Spanish 3G and 4G FAQs

Our goal is to do one field trip per year for all Spanish G classes. These field trips are relevant to the topics being taught in class.

Spanish 3G and 4G typically have a lower percentage of students with IEPs and 504 plans. For example, out of 35 students in Spanish 3G during the 2021-2022 school year, 20 students had either an IEP or 504 plan.

Just like the regular and honors tracks for Spanish, are goal is 90 percent target language. This is considered best practice according to the American Council for Teachers of Foreign Language.

For Spanish 3G students come from Spanish 2G. Some  have an IEP or a 504 as well. For Spanish 3G and 4G, successful completion of the previous course in sequence or a recommendation is also part of placement process. 

Spanish 4G generally does not have an aid, although the class size tends to be much smaller then other Spanish language classes. Depending on where Spanish 3G falls in the schedule, it might. The priority for an aid goes to our Spanish 1G and 2G classes due to the fact that they have a larger percentage of students with IEPs and 504 plans. We have two sections of Spanish 3G and usually at least one of those sections will have an aid. With that said, any student in Spanish G, whether or not their class has an aid will be able to work with the aid outside of class, and will have the same opportunities to be successful in Spanish as any other student.
 

In Spanish 3G Present tense reg and irreg, imperfect tense. In Spanish 4G, Present tense regular and irregular verbs, stem changing verbs, present progressive, future, articles, adjective agreement, saber/conocer, tener expressions, comparisons, some preterite.

Spanish 3G

• Unit 1 - Semester 1 - My School and Classroom
• Unit 2 - Semester 1 - Dia de los Muertos
• Unit 3 - Semester 1 - Beauty
• Unit 4 - Semester 2 - International Products
• Unit 5 - Semester 2 - Independence 

Spanish 4G

• Unit 1 - Semester 1 - Friendship and Relationships
• Unit 2 - Semester 1 - Education and Careers
• Unit 3 - Semester 2 - Travel
• Unit 4 - Semester 2 - Art and Music

In Spanish 3G, students will use the Spanish language television series, “Destinos,” Conjuguemos, lyrics training, authentic Youtube videos, articles, audio recordings, authentic Spanish language local maps.

In Spanish 4G we use authentic music, Conjuguemos and Spanish Dict listening practice, University of Texas Spanish Proficiency videos, lyricstraining.com, and the Spanish language television series, “Destinos.” 

Yes. Generally students in 4G are the ones from our Spanish G program that take the Illinois State Seal of Biliteracy exam if they choose. Since 2019, 22 students from our Spanish 4G class have taken the assessment and 16 earned the Commendation Towards the Illinois State Seal of Biliteracy exam.