, correct sentence structure, a variety of vocabulary).
Class time involves presenting/learning vocabulary (time with teacher), breakouts to practice (with other students) and FUN homework to prepare for next class.  Focus in class is on speaking and conversation for retention and proficiency.

Each topic includes several strategies for learning.  Students will create a portfolio of electronic assignments and will present their topic assignments during class time and at the end of each class/course.
Students are encouraged to create/use vocabulary that fits their lives, personalities, and interests.
Class time is precious and we will be using Spanish for most of class time.

No knowledge of Spanish is needed, as this is beginner/novice level.  Students with some introductory Spanish classes can also find success in this class as this course focuses on these specific topics and builds conversational ability in tandem with reading and writing.  Listening is incorporated as a natural extension with the other areas.

Students may find having a physical notebook (un cuaderno) handy and preferable to an electronic notebook in order to create sentence examples along with the teacher as she presents each topic and the lessons in the class/course.

This is the second of 6 classes that includes an entire year of Spanish 1.