Course Description: Advanced Spanish is a course designed for students who desire an accelerated immersion style study of the language. This course will move quickly and cover the concepts from Spanish 3 and Spanish 4 in one year. The objective is to help students progress in the Spanish proficiency language skills of listening, reading, writing, and speaking while exploring the Spanish speaking world. There will be emphasis on cultural awareness, interpersonal interaction, history, literature, authentic communication, realia and language concepts. Upon successful completion of the course students will be prepared to enter IB Spanish or Spanish V. This course is highly recommended for sophomores considering taking IB Spanish during junior and senior year.