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COURSE TITLE LATIN I

COURSE NUMBER 2411

COURSE DESCRIPTION Latin I introduces the student to the study of basic Latin vocabulary, grammatical structures, and syntax through a variety of written and oral exercises. The student is trained to speak Latin with a precise and pure pronunciation. Simple Latin readings are presented for student listening and reading comprehension. Special emphasis is placed on word derivations, meanings of prefixes and suffixes, and explanation of roots. The student is exposed to Roman mythology, history, and culture through the Latin readings and supplementary materials used in this course.

COURSE TITLE LATIN II

COURSE NUMBER 2412

COURSE DESCRIPTION Latin II begins with a review of the materials presented in Latin I. A variety of written and oral exercises is continued. New Latin vocabulary, grammatical structures, and syntax are introduced. The Latin readings presented for listening and reading comprehension are based on Roman history and culture. They include selections from authentic Latin authors. The study of word derivations, Roman mythology, history, and culture is continued.

COURSE TITLE LATIN III Catullus/Ovid (Accelerated)

COURSE NUMBER 2418

COURSE DESCRIPTION In this course, students read selections from the Carmina Catulli, lyric love poems of Catullus, the Metamorphoses, Ovid's stories of mythology, and the Amores, short love poems of Ovid. Included in the course are the study of scansion, vocabulary, figures of speech, uses of imagery, geographical and mythological references, grammar and syntax, and sound and metrical effects. The basic objective is progress in reading, understanding, analyzing, and interpreting Latin in the original.

COURSE TITLE AP LATIN Vergil

COURSE NUMBER 2417

COURSE DESCRIPTION This is a more intense and comprehensive study of Vergil than the regular Latin III/IV Vergil. It involves much more Latin reading and its goal is to prepare the student for successful completion of the AP Latin exam in May for which the student may possibly receive college credit. For this reason, AP Latin is recommended only for the highly motivated and serious student who enjoys a challenge and aspires for academic excellence.

COURSE TITLE SPANISH I

COURSE NUMBER 2431

COURSE DESCRIPTION In Spanish I students are given the opportunity to perform at beginner proficiency level in reading, writing, listening comprehension, and speaking. Students work through realistic situations talking about themselves and their family members and friends. They are given the tools with which they can meet Spanish-speakers and then express likes and dislikes, give descriptions, ask and answer practical questions, order food, and ask directions and prices. The present, near future, and a simple past tense are studied at this level. There is a strong emphasis on oral communication. Cultural information from varied countries is also presented.

COURSE TITLE SPANISH II COURSE NUMBER 2432

COURSE DESCRIPTION In Spanish II the students have the opportunity to reinforce the vocabulary, grammar, and structures from Spanish I and build on them. Students expand their vocabulary and broaden their awareness of new structures and tenses, including the preterite, imperfect, future, conditional, present and past progressive, present and past perfect, command forms and present subjunctive. While reading and writing skills are being improved, oral comprehension and expression are still being emphasized. Extra readings are brought in for variety, and discussion of these readings improve conversational skills. As in Spanish I, one of the benefits of Spanish II is that it opens up possibilities for awareness and appreciation of our multi-cultural world.

COURSE TITLE SPANISH III (Accelerated)

COURSE NUMBER 2433

COURSE DESCRIPTION Spanish III is for the serious students who want to learn more than the minimum required for Spanish I and II. In Spanish III, students will implement their previous knowledge of Spanish and improve on their implementation of tenses and structures from Spanish II and add the use of the subjunctive to their conversational and written proficiency. Using dialogues and readings from the textbook (as well as student-written dialogues), tenses, and vocabulary become more familiar to the students as they work improving fluency. Students are given the opportunity to broaden their conversational skills in practical situations, and to read from foreign newspaper and magazine articles and watch foreign television broadcasts when they are available. This course is taught in Spanish with English only used for clarification and explanation. Participation in the course will be a significant percentage of the overall course grade.

COURSE TITLE AP SPANISH

COURSE NUMBER 2437/8

COURSE DESCRIPTION AP Spanish continues development in the four basic language skills: listening comprehension, reading, writing, and speaking with an emphasis on daily oral communication. The study of literary readings continues and the students are prepared to take the AP Spanish language and/or literature exam(s) in May in order to receive college credit. Students receive weighted credit during the academic year.

COURSE TITLE GERMAN I

COURSE NUMBER 2441

COURSE DESCRIPTION In German I, the development of the four basic language skills is stressed; listening comprehension, speaking, reading, and writing. Strong emphasis is placed on basic oral communication. Students will be able to answer practical questions dealing with topics such as greetings, time of day, month, year, ordering food, shopping, and asking for assistance. The present, past, and near future are studied at this level along with basic sentence structure. Cultural information including a short history is also presented.

COURSE TITLE GERMAN II

COURSE NUMBER 2442

COURSE DESCRIPTION In German II, the students have the opportunity to reinforce the vocabulary and grammar from German I and continue to build on similar themes. Emphasis will be placed on more complex sentence structure including past, future, and imperfect tense. Also, the dative (indirect object) and genitive (possessive) cases will be introduced. Continued emphasis will be placed on the development of the four basic language skills of speaking, listening, reading, and writing along with a deeper appreciation of the German culture.

COURSE TITLE GERMAN III (Accelerated)

COURSE NUMBER 2443

Students will be given opportunities to broaden their listening and conversational skills with the introduction of German newsprint, short stories, videos and the Internet. A more comprehensive understanding of German grammar is also introduced to enable the students to write proficiently. New dialogs and readings reflect contemporary German culture focusing on interests of German teens.

COURSE TITLE AP GERMAN

COURSE NUMBER 2444

COURSE DESCRIPTION AP German is designed for the serious study of German and preparation for college level courses. It continues development of the four basic language skills: listening comprehension, reading, writing and speaking. At the end of the academic year, the student should feel comfortable being placed in a German language environment and have the capability to converse in German. Emphasis this year is also placed on preparing the student to take the AP German language exam in May in order to receive college credit. Students receive weighted credit during the academic year.