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Spanish classes engage in culture, language and fun. By Andriu Osborne Academic Editor ' Vi parish classes do much more than just [earn the basic vocabulary' through i radiiionill repetition . Naturally, the students do learn Span ish vucttbuhiry. but they also learn about grammar . Spanish-speaking countries' C cu!rure. andother basics they might need Io I teacher Nichole Rroghammer said, Broghammer explained that each -indents as dose as possible. hut [the teachers] want to get Spanish '' f function in a Spanish-speaking situation. I “Y*jsrcan't become fluent as a high s schooler, teacher uws different methods to get the i nfoifnaiion ar rossand she personaIlyases stories to help students gain understandmg Her classes plus games, speak and read in Spanish as well. The portion of about T > nstin Whcatlev and KGe T W Dick, both t)K, hud the humor in Spunish class. Photo by Audria e (hborne. 600 students in Sara Smith, Jackie Callahan, in some different manners, to i top the language interesting. VT think the most interesting thing in my class is that we have conversations in Spanish,” Tiffany Bredmaii, 09, commented. On May 3 and 4, the Spanish classes engaged in a soccer game against tine German classes. They use it as a chance I to have some fmi while learning miscellaneous vocabulary through cheers, Kayla Lamhrecht, participating i n tlie soccergame. OK, is excited about Shecommcnicd.M want to kick the German kids' butts ! ” soccer is big in German and Spanish culture," Smith explained. j Jnd Meser and Destimiy Ohrt. both 0| work in their Spanish IV class. Photo h Audria Osborite. “ [The soccer games| were really Mr. Dankm's idea. He’s a soccer coach and I or Jim Joneses classes might leant but they all try V Nison Geoffrey and Abftie Kife, In 09. Study tpgt' tlu-r iii Spanish 1. Photo g Andr ia Osborne. I t hristinc Smith, 06. studies in Sp class. Photo bv Andria Osborne.

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