SPANISH
participate in a variety of activities to begin developing their speaking , listening , reading and writing skills in German . Upon successful completion of this course , students will have a firm foundation of German grammar and vocabulary and will be able to communicate on a basic level .
Honors German II ( 1 credit ) Prerequisite : B or better in German I or placement by instructor
Students will build upon the foundation established in German I . Students will continue to expand their vocabulary , grammar and knowledge of the culture of German-speaking countries while further developing skills in speaking , listening , reading and writing in German . Upon successful completion of this course , students will have communicative competence in German in many formal and informal situations . Quarterly independent projects are required .
German II ( 1 credit ) Prerequisite : C- or better in German I
Students will build upon the foundation established in German I . Students will continue to expand their vocabulary , grammar and knowledge of the culture of German-speaking countries while further developing skills in speaking , listening , reading and writing in German . Upon successful completion of this course , students will have communicative competence in German in many formal and informal situations .
Honors German III / IV ( 1 credit ) Prerequisite : B- or better in Honors German II or placement by instructor
Students in this advanced-level course will continue to expand their vocabulary , grammar knowledge and communicative competence while learning about a variety of topics in German literature and history . Students will read literature and historical documents in the original German , view German films , and analyze these works in German both orally in class discussion and in written compositions . Topics in this course vary in alternate years . This course may be taken for two consecutive years .
SPANISH
Honors Spanish I ( 1 credit )
Honors Spanish students will thoroughly develop listening , speaking , reading and writing skills and begin building a broad vocabulary , as well as knowledge of the cultural background associated with the language . Students will spend time working with recordings of native Spanish speakers and writing compositions . Supplementary materials will be used as well as the text . There will be oral and written quizzes and tests . Quarterly independent projects are required .
Spanish I ( 1 credit )
The student will develop listening , speaking , reading and writing skills and begin building vocabulary as well as knowledge of the cultural background associated with the language . Time will be spent working with recordings of native Spanish speakers and writing compositions . Supplemental materials will reinforce the lessons in the text . Oral and written quizzes and tests will be part of this course .
Honors Spanish II ( 1 credit ) Prerequisite : B or better in Spanish I
Students will continue to develop their listening and speaking skills and begin to focus on their reading skills . Writing skills are developed but the emphasis remains on oral communication using various verb forms , vocabulary and grammar structures . Quarterly independent projects are required .
Spanish II ( 1 credit )
Prerequisite : C- or better in Spanish I
Students will continue to develop listening and speaking skills and begin to focus on reading skills . Writing skills are developed but the emphasis remains on oral communication using various verb forms , vocabulary and grammar structures . Students will work with recordings of native Spanish speakers and have both oral and written exams .
Honors Spanish III ( 1 credit ) Prerequisite : B or better in Spanish II or placement by instructor
Students will develop communication skills through the use of culturally based materials . Students will learn to describe , narrate and interact using vocabulary , expressions and various verb tenses in a variety of formal and informal settings in four proficiency areas : speaking , listening , reading and writing . Quarterly independent projects are required . This course is conducted in Spanish .
Spanish III ( 1 credit ) Prerequisite : C- or better in Spanish II or placement by instructor
Students will develop communication skills through the use of culturally based materials . Students will learn to describe , narrate and interact using vocabulary , expressions and various verb tenses in a variety of formal and informal settings in four proficiency areas : speaking , listening , reading and writing . Much of the course is conducted in Spanish .
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