The WL program aims to prepare students to:

1) Become effective communicators using the language to engage in meaningful conversations (interpersonal), to understand and interpret spoken language and written text (interpretive), and to present information, concepts, and ideas (presentational).

2) Collaborate using their native and acquired languages to learn from and work cooperatively across communities and cultures with global team members, sharing responsibility and making necessary compromises while working toward a common goal.

3) Frame, analyze, and synthesize information as well as negotiate meaning across language and culture in order to explore problems and issues from their own and different perspectives. Ultimately, students realize that people around the world have multiple ways of viewing and experiencing life.

4) Create and innovate to respond to new and diverse perspectives with respect and appreciation. Students use language in imaginative and original ways to make useful contributions, be agents of change and pursue social justice at the local, national and international levels.

French 1 - This is an introductory course intended to develop the four primary language skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing. A communicative approach is used to engage students using basic vocabulary and sentence structure. Students also begin to develop an understanding and appreciation of the Francophone world. Prerequisite: This course is only open to 10^th, 11^th and 12^th graders who did not take middle school French. 9^th graders require departmental approval.

French 2 - A second-year course designed to reinforce and further develop communicative competency through active student participation. Grammatical structures studied to become more complex. Reading and writing are gradually expanded in length and depth as the year progresses. Audio and visual materials are used to develop auditory skills. Cultural topics enhance the curriculum. Prerequisite: French 1 or successful completion of the 7^th and 8^th Grade program.

French 3 - This is an intermediate course intended to provide continued development of conversational skills, vocabulary building, and grammatical structure. Speaking proficiency is further developed in real life contexts through dialogues and class discussions. Writing skills progress from paragraphs to short compositions. The curriculum is designed to promote a deeper understanding of the diversity of the cultures of the Francophone world. Prerequisite: French 2

Latin I - This course introduces students to the rudiments of Latin grammar and syntax. Emphasis is on the development of English vocabulary based on its Latin word derivations. Translation is practiced through readings of myths about Olympian gods and the MinotaurAeneas’s travels, mainly based on Vergil's famous epic, the Aeneid. Cultural topics explored include daily life in ancient Rome, the Romans’ cultural customs, and mythological stories that are still widely taught today.

Mandarin Chinese 1 - In this course students will start to develop listening, speaking, reading, and writing Chinese. They will be able to communicate about themselves and their immediate environment using simple sentences. This course will emphasize pronunciation and tonal accuracy, basic sentence structures, the stroke orders, and Chinese characters’ radicals. Students will also start to learn Chinese culture and be aware of cultural differences. Students have chances to celebrate Chinese festivals, watch movies, etc. Finally, the hope is that students build interest in exploring Chinese to continue their studies beyond this level to become global citizens.

Mandarin Chinese 2 - This second-year course helps students reinforce the pronunciation with precise tones while building vocabulary and using more complex sentence structures to express and deliver messages. The course includes authentic listening and reading materials. Students will explore and study the themes of family, school, social, and community life. More cultural activities and Chinese movies will enhance the curriculum as well. Prerequisite: Mandarin Chinese 1

Mandarin Chinese 3 - In Chinese III, students will continue to develop listening, speaking, reading, and writing of Chinese. They will be exposed to more extended and more authentic listening materials and give an immediate response, have natural conversations based on daily topics, understand longer and complicated paragraphs and write logical, coherent texts. Also, students will learn some Chinese proverbs and poems. Also, they will have a deeper understanding of Chinese culture and awareness of cultural differences. They will experience making Chinese food and talking about the eight Cuisines, learn and celebrate Chinese festivals. Themes include Transportations, Food and Drinks, Weather, and Climate. Prerequisite: Mandarin Chinese 2

AP Chinese for Heritage Learners - This course is comparable to fourth semester (or the equivalent) college/university courses in Mandarin Chinese. Students who take AP Chinese can skip introductory Chinese language courses or earn college credits by receiving a passing grade on the AP Chinese exam. Students will demonstrate their Chinese proficiency level across the three communicative modes (interpersonal, interpretive, and presentational). Students learn about various aspects of contemporary Chinese society and broadening their worldview by comparing Chinese cultural products, practices, and perspectives with those of the U.S. Prerequisites: Successful completion of an approved Chinese for heritage learners course or earning no lower than an intermediate-low on an approved language-proficiency exam or recommendation of current Chinese language teacher. There is also a required summer assignment.

Beginner Spanish - A first-year course that provides an introduction to Spanish through the use of the four-language skills- reading, writing, listening and speaking. The course emphasizes vocabulary and conversational patterns, such as the ability to express basic questions and answers, as well as dialogues that deal with a wide variety of "real life" situations and cultural topics. Reading is developed gradually through short cultural selections. Paragraph writing enhances the development of proficient language use. Prerequisite: This course is only open to 10^th, 11^th and 12^th graders who did not take middle school Spanish. 9^th graders require departmental approval.

Advanced Beginner Spanish - A second-year course that prepares novice students in Spanish to express their own thoughts, provide descriptions, communicate about familiar topics, and ask questions about familiar topics. Students will develop the skills to comprehend the general concepts and messages presented in multimedia materials as they are presented to native Spanish speakers. Prerequisite: Beginner Spanish. 9^th graders require departmental approval.

Pre-Intermediate Spanish - A third-year course designed to reinforce and further develop oral competency through active student participation. Reading and writing are gradually expanded in length and depth as the course progresses. Readings dealing with Hispanic culture are incorporated into each unit. Audio-visual materials will be used to enrich these discussions. Prerequisite: Advanced Beginner Spanish. 9^th graders require departmental approval.

Spanish 2 - This course is for students who completed Andover's 8th-grade course. This course designed to reinforce and further develop oral competency through active student participation. Reading and writing are gradually expanded in length and depth as the course progresses. Readings dealing with Hispanic culture are incorporated into each unit. Audio-visual materials will be used to enrich these discussions. Prerequisite: This course is only open to 9^th graders. Others require departmental approval.

Spanish 3 - This is an intermediate course intended to continue students’ development of communication skills. The content provides for a comprehensive review of basic grammatical structures and the introduction of more complex grammatical concepts. There is intense thematic vocabulary building, as well as cultural reading and general development of writing skills. Prerequisite: Spanish 2