Spanish
Students explore the language and culture of the Spanish-speaking world. See below for course offerings.
Spanish 1
Designed to introduce students to Spanish language and culture, Spanish 1 courses emphasize basic grammar and syntax, simple vocabulary, and the spoken accent so that students can read, write, speak, and understand the language at a basic level within predictable areas of need, using customary courtesies and conventions. Spanish culture is introduced through the art, literature, customs, and history of Spanish-speaking people.
In middle schools, this course is typically divided into two parts and taken over two years as level 1A and level 1B. Students must successfully pass 1A in order to enroll in 1B. Credit will be awarded at the end of successful completion of both levels 1A and 1B. To receive 1.0 credit for a level 1 language, 1A and 1B must both be completed successfully prior to leaving 8th grade.
Spanish 2
Spanish 2 courses build upon skills developed in Spanish 1, extending students’ ability to understand and express themselves in Spanish and increasing their vocabulary. Typically, students learn how to engage in discourse for informative or social purposes, write expressions or passages that show understanding of sentence construction and the rules of grammar, and comprehend the language when spoken slowly. Students usually explore the customs, history, and art forms of Spanish speaking people to deepen their understanding of the culture(s).
Honors Spanish 3
Spanish 3 courses focus on having students express increasingly complex concepts both verbally and in writing while showing some spontaneity. Comprehension goals for students may include attaining more facility and faster understanding when listening to the language spoken at normal rates, being able to paraphrase or summarize written passages, and conversing easily within limited situation
Honors Spanish 4
Spanish 4 courses focus on advancing students’ skills and abilities to read, write, speak, and understand the Spanish language so that they can maintain simple conversations with sufficient vocabulary and an acceptable accent, have sufficient comprehension to understand speech spoken at a normal pace, read uncomplicated but authentic prose, and write narratives that indicate a good understanding of grammar and a strong vocabulary.
AP Spanish Language and Culture
Designed by the College Board to parallel third-year college-level courses in Spanish Composition and Conversation, AP Spanish Language courses build upon prior knowledge and develop students’ ability to understand others and express themselves (in Spanish) accurately, coherently, and fluently in both formal and informal situations. Students will develop a vocabulary large enough to understand literary texts, magazine/newspaper articles, films and television productions, and so on.
Seminar: AP Spanish Language and Culture
Students focus on enhancing skills and concepts that will support success in AP Spanish Language & Culture. This course is for students who need additional practice in interpersonal, presentational and interpretive modes of communication in the target language. Concurrent enrollment in AP Spanish Language is required.
AP Spanish Literature
Designed by the College Board to parallel college-level Introduction to Hispanic Literature courses, AP Spanish Literature courses cover representative works from the literatures of Spain and Spanish America, encompassing all genres. The courses build students’ Spanish language proficiency so that they are able to read and understand moderately difficult prose and express critical opinions and literary analyses in oral and written Spanish (an ability equivalent to having completed a thirdyear college-level Spanish Language course).
IB DP Spanish 1
IB DP Language B Spanish is an additional language-learning course designed for students who have successfully completed Spanish level 3 or higher, and who are admitted in the IB Diploma Programme. It may be studied at either Standard Level (SL) or Higher Level (HL). The main focus of the course is on language acquisition and development of language skills. These language skills should be developed through the study and use of a range of written and spoken material. Such material will extend from everyday oral exchanges to literary texts, and should be related to the culture(s) concerned. The material should be chosen to enable students to develop mastery of language skills and intercultural understanding. This IB DP course is taught over two years (IB DP 1 and IB DP 2).
Spanish 1
IB DP Language B Spanish is an additional language-learning course designed for students who have successfully completed Spanish level 3 or higher, and who are admitted in the IB Diploma Programme. It may be studied at either Standard Level (SL) or Higher Level (HL). The main focus of the course is on language acquisition and development of language skills. These language skills should be developed through the study and use of a range of written and spoken material. Such material will extend from everyday oral exchanges to literary texts, and should be related to the culture(s) concerned. The material should be chosen to enable students to develop mastery of language skills and intercultural understanding. This IB DP course is taught over two years (IB DP 1 and IB DP 2).