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FRENCH 1
Grade
Duration
Credits Repeat
Status
9-10-11-12 Year 5/5 Yes-teacher permission
Fulfills Requirements: World Language for SHS, for UC/CSU, see a-g list
Prerequisite: None. Must pass 1st semester to continue
Course Description: Students will learn
to read, write, speak and understand basic French vocabulary and
structures in the present, past and future tenses through the use of
text, workbook, video, music and tapes, skits and technology.
FRENCH 2
Grade Duration Credits Repeat Status
9-10-11-12 Year 5/5 Yes-teacher permission
Fulfills Requirements: World Language for SHS, for UC/CSU, see a-g list
Prerequisite: "C" or better in French 1. Must pass 1st semester to continue
Course Description: Continuation of
French 1, stressing more practical communication, interviews, skits,
reading and discussion of articles and stories; more advanced
structures, tenses and vocabulary.
FRENCH 3
Grade Duration Credits Repeat Status
10-11-12 Year 5/5 Yes
with
Teacher Permission
Fulfills Requirements: World Language for SHS, for UC/CSU, see a-g list
Prerequisite: "B" or better in French 2. Must pass 1st semester to continue
Course Description: Students will polish
speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills by reading a novel,
writing a journal and essays, interviewing guest speakers and
performing original skits and writing to pen pals in French-speaking
countries. Third level satisfies the minimum language requirement
for graduation from the University of California.
FRENCH 4
ADVANCED PLACEMENT FRENCH 4
Grade Duration Credits Repeat Status
11-12 Year 10 Yes-teacher permission
Fulfills Requirements: SHS Foreign Language
Prerequisite: "B" or better in French 3 or equivalent. Must pass 1st semester to continue
Course Description: Students will focus
their study on French literature and French history at the same time
they are perfecting their oral communication skills. When AP
French 4 is offered, the course prepares students to take the Advanced
Placement Exam.
SPANISH 1
Grade Duration Credits Repeat Status
9-10-11-12 Year 5/5 Yes-teacher permission
Fulfills Requirements: World Language for SHS, for UC/CSU, see a-g list
Prerequisite: None. Must pass 1st semester to continue
Course Description: This class is
designed to give students the basic language tools and experiences
which constitute the first step toward real proficiency in
Spanish. Considerable class time will be spent in communicative
tasks in Spanish, i.e. exchanging experiences, information, ideas,
social courtesies, etc. Instruction in grammar, spelling,
pronunciation, and punctuation will be given as needed in order to
facilitate and advance the communicative proficiency objectives
concerning accuracy. Students will become better acquainted with
the peoples and customs through an introduction to their music, art,
sports, recreational activities, festivals, history and geography.
SPANISH 2
Grade Duration Credits Repeat Status
9-10-11-12 Year 5/5 Yes-teacher permission
Fulfills Requirements: World Language for SHS, for UC/CSU, see a-g list
Prerequisite: "C" or better in Spanish 1, or teacher permission. Must pass 1st semester to continue
Course Description: Spanish 2 is
designed to expand and refine the speaking and listening skills
necessary to attain competence in more complex conversations and
narratives. The vocabulary will be expanded, phonics reviewed and
further grammatical concepts will be introduced. The student's
familiarity with the peoples and customs of the language will be
exchanged through additional studies of music, art, sports,
recreational activities, festivals, history and geography.
SPANISH 3
Grade Duration Credits
Repeat Status
9-10-11-12 Year 5/5
Yes-teacher permission
Fulfills Requirements: World Language for SHS, for UC/CSU, see a-g list
Prerequisite: "C" or better in Spanish 2, or teacher permission. Must pass 1st semester to continue
Course Description: All language skills
previously studied will be refined through a variety of activities such
as reading and discussing short stories, skits, resumes, and
reports. Grammatical principles will be reviewed; new advanced
structures will be presented to the student to insure increased
proficiency in the language. The students will be given further
examples for the application of their skills and knowledge. By
the end of the third year, students will have studied all the major
elements of the language. This class meets the UC advanced
foreign language/mathematics/science entrance requirements.
SPANISH 4
ADVANCED PLACEMENT SPANISH 4
Grade Duration Credits Repeat Status
9-10-11-12 Year 5/5 Yes-teacher permission
Fulfills Requirements: SHS Foreign Language
Prerequisite: "C" or better in Spanish 3 or equivalent. Must pass 1st semester to continue
Course Description: This class will be
conducted entirely in Spanish. All language skills will be
refined and developed further, including activities such as writing and
enacting original skits and dialogues, formal discussions of major
literary works as well as audio-visual presentations. Necessary
grammatical principles will be reviewed and expanded by the student to
strengthen fluency in the language. When AP Spanish 4 is offered,
the course prepares students to take the Advanced Placement Exam.
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