World Languages

Graduation Requirement: Elective

Designed to introduce students to French language and culture, French I emphasizes basic grammar and syntax, simple vocabulary, and the spoken accent so that students can read, write, speak, and understand the language at a basic level within predictable areas of need, using customary courtesies and conventions. French culture is introduced through the art, literature, customs, and history of the French-speaking people.

Prerequisite(s): French 1 or instructor permission

Graduation Requirement: Elective

French II courses build upon skills developed in French I, extending students’ ability to understand and express themselves in French and increasing their vocabulary. Typically, students learn how to engage in discourse for informative or social purposes, write expressions or passages that show understanding of sentence construction and the rules of grammar, and comprehend the language when spoken slowly. Students usually explore the customs, history, and art forms of French-speaking people to deepen their understanding of the culture(s).

Prerequisite(s): French 2 or instructor permission

Graduation Requirement: Elective

French III courses focus on having students express increasingly complex concepts both verbally and in writing while showing some spontaneity. Comprehension goals for students may include attaining more facility and faster understanding when listening to the language spoken at normal rates, being able to paraphrase or summarize written passages, and conversing easily within limited situations.

Graduation Requirement: Elective

Spanish 1 is a course designed to introduce students to Spanish language and culture with an emphasis on basic grammar and syntax, simple vocabulary, and the spoken accent so that students can read, write, speak, and understand the language at a basic level within predictable areas of need, using customary courtesies and conventions. Spanish culture is introduced through the art, literature, customs, and history of Spanish-speaking people.

Prerequisite(s): Spanish 1 or instructor permission

Graduation Requirement: Elective

Spanish II is a course designed to build upon skills developed in Spanish I, extending students’ ability to understand and express themselves in Spanish and increasing their vocabulary. Typically, students learn how to engage in discourse for informative or social purposes, write expressions or passages that show understanding of sentence construction and the rules of grammar, and comprehend the language when spoken slowly. Students usually explore the customs, history, and art forms of Spanish-speaking people to deepen their understanding of the culture(s).

Prerequisite(s): Spanish 2 or instructor permission

Graduation Requirement: Elective

The Spanish III course focuses on having students express increasingly complex concepts both verbally and in writing while showing some spontaneity. Comprehension goals for students may include attaining more facility and faster understanding when listening to the language spoken at normal rates, being able to paraphrase or summarize written passages, and conversing easily within limited situations.

Prerequisite(s): Competency Assessment or by teacher recommendation.

Graduation Requirement: Elective; Dual Credit Option

Designed by the College Board to parallel third-year college-level courses in Spanish language, the AP Spanish Language and Culture course builds upon prior knowledge and develop students’ ability to express ideas, exchange opinions, and present information in Spanish, both orally and in writing. This course also helps students in understanding and interpreting written and spoken Spanish. In addition, students explore the culture of Spanish-speaking people in historical and contemporary contexts.