LANGUAGES OTHER THAN ENGLISH

Spanish 1*
Course: 0600
Grade Level: 8

HS Credit: 1.0

Spanish 1 introduces the basic language skills of showing, viewing, listening, reading, speaking and writing in Spanish. Students will learn the vocabulary and grammatical structures necessary to communicate in everyday situations. A variety of videos, student presentations, projects, and dramatizations will be used to reinforce language skills and introduce various aspects of Hispanic culture. As this is a high school level course, students should be prepared to invest additional time and effort as the curriculum demands. Recommended for students with a B+ average or better in English and who will devote 15 to 30 minutes to homework each night. *Students successfully completing high school courses in middle school will receive one high school credit, but the course grades will be excluded from the student’s high school grade point average (GPA).