Description
Most students stop at two years of a language, because two years is what a transcript requires. The ones who go to four can actually use it.
Spanish 4 follows Spanish 3 and finishes the second half of Breaking the Spanish Barrier, Level Two. It is a rigorous, year-long live online Spanish 4 class for high school. Students consolidate everything they have built: introducing themselves and answering more complex questions, giving extended biographical information out loud and on paper, holding a light conversation, and understanding common spoken expressions without translating in their heads first.
The year’s work pushes toward a sound accent and toward expressions that fit the cultural background of the Spanish-speaking countries, with well over eleven hundred words, phrases and sentences in active memory and a solid understanding of the grammar underneath.
Sra. Quintanar teaches live, in Spanish, with students expected to respond in Spanish. At this level that means genuine discussion rather than recitation.
Fourth-year Spanish rounds out a serious schedule. Families often pair it with Chemistry or Physics, Psychology, or U.S. Literature and Composition for a strong upper-level year.
Monica Quintanar teaches Spanish I through IV live from Mexico, with ILTC language training and fifteen years teaching Children’s Ministry.
Class details
– Teacher: Sra. Quintanar
– Day and time: Thursdays, 2:00-3:00 p.m. CST
– Term: full year, 2027-28 school year
– Grades: 9-12
– Credit: 1
– Prerequisites: Spanish 3, or equivalent prior knowledge of Spanish and of Latin or English grammar
– Required materials: Breaking the Spanish Barrier Level Two (students complete the second half of the book)
– Live, small-group class on Zoom
Enroll and we will handle the transcript for you. True North Academy is Cognia-accredited.
Joy G. –
I loved this class! I have grown so much in my speaking and grammar this year with Sra. Quintanar. Engaging and encouraging, she guided me through the material while at the same time sharing her experiences as someone who lives in Mexico. Sra. Quintanar is a gifted, passionate teacher who truly loves what she does, and it shows!
I enjoyed assignments such as watching the Chosen in Spanish, and learning facts about other countries to share with the class. The midterm and final presentations on a Spanish-speaking country and famous Spanish-speaking person, respectively, were creative outlets to learn more about Spanish culture while enjoying myself at the same time.
This was my first year at True North. In regards to Spanish, I had a solid foundation in the language, but had not learned the vosotros conjugations. At the start of the year, I was a little nervous about taking this class because I hadn’t learned vosotros yet, and it was part of the book. Looking back, it wasn’t hard at all!
My advice to potential Spanish 4 students? Don’t hesitate, take the class! You won’t regret it!
I would love to take Spanish 5 with Sra. Quintanar if it’s offered!