The World Language Department offers courses with two goals: to communicate at basic literacy level in a language other than English and to demonstrate an understanding of the interrelationship between language and culture. The program is designed to build language proficiency through a sequence of courses in French, German and Spanish. Currently, all students must earn ten credits in the sequential study of one language to be eligible for graduation. Student are strongly encouraged to complete as many years of language sequence as possible and to take the opportunity to study more than one language.

Prerequisites: N/A

Spanish 2:

Students studying the first year of Spanish course will learn and use the present tense, basic grammatical structures and a core vocabulary applicable to everyday life. Students are also made aware of various aspects of Hispanic civilization and culture through various media and technology components. The approach will be multi-skilled with particular emphasis on listening and speaking components of the language.

Curriculum & Pacing:

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Students studying the first year of Spanish course will learn and use the present tense, basic grammatical structures and a core vocabulary applicable to everyday life. Students are also made aware of various aspects of Hispanic civilization and culture through various media and technology components. The approach will be multi-skilled with particular emphasis on listening and speaking components of the language.