Course Descriptions:
Spanish 1
This course is for the student who wishes to take Spanish for the first time, as well as the one who has explored the language at the middle school. Students study basic grammatical structures and vocabulary and use them in listening, speaking, reading, and writing activities at the beginning level. Topics include the present tense, preterit tense, agreement and placement of adjectives, definite and indefinite articles, numbers, basic adjectives, common prepositions, telling time, basic foods, forming questions, demonstrative adjectives, weather expressions, the calendar, basic idiomatic expressions, and the culture of the Spanish-speaking world.
Spanish 2
Prerequisite(s): Spanish I
This course is for the student who has successfully completed Spanish I or has been recommended from middle school. Students review topics covered in Spanish I, while studying more complex grammatical structures and additional vocabulary to use in listening, speaking, reading, and writing activities. Grammatical topics include the future tense, conditional tense, imperfect tense, subjunctive mood, formation of adverbs, object pronouns, reflexive verbs, relative pronouns, sequence of tenses, and comparatives and superlatives.
Spanish 3
Prerequisite(s): Spanish II
This course is for the student who has successfully completed Spanish II or has been recommended from middle school. Emphasis is on increasing aural-oral skills through reading, writing, and conversation. The basic principles of Spanish grammar are reviewed. The student's knowledge of the cultures of lands where Spanish is spoken is broadened through readings and audiovisual materials. Acquiring an active vocabulary is a continuing goal.
Spanish 4
Prerequisite(s): Spanish III
This course is for the student who has successfully completed Spanish III. It is intended to increase the level of comprehension and conversational skills. Oral proficiency is stressed by means of interpretation of events, analysis of literature, dialogues, discussions, and debates. Students read literary works in prose, poetry, and drama to develop analytical skills. Advanced grammatical structures are utilized in the writing of poems, essays, and reports.
AP Spanish Language and Culture
Prerequisite(s): Spanish IV
This course follows the prescribed curriculum of the Advanced Placement program. Instruction focuses on the mastery of language skills through increased reading, conversation, and composition at the college level. It is expected that students enrolled in this course will take the College Board Advanced Placement Test.
Spanish 1
This course is for the student who wishes to take Spanish for the first time, as well as the one who has explored the language at the middle school. Students study basic grammatical structures and vocabulary and use them in listening, speaking, reading, and writing activities at the beginning level. Topics include the present tense, preterit tense, agreement and placement of adjectives, definite and indefinite articles, numbers, basic adjectives, common prepositions, telling time, basic foods, forming questions, demonstrative adjectives, weather expressions, the calendar, basic idiomatic expressions, and the culture of the Spanish-speaking world.
Spanish 2
Prerequisite(s): Spanish I
This course is for the student who has successfully completed Spanish I or has been recommended from middle school. Students review topics covered in Spanish I, while studying more complex grammatical structures and additional vocabulary to use in listening, speaking, reading, and writing activities. Grammatical topics include the future tense, conditional tense, imperfect tense, subjunctive mood, formation of adverbs, object pronouns, reflexive verbs, relative pronouns, sequence of tenses, and comparatives and superlatives.
Spanish 3
Prerequisite(s): Spanish II
This course is for the student who has successfully completed Spanish II or has been recommended from middle school. Emphasis is on increasing aural-oral skills through reading, writing, and conversation. The basic principles of Spanish grammar are reviewed. The student's knowledge of the cultures of lands where Spanish is spoken is broadened through readings and audiovisual materials. Acquiring an active vocabulary is a continuing goal.
Spanish 4
Prerequisite(s): Spanish III
This course is for the student who has successfully completed Spanish III. It is intended to increase the level of comprehension and conversational skills. Oral proficiency is stressed by means of interpretation of events, analysis of literature, dialogues, discussions, and debates. Students read literary works in prose, poetry, and drama to develop analytical skills. Advanced grammatical structures are utilized in the writing of poems, essays, and reports.
AP Spanish Language and Culture
Prerequisite(s): Spanish IV
This course follows the prescribed curriculum of the Advanced Placement program. Instruction focuses on the mastery of language skills through increased reading, conversation, and composition at the college level. It is expected that students enrolled in this course will take the College Board Advanced Placement Test.