WORLD LANGUAGE DEPARTMENT
Course Offerings
FILIPINO 1-2
Recommended Course None
Filipino 1-2 introduces students to the Filipino language. The course will help students develop the skills required to conduct basic conversations such as common greetings, naming objects, places and people, and identifying persons and occupations. Conversational skills will be enhanced with lessons on giving and following directions, expressing and inquiring likes and dislikes, describing ownership and possessions, and telling time. Filipino language cannot be separated from the culture and history that gives it life; therefore, culture and history must be integrated as the student learns the language. This course may be used to meet the UC/CSU “E” or “G” requirement.
FILIPINO 3-4
Recommended Course Filipino 1-2
Filipino 3-4 enhances the four communication skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing learned from Filipino 1-2. Students will increase their vocabulary, enhance their grammatical skills, and use them progressively in a more complex but concrete structure. Students will progressively use more vocabulary words and construct longer and complicated sentences by combining learned phrases, previous grammatical skills, new vocabulary words and grammatical skills. In addition, students will continue to develop cultural awareness by integrating lessons with social, economic, and political background of the Philippines comparing them to the learner’s own social, economic, and political background. This course may be used to meet the UC/CSU “E” or “G” requirement. Completes MINIMUM UC requirement in foreign language.
FILIPINO 5-6
Recommended CourseFilipino 3-4
Filipino 5-6 enhances the four communication skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing learned from Filipino 3-4. Students will increase their vocabulary, enhance their grammatical skills, and use them progressively in a more complex but concrete structure. Students will progressively use more vocabulary words and construct longer and more complicated sentences by combining learned phrases, previous grammatical skills, new vocabulary words and grammatical skills. In addition, students will continue to develop cultural awareness by integrating lessons with social, economic, and political background of the Philippines comparing them to the learner’s own social, economic, and political background. This course may be used to meet the UC/CSU “E” or “G” requirement.
FILIPINO 7-8
Recommended Course Filipino 5-6
Filipino 7-8 will further develop and refine knowledge, skills, and attitudes related to specific themes, including, but not limited to, traveler's survival, Filipinos in the United States, and history-geography. Within this context, appropriate emphasis will be placed on student competency in the areas of reading, writing, listening, and speaking. This course may be used to meet the UC "E" or "G" requirement.
FRENCH 1-2
Recommended Course None
French 1-2 is a beginning course which develops the four communication skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing with basic vocabulary, grammar and idiomatic expressions. Oral and written exercises, both individually and in groups, provide practice to develop these skills. This course may be used to meet the UC/CSU “E” requirement.
FRENCH 3-4
Recommended Course French 1-2
French 3-4 is an intermediate course designed to further develop the four communication skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing with an increased vocabulary, more complicated grammatical structures and idiomatic expressions. This course may be used to meet the UC/CSU “E” or “G” requirement. Completes MINIMUM UC requirement in foreign language.
FRENCH 5-6
Recommended Course French 3-4
French 5-6 prepares the student for the more advanced structures and communication activities required at the college level. Reading and writing practice is more extensive. The creative ability to use the language orally and in writing is stressed. This course may be used to meet the UC/CSU “E” or "G" requirement.
FRENCH HONORS 7-8
Recommended Course French 5-6
Honors French 7-8 continues developing and refining oral and written communication skills. Activities are divided among listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Students will work in small groups, whole class and individual settings as appropriate. Vocabulary development continues in a thematic context as students expand the range of expression. Students also continue mastery of increasingly complex verb and grammatical forms. This course has been approved to meet the UC “E” or “G” requirement.
SPANISH 1-2
Recommended Course None
Spanish 1-2 is a beginning course which develops the four communication skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing with basic vocabulary, grammar, and idiomatic expressions. Oral and written activities, both individually and in groups, provide practice to develop these skills. Some of the vocabulary themes include personality and physical characteristics, family, school, clothing, food, community places, typical student activities, weather, days, months, numbers, and time. The essential learnings in grammar are the conjugation of present tense verbs, the “to be” verbs (ser & estar), common idiomatic expressions like “to have to do something (tener + que + infinitive) and “to be going to do something” (ir + a + infinitive), and noun /adjective agreement. This course may be used to meet the UC/CSU “E” requirement.
SPANISH 3-4
Recommended Course Spanish 1-2
Spanish 3-4 is designed to further develop the four communication skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing with basic vocabulary, grammar, and idiomatic expressions. Students will increase their vocabulary and ability to use it in progressively more complicated structures, reinforcing their ability to use previously learned material. Individual group oral and written activities help increase the creative ability to use the language. Some of the vocabulary themes include types of stores and shopping, personal care and sundries, household items and chores, and typical student activities before and after school. The essential learnings in grammar are stem-changing verbs, reflexive verbs, verbs in the present subjunctive, and introduction to the use of the two past tenses- the imperfect and preterit. This course may be used to meet the UC/CSU “E” or “G” requirement. Completes MINIMUM UC requirement in foreign language.
SPANISH 5-6
Recommended Course Spanish 3-4
Spanish 5-6 prepares the student for the more advanced structures and communication activities required at the college level. Reading and writing is more extensive, and the emphasis is on activities that encourage creative use of the language orally and in writing. The essential learnings of grammar focus on narration in the past with refinement of the use of the preterit and imperfect tenses. The subjunctive mood is expanded to include the imperfect (past) subjunctive. Other grammar topics include object pronouns, hypothetical if clauses, and knowledge of other verbs that are used like gustar. Vocabulary themes include the news and media, food and restaurant, health and nutrition, travel and hotels, the environment and the rain forest. Culture focuses on Puerto Rico, Costa Rica, Mexico, and Spain. This course may be used to meet the UC/CSU “E” or “G” requirement.
SPANISH 7-8
Recommended Course Spanish 5-6
Spanish 7-8 continues to expand the creative ability to use the language orally and in writing. Emphasis is on improving competency in listening, speaking, reading and writing. Listening comprehension exercises and tests focus on unrestricted language, that is, language not tailored specifically to the textbook. Particularly in Spanish 7, new conventions to be learned focus on compound tenses (e.g. I have gone, I had gone, I will have gone), Conditional and Conditional Perfect (I would go, I would have gone), and new Subjunctive forms to include Present Perfect, Imperfect, and Past Perfect. Readings will be from textbook and outside readings consisting of selected short stories in Spanish. Students are expected to use the language in all classroom activities, including general discussions and discussions of readings. This course may be used to meet the UC/CSU “E” or "G" requirement and will prepare the student for the Advanced Placement Language course.
HONORS SPANISH 7-8
Recommended Course Spanish 5-6
Honors Spanish 7-8 will further develop and refine knowledge, skills, and attitudes related to specific themes. Grammar instruction will be in-depth with sufficient preparation to continue on to Advanced Placement Spanish. Within this context, appropriate emphasis will be placed on student competency in the areas of reading, writing, listening, and speaking. This course has been approved to meet the UC “e” or “g” requirement. This course is NCAA approved, but students must take both Honors Spanish 7-8 to count as a core course.
AP SPANISH 1-2
Recommended Course Honors Spanish 7-8
Advanced Placement Spanish Language refines the skills required for advanced work equivalent to a third year college level course and for the AP Language examination. Extensive reading, writing and speaking practice increases the competency level to that required on the AP examination. Selected literary works are analyzed. This course may be used to meet the UC/CSU “E” or "G" requirement. UC approved for extra honors credit (A=5, B=4, C=3).