Spanish 2 - Is it For You?

KresLynn Knouse
SJHS Staff Writer

Spanish 2 is a class Springville Junior High offers to ninth grade students who have successfully completed Spanish 1 and would like to improve their fluency in the Spanish language. Students taking this class will work on conjugating verbs, memorizing vocabulary words, and putting sentences together. Most universities require two years of foreign language, and successful completion of both Spanish 1 and 2 can fulfill this requirement.

When asked about the activities the Spanish 2 students do, Mr. Glen Beebe, the Spanish teacher at SJHS said, “We play a lot of the same games as Spanish 1, and do a lot of similar communication activities, but we also do a lot more grammar stuff. When we learn about the past tense, you get to take home a stuffed bunny (also known as the 'conejo') and write about what you did during the day as if you were the bunny. It’s kind of like a class pet.”

Mr. Beebe recommends that students take this class if they did fairly well in Spanish 1 and enjoy learning. Most careers value an employee that speaks Spanish, so it would be a good choice for the future.

“I love Spanish 2,” said Mckell Metcalf, a ninth grade student at SJHS currently taking the class, “It’s awesome to bug some of my friends by speaking Spanish in front of them. It’s good practice putting sentences together, and it’s hilarious because they don’t know a word I’m saying.”

Spanish 2 is a fun class, and also counts for two years of foreign language credit at most universities. Any language-lover should take this class in ninth grade.