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French 3 – 220510 Italian 1 – 220210
10 Credits Grade(s) 9-12 10 Credits Grade(s) 9-12
1 Year Course 1 Year Course
UC Requirement e UC Requirement e
CSU Requirement World Language CSU Requirement World Language
School Site(s) LHS, MHS, School Site(s) BCHS
THS Description: This class is designed to give students
Description: This course is conducted primarily in immediately useful language skills. Communication
French and is designed to develop advanced listening, skills are taught through meaningful interaction among
speaking, reading, writing, grammar, and vocabulary students, activities, and games. In addition, listening,
skills. Students will be exposed to social, cultural, and reading, and writing skills are practiced. Students are
historical aspects of Francophone communities. This be introduced to the Italian-speaking culture through
course will advance students’ preparation for the AP slides, videos, games and activities.
French Language Exam.

French 4 – 220515 Italian 2 – 220215
10 credits Grade(s) 9-12 10 Credits Grade(s) 10-12
1 Year Course 1 Year Course
UC Requirement e UC Requirement e
CSU Requirement World Language CSU Requirement World Language
School Sites LHS, THS School Site(s) BCHS
Description: Students further their development in Description: Italian II continues with the ideas
mastery of the language by intensive review of emphasized in Italian I. Students work more on
grammar and by communicating in the target language. reading, writing, and listening skills based on new
Frequent writing projects and essays may be utilized to vocabulary and language structures. Students
perfect the student’s writing skills. Students may experience the language itself and Italian-speaking
engage in a variety of projects requiring research
(travel, geography, culture, history, current events, and cultures through music, projects, and games, plus
film). Students expand their awareness of the French- through visual reinforcement such as slides and videos.
speaking world through contemporary and literary- This class is conducted in Italian.
based readings, as well as current event and internet
findings. Italian 3 - 220310
10 Credits Grade(s) 11-12
AP French – 227016 1 Year Course
10 Credits Grade(s) 11-12 UC Requirement e
1 Year Course CSU Requirement World Language
UC Requirement e School Site(s) BCHS
CSU Requirement World Language Description: Students work on communication and
School Site(s) LHS writing skills through discussions, presentations,
Description: This course will be conducted almost projects, videos, plays, and literature. Italian
entirely in French, and is designed to provide intensive literature, history, and current events are used as a
practice in French for students to elevate their level of basis for practicing these skills. Language structures
French proficiency and pass the AP language exam. are reviewed and/or introduced as needed. This class is
This class is comparable to college and university conducted in Italian.
courses that focus on speaking and writing in French at
an advanced level. The course content will reflect a AP Italian - 220216
wide variety of academic and cultural topics. Materials 10 Credits Grade(s) 11–12
will include authentic resources in the form of 1 Year Course
recordings, films, newspapers and magazines. UC Requirement e
CSU Requirement World Language
German 1 -220010 School Site(s) BCHS
10 Credits Grade(s) 11-12 Description: This course will be conducted almost
1 Year Course entirely in Italian, and is designed to provide intensive
UC Requirement e practice in Italian for students to elevate their level of
CSU Requirement World Language Italian proficiency and pass the AP language exam.
School Site(s) LHS This class is comparable to college and university
This course is conducted partially in German and is courses that focus on speaking and writing in Italian at
designed to develop basic vocabulary, listening, reading, an advanced level. The course content will reflect a
grammar, and speaking skills. Students will be wide variety of academic and cultural topics. Materials
exposed to cultural and historical aspects of German- will include authentic resources in the form of
speaking countries, and will be provided with the recordings, films, newspapers and magazines.
inductor skills needed to prepare for the AP German
Exam.
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