German I 

Credit: 1 credit 

This course is the first in a series in which students develop communication skills, cultural knowledge, connections to their subject areas, comparisons to their own language and culture, and participation in multilingual communities. Students will study vocabulary, the basic grammatical mechanics of the language, pronunciation, and culture. Emphasis is placed on developing interpretive, interpersonal, and presentational skills within an authentic cultural context. There is a great deal of speaking and active participation in this class with rapid language acquisition, resulting in the ability to hold full conversations in the target language. 

German 2 

Prerequisite: German 1 

Credit: 1 credit 

This course is a continued study of the language principles developed in German 1. Students will expand their base knowledge of the language. Students will learn additional vocabulary and will be exposed to more complex grammar concepts and culture. Interpretive, interpersonal, and presentational skills will continue to be developed and applied. After completing this course, students are eligible to travel abroad to Germany as part of Friendship Connection. 

German 3 Honors 

Prerequisite: German 2 

Credit: 1 credit 

This third level of language study again advances what has been acquired in German I and II. All concepts and vocabulary learned in the first two levels are utilized and expanded. The course includes an intensified study of vocabulary, grammar, and culture to further develop interpretive, interpersonal, and presentational skills in the language. Students will be expected to show higher levels of comprehension in all standards. By the end of the course, students are able to place out of most first and second semester college language classes. 

German 4 Honors 

Prerequisite: German 3 Honors 

Credit: 1 credit 

The fourth level of language study utilizes the concepts and learned structures of German 1, II, and III in order to discuss real world events. Skills are honed and additional vocabulary, grammatical structures, and cultural components are learned in order to gain further develop interpretive, interpersonal, and presentation skills in the language. After the fairytale unit, students will also give a performance to an elementary school class, all in German. The course readies students for AP study and university courses. Students will be semi-fluent by the end of the courses and well-prepared for a potential study abroad. 

AP German Language & Culture 

Prerequisite: German 3 Honors 

Credit: 2 credits 

The AP German Language and Culture course takes a holistic approach to language proficiency and recognizes the complex interrelatedness of comprehension and comprehensibility, vocabulary usage, language control, communication strategies, and cultural awareness. Students should learn language structures in context and use them to convey meaning. In standards-based world language classrooms, the instructional focus is on function and not the examination of irregularity and complex grammatical paradigms about the target language. Language structures should be addressed in as much as they serve the communicative task and not as an end goal unto themselves. The AP German Language and Culture course strives to promote both fluency and accuracy in language use and not to overemphasize grammatical accuracy at the expense of communication. In order to best facilitate the study of language and culture, the course is taught in the target language. 

Spanish 1 

Credit: 1 credit 

This course is the first in a series in which students develop communication skills, cultural knowledge, connections to their subject areas, comparisons to their own language and culture, and participation in multilingual communities. Students will study vocabulary, the basic grammatical mechanics of the language, pronunciation, and culture. Emphasis is placed on developing interpretive, interpersonal, and presentation skills within an authentic cultural context. 

Spanish 2 

Prerequisite: Spanish 1 

Credit: 1 credit 

This course is a continued study of the language principles developed in Spanish I. Students will expand their basis knowledge of the language. Students will learn additional vocabulary and will be exposed to more complex grammar concepts and culture. Interpretive, interpersonal, and presentation skills will continue to be developed and applied. 

Spanish 3 Honors 

Prerequisite: Spanish 2 

Credit: 1 credit 

This third level of language study again advances what has been acquired in Spanish I and II. All concepts and vocabulary learned in the first two levels are utilized and expanded. The course includes an intensified study of vocabulary, grammar, and culture to further develop interpretive, interpersonal, and presentation skills in the language. Students will be expected to show higher levels of comprehension in all standards. 

AP Spanish Language & Culture 

Prerequisite: Spanish 3 Honors 

Credit: 1 elective credit (fall) / 1 science credit (spring) 

This course places high emphasis on the mastery of linguistic competencies, a very high level of proficiency. This is a college level course designed to develop the students’ ability to understand and speak Spanish in various conversational settings, to read newspapers, magazine articles, and literary texts, to fine-tune the more advanced aspects of Spanish grammar, and to write formal essays. Students will take the corresponding AP Exam in May. (2 semester course)