World Languages

World Language Pathways

In Prosper ISD, we are proud to offer our students five languages to choose from when planning their language study. The languages taught in Prosper ISD are American Sign Language (ASL), French, Latin, Mandarin Chinese, and Spanish. For students choosing Spanish as their language of study, Spanish I is available to all students beginning in 8th grade. Level I of all other languages are available starting in 9th grade.

Visit the "Which language should you choose?" page to read about the benefits of studying each language.

MIDDLE SCHOOL WORLD LANGUAGE COURSE OFFERINGS

World Languages: Languages Other Than English (LOTE)

Spanish I (year-long)

Grade 8, 1.0 high school credit, On-Level GPA course

Spanish I is an introductory course to the language and culture of the Spanish-speaking world. Students will develop listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills on topics related to everyday student life. Students will demonstrate their language skills in the interpretive, interpersonal, and presentational modes of communication as defined by the TEKS. Students will recognize the interrelationships between cultures by identifying products and practices to understand cultural perspectives of the Spanish-speaking world. The outcome for Spanish I is to develop novice mid to novice high proficiency. This course is conducted in Spanish for a significant amount of time.

Prerequisite: None