600 WORLD LANGUAGES

In order to satisfy the JDCHS World Language requirement for graduation, a student must successfully complete two different levels (year-long courses) of the same world language, or 2.0 credits.

612 Spanish I 

Fall and Spring, year-long course

Students will begin their exploration of Spanish through speaking, reading, writing, listening, and the study of culture. Themes typically include greetings, numbers, time, dates, weather, school, family, sports, food, health, and travel, as well as culture of Latin American countries. Grammatical concepts may include nouns, adjectives, present tense of common regular verbs, present tense of common stem-changing verbs, present tense of common irregular verbs, preterite tense of common regular and irregular verbs. Activities may include dialogues, readings, questions, exercises, projects, tests, and oral presentations.

622 Spanish II 

Fall and Spring, year-long course

Prerequisite: Spanish I or equivalent high school program. 

Students will continue their exploration of Spanish through speaking, reading, writing, listening and the study of culture. Themes include sports and health, clothing and shopping, travel and vacation activities, food and cooking, legends and stories, family relationships and talking about the environment. Grammatical concepts may include reflexive verbs, the present tense, the past tense (preterite and imperfect), possessives, the future tense, progressive tenses, direct and indirect object pronouns, and comparisons. Activities may include dialogues, journal entries, audio activities, readings, questions, exercises, projects, tests, music, games, movies, cultural celebrations, and oral presentations.

624 Spanish for Native Speakers

Fall and Spring, year-long course

Prerequisite: Spanish spoken in the home

The Spanish for Native Speakers class is designed for students who speak Spanish as their first language and wish to improve their literacy skills in Spanish. The class will enable students to develop, maintain, and enhance proficiency in Spanish by providing them the opportunity to listen, speak, read, and write in a variety of contexts for a variety of audiences including the family, school, and other Spanish speaking countries. The course will allow students to explore the nature of their own Spanish dialect as well as standard Spanish and the variations in culture and language throughout the Spanish speaking world. This course will count as part of the two credit foreign language requirement for graduation. This class is strongly recommended for those students who speak the Spanish language at home. 

632 Spanish III

Fall and Spring, year-long course

Prerequisite: Spanish II or departmental approval

Students will continue their exploration of Spanish through speaking, reading, writing, listening and the study of culture. Previously acquired grammatical structures and terminology will be reviewed and reinforced. Readings on various topics (art, television, communication, violence control, voluntary work, etc.) will comprise units designed to increase proficiency in the language, and provide cultural insight. A major emphasis will be placed on speaking in Spanish. Activities may include: dialogues, readings, questions, exercises, projects, tests, and oral presentations.

642 Spanish IV

Fall and Spring, year-long course

Prerequisite: Spanish III or departmental approval

Students will continue their exploration of Spanish through speaking, reading, writing, listening and the study of culture, building on what they learned in Spanish III. Previously acquired grammatical structures and terminology will be reviewed and reinforced. Readings on various topics (art, television, communication, violence control, voluntary work, etc.) will comprise units designed to increase proficiency in the language, and provide cultural insight. A major emphasis will be placed on speaking in Spanish. Activities may include: dialogues, readings, questions, exercises, projects, tests, and oral presentations.

642AP AP Spanish (Advanced Placement) $

Fall and Spring, year-long course

Prerequisite: Departmental approval

$ AP Exam fee; Students will be required to purchase textbooks

Students will explore previously acquired terminology and grammatical concepts while continuing their advancement in the intricacies of the language through exposure to literature, history, art, and music. Activities may include dialogues, readings, questions, exercises, projects, tests, and oral presentations. Students will prepare for the AP Spanish language exam.

611 French I 

Fall and Spring, year-long course

This course is devoted to the introduction and study of the French language and culture. Students will learn basic conversational French, as well as learn foundational grammar, build a basic vocabulary and gain reading, writing , speaking and listening skills in French. Upon completion of this course, students will be able to communicate  simple biographical information, their school schedule, their family structure, their hobbies, and likes and dislikes. In addition, students learn about cultural topics from French geography to French cuisine to the French education system.   

621 French II 

Fall and Spring, year-long course

Prerequisite: French I or equivalent high school program. 

Students will continue their exploration of French through speaking, reading, writing, listening, and the study of culture. Themes typically include religion, friends, family, leisure activities, celebrations, food and cooking, school, technology, daily routine, childhood activities, country life, camping, nature, and health, as well as Francophone cultures around the world. Grammatical concepts may include revision of grammatical structures, use of object pronouns, negations, comparisons, superlative, reflexive and non-reflexive verbs in various tenses including the present, present perfect, imperfect, future, conditional and subjunctive tenses. Activities may include dialogues, readings, questions, exercises, projects, tests and oral presentations.

621H French II (Honors) 

Fall and Spring, year-long course

Prerequisite: French I or equivalent high school program. An ability to work at a faster pace is typically required for this course. 

Students will continue their exploration of French through speaking, reading, writing, listening, and the study of culture. Themes typically include religion, friends, family, leisure activities, celebrations, food and cooking, school, technology, daily routine, childhood activities, country life, camping, nature, and health, as well as Francophone cultures around the world. Grammatical concepts may include revision of grammatical structures, use of object pronouns, negations, comparisons, superlative, reflexive and non-reflexive verbs in various tenses including the present, present perfect, imperfect, future, conditional and subjunctive tenses. Activities may include dialogues, readings, questions, exercises, projects, tests and oral presentations.

631C French III (Concurrent) $

Fall and Spring, year-long course

Prerequisite: French II or departmental approval

Must drop class if not enrolled at UVU by the deadline

$ Concurrent fee 

This course will prepare students for AP French Language and Culture. It will use an AP College Board approved text and syllabus and follow a rigorous course of instruction devoted to the review and continued in-depth study of the French language and culture. Students will continue to learn and practice more complex conversational and listening skills in French, as well as review and practice more advanced grammar, build a larger French vocabulary and practice and reinforce their skills in reading, writing and speaking French. Upon completion of this course, students will be able to: understand and engage in more complex conversations in French regarding traveling, French books and magazines, French customs, culture in various French-speaking countries and French history; be familiar with the use and conjugation of the future tense verbs; review conjugation of regular and irregular present/past tense verbs; be familiar with the use and conjugation of subjunctive, conditional, and literary tenses of regular and irregular verbs; be comfortable using more questions and idiomatic expressions; and practice using critical thinking, reading and writing skills in French. Concurrent through UVU, please see COURSE REQUIREMENTS & DISCLOSURES page for details. 

643AP AP French Language and Culture (Advanced Placement) $

Fall and Spring, year-long course

Prerequisite: Departmental approval

$ Concurrent fee

This course will emphasize the three modes of communication (Interpersonal, Interpretive and Presentational) defined in the Standards for Foreign Language Learning in the 21st Century. This course will provide students with opportunities to demonstrate their proficiency in each of the three modes in the Intermediate to Pre-Advanced range as described in the ACTFL Performance Guidelines for K–12 Learners. The AP French Language and Culture course takes a holistic approach to language proficiency and recognizes the complex interrelatedness of comprehension and comprehensibility, vocabulary usage, language control, communication strategies, and cultural awareness. Students should learn language structures in context and use them to convey meaning. This course strives to promote both fluency and accuracy in language use and not to overemphasize grammatical accuracy at the expense of communication. In order to best facilitate the study of language and culture, the course is taught in the target language.