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World Language courses at the middle school provide high school credit upon successful completion.
Recommended prerequisite for enrollment: We strongly advise that students have As and Bs in their core class to ensure that students can handle the rigor and pace of a high school credit bearing course.
Recommended prerequisite for enrollment: We strongly advise that students have As and Bs in their core class to ensure that students can handle the rigor and pace of a high school credit bearing course.
Please note: To be successful in Chinese, French, or Spanish at the Forest Lake Area Middle School it is recommended that students have strong study skills and are motivated to fully engage in speaking, reading, writing and listening in the target language.
Please note: To be successful in Chinese, French, or Spanish at the Forest Lake Area Middle School it is recommended that students have strong study skills and are motivated to fully engage in speaking, reading, writing and listening in the target language.
Students need to enroll in both Chinese, French, or Spanish 1A and 1B in the same academic year.
Students need to enroll in both Chinese, French, or Spanish 1A and 1B in the same academic year.
Chinese IA & IB (8-12)*
Chinese IA & IB (8-12)*
*C- or better in Chinese IA, instructor approval or prior recommendation to continue onto Chinese 1B.
Chinese I is an introductory language course encompassing pronunciation, high frequency vocabulary, and basic sentences and questions in present tense. Students will acquire speaking, listening, reading and writing skills with a major emphasis on speaking and listening. Students will learn the Pin Yin spelling system as well as various important Chinese characters. Students will learn Chinese through real-life topics and various thematic units while developing cultural awareness of the everyday activities of Chinese and Mandarin speaking cultures. Chinese as the mode of instruction will be used as students’ language acquisition increases.
French IA & IB (7 - 12)*
*C- or better in French IA or instructor approval to continue onto French 1B
French I is an introductory language course encompassing pronunciation, high frequency vocabulary, and basic sentences and questions in present tense. Students will acquire speaking, listening, reading and writing skills in French. Students will learn French through real-life topics and various thematic units while developing cultural awareness of the everyday activities of French speaking cultures. French as the mode of instruction will be used as students’ language acquisition increases.
Spanish IA & IB (8 - 12)*
*C- or better in Spanish IA or instructor approval to continue onto Spanish 1B.
Spanish I is an introductory language course encompassing pronunciation, high frequency vocabulary, and basic sentences and questions in present tense. Students will acquire speaking, listening, reading and writing skills in Spanish. Students will learn Spanish through real-life topics and various thematic units while developing cultural awareness of the everyday activities of Spanish speaking cultures. Spanish as the mode of instruction will be used as students’ language acquisition increases.
Note: Students who take a world language course in 7th and 8th grade have an opportunity to start building credits toward high school graduation before their freshman year. The credit and grade earned in the course will be reflected on their high school transcript and calculated into their high school G.P.A.
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