World Languages Course Descriptions
Course Name and Credit: CHINESE 1
CHINESE 1
CHINESE 1
5 CREDITS
5 CREDITS
5 CREDITS
9-12
9-12
9-12
Course Description: (These three trimester courses must be taken in sequence or with teacher approval)
These courses are for students who want to begin world language study and to enable them to function effectively
in more than one culture through a basic knowledge of the language, the people, and the Chinese-speaking world.
Course Name and Credit: CHINESE 2
CHINESE 2
CHINESE 2
5 CREDITS
5 CREDITS
5 CREDITS
10-12
10-12
10-12
Course Description: (Prerequisite: Chinese 1 or with teacher approval)
These courses are for students who wish to continue their world language study and to refine and expand the skills
learned in the beginning courses and prepare them for more advanced Chinese study. Students will learn more
challenging grammar and a wider variety of vocabulary.
Course Name and Credit: CHINESE 3
CHINESE 3
CHINESE 3
5 CREDITS
5 CREDITS
5 CREDITS
11-12
11-12
11-12
Course Description: (Prerequisite: Chinese 1 and Chinese 2 or with teacher approval)
These courses are for students who wish to pursue their world language study with greater intensity and to
continue the language refinement process, enabling them to function with greater facility and effectiveness in the
Chinese culture and language.
Course Name and Credit: CHINESE 4
CHINESE 4
CHINESE 4
5 CREDITS
5 CREDITS
5 CREDITS
12
12
12
Course Description: (Prerequisite: Chinese 1, 2 and 3 or with teacher approval)
These courses are for students who wish to pursue their world language study with even greater intensity and to
continue the language refinement process, enabling them to function with greater facility and effectiveness in the
Chinese culture and language and to facilitate post-secondary language experience.
Course Name and Credit: A.P. CHINESE
A.P. CHINESE
A.P. CHINESE
5 CREDITS
5 CREDITS
5 CREDITS
12
12
12
Course Description: (Prerequisite: Chinese 1, Chinese 2, and Chinese 3 and with teacher approval)
This college-level class is designed to prepare students for the Advanced Placement Exam in Chinese Language.
Students enrolling in A.P. Chinese should already have a good command of Chinese grammar and vocabulary. This
course requires more extensive, in-depth training in listening, reading, speaking and writing than the fourth year
course in Chinese.
Course Name and Credit: FRENCH 1
FRENCH 1
FRENCH 1
5 CREDITS
5 CREDITS
5 CREDITS
9-12
9-12
9-12
Course Description: (These three trimester courses must be taken in sequence or with teacher approval)
These courses are for students who want to begin world language study and to enable them to function effectively
in more than one culture through a basic knowledge of the language, the people, and the French-speaking world.
World Languages Course Descriptions
Course Name and Credit: FRENCH 2
FRENCH 2
FRENCH 2
5 CREDITS
5 CREDITS
5 CREDITS
10-12
10-12
10-12
Course Description: (Prerequisite: French 1 or with teacher approval)
These courses are for students who wish to continue their world language study and to refine and expand the skills
learned in the beginning courses and prepare them for more advanced French study. Students will learn more
challenging grammar and a wider variety of vocabulary.
Course Name and Credit: FRENCH 3
FRENCH 3
FRENCH 3
5 CREDITS
5 CREDITS
5 CREDITS
11-12
11-12
11-12
Course Description: (Prerequisite: French 1, French 2 or with teacher approval)
These courses are for students who wish to pursue their world language study with greater intensity and to
continue the language refinement process, enabling the student to function with greater facility and effectiveness in
the French culture and language.
Course Name and Credit: FRENCH 4
FRENCH 4
FRENCH 4
5 CREDITS
5 CREDITS
5 CREDITS
12
12
12
Course Description: (Prerequisite: French 1, 2, and 3 or with teacher approval)
These courses are for students who wish to pursue their world language study with even greater intensity and to
continue the language refinement process, enabling them to function with greater facility and effectiveness in the
French culture and language and to facilitate post-secondary language experience.
Course Name and Credit: A.P. FRENCH
A.P. FRENCH
A.P. FRENCH
5 CREDITS
5 CREDITS
5 CREDITS
12
12
12
Course Description: (Prerequisite: French 1, French 2, and French 3 and with teacher approval)
This college-level class is designed to prepare students for the Advanced Placement Exam in French Language.
Students enrolling in A.P. French should already have a good command of French grammar and vocabulary. This
course requires more extensive, in-depth training in listening, reading, speaking and writing than the fourth year
course in French.
Course Name and Credit: GERMAN 1
GERMAN 1
GERMAN 1
5 CREDITS
5 CREDITS
5 CREDITS
9-12
9-12
9-12
Course Description: (These three trimester courses must be taken in sequence or with teacher approval)
These courses are for students who want to begin world language study and to enable them to function effectively
in more than one culture through a basic knowledge of the language, the people, and the cultures of Germanspeaking countries.
Course Name and Credit: GERMAN 2
GERMAN 2
GERMAN 2
5 CREDITS
5 CREDITS
5 CREDITS
10-12
10-12
10-12
Course Description: (Prerequisite: German 1 with teacher approval)
These courses are for students who wish to continue their world language study and to refine and expand the skills
learned in the beginning courses and prepare them for more advanced German study. Students will learn more
challenging grammar and a wider variety of vocabulary.
World Languages Course Descriptions
Course Name and Credit: GERMAN 3
GERMAN 3
GERMAN 3
5 CREDITS
5 CREDITS
5 CREDITS
11-12
11-12
11-12
Course Description: (Prerequisite: German 1 and German 2 or with teacher approval)
These courses are for students who wish to pursue their world language study with greater intensity and to
continue the language refinement process, enabling them to function with greater facility and effectiveness in the
German culture and language.
Course Name and Credit: GERMAN 4
GERMAN 4
GERMAN 4
5 CREDITS
5 CREDITS
5 CREDITS
12
12
12
Course Description: (Prerequisite: German 1, 2 and 3 or with teacher approval)
These courses are for students who wish to pursue their world language study with even greater intensity and to
continue the language refinement process, enabling them to function with greater facility and effectiveness in the
German culture and language and to facilitate post-secondary language experience.
Course Name and Credit: A.P. GERMAN
A.P. GERMAN
A.P. GERMAN
5 CREDITS
5 CREDITS
5 CREDITS
12
12
12
Course Description: (Prerequisite: German 1, German 2, and German 3 and with teacher approval)
This college-level class is designed to prepare students for the Advanced Placement Exam in German Language.
Students enrolling in A.P. German should already have a good command of German grammar and vocabulary. This
course requires more extensive, in-depth training in listening, reading, speaking and writing than the fourth year
course in German.
Course Name and Credit: JAPANESE 1
JAPANESE 1
JAPANESE 1
5 CREDITS
5 CREDITS
5 CREDITS
9-12
9-12
9-12
Course Description: (These three trimester courses must be taken in sequence or with teacher approval)
These courses are for students who want to begin world language study and to enable them to function effectively
in more than one culture through a basic knowledge of the language, the people, and the Japanese-speaking world.
Course Name and Credit: JAPANESE 2
JAPANESE 2
JAPANESE 2
5 CREDITS
5 CREDITS
5 CREDITS
10-12
10-12
10-12
Course Description: (Prerequisite: Japanese 1 or with teacher approval)
These courses are for students who wish to continue their world language study and to refine and expand the skills
learned in the beginning courses and prepare them for more advanced Japanese study. Students will learn more
challenging grammar and a wider variety of vocabulary.
Course Name and Credit: JAPANESE 3
JAPANESE 3
JAPANESE 3
5 CREDITS
5 CREDITS
5 CREDITS
11-12
11-12
11-12
Course Description: (Prerequisite: Japanese 1 and Japanese 2 or with teacher approval)
These courses are for students who wish to pursue their world language study with greater intensity and to
continue the language refinement process, enabling them to function with greater facility and effectiveness in the
Japanese culture and language.
World Languages Course Descriptions
Course Name and Credit: JAPANESE 4
JAPANESE 4
JAPANESE 4
5 CREDITS
5 CREDITS
5 CREDITS
12
12
12
Course Description: (Prerequisite: Japanese 1, 2 and 3 or with teacher approval)
These courses are for students who wish to pursue their world language study with even greater intensity and to
continue the language refinement process, enabling them to function with greater facility and effectiveness in the
Japanese culture and language and to facilitate post-secondary language experience.
Course Name and Credit: A.P. JAPANESE
A.P. JAPANESE
A.P. JAPANESE
5 CREDITS
5 CREDITS
5 CREDITS
12
12
12
Course Description: (Prerequisite: Japanese 1, Japanese 2, and Japanese 3 and with teacher approval)
This college-level class is designed to prepare students for the Advanced Placement Exam in Japanese Language.
Students enrolling in A.P. Japanese should already have a good command of Japanese grammar and vocabulary. This
course requires more extensive, in-depth training in listening, reading, speaking and writing than the fourth year
course in Japanese.
Course Name and Credit: SPANISH 1
SPANISH 1
SPANISH 1
5 CREDITS
5 CREDITS
5 CREDITS
9-12
9-12
9-12
Course Description: (These three trimester courses must be taken in sequence or with teacher approval)
These courses are for students who want to begin world language study and to enable them to function effectively
in more than one culture through a basic knowledge of the language, the people, and the Spanish-speaking world.
Course Name and Credit: SPANISH 2
SPANISH 2
SPANISH 2
5 CREDITS
5 CREDITS
5 CREDITS
10-12
10-12
10-12
Course Description: (Prerequisite: Spanish 1 or with teacher approval)
These courses are for students who wish to continue their world language study and to refine and expand the skills
learned in the beginning courses and prepare them for more advanced Spanish study. Students will learn more
challenging grammar and a wider variety of vocabulary.
Course Name and Credit: SPANISH 3
SPANISH 3
SPANISH 3
5 CREDITS
5 CREDITS
5 CREDITS
11-12
11-12
11-12
Course Description: (Prerequisite: Spanish 1 and Spanish 2 or with teacher approval)
These courses are for students who wish to pursue their world language study with greater intensity and to
continue the language refinement process, enabling them to function with greater facility and effectiveness in the
Spanish culture and language.
Course Name and Credit: SPANISH 4
SPANISH 4
SPANISH 4
5 CREDITS
5 CREDITS
5 CREDITS
12
12
12
Course Description: (Prerequisite: Spanish 1, 2 and 3 or with teacher approval)
These courses are for students who wish to pursue their world language study with even greater intensity and to
continue the language refinement process, enabling them to function with greater facility and effectiveness in the
Spanish culture and language and to facilitate post-secondary language experience.
World Languages Course Descriptions
Course Name and Credit: A.P. SPANISH
A.P. SPANISH
A.P. SPANISH
5 CREDITS
5 CREDITS
5 CREDITS
12
12
12
Course Description: (Prerequisite: Spanish 1, Spanish 2, and Spanish 3 and with teacher approval)
This college-level class is designed to prepare students for the Advanced Placement Exam in Spanish Language.
Students enrolling in A.P. Spanish should already have a good command of Spanish grammar and vocabulary. This
course requires more extensive, in-depth training in listening, reading, speaking and writing than the fourth year
course in Spanish.