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French 4 – 220515 through visual reinforcement such as slides and videos.
10 credits Grade(s) 9-12 This class is conducted in Italian.
1 Year Course
UC Requirement e Italian 3 - 220310
CSU Requirement World Language 10 Credits Grade(s) 9-12
School Sites LHS, THS 1 Year Course
Description: Students further their development in UC Requirement e
mastery of the language by intensive review of
grammar and by communicating in the target language. CSU Requirement World Language
Frequent writing projects and essays maybe utilized to School Site(s) BCHS
perfect the student’s writing skills. Students may Description: Students work on communication and
engage in a variety of projects requiring research writing skills through discussions, presentations,
(travel, geography, culture, history, current events, and projects, videos, plays, and literature. Italian
film). Students expand their awareness of the French- literature, history, and current events are used as a
speaking world through contemporary and literary- basis for practicing these skills. Language structures
based readings, as well as current event and internet are reviewed and/or introduced as needed. This class is
findings. conducted in Italian.

AP French – 227016
Italian AP - 220216
10 Credits Grade(s) 11-12 10 Credits Grade(s) 11–12
1 Year Course 1 Year Course
UC Requirement e UC Requirement e
CSU Requirement World Language CSU Requirement World Language
School Site(s) LHS School Site(s) BCHS
Description: This course will be conducted almost Description: This course will be conducted almost
entirely in French, and is designed to provide intensive entirely in Italian, and is designed to provide intensive
practice in French for students to elevate their level of practice in Italian for students to elevate their level of
French proficiency and pass the AP language exam. Italian proficiency and pass the AP language exam.
This class is comparable to college and university This class is comparable to college and university
courses that focus on speaking and writing in French at courses that focus on speaking and writing in Italian at
an advanced level. The course content will reflect a an advanced level. The course content will reflect a
wide variety of academic and cultural topics. Materials wide variety of academic and cultural topics. Materials
will include authentic resources in the form of will include authentic resources in the form of
recordings, films, newspapers and magazines. recordings, films, newspapers and magazines.

Italian 1 – 220210 Spanish 1 – 220610
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) BCHS
BCHS, LHS, MHS, THS
School Site(s)
Description: This class is designed to give students Description: This course is conducted partially in
immediately useful language skills. Communication Spanish and is designed to develop basic listening,
skills are taught through meaningful interaction among
students, activities, and games. In addition, listening, speaking, reading, writing, grammar, and vocabulary
skills. Students will be exposed to social, cultural, and
reading, and writing skills are practiced. Students are historical aspects of Spanish-speaking countries. This
be introduced to the Italian-speaking culture through course will begin student preparation of the AP Spanish
slides, videos, games and activities. Exam.

Italian 2 – 220215
Spanish 2 – 220615
10 Credits Grade(s) 10-12 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) BCHS School Site(s) BCHS, LHS, MHS, THS
Description: Italian II continues with the ideas
emphasized in Italian I. Students work more on Description: This course is conducted mostly in
Spanish, and is designed to develop intermediate
reading, writing, and listening skills based on new listening, speaking, reading, writing, grammar and
vocabulary and language structures. Students vocabulary skills. Students will learn cultural and
experience the language itself and Italian-speaking
cultures through music, projects, and games, plus historical aspects of Spanish-speaking countries. This
course will further students’ preparation for the AP
Spanish Exam.
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