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practices, products, and perspectives of various French-
WORLD LANGUAGE
speaking countries, and take frequent assessments where

their language progression can be monitored. The course
WLG100: Spanish I has been carefully aligned to national standards as set forth
Students begin their introduction to Spanish by focusing on by ACTFL (the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign
the four key areas of foreign language study: listening, Languages).
speaking, reading, and writing. The course represents an Course Length: Yearlong
ideal blend of language learning pedagogy and online Suggested Grade: 9-12
learning. Each weekly unit consists of a new vocabulary Prerequisites: None
theme and grammar concept, reading and listening Special Note: This course qualifies as a Humanities course.
comprehension activities, speaking and writing activities, Students must have and use a working microphone.
multimedia cultural presentations, and interactive activities
and practices which reinforce vocabulary and grammar.
There is a strong emphasis on providing context and WLG130: Latin I
conversational examples for the language concepts
Since mastering a classical language presents different
presented in each unit. Students should expect to be challenges from learning a spoken world language, students
actively engaged in their own language learning, become learn Latin through ancient, time-honored, classical
familiar with common vocabulary terms and phrases,
language approaches which include repetition, parsing,
comprehend a wide range of grammar patterns, participate
written composition, and listening exercises. These
in simple conversations and respond appropriately to basic
techniques, combined with a modern multimedia approach
conversational prompts, analyze and compare cultural to learning grammar, syntax, and vocabulary, provide
practices, products, and perspectives of various Spanish- students with a strong foundation for learning Latin. Each
speaking countries, and take frequent assessments where
unit consists of a new vocabulary theme and grammar
their language progression can be monitored. Assessments
concept, reading comprehension activities, writing
include vocabulary and culture quizzes, multiple choice activities, multimedia culture, history, and mythology
tests, speaking tests (submitting voice recording to presentations, and interactive activities and practices which
teacher), and writing short paragraph tests. The course has reinforce vocabulary and grammar. There is a strong
been carefully aligned to national standards as set forth by
emphasis on engaging with authentic classical Latin through
ACTFL (the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign
weekly encounters with ancient passages from such
Languages). prestigious authors as Virgil, Ovid, and Lucretius. The
Course Length: Yearlong curriculum concurs with the Cambridge school of Latin;
Suggested Grade: 9-12
therefore, students will learn ancient high classical styles of
Prerequisites: None
pronunciation and grammar in lieu of generally less
Special Note: This course qualifies as a Humanities course.
sophisticated medieval styles, making it possible for
Students must have and use a working microphone. students to comprehend the most Latin from the widest
range of time periods. Students should expect to be actively
WLG110: French I
engaged in their own language learning, become familiar
Students begin their introduction to French by focusing on
with common vocabulary terms and phrases, comprehend a
the four key areas of foreign language study: listening, wide range of grammar patterns, understand and analyze
speaking, reading, and writing. The course represents an the cultural and historical contexts of the ancient sources
ideal blend of language learning pedagogy and online they study, and take frequent assessments where their
learning. Each unit consists of a new vocabulary theme and
language progression can be monitored. The course has
grammar concept, reading and listening comprehension
been carefully aligned to national standards as set forth by
activities, speaking and writing activities, multimedia ACTFL (the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign
cultural presentations, and interactive activities and Languages).
practices which reinforce vocabulary and grammar. There Course Length: Yearlong
is a strong emphasis on providing context and
Suggested Grade: 10-12
conversational examples for the language concepts
Prerequisites: ENG103: Literary Analysis & Composition I
presented in each unit. Students should expect to be Special Note: This course qualifies as a Humanities course.
actively engaged in their own language learning, become Students must have and use a working microphone.
familiar with common vocabulary terms and phrases,
comprehend a wide range of grammar patterns, participate
in simple conversations and respond appropriately to basic
conversational prompts, analyze and compare cultural

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