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FRENCH 1
This course provides students with opportunities to hear, speak, read, and write a world language as well as gain understanding of foreign cultures. Recommended B or better in previous English class.
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FRENCH 3
Conducted entirely in French, these courses focus on oral communication. The honing of reading and writing skills is stressed, and a greater emphasis is placed on francophone countries outside of Europe. These courses include class discussions, spontaneous dialogues, composition, and literature.
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AP FRENCH
This advanced French course is a designed to enable students to become highly proficient in their communication skills as they explore French speaking cultures and global issues. Students will improve their speaking, reading, writing, and listening skills within a variety of themes and contexts via immersion in the language. At the end of the term students will have the option of taking the AP exam.
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SPANISH 2
These courses will continue the development of skills introduced in French 1, Spanish 1, with expansions of vocabulary and continued emphasis on speaking the language. Reading for comprehension is strengthened. Students also acquire more knowledge of the countries where these languages are spoken and their cultures.
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HONORS SPANISH 4
Designed to complete the Spanish curriculum for Levels 1 ‐ 4, this one-term (18 weeks) course will provide college-bound students with an opportunity to consolidate and perfect proficiency by extending their communicative abilities in a variety of contexts, timeframes, and moods. In addition, students will also gain functional knowledge of key cultural concepts from various Spanish‐speaking countries. Students who complete this course with a “B” or better, and who pass English with a “C” or better, can apply for the “Seal of Biliteracy” during their Senior year.
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IB SPANISH SL-1 - Fall
This advanced course is a year‐long course that provides students with the language learning experiences that will enable them to communicate in Spanish in a wide range of situations. This course is a total immersion course (conducted exclusively in Spanish) that develops speaking and listening skills via dialogues, projects, presentations, interviews, role-plays, simulations, and debates, all centered around lessons that are thematically driven. The cultural context of the Spanish speaking countries will provide exposure to the current events, the ideas, and the attitudes of these nations, creating an appreciation of cultural and international diversity. By the end of this course students will be able to carry on meaningful conversations on many topics, understand and be understood by non‐native and native speakers, be able to write naturally in various formats, and be more culturally aware with a focus on a global perspective. International Baccalaureate courses are open to any Granite Bay High School student. Applicable IB exam and registration fees apply. ALL students enrolled in IB courses are required to complete the entire course and sit for the external exams in May.
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FRENCH 2
These courses will continue the development of skills introduced in French 1, Spanish 1, with expansions of vocabulary and continued emphasis on speaking the language. Reading for comprehension is strengthened. Students also acquire more knowledge of the countries where these languages are spoken and their cultures.
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HONORS FRENCH 4
This advanced French course is designed to enable students to become highly proficient in their communication skills as they explore French speaking cultures and global issues. Students will improve their speaking, reading, writing, and listening skills within a variety of themes and contexts via immersion in the language. Students may choose to this as a stand alone course or continue into AP French.
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SPANISH 1
These courses provide students with opportunities to hear, speak, read, and write a world language as well as gain understanding of foreign cultures.
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SPANISH 3
The primary emphasis in these courses is on oral communication, but the honing of reading and writing skills is also stressed. The courses include class discussions, interviews, spontaneous interpretation, composition, and literature.
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AP SPANISH - Spring
This course provides students with the language learning experiences that will enable them to communicate in Spanish in a wide range of situations. Students will explore language concepts within a variety of themes and contexts. By the end of this course students will be able to carry on meaningful conversations on many topics, understand and be understood by non‐native and native speakers, be able to write naturally in various formats, and be more culturally aware with a focus on a global perspective. This is a year‐long course, culminating with the AP Spanish Language and Culture Exam. * Please note that this is a separate series from the stand-alone Honors Spanish 4 and also from IB Spanish. Students who wish to take AP Spanish must enroll in this year-long blocked class. Students who complete this course with a “B” or better, and who pass English with a “C” or better, can apply for the “Seal of Biliteracy” during their Senior year
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IB SPANISH SL– 2 - Spring
This advanced course is a year‐long course that provides students with the language learning experiences that will enable them to communicate in Spanish in a wide range of situations. This course is a total immersion course (conducted exclusively in Spanish) that develops speaking and listening skills via dialogues, projects, presentations, interviews, role-plays, simulations, and debates, all centered around lessons that are thematically driven. The cultural context of the Spanish speaking countries will provide exposure to the current events, the ideas, and the attitudes of these nations, creating an appreciation of cultural and international diversity. By the end of this course students will be able to carry on meaningful conversations on many topics, understand and be understood by non‐native and native speakers, be able to write naturally in various formats, and be more culturally aware with a focus on a global perspective. International Baccalaureate courses are open to any Granite Bay High School student. Applicable IB exam and registration fees apply. ALL students enrolled in IB courses are required to complete the entire course and sit for the external exams in May.
