GRADE 6 COURSE (520460)This is an introductory course to languages. The students will learn about language families. The students will be introduced to French, German, Latin, and Spanish. The course also incorporates the study skills that will facilitate student success in the study of world language.Modern WORLD LanguageModern World Language includes French I-IV/V, German I-IV and Spanish I-IV/V. Students who are considering applying for the International Baccalaureate (IB) program should check with their school counselor for world language requirements.Modern WORLD Language I• Exchange simple spoken and written information in the world language• Sustain brief oral and written exchanges in the world language• Understand simple spoken and written language based on familiar topics that are presented through a variety of media.• Use verbal and non-verbal cues to understand simple spoken and written messages in the world language• Present orally and in writing information in the world language using a variety of familiar vocabulary, phrases and structural patterns• Present rehearsed material in the world language, including dialogues, poetry and/or songs• Develop an awareness of perspectives, practices and products of cultures where the world language is spoken• Recognize that the perspectives, practices and products of the cultures studied are interrelated• Recognize how information acquired in the study of world language and information acquired in other subjects reinforce one another• Demonstrate an understanding of the significance of culture through comparisons between the cultures studied and the cultures of the United States• Compare basic elements of the world language to the English language• Identify situations in which world language skills and cultural knowledge may be used beyond the classroom setting for recreational, educational and occupational purposes• Students will receive 1 high school credit for completing a Modern world Language I courseModern WORLD Language IIPrerequisite: successful completion of Modern World Language I• Exchange spoken and written information and ideas in the world language• Demonstrate skills necessary to initiate, sustain and close brief oral and written exchanges in the world language using familiar and recombined phrases and sentences• Understand basic spoken and written language based on new topics in familiar contexts that are presented in a variety of media• Use verbal and non-verbal cues to interpret spoken and written texts in the world language• Present orally and in writing information in the world language that combines learned as well as original language in simple sentences and paragraphs• Present rehearsed and unrehearsed material in the world language including skits, poems, play and/or songs• Demonstrate an understanding of perspectives, practices and products of the cultures and how they are interrelated• Use information acquired in the study of the language and information acquired in other subject areas to reinforce one another• Demonstrate an understanding of cultural similarities and differences between the cultures studied and the United States• Develop a better understanding of the English language through the study of the world language• Develop and apply world language skills and cultural knowledge in opportunities beyond the classroom setting for recreational, educational and occupational purposes• Students will receive 1 high school credit for completing a Modern World Language II course