WORLD Language

RETROACTIVE CREDIT

The UW System and many other colleges offer free retroactive college credit for world language courses taken in high school. A student may earn up to 16 retro credits by completing an intermediate or advanced level class in college. Each additional high school class beyond Spanish I and II or German I and II increases the chances of earning retro credit. Students planning on earning retro credit or on “testing out” of a foreign language in college should plan on taking some of their foreign language classes during their senior year of high school.

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Note: It is highly recommended that students participating in the exchange trip to Germany (2022, 2024) complete German I and II prior to the trip.

GERMAN I 3150/3151 (Two Terms)

Grades 9, 10, 11, 12

Course Description: Class activities are divided between a study of the German language and the German culture. The language area emphasizes the development of listening and speaking skills but also includes work in the areas of reading and writing. In vocabulary, the emphasis is on the use of German to discuss such topics of interest as school, hobbies and sports, friends and family, home and clothing. Cultural topics include: schools, family life, houses and traveling to a foreign country.

GERMAN II 3152/3153 (Two Terms)

Prerequisite: German I

Grades 9, 10, 11, 12

Course Description: Language development continues with the addition of vocabulary and structures needed to discuss shopping, foods and beverages, getting around in a German city, concerts, movies, holidays, music and gift-giving. Cultural topics include practice with the metric system, reading a menu, invitation, letters, greeting cards, gifts and a close-up view of the city of Munich.

GERMAN III 3154/3155 (Two terms)

Prerequisite: German II

Grades 10, 11, 12

Course Description: Both German III & IV are less structured than the early levels. Students will continue their study of German grammar and vocabulary, but the emphasis moves beyond basic structures to the expression of ideas through discussions and writing. Several aspects of German culture will be studied through the use of stories, songs, websites and videos.

GERMAN IV 3156/3157 (Two Terms)

Prerequisite: German III

Grades 10, 11, 12

Course Description: The study of German concludes with a focus on advanced grammar and further exploration of culture. This is accomplished through the use of music, literature, and multimedia materials, with an emphasis on the use of German in class discussions.

SPANISH I 3160/3161 (Two Terms)

Grades 9, 10, 11, 12

Course Description: This course is an introduction to the six core themes taught throughout the Spanish curriculum: environment, beauty, family & community, daily life, technology and personal & public identities. Throughout each theme, students will investigate other countries & cultures by reading a variety of texts, conversing, writing and listening. There is no prerequisite.

SPANISH II 3162/3163 (Two Terms)

Prerequisite: Spanish I (C or better) or Consent of Instructor

Grades 9, 10, 11, 12

Course Description: Students will further explore the six core themes introduced in Spanish 1. Throughout each theme, students will investigate other countries & cultures by reading a variety of texts, conversing, writing and listening.

SPANISH III 3164/3165 (Two Terms)

Prerequisite: Spanish II (C or better) or Consent of Instructor

Grades 10, 11, 12

Course Description: Students will interact with the six core themes at an intermediate level. Throughout each theme, students will investigate other countries & cultures by reading a variety of texts, conversing, writing and listening.

NOTE: Students participating in the trip to a Spanish speaking country (2020, 2022) must have completed Spanish III or may be enrolled in Spanish III during that semester.

It is highly recommended that students planning to take both Spanish IV and V do so in the same academic year. Spanish V will be a continuation of the material learned in Spanish IV therefore the amount of time dedicated to review will be very limited. Spanish IV will be offered in the fall semester, Spanish V will be offered in the spring semester.

SPANISH IV 3166/3167 (Two Terms)

Prerequisite: Spanish III ( C or better) or Consent of Instructor

Grades 10, 11, 12

Course Description: Students will transition into the advanced levels of Spanish while focusing on the six core themes. They will prepare for the AP Spanish 5 Course and the AP exam.

AP SPANISH V 3168/3169 (Two Terms)

Prerequisite: Successful Completion of Spanish IV or Consent of Instructor

Grades 10, 11, 12

Course Description:

Students will continue their Spanish development in speaking, listening, reading and writing. They will interact with the six core themes at an advanced level. By the end of the course, students will be prepared for the AP exam and/or college placement exam and/or retroactive credits. Grade Weighted Class