World Languages
French I #1300 / French I 8 #1308 (1 credit)
The first level course is designed to develop basic communication skills in listening comprehension, speaking, reading and writing in a world language. Cultural highlights are also included. Students gain the ability and confidence to communicate at a basic level.
French II #1305 (1 credit)
This course provides a progressive development of the basic communication skills in listening comprehension, speaking, reading, and writing. Various cultural activities are used to increase cultural awareness. The emphasis is on proficiency.
French III #1315 (1 credit)
This course continues to emphasize communications with listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Cultural activities are used to further increase students' cultural awareness. The emphasis is on comprehension of the language.
French IV - Honors #1320 (1 credit)
Students continue to develop and reinforce their communication skills: listening, speaking, reading, writing and broadening their cultural knowledge. Technology, as well as various classroom activities, are used to increase the students' ability to function in the language.
French V - Honors #1323 (1 credit)
This course continues to develop students' language skill and to broaden students' understanding of the culture, through a wide range of real world situations. The objective of the course is to enable students to become life-long learners of the language and culture.
French - Advanced Placement #1324 (1 credit)
This course is an accelerated course in the French language. It is a college-level curriculum of the four key language skills (speaking, listening comprehension, reading and writing), as well as the French cultures. This course demands a high level of proficiency. It is also designed to prepare the students for the AP exam in the spring.
Spanish I #1325 / Spanish I 8 #1328 (1 credit)
Spanish I develops basic skills in speaking, listening comprehension, reading, and writing for communicative competence. Students develop a cultural awareness of the ideas and perspectives of the Hispanic world.
Spanish II #1330 (1 credit)
Spanish II continues to develop the students' basic skills in listening comprehension, reading, and writing. Students will continue to explore different cultural ideas and perspectives of the Hispanic world.
Spanish III #1335 (1 credit)
Spanish III places emphasis on communication. Students advance their listening, speaking, reading, and writing and communication skills in real world settings. Students continue to compare and contrast the Spanish language and culture with their native language and culture.
Spanish IV - Honors #1340 (1 credit)
Spanish IV continues the emphasis on the communicative competence established in Spanish I through Spanish III. Listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills are blended holistically toward the use of appropriate language in a wide range of real world situations. The relationship between the Spanish-speaking language and Spanish-speaking cultures is highlighted. Students investigate content of other subject areas such as history, social studies, math, science, and the arts. Students directly compare and contrast cultures, customs, literature, and languages. The diversity of the Spanish-speaking communities is explored. Prerequisite: C or better in Spanish III and teacher recommendation.
Spanish V - Honors #1343 (1 credit)
Honors Spanish V is designed to help students further develop comprehension, reading, writing and speaking at a pre-advanced level. A strong foundation for the study of the Spanish language and culture is developed as the course expands on skills obtained in Spanish I through IV. Students investigate cultures and connect with the other content areas to enhance their learning experience. Each unit culminates in rich and varied activities that feature cultural readings, literature, speaking and writing. Thematic chapters create a wide range of real world situations, so culture and real experiences are woven throughout the language practice. Prerequisite: C or better in Honors Spanish IV and teacher recommendation.
Spanish - Advanced Placement #1344 (1 credit)
This course is a program of study whose main objective is to develop students' communication skills in Spanish to a high level of ability in all four language skills (speaking, listening comprehension, reading and writing). Students gain greater competence in Spanish by participating in an intensive, rigorous, college-level curriculum, which refines the four language skills. As a result, of this program of study, students will acquire a greater appreciation for, and an understanding of, the richness of Hispanic cultures. Students are prepared to take the AP Spanish exam in the spring. Prerequisite: B or better in Honors Spanish IV or Honors Spanish V.
German I #1345 / German I 8 #1348 (1 credit)
German I is a communications oriented course that deals with building novice skills in listening comprehension, speaking, reading, sentence and short paragraph writing, and an appreciation of the target culture, based on everyday vocabulary and familiar topics. Authentic realia as well as our CD-Rom program will supplement the course.
German II #1350 (1 credit)
The objectives of German II include further development of novice/intermediate skills of listening comprehension, speaking, reading, sentence and short paragraph writing, and an appreciation of the target culture. Authentic realia as well as our CD-Rom program will supplement the course.
German III #1355 (1 credit)
The textbook and excerpts from authentic texts for young people provide the basis for further development of intermediate skills of speaking, reading, listening comprehension, and writing. Such exposure helps students gain insight to the German culture and communicate more effectively in German. Authentic realia as well as our CD-Rom program will supplement the course.
German IV - Honors #1360 (1 credit)
The course content, along with authentic texts for young people, provides the basis for further development of all four-language skills at the intermediate/pre-advanced level. The course encourages students to engage in discussions about the environment, the media, German universities and job training, as well as equal rights and prejudices both in and beyond the German speaking countries.
German V - Honors#1363 (1 credit)
This course is designed to help students further develop the four language skills, at a pre-advanced level. Reading, speaking, listening, and writing skills reinforce one another in the combination of readings and exercises found in our resources which promote communication. Students will read a variety of authentic text types as well as pursue an in-depth study of a contemporary Swiss-German play.
German - Advanced Placement #1365 (1 credit)
This course is a rigorous, college-level program, which emphasizes use of German for active communication. The four language skills (speaking, listening comprehension, reading and writing) are stressed and further refined, thus increasing students' ability to communicate effectively. This course demands a high level of proficiency and dedication and dedication and is designed to prepare students for the Advanced Placement examination. Success on the AP exam could lead to college credit.
Latin I #1370 / Latin I 8 #1376 (1 credit)
This course includes the reading of Latin passages that reflect the Greco-Roman culture. The emphasis is on comprehension of reading recognition, comprehension of grammatical structures and development of skills that enable students to understand the meaning of English words.
Latin II #1375 (1 credit)
The reading materials use, wherever possible, historical characters and situations that illustrate Roman life in the first century A.D. set in Roman Britain and in Alexandria, Egypt. This course provides a progressive development of the basic skills introduced in Latin I.
Latin III #1381 (1 credit)
The reading material is a continuation of the Roman Britain episode alternating between a "high life" story of political intrigue and a "low life" story modeled after Roman comedy. Students are introduced to some aspects of Roman religious life and of life in the Roman Legion. The final episode describes life in the capital, Rome. Students are introduced to intrigue within the imperial household and bureaucracy. This level introduces new grammatical points and simultaneously reviews and integrates items already met at previous levels.