The Oakmont HS World Languages Department believes that language and communication are key to our students' learning environment. They create courses that teach students to be linguistically and culturally equipped to communicate successfully in the United States and abroad. The standards are broken into five major areas: Communication, Cultures, Connections, Comparisons, and Communities.

  • French 1

    French 1

    The major emphasis of these courses is to develop personal communication skills in the target language. The students have opportunities to listen and read for comprehension, and to speak and to write in basic patterned and planned responses with some spontaneous conversations. The curriculum includes the following: vocabulary development, pronunciation practice, development of listening and reading comprehension skills, short writing assignments, and reading authentic materials as well as grammar skills as they relate to topics studied. Emphasis is placed on listening, reading and writing. These are the first skills acquired by novice learners. Students will be introduced to culture appropriate to the level of the language they are studying.

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  • French 2

    French 2

    The major emphasis of these courses is to continue to develop personal communication skills in the target language. Students will have additional opportunities to increase their abilities in the areas of: listening comprehension, reading, writing and speaking. Curriculum includes: continued emphasis on listening, reading and writing and speaking the language, the study of expanded thematic vocabulary, expressing simple past actions, short writing assignments, and reading authentic materials. Students will increase their cross-cultural understanding.

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  • French 3

    French 3

    Designed for students who desire to learn to communicate in the target language with a greater degree of fluency and accuracy. The major emphasis of these courses is placed on oral and written communication in the target language. The curriculum includes: class discussions, interviews, short essays, authentic literature and reading materials from the cultures where the languages are spoken, and more advanced cultural readings. Also included is the application of expanded thematic vocabulary (including idiomatic expressions), practical use of various verb tenses and moods, as well as complex grammar structures as they relate to the topics studied.

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  • Honors French 4

    Honors French 4

    This course will further develop skills which students have already acquired in the language. Emphasis is placed on communication skills including class discussions, interviews and literature readings. Written compositions and oral presentations are assigned. Literature serves as a basis for both oral and written work.

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  • IB French SL/HL1

    IB French SL/HL1

    Students will develop a higher degree of proficiency in listening, speaking, reading and writing the language. Teaching of an appropriate range of grammatical structure will be integrated with the study of themes and texts and acquisition of skills.

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  • IB French SL/HL 2

    IB French SL/HL 2

    This course is a continuation of IB French SL/HL 1. Please refer to the SL/HL 1 course description.

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  • Native Spanish 2/ Español Nativo 2

    Native Spanish 2/ Español Nativo 2

    A college-preparatory class for students who have successfully completed Native Spanish 1 and wish to continue to develop literacy skills at the native level. Literature/Literacy serves as a basis for both oral and written work. Una clase pre-universitaria para los estudiantes que han completado satisfactoriamente la clase de Español 1 y desean continuar el desarrollo de sus habilidades literarias al nivel nativo. La literatura sirve como una base para el trabajo oral y escrito

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  • Spanish 1

    Spanish 1

    The major emphasis of these courses is to develop personal communication skills in the target language. The students have opportunities to listen and read for comprehension, and to speak and to write in basic patterned and planned responses with some spontaneous conversations. The curriculum includes the following: vocabulary development, pronunciation practice, development of listening and reading comprehension skills, short writing assignments, and reading authentic materials as well as grammar skills as they relate to topics studied. Emphasis is placed on listening, reading and writing. These are the first skills acquired by novice learners. Students will be introduced to culture appropriate to the level of the language they are studying.

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  • Spanish 2

    Spanish 2

    The major emphasis of these courses is to continue to develop personal communication skills in the target language. Students will have additional opportunities to increase their abilities in the areas of: listening comprehension, reading, writing and speaking. Curriculum includes: continued emphasis on listening, reading and writing and speaking the language, the study of expanded thematic vocabulary, expressing simple past actions, short writing assignments, and reading authentic materials. Students will increase their cross-cultural understanding.

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  • Spanish 3

    Spanish 3

    Designed for students who desire to learn to communicate in the target language with a greater degree of fluency and accuracy. The major emphasis of these courses is placed on oral and written communication in the target language. The curriculum includes: class discussions, interviews, short essays, authentic literature and reading materials from the cultures where the languages are spoken, and more advanced cultural readings. Also included is the application of expanded thematic vocabulary (including idiomatic expressions), practical use of various verb tenses and moods, as well as complex grammar structures as they relate to the topics studied.

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  • Spanish 4

    Spanish 4

    This course will continue to develop within the students the skills which they have already acquired in the language. Emphasis is placed on communication skills including class discussion, interviews, and spontaneous interpretations.

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  • Honors Spanish 4

    Honors Spanish 4

    This course will further develop skills which students have already acquired in the language. Emphasis is placed on communication skills including class discussions, interviews and literature readings. Written compositions and oral presentations are assigned. Literature serves as a basis for both oral and written work.

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  • IB Spanish SL/HL 1

    IB Spanish SL/HL 1

    Students will develop a higher degree of proficiency in listening, speaking, reading and writing the language. Teaching of an appropriate range of grammatical structure will be integrated with the study of themes and texts and acquisition of skills.

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  • IB Spanish SL/HL 2

    IB Spanish SL/HL 2

    This course is a continuation of IB Spanish SL/HL 1. Please refer to the SL/HL 1 course description.

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  • Native Spanish 1/ Español Nativo 1

    Native Spanish 1/ Español Nativo 1

    A college-preparatory class for students with native-like fluency in Spanish and basic language skills who wish to develop and enhance the integrated skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing. Students will also have the opportunity to develop understanding for the Hispanic Culture. Literature/Literacy serves as a basis for both oral and written work. Una clase pre-universitaria para estudiantes con un nivel nativo de español y con habilidades básicas del idioma que desean desarrollar y mejorar sus habilidades integradas de escuchar, hablar, leer y escribir. Los estudiantes también tendrán la oportunidad de desarrollar un entendimiento y una apreciación por la cultura Hispana. La literatura sirve como una base para el trabajo oral y escrito.

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