Course Description: IB Spanish is a two-year course designed for students who want to become global citizens proficient in a language other than their mother tongue(s). This is the first year of the course. The objective is to help students progress in the Spanish proficiency language skills of listening, reading, writing, and speaking. There will be emphasis on cultural awareness, interpersonal interaction, history, literature, authentic communication, realia and language concepts. Students will foster a sensitivity and open-mindedness to various aspects of the Spanish speaking world. The IB exam is taken in May of the second year of IB Spanish.