World Languages Department Course Descriptions

522 CP FRENCH 1  Grade 9   5.0 CR 
This course provides an introduction to the fundamental principles of French. Emphasis is placed on the four communication skills: reading comprehension, listening comprehension, writing and speaking. Language learning is facilitated through projects, presentations, and technology-based activities. Students will also begin to investigate the cultures of the respective countries.

523 H FRENCH 1   Grade 9   5.0 CR
This course challenges students to learn the fundamental principles of French in greater depth. Emphasis is placed on the four communication skills: reading comprehension, listening comprehension, writing and speaking. Special emphasis will be placed on communication in the target language. Language learning is facilitated through projects, presentations, and technology-based activities. Students will also investigate the cultures of the respective countries. This course will place rigorous demands upon student’s study skills and work ethic in completing homework/projects.

524 CP FRENCH 2   Grades 10-12   5.0 CR 
Prerequisite: CP Language Level 1 or higher
This course is a continuation of Level 1 languages at a college level. It will focus on literature, history, culture, and communication skills through project work, presentations, and technology-based activities, along with the use of culturally authentic materials.

525 H FRENCH 2   Grades 10-12   5.0 CR 
Prerequisite: CP Language Level 1 or higher
Dual Enrollment Option through WCCC: 3 Credits
This course is a continuation of Level 1 languages at an honors level. This faster-paced class will focus heavily on communication through projects, presentations, and technology-based activities, and will explore culture through history, literature, and authentic materials.

527 H FRENCH 3   Grades 11-12   5.0 CR
Prerequisite: CP Language Level 2 or higher
Dual Enrollment Option through WCCC: 3 Credits
This honors-level course will focus on perfecting advanced levels of speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills using the AP themes of beauty, daily life, family and community, personal and public identities, science and technology, and global challenges. It is designed for students who are seeking an honors-level program that will prepare them to take advanced placement courses.

528 AP FRENCH LANGUAGE   Grade 12   5.0 CR 
Prerequisite: CP Language Level 3 or higher
The AP Language course, mainly conducted in the target language, should help prepare students to demonstrate their level of proficiency across three communicative modes; Interpersonal, Interpretive, and Presentational, and the five-goal areas outlined in the Standards for Foreign Language Learning in the 21st Century which include communication, cultures, connections, comparisons, and communities. The course is meant to be comparable to college and university courses that focus on speaking and writing in the target language at an advanced level.

530 SPANISH 1   Grade 9   5.0 CR 
This course is an introductory class to college-level courses. Students will learn the basic elements of the Spanish language. Vocabulary and grammar parallel the curriculum for Level I CP courses but with an individualized, project-based approach. This course satisfies the NJ High School graduation requirement, but cannot be substituted for college entrance requirements. Students who complete this class and would like to continue in a World Language just complete Language Level 1 CP before moving on to Language Level 2.

532 CP SPANISH 1   Grades 9   5.0 CR 
This course provides an introduction to the fundamental principles of Spanish. Emphasis is placed on the four communication skills: reading comprehension, listening comprehension, writing and speaking. Language learning is facilitated through projects, presentations, and technology-based activities. Students will also begin to investigate the cultures of the respective countries.

533 H SPANISH 1   Grade 9   5.0 CR
This course challenges students to learn the fundamental principles of Spanish in greater depth. Emphasis is placed on the four communication skills: reading comprehension, listening comprehension, writing and speaking. Special emphasis will be placed on communication in the target language. Language learning is facilitated through projects, presentations, and technology-based activities. Students will also investigate the cultures of the respective countries.  This course will place rigorous demands upon student’s study skills and work ethic in completing homework/projects.

534 CP SPANISH 2   Grades 10-12   5.0 CR
Prerequisite: CP Language Level 1 or higher
This course is a continuation of Level 1 languages at a college level. It will focus on literature, history, culture, and communication skills through project work, presentations, and technology-based activities, along with the use of culturally authentic materials.

535 H SPANISH 2   Grades 10-12   5.0 CR
Prerequisite: CP Language Level 1 or higher
Dual Enrollment Option through WCCC: 3 Credits
This course is a continuation of Level 1 languages at an honors level. This faster-paced class will focus heavily on communication through projects, presentations, and technology-based activities, and will explore culture through history, literature, and authentic materials.

536 CP SPANISH 3   Grades 11-12   5.0 CR
Prerequisite: CP Language Level 2
This course is a continuation of Level 2 CP. Although this is not an honors level class, it will begin to focus on short pieces of literature, history, culture, and advanced levels of communication skills through projects, presentations, and technology-based activities and will utilize culturally authentic materials. It is designed for students who are not interested in taking an honors level class, but who are interested in continuing their language studies at the college level.

537 H SPANISH 3   Grades 11-12   5.0 CR 
Prerequisite: CP Language Level 2 or higher
Dual Enrollment Option through WCCC: 3 Credits
This is an honors-level course. It will focus on literature and advanced levels of speaking, listening, reading and writing skills. It is designed for students who are seeking an honors-level program. 

538 AP SPANISH LANGUAGE   Grade 12   5.0 CR 
Prerequisite: CP Language Level 3 or higher
Dual Enrollment Option through WCCC: 3 Credits
The AP Language course, mainly conducted in the target language, should help prepare students to demonstrate their level of proficiency across three communicative modes; Interpersonal, Interpretive, and Presentational, and the five-goal areas outlined in the Standards for Foreign Language Learning in the 21st Century which include communication, cultures, connections, comparisons, and communities. The course is meant to be comparable to college and university courses that focus on speaking and writing in the target language at an advanced level.