2023-24 World Languages

2023-24 High School Program

World Languages Sequence

1 year required in sequence

5 credits required for graduation

Core (Graduation Requirement)

Name	Yr/Sem	Level	Credits	Pre-requisites	Available to Grades	Elective / NCAA Core
Conversational Spanish	Year		5	None	9-12	Elective or Non Elective NCAA Core
This course is designed to increase and improve conversational techniques, expand basic vocabulary and grammar, and improve spoken fluency. The main emphasis of this course will be oral practice. Various topics of interest will be researched, discussed, and presented.
Spanish 1	Year	CP	5	None	9-12	Elective or Non Elective NCAA Core
Spanish 1 is an introductory course which is designed to provide a foundation for successive years and levels of Spanish. It provides the student with some proficiency in the four basic skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing. The student is also exposed to the culture, history, literature and geography of the Spanish-speaking regions of the world.
Spanish 2	Year	CP	5	Spanish 1	9-12	Elective or Non Elective NCAA Core
Communication skills will be further developed in Spanish 2. The skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing are further developed, with an emphasis on more advanced grammatical principles as well as aspects of culture, history, literature and geography of the Spanish-speaking regions of the world.

Electives

Name	Yr/Sem	Level	Credits	Pre-requisites	Available to Grades	Elective  / NCAA Core
Spanish 3 Hon Spanish 3	Year	CP Hons	5	Spanish 2	10-12	Elective NCAA Core
Spanish 3 is designed to further enhance communicative skills in the Spanish language. This course provides students with practical vocabulary via vignettes of life experiences of modern day Spanish-speaking regions of the world. The stimulating stories are intended to develop language proficiency. Additionally, an intensive review of grammar and the introduction of new language structure will be implemented.
Spanish 4 Hon Spanish 4	Year	CP Hons	5	Spanish 3	11-12	Elective NCAA Core
Spanish 4 is designed to expand the student’s communication skills through thematic readings. Conversational fluency by means of practical vocabulary, reading comprehension, oral exercises, conversation, translation, photographs, proverbs, jokes, cultural information, and classroom discussions will be facilitated. Intensive review of grammar and expansion upon new structure will be implemented.
AP Spanish Lang & Culture	Year	AP	5	Spanish 4	12	Elective NCAA Core
This course is designed for students who have mastered the basics of Spanish. The course enriches the vocabulary through exercises that introduce new vocabulary, dialogue, narrative photographs, topics for discussion, and themes for written development. To facilitate oral proficiency and communication skills in the target language, role-playing activities, questions for discussion, critical thinking, audiovisual aids, and cultural information are employed. Students will be prepared to take the Advanced Placement Spanish exam in the spring.