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World Language Electives

World Language Electives

Elective Course
Suggested Grade Level: 9-12
Prerequisite: Freshmen must be recommended and enrolled in Advanced English 1.
Max. G.P.A.: 4.0 Credits: 1.0
Course Description: The development of the four basic language skills is stressed: listening comprehension, speaking, reading, and writing. Students will be able to speak about everyday topics with moderate accuracy and understand conversation about these topics when they hear it. The learner will have ample opportunity to practice his reading/writing skills based on their conversational ability. Also emphasized are the culture, customs, and traditions of the French-speaking people.

Elective Course
Suggested Grade Level: 10-12
Prerequisites: C in French 1
Max. G.P.A.: 4.0 Credits: 1.0
Course Description: Level 2 in the French language continues development in the four basic language skills: listening comprehension, speaking, reading, and writing. Students will be able to speak, listen, read and write using a variety of tenses to explain the past and the future. Emphasis continues on the culture, customs, and traditions of the French-speaking people. It is strongly recommended that this course immediately follow French 1. 

Elective Course
Suggested Grade Level: 9-12
Prerequisites: “A” in French 1 and/or Teacher Recommendation
Max. G.P.A.: 4.0 Credits: 1.0
Course Description: Level 2 in the French language continues development in the four basic language skills: listening comprehension, speaking, reading, and writing. Students will be able to speak, listen, read and write using a variety of tenses to explain the past and the future. Emphasis continues on the culture, customs, and traditions of the French-speaking people. This course utilizes more complex material and command of the four main skills (reading, writing, speaking and listening) that challenge students to develop higher level thinking skills than the French 2 course. It is strongly recommended that this course immediately follow French 1.

Elective Course
Suggested Grade Level: 11-12
Prerequisites: “B” in French 2 and Teacher Recommendation
Max. G.P.A.: 4.0 Credits: 1.0
Course Description: Level 3 in the French language continues development in the four basic language skills: listening comprehension, speaking, reading, and writing. Emphasis continues on the culture, customs, and traditions of the French-speaking people. An introduction to literary readings is offered.

Elective Course
Suggested Grade: Level 9-12
Prerequisites: Freshmen must be recommended and enrolled in Advanced English 1.
Max. G.P.A.: 4.0 Credits: 1.0
Course Description: This is a proficiency-based course designed for the beginning Spanish learner. Teachers will encourage students to communicate in Spanish by developing the four modes of communication: listening, speaking, reading and writing. Students will begin to develop fluency as well as accuracy (with limited grammar structures) so that their proficiency may increase. Various cultural aspects such as the products, practices and perspectives found in Spanish speaking countries will also be studied.

Elective Course
Suggested Grade Level: 9-12
Prerequisites: Spanish 1
Max. G.P.A. 4.0 Credit: 1.0
Course Description: This is a proficiency-based course designed for the developing Spanish learner. Teachers will encourage students to increase their communication in Spanish by continuing to develop the four modes of communication: listening, speaking, reading and writing. Students will develop additional fluency as well as accuracy (with as needed grammar structures) so that their proficiency level may increase. Various cultural aspects such as the products, practices and perspectives found in Spanish speaking countries will also be studied. It is recommended that this course immediately follow Spanish 1.

Elective Courses
Suggested Grade Level: 9-12
Prerequisites: A in Spanish 1 or teacher recommendation
Max. G.P.A. 4.0 Credit: 1.0
Course Description: Spanish 2 uses Spanish 1 as its foundation. Through acquisition of additional vocabulary and additional grammatical structures, Spanish 2 students will continue their development of the four basic language skills: listening comprehension, speaking, reading and writing. Various aspects of culture, customs, and traditions of Spanish speaking countries will also be studied. This course utilizes more complex material in order to develop command of the four main skills (reading, writing, speaking and listening) that challenge students to develop higher level thinking skills. It is recommended that this course immediately follows Spanish 1.

Elective Course
Suggested Grade Level: 9-12
Prerequisites: B or higher Developing Spanish 2 or Adv. Spa 2
Max. G.P.A. 4.0 Credit: 1.0
Course Description: This proficiency-based course is mostly conversational with occasional grammar emphasis as needed to speak about past, present and future. Conversationally, students will be able to link strings of sentences together to communicate more complex thoughts as well as resolve problems and meet the needs of other people. Students’ communication skills will increasingly become more precise through proper word choice and richer vocabulary, thereby increasing proficiency.

Elective Course
Suggested Grade Level: 9-12
Prerequisites: B or higher Developing Spanish 2 or Adv. Spa 2; Designed to proceed AP Spanish Language 
Max. G.P.A. 4.0 Credit: 1.0
Course Description: This course prepares students to communicate in the target language and perform interpersonal, interpretive and presentational communicative tasks; interpret, exchange, and present, information, concepts and ideas both within the classroom and beyond on a variety of topics including connections to other subject areas; and understand the relationship among the products, practices and perspectives of other cultures. In addition, students develop insight into their own language and culture.

Elective course
Suggested Grade Level: 10-12
Prerequisites: B or better in Advanced Spanish 2 or Spanish teacher approval; SPA 101 and SPA 102 are taken as paired courses.
Max. G.P.A.: 5.0 Credit: 2.0
Course Description: Additional emphasis is placed on oral communication as well as listening comprehension. Students will be expected to write accurately in Spanish while more complex reading passages will promote an increased understanding of the language. Various aspects of culture, customs, traditions, current events, history and politics of Spanish speaking countries will also be studied. Although this course is not required, it is strongly recommended for students who are planning to attend college.* If students are not successful in their first dual credit semester, they will be moved out of the dual credit option second semester.

Elective course
Suggested Grade Level: 9-12
Prerequisites: B in or better in Spanish 3 (General Spanish studies / Pre-AP) or Spanish teacher approval
Max. G.P.A.: 5.0 Credit: 1.0
Course Description: A.P. Spanish expands upon the skills acquired in Spanish 1, 2, and 3. Extensive oral communication and listening comprehension are stressed on a daily basis. Reading of authentic material and writing in Spanish are emphasized. Various aspects of culture, customs, traditions, current events, history and politics of Spanish speaking countries will also be studied. The entire course is in preparation for the Advanced Placement Exam. Students in this course are required to take the A.P. examination. Students must meet eligibility requirements and must take the A.P. exam in May to receive the weighted GPA and the Advanced Placement Course Title on the transcript.

Advanced Placement (AP) Spanish Literature and Culture

Elective course
Suggested Grade Level: 9-12
Prerequisites: AP Spanish Language and/or Spanish teacher approval
Max. G.P.A.: 5.0 Credit: 1.0
Course Description: The AP Spanish Literature and Culture course uses a thematic approach to introduce students to representative texts (short stories, novels, poetry, plays, and essays) from Peninsular Spanish, Latin American, and U. S. Hispanic literature. Students develop proficiencies across the three modes of communication (interpretive, interpersonal, and presentational) in the range of Intermediate High to Advanced Mid of the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages’ (ACTFL) Proficiency Guidelines. Through careful examination of the required readings and other texts, students work to hone their critical reading and analytical writing skills. Literature is explored within the contexts of its time and place, and students gain insights on the many voices, historical periods, and cultures represented in the required readings and other texts. The course also includes a strong focus on cultural, artistic, and linguistic connections and comparisons, which is supported by the exploration of various media (art, music, film, articles, and literary criticism). College credit is earned with a qualifying score on an AP exam.