Foreign Language Department

Staff

Ms. Smith, Administrator

Courses

French 1 (Semesters 1 & 2)

First year French is a conversation course, which develops skills of understanding and speaking through emphasis on fundamental language patterns based on familiar everyday situations. Enrichment materials help develop understanding and appreciation of French and francophone culture.

French 2 (Semesters 1 & 2)

Second year French continues to emphasize skills needed to understand and speak French. Reading and writing take on greater importance as students gain familiarity and confidence with the spoken language. Enrichment materials help develop understanding and appreciation of French and francophone culture.

French 3 (Semesters 1 & 2)

In third year French, listening and speaking vocabularies are enlarged. Emphasis is placed on the reading of simple literature and the writing of short compositions. Enrichment materials develop understanding and appreciation of French and Francophone culture. Students are required to speak French in class at all times, even among themselves.

Spanish 1 (Semesters 1 & 2)

First year Spanish develops skills of understanding and speaking through emphasis on fundamental language patterns based on everyday life situations. Drills are used to help students master these patterns, correct punctuation, and characteristic intonation of Spanish. Cultural enrichment materials develop an understanding and appreciation of Spanish and Latin American civilization.

Spanish 2 (Semesters 1 & 2)

This course continues to emphasize skills needed to understand and speak Spanish. Reading and writing take greater importance as students gain familiarity and confidence with the spoken language. Grammar, basic language patterns and word order are systematically taught to facilitate comprehension and correct usage.

Spanish 3 (Semesters 1 & 2)

In third year Spanish, students enlarge their vocabularies to review grammar essentials. Emphasis is placed on communication both in speaking and writing. Collections of stories, short novels, or plays are read and discussed in Spanish. Writing skills are expanded through guided sentence construction and free composition. The histories of Spain and Latin America are also studied.