A study of Level I of a second language focuses on the following sequence: Listening, speaking, reading, and writing. The student learns correct pronunciation by listening to the teacher and recorded materials.
Development and maintenance of aural-oral reading and writing skills are emphasized so that by the end of the second year of language study, the student is expected to be able to understand, speak, read and write, in the target language, words, phrases and simple sentences relating to basic survival needs and limited social needs. Study continues of the cultures and civilizations of the countries whose language is being studied.
Practice in the four basic skills is continued, and more advanced and sophisticated use of the language is introduced and comprehend printed material for informative or social purposes, and write short paragraphs on familiar topics. More in-depth study of the cultures and civilizations of the countries whose language is being studied is stressed. This course will prepare students to meet the foreign language requirements of the International Baccalaureate Programme.
Spanish IV Honors
Practice in the four basic skills is continued and refined so that by the end of the fourth year of language study, the student is expected to understand and participate in conversations about most survival needs and some topics beyond those needs which utilize familiar vocabulary and common verb forms. The student is also expected to be able to read and write material meant for personal communication, information or recreational purposes. Study of the cultural aspects of the countries whose language is being studied continues and some representative literary works are studied.