World Languages

This advanced course is designed for motivated students who have successfully completed Chinese Level 3 or above. Students engage in topics of interest in Chinese culture and develop communicative skills and strategies to gain a more natural language command when interacting with other speakers. The course includes authentic materials to provide real-life contexts in which students interact, use their skills and improve from frequent detailed feedback. Students should emerge from the class with greater confidence and communicative fluency in the language.

This course examines issues of hispanic culture as seen through film. These issues include but are not limited to immigration, urbanization, globalization, and the family. Discussions and assignments focus on the topics presented by the films as well as decisions made by the directors within the films. All films are shown in Spanish with Spanish subtitles where appropriate.

This course is designed to prepare students for the Advanced Placement Examination
in French Language. Emphasis is placed on the advanced study of vocabulary, grammar, conversation, composition and reading. Students should be able to understand spoken and written French in a variety of contexts. They should also have the ability to express themselves fluently, coherently, and accurately orally and in writing. Classes are conducted entirely in French.

This course is designed for those students who have had little or no previous experience in Latin. It introduces students to basic vocabulary, grammar, and syntax in preparation for the translation of elementary texts. The study of Roman history and culture complements the exploration of the structure of the language. Reading and writing skills are emphasized.

The Spanish 3 Honors course is designed for students who want to take the AP Spanish Language and AP Spanish Literature courses. This accelerated course takes an in-depth look at the study of syntax with particular emphasis on the sequence of tenses, vocabulary expansion, mastery of idiomatic expressions, development of reading comprehension, and oral proficiency. Compositions, recitations, and classroom discussions are generated from the readings. Students generally proceed from this course to AP Spanish Language.