World Languages

  • Spanish 1 (Course #0708340)

    1.0 credit – Grades 9-12

    Prerequisite: “C” in English or or Instructor Approval. Not recommended for Spanish Heritage speaker.

    The one-year course in Spanish emphasizes speaking, fundamentals of grammar, and understanding culture. The intent of the student is to continue language study for a minimum of two years. All students are REQUIRED to participate in oral presentations. Mastery of spelling in a World Language is also required.

     

    Spanish 2 (Course #0708350)

    1.0 credit – Grades 9-12

    Prerequisite: Completed Spanish 1 with a C or higher or Heritage Language Speaker.

    The second year further develops the four skills: reading, writing, listening, and speaking with emphasis on grammar and culture. All students are REQUIRED to participate in oral presentations.

     

    Spanish 3 Honors (Course #0708360)

    1.0 credit – Grades 9-12

    Prerequisite: Completed previous level with a B or higher or Instructor approval. Classes are conducted mostly in the target language and give students the opportunity to explore culture and literature while improving all language skills. All student are REQUIRED to participate in oral presentations.

     

    AICE Spanish Language AS (Course #0708538)

    1.0 credit – Grades 10-12

    The AS Level Spanish course enables learners to achieve greater fluency, accuracy, and confidence in the language as it is spoken and written and improve their communication skills. They will learn how to improve their use of Spanish in a variety of situations (human relationships; family; generation gap; young people; patterns of daily life; urban and rural life; the media; food and drink; law and order; philosophy and belief; health and fitness; work and leisure; equality of opportunity; employment and unemployment; sport; free time activities; travel and tourism; education; cultural life/heritage; war and peace; social and economic development; scientific and medical advances; technological innovation; environment; conservation; pollution; contemporary aspects of the country or countries where Spanish is spoken), understanding how to read texts and other source materials, extract information, initiate conversations and respond to questions both orally and in writing.

     

    Spanish for Spanish Speakers 1 (Course #0709300)

    1.0 credit – Grades 9-12

    The purpose of this course is to enable students whose heritage language is Spanish to develop, maintain, and enhance proficiency in their heritage language by reinforcing and acquiring skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing, including the fundamentals of Spanish grammar. Language Arts Standards are also included in this course to enable students to become literate in the Spanish language and gain a better understanding of the nature of their own language as well as other languages to be acquired.

     

    Spanish for Spanish Speakers 2 (Course #0709310)

    1.0 credit – Grades 9-12

    The purpose of this course is to enable students who heritage language is Spanish to develop, maintain and enhance proficiency in their heritage language by reinforcing and expanding skills in listening, speaking, reading and writing as well as Spanish for Spanish Speakers 1. Students are exposed to a variety of Spanish literary genres and authors. Language Arts Standing are also included in this course to enable students to become literate in Spanish and gain a better understanding of the nature of their own language as well as other languages to be acquired.