With the growing Spanish speaking population both nationally and locally, today's students need to be prepared for a global workforce in the future. Spanish I is an introduction to the Spanish language and culture. Through oral, written, listening, reading, and game activities, students will learn grammar, vocabulary and culture. Students will learn the alphabet, colors, numbers and greetings, weather expressions, and telling time, express basic needs and wants, make plans, describe where people and objects are located, describe daily activities and routines, and describe how they feel.  Students will be expected to perform real-life skits in the target language. Most universities require two high school credits in a foreign language; this class satisfies the first of these credits.