World Languages

French I         

This course will develop the language skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing in everyday situations. Grammar will be integrated throughout the course. Students will acquire insight into how language and cultures work by making comparisons to their own.

French II          

This course will continue the development of listening, speaking, reading and writing skills. Students will be able to satisfy basic survival needs and interact on issues of everyday life as they participate in simple conversational situations. Writing skills will be extended to composing related sentences which narrate, describe, compare, and summarize familiar topics. Grammar will be integrated throughout the course. Reading skills will be extended to understanding of main ideas. Students will compare the influence of beliefs and values of the target cultures to their own.

French III Honors           

This course will provide students with additional opportunities to expand their language skills. Writing will be extended to include paragraph development and a variety of short cohesive selections in present, past and future time. Extended reading will include short literary texts, authentic materials, and media on familiar topics. Students will identify main idea(s) and significant details in discussions, presentations and written texts. Opportunities for social interaction will further develop oral language skills. Students will examine the interrelationship of other cultures to their own.

French IV Honors           

This course will enable students to communicate in writing and in extended conversations on a variety of topics. Students will begin to narrate, discuss, and support fairly complex ideas and concepts using concrete facts and topics. Students will be given opportunities for a variety of social interactions to further develop communication skills. This course will emphasize culture, literature, and independent reading of short stories, poetry, current events, and authentic materials. Finer points of grammar will be studied to aid oral and written communication. Level IV is taught primarily in the target language. 

Spanish I           

This course will develop the language skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing in everyday situations. Grammar will be integrated throughout the course. Students will acquire insight into how language and cultures work by making comparisons to their own. 

Spanish II          

This course will continue the development of listening, speaking, reading and writing skills. Students will be able to satisfy basic survival needs and interact on issues of everyday life as they participate in simple conversational situations. Writing skills will be extended to composing related sentences which narrate, describe, compare, and summarize familiar topics. Grammar will be integrated throughout the course. Reading skills will be extended to the understanding of main ideas. Students will compare the influence of beliefs and values of the target cultures to their own. 

Spanish III Honors          

This course will provide students with additional opportunities to expand their language skills. Writing will be extended to include paragraph development and a variety of short cohesive selections in present, past and future time. Extended reading will include short literary texts, authentic materials, and media on familiar topics. Students will identify main idea(s) and significant details in discussions, presentations and written texts. Opportunities for social interaction will further develop oral language skills. Students will examine the interrelationship of other cultures to their own. 

Spanish IV Honors          

This course provides a continuation of the first three years of Spanish. Students will continue to increase listening, reading, speaking, and writing skills that are based on pedagogically proven methods of world language instruction. Students will expand their self-expression through increasing vocabulary, verb tenses, and advanced grammar constructions. Culture will be integrated throughout the course to assist learners in focusing on the Spanish speaking world, its cultures, people, geographical locations, and histories.

AP Spanish Language and Culture          

This course emphasizes the use of language for active communication. Students will develop reading, writing, listening, and speaking that can be used in various activities and disciplines rather than focusing on any specific subject matter. Emphasis will be placed on comprehension of the spoken and written language in various contexts; coherent and resourceful communication; and the organization and writing of compositions. The class is taught in the target language and follows the AP Syllabus approved by the College Board which prepares the students for the AP Spanish Language and Culture Exam in May.

Spanish Language Heritage I     

This course is designed specifically for native or heritage speakers of Spanish who already have some oral language proficiency. The purpose of this course is to enable students to develop, maintain, and enhance their proficiency in the heritage language by providing them the opportunity to listen, speak, read, and write in a variety of contexts and for a variety of audiences, including the family, school, and the immediate community. The course will allow students to explore the cultures that use the Spanish language, including their own, and it will enable students to gain a better understanding of the nature of their own language as well as other languages to be acquired. 

Spanish Language Heritage II Honors        

This course is designed specifically for native or heritage speakers of Spanish who already have some oral language proficiency. The purpose of this course is to enable students to further develop, maintain, and enhance their proficiency in the heritage language by providing them the opportunity to listen, speak, read, and write in a variety of contexts and for a variety of audiences, including the family, school, and broader community. The course will allow students to explore the cultures that use the Spanish language, including their own, and it will enable students to gain a better understanding of the nature of their own language as well as other languages to be acquired.