411.1 Spanish I, Advanced College Prep, Grades 9-12, Full Year, 5.00 credits
The curriculum of this course is designed for students who intend to pursue four years of language study. In addition to introducing the first-year student to the four language skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing, it will also provide some concept of the culture, customs and traditions of the Spanish-speaking world. For the final examination, students are expected to have mastered the following material: the basic rules of pronunciation, spelling and punctuation; common idiomatic phrases with such verbs as hacer, tener, and tomar; the differences between ser and estar; the use of the definite and indefinite article; the present and preterite tenses; stem changing verbs; reflexive verbs; verbs like gustar and other irregular verbs; gender and number of nouns; agreement of adjectives and nouns; object pronouns; and a basic understanding of spoken and written Spanish.
422.1 French II, Advanced College Prep, Grades 9-12, Full Year, 5.00 credits
The second year course continues to introduce the French language within a format
that enables the student to use it with some insight into its cultural meaning and significance. Students learn the remaining tenses of the indicative mood, the formation and usage of the present subjunctive, the passive voice and special uses of certain verbs and tenses. Five more types of pronouns are examined and a more in-depth study of adjectives and adverbs is pursued. A number of cultural readings offer diverse perspectives on French life as a whole from regional variations of France to other French- speaking countries in an attempt to acquaint the student with what is customary in French life and also what makes its culture outstanding. Prerequisite: Successful completion of French I Advanced College Prep.
422H.1 French II, Honors, Grades 9-12, Full Year, 5.00 credits
At an advanced pace, this course continues to develop the skills of the second year student in the areas of understanding, speaking, reading and writing the target language. Vocabulary is reviewed and expanded. Students are expected to master the perfect, future and imperfect tenses of new regular and irregular verbs, and to read and comprehend short passages from French stories, poems, and cultural material. Prerequisite: A- or higher in French I Advanced College Prep and teacher recommendation.
The curriculum of this course is designed for students who intend to pursue four years of language study. In addition to introducing the first-year student to the four language skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing, it will also provide some concept of the culture, customs and traditions of the Spanish-speaking world. For the final examination, students are expected to have mastered the following material: the basic rules of pronunciation, spelling and punctuation; common idiomatic phrases with such verbs as hacer, tener, and tomar; the differences between ser and estar; the use of the definite and indefinite article; the present and preterite tenses; stem changing verbs; reflexive verbs; verbs like gustar and other irregular verbs; gender and number of nouns; agreement of adjectives and nouns; object pronouns; and a basic understanding of spoken and written Spanish.
422.1 French II, Advanced College Prep, Grades 9-12, Full Year, 5.00 credits
The second year course continues to introduce the French language within a format
that enables the student to use it with some insight into its cultural meaning and significance. Students learn the remaining tenses of the indicative mood, the formation and usage of the present subjunctive, the passive voice and special uses of certain verbs and tenses. Five more types of pronouns are examined and a more in-depth study of adjectives and adverbs is pursued. A number of cultural readings offer diverse perspectives on French life as a whole from regional variations of France to other French- speaking countries in an attempt to acquaint the student with what is customary in French life and also what makes its culture outstanding. Prerequisite: Successful completion of French I Advanced College Prep.
422H.1 French II, Honors, Grades 9-12, Full Year, 5.00 credits
At an advanced pace, this course continues to develop the skills of the second year student in the areas of understanding, speaking, reading and writing the target language. Vocabulary is reviewed and expanded. Students are expected to master the perfect, future and imperfect tenses of new regular and irregular verbs, and to read and comprehend short passages from French stories, poems, and cultural material. Prerequisite: A- or higher in French I Advanced College Prep and teacher recommendation.