RITMOS - beginning spanish language and culture

language learning through rich content

Foundations:

Proficiency based

 

Ritmos covers grammar and structures necessary to function at the Intermediate-Low level. This implies both a reduced and expanded grammatical program: reduced in terms of number of topics, but greatly expanded in terms of review, recycling and practice.

By focusing on fewer elements in more detail, students actually achieve better linguistic proficiency more quickly. Two of the ten units provide extensive review and recycling of vocabulary and grammar from the four preceding units, giving students a chance to actually assimilate the material they are learning.

 

  
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vocabulary

The amount of vocabulary covered is not overwhelming, consisting of roughly 15 new words per instruction day, 500-600 for the semester, selected in part by word frequency considerations.

These items are consistently reviewed and practiced, allowing students to solidify them before moving on. This leads to better retention and a much more enjoyable student experience.