Prerequisite: successful completion of French I Part One
This course is for eighth grade students who completed French I Part One successfully.
French I Part Two continues the development of the three modes of communication in French: interpretive (listening and reading), interpersonal (two-way communication-listening and speaking, reading and writing) and presentational (speaking and writing to an audience). Students will expand on their ability to communicate about personal information, such as: self, family, friends, likes/dislikes, school, pastimes, as well as the basics like, numbers, alphabet, weather, etc. Students will quickly be immersed in an all-French classroom. The class progresses at a moderate pace to keep the students’
comfort level high in their attempts to communicate in a new language. A student at this level is expected to perform at the low to mid novice level: understanding and producing language in familiar and rehearsed situations. Texts and other ancillary materials focus on themes for daily communication.
HONORS FRENCH I PART TWO
Prerequisite: successful completion of French I Part One with teacher recommendation This course is for eighth grade students who completed French I Part One with a high level of language comprehension and production. French I Part Two Honors continues the development of the three modes of communication in French: interpretive (listening and reading), interpersonal (two-way communication- listening and speaking, reading and writing) and presentational (speaking and writing to an audience). Students will expand on their ability to communicate about personal information, such as: self, family, friends, likes/dislikes, school, pastimes, as well as the basics like, numbers, alphabet, weather, etc. Students will quickly be immersed in an all-French classroom and students are expected to communicate solely in French in the classroom. A student at this level is expected to perform at the mid novice level: understanding and producing language in familiar and rehearsed situations. Texts and other ancillary materials focus on themes for daily communication.
FRENCH I No prerequisite
This course is for eighth grade students who are studying French for the first time.
French 1 begins the development of the three modes of communication in French:
interpretive (listening and reading), interpersonal (two-way communication- listening and speaking, reading and writing) and presentational (speaking and writing to an audience). Students will learn to communicate about personal information, such as: self, family, friends, likes/dislikes, school, pastimes, as well as the basics like, numbers, alphabet, weather, etc. Students will gradually and appropriately be immersed in an all-French classroom. The class progresses at a moderate pace to keep the students’
comfort level high in their attempts to communicate in a new language. A student at this level is expected to perform at the low to mid novice level: understanding and producing
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GERMAN I PART ONE No prerequisite
This course is for seventh grade students who are studying German for the first time.
This course begins the development of the three modes of communication in German:
interpretive (listening and reading), interpersonal (two-way communication- listening and speaking, reading and writing) and presentational (speaking and writing to an audience). Students will learn to communicate about personal information, such as: self, family, friends, likes/dislikes, school, pastimes, as well as the basics like, numbers, alphabet, weather, etc. Students will gradually and appropriately be immersed in an all-German classroom. The class progresses at a moderate pace to keep the students’
comfort level high in their attempts to communicate in a new language. A student at this level is expected to perform at the low to mid novice level: understanding and producing language in familiar and rehearsed situations. Texts and other ancillary materials focus on themes for daily communication.
HONORS GERMAN I PART TWO
Prerequisite: successful completion of German I Part Two
This course is for eighth grade students who completed German I Part One successfully. Honors German I Part Two continues the development of the three modes of communication in German: interpretive (listening and reading), interpersonal (two-way communication- listening and speaking, reading and writing) and presentational (speaking and writing to an audience). Students will expand on their ability to communicate about personal information, such as: self, family, friends, likes/dislikes, school, pastimes, as well as the basics like, numbers, alphabet, weather, etc. Students will quickly be immersed in an all-German classroom and students are expected to communicate solely in German in the classroom. A student at this level is expected to perform at the mid novice level: understanding and producing language in familiar and rehearsed situations. Texts and other ancillary materials focus on themes for daily communication.
MANDARIN CHINESE I No prerequisite
This course is for seventh graders who are studying Mandarin Chinese for the first time.
This course begins the development of the three modes of communication in Mandarin Chinese: interpretive (listening and reading), interpersonal (two-way communication-listening and speaking, reading and writing) and presentational (speaking and writing to an audience). In addition to the fundamentals of tonal speech, Pinyin, reading, and writing, students will learn to communicate about personal information, such as:
characteristics of oneself, family, dates, numbers, food, colors, likes/dislikes, clothing, etc. Chinese culture and history are introduced as well. Students are gradually and appropriately immersed in an all-Chinese classroom. A student at this level is expected to perform at the low to mid novice level: understanding and producing language in familiar and rehearsed situations.
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Prerequisite: successful completion of Mandarin Chinese I
This course continues to develop the three modes of communication: interpretive (listening and reading), interpersonal (two-way communication- listening and speaking, reading and writing) and presentational (speaking and writing to an audience). A student at this level is expected to perform at the mid to high novice level: communication in expanded responses on everyday topics with an increase in accuracy. Students will learn further topics to extend communication skills with more complexity. This course is designed for motivated students who have mastery of the basics in the language.
Students will become immersed in an all-Chinese classroom.
SPANISH I PART ONE No prerequisite
This course is for seventh grade students who are studying Spanish for the first time.
This course begins the development of the three modes of communication in Spanish:
interpretive (listening and reading), interpersonal (two-way communication- listening and speaking, reading and writing) and presentational (speaking and writing to an audience). Students will learn to communicate about personal information, such as: self, family, friends, likes/dislikes, school, pastimes, as well as the basics like, numbers, alphabet, weather, etc. Students will gradually and appropriately be immersed in an all-Spanish classroom. The class progresses at a moderate pace to keep the students’
comfort level high in their attempts to communicate in a new language. A student at this level is expected to perform at the novice level: understanding and producing language in familiar and rehearsed situations. Texts and other ancillary materials focus on themes for daily communication. Cultural information is integrated for the beginning of exploration into the lives of the people who speak Spanish.
SPANISH I PART TWO
Prerequisite: successful completion of Spanish I Part One
This course is for eighth grade students who completed Spanish I Part One successfully. Spanish I Part Two continues the development of the three modes of communication in Spanish: interpretive (listening and reading), interpersonal (two-way communication-listening and speaking, reading and writing) and presentational (speaking and writing to an audience). Students will expand on their ability to communicate about personal information, such as: self, family, friends, likes/dislikes, school, pastimes, as well as the basics like, numbers, alphabet, weather, etc. Students will quickly be immersed in an all-Spanish classroom. The class progresses at a
Prerequisite: successful completion of Spanish I Part One with teacher recommendation This course is for eighth grade students who completed Spanish I Part One with a high
28 level of language comprehension and production. Spanish I Part Two Honors continues the development of the three modes of communication in Spanish: interpretive (listening and reading), interpersonal (two-way communication- listening and speaking, reading and writing) and presentational (speaking and writing to an audience). Students will expand on their ability to communicate about personal information, such as: self, family, friends, likes/dislikes, school, pastimes, as well as the basics like, numbers, alphabet, weather, etc. Students will quickly be immersed in an all-Spanish classroom and
students are expected to communicate solely in Spanish in the classroom. A student at this level is expected to perform at the mid novice level: understanding and producing language in familiar and rehearsed situations. Texts and other ancillary materials focus on themes for daily communication.
SPANISH I No prerequisite
This course is for eighth grade students who are studying Spanish for the first time. This course begins the development of the three modes of communication in Spanish:
interpretive (listening and reading), interpersonal (two-way communication- listening and speaking, reading and writing) and presentational (speaking and writing to an audience). Students will learn to communicate about personal information, such as: self, family, friends, likes/dislikes, school, pastimes, as well as the basics like, numbers, alphabet, weather, etc. Students will gradually and appropriately be immersed in an all-Spanish classroom. The class progresses at a moderate pace to keep the students’
comfort level high in their attempts to communicate in a new language. A student at this level is expected to perform at the novice level: understanding and producing language in familiar and rehearsed situations. Texts and other ancillary materials focus on themes for daily communication. Cultural information is integrated for the beginning of exploration into the lives of the people who speak Spanish.
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