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World Language Department

This course is designed as a necessary foundation for listening, speaking, reading and writing in the Spanish language. The course employs a combination of audio-lingual and cognitive techniques. In addition to independent projects and group presentations, the curriculum includes study of the Spanish culture in different parts of the world.
 
Placement by Student Personnel Services; review of standardized test scores; “B” in English in 7th and 8th grades.
 
This course is designed to establish fundamental skills for the first year study of the Spanish language. Reading, writing, speaking and listening are emphasized. This is achieved through the use of audio-lingual and cognitive techniques of teaching Spanish. Projects and presentations on the culture and history of various Spanish-speaking countries are also included in the curriculum.
 
Placement by Student Personnel Services; review of standardized test scores; “C” or better average in English in the 7th and 8th grades.
 
As a review and continuation of first year skills, this course stresses the four aspects of the language – listening, speaking, reading and writing. Utilizing a combination of audio-lingual and cognitive techniques, the emphasis continues to be on listening and speaking. Also included in the curriculum are lessons that foster cultural understanding of Spanish speaking peoples throughout the world. Oral presentations, projects and short writing assignments are required.
 
Successful completion of Advanced Spanish I with a “B” average and teacher recommendation is required.
 
A continuation of skills taught in the first year, this course stresses listening, speaking, reading and writing in Spanish, concentrating on spoken and written communication. Additionally, the course includes study of Spanish speaking people and countries. Students are required to participate in projects and oral presentations.
 
Successful completion of Spanish I is required.  
 
The goal of this course is a more advanced knowledge and understanding of Spanish, incorporation the four skills of the language: reading, writing, speaking, and listening. These skills are further enhanced through summary and comparison of cultural and contemporary topics utilizing a variety of authentic sources and literary selections. This course will serve as a precursor to the Spanish AP Language course.
 
Successful completion of Advanced Spanish II with a “B” average and teacher recommendation, or successful completion of Spanish II with an “A” average and teacher recommendation is required.
 
This course is taught as a literature course comparable to a college level course. Works covered include excerpts from 19th and 20th century Spanish literature. Authors and selections are studied in depth and certain texts are read in their entirety. Projects and oral presentations are part of the curriculum.
 
Successful completion of Advanced Spanish III with a “B” average and teacher recommendation is required.
 
This course helps prepare students to demonstrate their level of Spanish proficiency utilizing three communicative modes: interpersonal (interactive communication), interpretive (receptive communication) and presentational (productive communication), and the five goal areas outlined in the Standards for Foreign Language Learning in the 21st Century. This course is meant to be comparable to third year college and university courses that focus on speaking and writing in Spanish at an advanced level. Students will be prepared to take the Advanced Placement Spanish Language exam for possible college credit.
 
With teacher recommendation, this course may be taken concurrently with Honors Spanish IV OR Successful completion of Honors Spanish IV with a “B” average and teacher recommendation is required.
 
Students are required to take the AP exam. 
 
The course is designed so that students will be able to acquire the essential vocabulary and structure needed to communicate in a given situation at a beginning level. High frequency and productive vocabulary, presented in each chapter, focus on a specific communicative topic and cover key situations where students would have to use French to survive. Students are provided with many opportunities to use their French in activities with interesting and varied, but realistic formats. Conversations using natural, colloquial French are presented to the students in an easy to understand format. Students are introduced to Francophone culture in reading selections which link to the topic of each chapter.
 
Students placed by Student Personnel Services, review of standardized test scores; and a “B” in English in 7th and 8th grades.
 
This course will review points covered in Advanced French I and will introduce students to more in depth vocabulary and structure. Upon completion of each chapter, the students will be able to communicate at an intermediate level in French in a real-life situation. The high-frequency, productive vocabulary presented at the beginning of each chapter focuses on a specific topic and covers key situations where students would have to use French to survive. The structure point that follows the vocabulary presentation will enable students to put their new words together to communicate coherently. The readings recombine known language and enable students to read and learn in French about the cultures of the people who speak French.
 
Successful completion of Advanced French I with a “B” average and teacher recommendation is required. Incoming freshman are required to take a placement test.
 
This course develops the student’s ability to read, understand, and use the French language at a high intermediate level. The students are exposed, in a more in-depth way, to the geography, history and rich cultures of the vast French-speaking world. Students will be introduced to higher level up-to-date vocabulary necessary to communicate and function in today’s ever-changing world. Basic grammar will be reviewed, and advanced grammar will be presented in the context of each chapter. The students will read newspaper and magazine articles from French-speaking countries and will be introduced to the works of some of the major writers of the French-speaking world.
 
Successful completion of Advanced French II with a “B” average and teacher recommendation is required.
 
This course is taught as a literature course comparable to a college level course. Works covered include excerpts from 19th and 20th century French fiction and French poetry. Authors and selections are studied in depth and certain texts are read in their entirety. Projects and oral presentations are part of the curriculum. Students may choose to take the AP exam.
 
Successful completion of Advanced French III with a “B” average and teacher recommendation is required.
 
The purpose of this course is to begin the development of the student’s ability to read and comprehend Latin. The relationship of English vocabulary as derived from the Latin roots is an essential part of the course. Building SAT vocabulary as students define and use Latin roots is extremely valuable as an ongoing vocabulary skill. Considerable time is spent, as well, on Latin grammar structure. Students comprehend Latin words according to their relationship to other words in the sentence using a grammatical framework, and this careful analysis also benefits the student in the use of English grammar. The study of Latin also requires a comprehensive study of Roman history, culture, and mythology. Students will present projects relating to historical/mythological events to strengthen their knowledge in this area. Latin terms in the fields of medicine, law, science, and government are covered. Latin phrases and conversational terms will be introduced regularly. Burke’s Latin I is used in class. In mid-March, each student will be administered the National Latin Exam. Latin is an ideal foundation for modern foreign languages, and it enhances critical thinking. Studies have repeatedly shown that a foundation in Latin is beneficial to the students across the curriculum.
 
This course is open to all grade levels.  
 
The purpose of this course is to continue the development of the student’s ability to read and comprehend Latin. The relationship of English vocabulary as derived from Latin roots continues to be an essential part of the course. Additional vocabulary will be introduced in each chapter, as well as a review of terms covered in Latin I. Considerable time continues to be spent on Latin grammar, structure and syntax. An extensive look at declensions and conjugations is covered in this course. A comprehensive study of Roman history, culture, and mythology is ongoing in Latin II.
 
Students will present projects relating to historical/mythological events to strengthen their knowledge in this area. Additional Latin terms in the fields of medicine, law, science, and government are covered. Latin phrases and conversational terms will be introduced regularly. Burke’s Latin II is used in class. A secondary text will be used in the study of SAT words from classic origins. In mid- March, each student will be administered the National Latin Exam.
 
Successful completion of Latin I with a “B” average and teacher recommendation is required.
 
The purpose of this course is to continue the development of the student’s ability to read and comprehend Latin. More complex forms of syntax will be presented as students focus on Latin readings from additional texts. Extensive new vocabulary is introduced along with a review of terms learned in Latin I and II. Critical thinking skills are augmented with a broader analysis of the Roman Empire and its historical figures, and these skills are reinforced with student presentations on the historical significance of this period in Roman history. The study of Roman mythology will continue with an emphasis on its Greek foundations.
 
A secondary text will be used in the study of SAT words from classic origins. Latin sayings, phrases and terms will continue to be introduced. In mid-March, each student will be administered the National Latin Exam.
 
Successful completion of Latin II with a “B” average and teacher recommendation is required.
 
The purpose of this course is to continue the development of the student’s ability to read and comprehend Latin. The study of more complex forms of syntax will be continued as students focus on readings from such writers as Cicero, Caesar, Catullus, Virgil, Livy and Ovid. Such readings will assist students in gaining a broader understanding of the historic and social conditions of the Roman Empire. Syntax will be stressed to foster a greater knowledge of Latin grammar and, in turn, a greater knowledge of English grammar. Roman mythology will be studied extensively with an emphasis on its Greek origins.
 
A secondary text will be used for the study of English vocabulary from classic foundations. Latin sayings, phrases and terms will continue to be introduced. In mid-March, each student will be administered the National Latin Exam.
 
Successful completion of Latin III with a “B” average and teacher recommendation is required.