Home Language Arts

Prerequisite:  Home Language Arts 8, new ENL entrant, or recommendation from the Department Chair and School Counselor based on previous study. 

This course is designed for Spanish speaking students to further develop native literacy skills. Students will read and respond to literature and other writings representative of Spanish-speaking societies. Emphasis is placed on the strengthening of speaking, reading, listening and writing skills. Instruction is based on activities that will assist students to convey meaning through writing, using appropriate grammar, sentence structure, and tone. Students will build a foundation in their home language in order to be successful in English down the road. Coursework aligns with work being done in 9th grade content area classes and ELA 9.

Prerequisite:  Home Language Arts 9, new ENL entrant, or recommendation from the Department Chair and School Counselor based on previous study. 

This course is designed for Spanish speaking students to further develop native literacy skills. Students will read and respond to literature and other writings representative of Spanish-speaking societies. Emphasis is placed on the strengthening of speaking, reading, listening and writing skills. Instruction is based on activities that will assist students to convey meaning through writing, using appropriate grammar, sentence structure, and tone. Students will build a foundation in their home language in order to be successful in English down the road. Coursework aligns with work being done in 10th grade content area classes and ELA 10.

Prerequisite:  Home Language Arts 10, new ENL entrant, or recommendation from the Department Chair and School Counselor based on previous study. 

This course is designed for Spanish speaking students to further develop native literacy skills. Students will read and respond to literature and other writings representative of Spanish-speaking societies. Emphasis is placed on the strengthening of speaking, reading, listening and writing skills. Instruction is based on activities that will assist students to convey meaning through writing, using appropriate grammar, sentence structure, and tone. Students will build a foundation in their home language in order to be successful in English down the road. Coursework aligns with work being done in 11th grade content area classes and ELA 11/12. Emphasis will be placed on building skills to help students find success on their Regents exams in order to graduate.

Prerequisite:  Spanish III, Spanish III Honors, or Home Language Arts II 

This course concentrates on the conversational aspects of the Spanish language as outlined in Checkpoint C of the State Syllabus. This course continues to build oral and written proficiency. Survival Spanish will be combined with reading a survey of Spanish literature. Authentic materials will be utilized to provide a better understanding of the Spanish language and culture. 

Students will have the option of taking this course for college credits through St. John’s University College Advantage Program and the Suffolk County Community College Beacon Program. 

Prerequisite:  Successful completion of Spanish IV Honors and Teacher Recommendation. 

This course is intended for students with an extensive background in Spanish, who are interested in continuing an intensive, culture-rich course.  Conducted almost entirely in Spanish, this course will further the development of all four skill areas: speaking, listening, reading and writing.  Emphasis will be placed on the development of better oral/aural comprehension.  In addition, cultural awareness will be enhanced by using a wide variety of literature, authentic material, and other resources.  Basic grammar structures and usage will be reviewed and more sophisticated alternatives will be introduced.  This course offers the opportunity for student to earn college credits based on meeting course requirements.  Upon completion of this course, it is anticipated that the students will take the AP exam in May. The AP exam cost is $96. The Free/Reduced Lunch cost is $53. These costs are subject to change as per federal and state guidelines.  

Prerequisite: Spanish III OR Home Language Arts II  

Conversational Spanish courses provide students with an exploration of authentic experiences in the Spanish language and the culture(s) of Spanish-speaking people, placing greater emphasis on speaking and listening skills while deemphasizing writing and reading the language. Authentic, real-life and work-based situations will be highlighted.  

Prerequisite: Spanish III OR Home Language Arts II  

This course will run concurrently with International Business, meeting every other day. The course will help students become comfortable using Spanish to communicate with customers, clients, and coworkers that do not speak English. The course will target skills and vocabulary that will be useful in their career paths and ultimately give them the tools they need to become a bilingual employee. This course will expand students’ knowledge of relationships among the products, practices, and perspectives of Spanish-speaking countries and cultures.  

Prerequisite: Italian III, Spanish III, Home Language Arts II or Recommendation from the Department Chair  

This exploratory French course will provide students with an introduction to the French language and the culture(s) of French-speaking people.  Students will be exposed to the French language and culture through literature, music and videos while learning some basic conversational survival skills.   Emphasis will be placed on developing cultural competency while acquiring some basic language useful for travel to French speaking countries.