College and AP World Language Courses

COLLEGE SPANISH 201   - 05440 - 1 CREDIT *

Prerequisite:  Spanish 3

Credit: Language

Description:  This course will be conducted in Spanish.  This course will include intensive college level grammar incorporating all syntactic structure in Spanish.  Reading materials will include samples of Spanish literature, educational texts on Hispanic history, current event articles, as well as selected readings on various themes.  Writing skills and literary analysis will be developed.  Students will be expected to speak Spanish and are required to make frequent oral presentations to the class.  Students who successfully complete this course, by earning a grade of C+ or higher and a grade of 65 or higher on the DCC final exam, may earn as many as 3 credits from Dutchess Community College at a reduced tuition.   The DCC credits will be awarded in January.  A local final exam will be given in June.  One high school credit will be awarded in June for students who pass the course.  Students will not be eligible to receive 1/2 credit for this course after completing only the first semester.  

COLLEGE GERMAN 201 - 05235 - 1 CREDIT *

Prerequisite:  German 3

Credit:  Language

Description:  In this course, students examine cultural differences between Germany, Austria and Switzerland, the so-called DACH countries.  Students explore how dialects, geography, cuisine, and sports influence regional and national cultural identity.  Students participate in the international soccer competition, Bundesliga Total!; adventure through Germany via the online mini-series, Ticket nach Berlin; read the German novel, Ich bin hier bloß  Hund; and engage with several German-language films, including “Heidi” and “Das Wunder von Bern”.  Because this is conducted in German, daily, active participation in the target language is crucial to student progress.  The Dutchess Community College (DCC) course will end in January with a DCC final exam.  The DCC final exam will also count as the high school midterm.  Students who successfully complete this course at the end of Semester 1, by earning a grade of C+ or higher and a grade of 65 or higher on the DCC final exam, may earn as many as 3 credits from Dutchess Community College at a reduced tuition.  The DCC credits will be awarded in January.  A local final exam will be given in June.  One high school credit will be awarded in June for students who pass the course.   This course is a full year commitment. Students will not be eligible to receive 1/2 credit for this course after completing only the first semester. Students may register to take the Advanced Placement German exam on a walk-on basis.  For information regarding AP exam dates and fees, please visit the College Board website at http://www.collegeboard.org

COLLEGE ITALIAN I  - 05340 - 1 CREDIT *

Prerequisite:  Italian 3

Credit: Language

Description: This course will include an intensive college-level grammar review of all syntactic structures in Italian.  Varied readings of prose and poetry from classical to contemporary literary movements will be included.  Students will write college-level compositions and term papers dealing with cultural issues and current events. The class will be conducted in large part in Italian.  Students will be expected to speak in Italian with relative ease and are required to make periodic oral presentations to the class. Students that successfully complete this course can obtain as many as 4 credits from SUNY Albany at a reduced tuition.