One year (10 credits) of World Language is required for graduation and must be completed by the end of a students’ 10th grade year.

SPANISH, FRENCH 1-2
Grade: 9-12
Duration: Year
Credits: 10
UC/CSU: Yes
Prerequisite: None

Students learn the basic language tools and gain the experience needed for proficiency in using the foreign language for communication. Instruction in grammar, spelling, punctuation and pronunciation will be given as needed to increase proficiency.

SPANISH, FRENCH 3-4
Grade: 9-12
Duration: Year
Credits: 10
UC/CSU: Yes
Prerequisite: A minimum grade of 70% to progress or teacher recommendation.

Students learn basic survival needs and at least the minimum courtesy requirements. Students are able to maintain simple face-to-face conversations and to ask and answer simple questions. Homework will include practice in reading and writing. Instruction in grammar, spelling, punctuation and pronunciation will be given as needed in order to reach proficiency.

SPANISH, FRENCH 5-6
Grade: 10-12 or permission of teacher
Duration: Year
Credits: 10
UC/CSU: Yes
Prerequisite: A minimum grade of 70% or teacher recommendation.

Students will improve language skills to a level where they are able to satisfy most survival (not just basic) needs and many social demands. There is a strong focus on grammar, including writing and listening. Students are responsible for essays, reports, stories, poems, note-taking and oral summaries in the foreign language.

SPANISH, FRENCH 7-8 H
Grade: 10-12
Duration: Year
Credits: 10
UC/CSU: Yes
Prerequisite: A minimum grade of 70% or teacher recommendation.

Students will learn skills that enable tem to participate extensively in the life of foreign society through the use of that country’s language.

SPANISH, FRENCH 9-10 AP
Grade: 11-12
Duration: Year
Credits: 10
UC/CSU: Yes
Prerequisite: A minimum grade of 70% or teacher recommendation.

Students will continue a thorough and extensive study of these languages and prepare for the language AP exam. All students who enroll in this course are expected to take the AP exam in May.

SPANISH FOR NATIVE SPEAKERS 3-4
Grade: 9-12
Duration: Year
Credits: 10
UC/CSU: Yes
Prerequisite: Native Speaker of Spanish and a writing sample.

This course is designed to meet the needs of students whose primary language is Spanish. Students will develop and expand their linguistic abilities. This course will help students to achieve and reinforce literacy skills taught in their English classes, increase academic motivation and self-esteem through culturally-appropriate thematic lessons and level-specific readings and to overall help students to achieve a deeper awareness of Spanish as an important world language. This class will be taught exclusively in Spanish. Upon completion of this course, instructors will recommend the appropriate subsequent level of Spanish study. This should be Spanish for Native Speakers 5-6.

SPANISH FOR NATIVE SPEAKERS 5-6
Grade: 9-12
Duration: Year
Credits: 10
UC/CSU: Yes
Prerequisite: A minimum of 70% in SNS 3-4 or permission of teacher. A
writing sample may be required.

This course is tailored to build upon the existing skills of students who have Spanish as a primary language. Students will refine and expand their linguistic abilities. Areas of focus include basic and advanced grammatical structure and orthography through reading, writing, speaking and listening. Through a variety of media, students will also explore culture, geography, history, current events and literature of the Spanish-speaking world. Upon completion of this course, instructors will recommend the appropriate subsequent level of Spanish study. This may be Spanish 7-8 H or traditional Spanish 5-6 depending upon student proficiency.

World Language
Department

Catherine Bunch, co-chair
Ruth Micheletti, co-chair
Arienne Adamcikova
Susan Barba Miller
Ruth Micheletti
Ana Maria Ramos
Amy Stanley