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Curriculum Overview

Our World Language courses provide opportunities to acquire a second language, language appreciation, and language consciousness.  The work shall be toward the development of accurate pronunciation and appropriate usage of the mechanics of the language; an ability to listen and understand, to speak, to read, and to write the language in its simple forms; and an awareness and understanding of the culture of other cultures.

Class Topics

French I

An introductory course providing for the elementary acquisition of a second language, language appreciation, and language consciousness. The work shall be toward the development of accurate pronunciation of French, making use of the mechanics of the language; ability to listen and understand, to speak, to read, and to write the language in its simple forms; and awareness and understanding of the culture of the French-speaking world.

French II

A continuation of French I, providing the opportunity to obtain fluency in both written and spoken French. The work shall be toward the development of fluency and accuracy of pronunciation; ability to converse freely in simple, practical, everyday French; ability to read easily and intelligently, prose of increased difficulty; ability for oral comprehension of the language, including idioms and common expressions; and appreciation of the contemporary civilization of the French-speaking world.

Italian I

An introductory course providing for the elementary acquisition of a second language, language appreciation, and language consciousness. The work shall be toward the development of accurate pronunciation of Italian, making use of the mechanics of the language; ability to listen and understand, to speak, to read, and to write the language in its simple forms and awareness and understanding of the culture of the Italian-speaking world

Italian II

A continuation of Italian I, providing the opportunity to obtain fluency in both written and spoken Italian. The work shall be toward the development of fluency and accuracy of pronunciation; ability to converse freely in simple, practical, everyday Italian; ability to read easily and intelligently, prose of increased difficulty; ability for oral comprehension of the language, including idioms and common expressions; and appreciation of the contemporary civilization of the Italian-speaking world.

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