World Languages Course Descriptions

 

(9-12) Major emphasis is placed on developing the student’s ability to understand spoken French. Great stress is placed on correct pronunciation. The students are provided with limited facility in each of the four skills of language learning: listening, reading, speaking and writing.

 

French 2
Prerequisite: Minimum grade of “C” in French 1.

(10-12) In French 2, students emphasize the oral approach. In addition, the concepts of grammar studied on the first level are reviewed, reinforced and expanded. Conversations, dialogues and drills are more expanded. We continue to deepen our study of French culture, geography and history.

 

(11-12) Students study a number of literary works which represent the French-speaking world as well as various regions of France. The course is designed to integrate the maturing language skills of the students with a growing understanding of the French speaking world. The course also presents a systematic review of the basic grammar of French together with intensive language practice to increase the student’s ability to handle everyday situations in French.

 

 

(9-12) Major emphasis is placed on developing the student’s ability to understand spoken Spanish. Great stress is placed on correct pronunciation. The students are provided with limited facility in each of the four skills of language learning: listening, reading, speaking and writing.

 

(9-12) Emphasis is placed on developing a keener understanding of structure, grammar and dialogue.

 

(9-12) This class is conducted at an accelerated pace, exclusively in Spanish, and is for students who have studied the Spanish language intensively in junior high or know and use Spanish at home and in the community. Students expand and develop vocabulary by conversing, reading short stories, poems, and literary articles, and by writing journals, letters, and essays. Students learn to compare, contrast, explain, and support ideas using the appropriate terminology through presentations, essays and debates.

Students who successfully complete Advanced Spanish 2 and Spanish 3 have the opportunity of taking the AP Spanish Language and Culture course in their junior and senior years.

 

(11-12) Major emphasis is placed on the student’s ability to express him in oral and written forms on a limited number of literary works suited to his skill. Stress is also placed on the student’s ability to read and understand such literary works.

 

(11-12) Course material will be presented at the college level. The advanced curriculum will entail a more detailed analysis of Spanish structure and grammatical elements. Conversation skills, vocabulary development and more varied Spanish idioms will be emphasized.