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Course Planning
The
VENTANAS program was developed keeping in mind
the need for flexibility and manageability in a wide variety of
academic situations. The following sample course plans illustrate
how VENTANAS: Lengua and/or Lecturas
can be used in courses on a semester or quarter system. You should,
of course, feel free to organize your courses in the way that
best suits your students’ needs and your instructional goals.
2-Semester System
The following
chart shows how VENTANAS: Lengua can be completed
in a
2-semester course. The division of material allows the present
indicative tense, the present progressive tense, the preterite,
the imperfect, the future, the conditional, the present and past
subjunctive, and the present and past perfect tenses to be presented
in the first semester. The second semester covers the passive
voice, the future and conditional perfect tenses, and the present
and past perfect subjunctive.
The following chart also shows how VENTANAS: Lecturas
can be completed in a
2-semester course. The materials are organized into two balanced
segments, which provide ample time for reading, class discussion,
pair and group work, and writing.
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Lecciones
1-6 |
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Lecciones
7-12 |
Quarter
System
This chart
illustrates how VENTANAS: Lengua and/or Lecturas
can be used in the quarter system. The lessons are equally divided
among the three quarters, allowing students to progress at a steady
pace.
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