The World Language Department offers five languages: Spanish, French, German, Latin, Sign Language, and Chinese. In addition, Arabic is offered through our partnership with LCCC (see course description below). The core student skills focus on speaking, listening, reading, and writing in the target language. Students also interact with the products, practices and perspectives of the cultures and communities being studied. Students who plan to attend a college/university are strongly advised to schedule a minimum of two years of one world language and are encouraged to take more. Students applying to more competitive colleges/universities should complete four or five years of a world language in order to satisfy more demanding entrance requirements. The ability to communicate with respect and cultural understanding in more than one language is an essential element of global competence in the 21st century.
The 500 Courses: World Languages
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- apAdvanced Placement
- hHonors
- pltwProject Lead The Way
- dcDual Credit
- ahcArts & Humanities Credit
- tacTech Applications Credit
- ncaaNCAA/Clearinghouse
- 2 Semesters
- 1 Credit
- Grades 9,10,11,12
The emphasis in this course is directed toward the four basic language skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. The target language is spoken in the classroom to develop comprehension and conversation. These two skills are reinforced through the use of audio, video, and technology. Reading and writing skills are developed…
- 2 Semesters
- 1 Credit
- Grades 9,10,11,12
Prerequisite: Spanish 1 CP The emphasis in this course is continued development of the four language skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing. The target language is spoken in the classroom to develop the skills of comprehension and conversation Proficiency and cultural awareness are strengthened in the classroom by using the…
- 2 Semesters
- 1 Credit
- Grades 9,10,11,12
Prerequisites: Final grade of 90% in Spanish 1 CP and/or teacher recommendation. The target language is spoken extensively in the classroom to develop the skills of comprehension and conversation. The rigor of this course is designed for students who demonstrate a strong interest and motivation in language study. The emphasis…
- 2 Semesters
- 1 Credit
- Grades 10,11,12
Prerequisite: Spanish 2 Honors/CP The emphasis in this course is continued development of the four language skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing. Communication in the target language is expected and the instructor will use the target language extensively to develop the skills of comprehension and conversation. Other objectives include using…
- 2 Semesters
- 1 Credit
- Grades 10,11
Prerequisites: Final grade of 85% in Spanish 2 Honors and/or teacher recommendation. The target language is spoken exclusively in the classroom to develop the skills of comprehension and conversation. The rigor of this course is designed for students who demonstrate a strong interest and motivation in language study. The emphasis…
- 2 Semesters
- 1 Credit
- Grade 11
Prerequisite: Spanish 3 Honors/CP Students continuing their language study in this level should have a strong interest and motivation to increase their proficiency level. The emphasis in this course is continued development of the four language skills listening, speaking, reading and writing. Communication in the target language is expected and…
- 2 Semesters
- 1 Credit
- Grades 11,12
Prerequisites: Final grade of 85% in Spanish 3 Honors and/or teacher recommendation. The target language is spoken exclusively in the classroom to develop the skills of comprehension and conversation. The rigor of this course is designed for students who demonstrate a strong interest and motivation in language study. The emphasis…
- 2 Semesters
- 1 Credit
- Grade 12
Prerequisite: Spanish 4 Honors/CP Students continuing their language study in this level should have a strong interest and motivation to increase their proficiency level. The emphasis in this course is continued development of the four language skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing. Communication in the target language is expected and…
- 2 Semesters
- 1 Credit
- Grade 12
Prerequisites: Final grade of 85% in Spanish 4 Honors and/or teacher recommendation. The target language is used exclusively in the classroom. The syllabus for this course has been College Board approved and students are expected to have a strong interest and motivation for language study. The AP College Board themes…
- 2 Semesters
- 1 Credit
- Grade 12
Prerequisites: Final grade of 85% in Spanish 4 Honors and/or Spanish AP Language & Culture and/or teacher recommendation. The target language is used exclusively in the classroom. The syllabus for this course has been College Board approved and students are expected to have a strong interest in literature and motivation…
- 2 Semesters
- 1 Credit
- Grades 9,10
Prerequisite: Final placement in this course is determined by a placement test that focuses on students’ reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills. This course is designed for students who have experience speaking Spanish in a home and/or community setting. It is designed for students to expand and build upon their…
- 2 Semesters
- 1 Credit
- Grades 10,11,12
Prerequisite: Heritage Spanish 1 or final placement in this course is determined by a placement test that focuses on students’ reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills. This course is designed for students who have experience speaking Spanish in a home and/or community setting and seek to further develop academic skills…
- 2 Semesters
- 1 Credit
- Grades 9,10,11,12
The emphasis in this course is directed toward the four basic language skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. The target language is spoken in the classroom to develop comprehension and conversation. These two skills are reinforced through the use of audio, video, and technology. Reading and writing skills are developed…
- 2 Semesters
- 1 Credit
- Grades 9,10,11,12
Prerequisite: French 1 CP The emphasis in this course is continued development of the four language skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing. The target language is spoken in the classroom to develop the skills of comprehension and conversation. Proficiency and cultural awareness is strengthened in the classroom by using the…
- 2 Semesters
- 1 Credit
- Grades 9,10,11,12
Prerequisites: Final grade of 90% in French 1 CP and/or teacher recommendation. The target language is spoken extensively in the classroom to develop the skills of comprehension and conversation. The rigor of this course is designed for students who demonstrate a strong interest and motivation in language study. The emphasis…
- 2 Semesters
- 1 Credit
- Grades 10,11,12
Prerequisite: French 2 Honors/CP The emphasis in this course is continued development of the four language skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing. Communication in the target language is expected and the instructor will use the target language extensively to develop the skills of comprehension and conversation. Other objectives include using…
- 2 Semesters
- 1 Credit
- Grades 10,11,12
Prerequisites: Final grade of 85% in French 2 Honors and/or teacher recommendation. The target language is spoken exclusively in the classroom to develop the skills of comprehension and conversation. The rigor of this course is designed for students who demonstrate a strong interest and motivation in language study. The emphasis…
- 2 Semesters
- 1 Credit
- Grades 11,12
Prerequisite: French 3 Honors/CP Students continuing their language study in this level should have a strong interest and motivation to increase their proficiency level. The emphasis in this course is continued development of the four language skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing. Communication in the target language is expected and…
- 2 Semesters
- 1 Credit
- Grades 11,12
Prerequisites: Final grade of 85% in French 3 Honors and/or teacher recommendation. The target language is spoken exclusively in the classroom to develop the skills of comprehension and conversation. The rigor of this course is designed for students who demonstrate a strong interest and motivation in language study. The emphasis…
- 2 Semesters
- 1 Credit
- Grade 12
Prerequisite: French 4 Honors/CP Students continuing their language study in this level should have a strong interest and motivation to increase their proficiency level. The emphasis in this course is continued development of the four language skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing. Communication in the target language is expected and…
- 2 Semesters
- 1 Credit
- Grade 12
Prerequisites: Final grade of 85% in French 4 Honors and/or teacher recommendation. The target language is used exclusively in the classroom. The syllabus for this course has been College Board approved and students are expected to have a strong interest and motivation for language study. The AP College Board themes…
- 2 Semesters
- 1 Credit
- Grades 9,10,11,12
The emphasis in this course is directed toward the four basic language skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. The target language is spoken in the classroom to develop comprehension and conversation. These two skills are reinforced through the use of audio, video, and technology. Reading and writing skills are developed…
- 2 Semesters
- 1 Credit
- Grades 9,10,11,12
Prerequisite: German 1 CP The emphasis in this course is continued development of the four language skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing. The target language is spoken in the classroom to develop the skills of comprehension and conversation. Proficiency and cultural awareness is strengthened in the classroom by using the…
- 2 Semesters
- 1 Credit
- Grades 9,10,11,12
Prerequisites: Final grade of 90% in German 1 CP and/or teacher recommendation. The target language is spoken extensively in the classroom to develop the skills of comprehension and conversation. The rigor of the course is designed for students who demonstrate a strong interest and motivation in language study. The emphasis…
- 2 Semesters
- 1 Credit
- Grades 10,11,12
Prerequisite: German 2 Honors/CP The emphasis in this course is continued development of the four language skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing. Communication in the target language is expected and the instructor will use the target language extensively to develop the skills of comprehension and conversation. Other objectives include using…
- 2 Semesters
- 1 Credit
- Grades 10,11,12
Prerequisites: Final grade of 85% in German 2 Honors and/or teacher recommendation. The target language is spoken exclusively in the classroom to develop the skills of comprehension and conversation. The rigor of this course is designed for students who demonstrate a strong interest and motivation in language study. The emphasis…
- 2 Semesters
- 1 Credit
- Grades 11,12
Prerequisite: German 3 Honors/CP Students continuing their language study in this level should have a strong interest and motivation to increase their proficiency level. The emphasis in this course is continued development of the four language skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing. Communication in the target language is expected and…
- 2 Semesters
- 1 Credit
- Grades 11,12
Prerequisites: Final grade of 85% in German 3 Honors and/or teacher recommendation. The target language is spoken exclusively in the classroom to develop the skills of comprehension and conversation. The rigor of this course is designed for students who demonstrate a strong interest and motivation in language study. The emphasis…
- 2 Semesters
- 1 Credit
- Grade 12
Prerequisite: German 4 Honors/CP Students continuing their language study in this level should have a strong interest and motivation to increase their proficiency level. The emphasis in this course is continued development of the four language skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing. Communication in the target language is expected and…
- 2 Semesters
- 1 Credit
- Grade 12
Prerequisites: Final grade of 85% in German 4 Honors and/or teacher recommendation. The target language is used exclusively in the classroom. The syllabus for this course has been College Board approved and students are expected to have a strong interest and motivation for language study. The AP College Board themes…
- 2 Semesters
- 1 Credit
- Grades 9,10,11,12
NOTE: This course is only available in an online format through Parkland’s Virtual Academy. This course presents the phonological, grammatical, and semantic systems of Latin, the mother language of today’s Romance languages (French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese and Romanian). Instruction stresses Latin’s influence upon the English language, particularly in the area…
- 2 Semesters
- 1 Credit
- Grades 10,11,12
NOTE: This course is only available in an online format through Parkland’s Virtual Academy. Prerequisite: Final grade of 70% in Latin 1 CP and/or teacher recommendation. This course is a continuation of Latin I. It is a more intensive study of the Latin language. Students will continue to expand their…
- 2 Semesters
- 1 Credit
- Grades 9,10,11,12
This beginning language course will provide an introduction to the signed alphabet and basic sign language. New Vocabulary and language patterns will be provided for expressive and receptive practice. Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to communicate in a limited degree with the deaf and hard-of-hearing…
- 2 Semesters
- 1 Credit
- Grades 10,11,12
Prerequisite: Sign Language 1 CP This course is a continuation of the Sign Language 1 course. More advanced vocabulary and expressions will be introduced and basic skills will be reinforced to produce a greater proficiency of communication. Upon successful completion of this course, students will have a solid foundation in…
- 2 Semesters
- 1 Credit
- Grades 11,12
Prerequisite: Sign Language 2 CP This course will review and build upon vocabulary from Sign Language 2. Emphasis will be placed on receptive and expressive skills to produce greater proficiency in the language. Many interpreting skills will be used. Classroom interaction in Sign Language is expected. This is also a…
- 2 Semesters
- 1 Credit
- Grade 12
Prerequisite: Sign Language 3 CP The purpose of this course is to enable students to further develop advanced skills in American Sign Language through a linguistic, communicative, and cultural approach to language acquisition. Emphasis is placed on receptive and expressive signing, applied grammar, cross-cultural understanding, and real-life applications.
- 1 Semester
- 1 Credit
- Grades 9,10,11,12
This is a beginning level course that will introduce students to Mandarin Chinese. In this course, students will learn listening, speaking, reading and writing skills through activities that are designed for students who are just starting their studies of this language. Students will learn to express themselves using an ever-increasing…
- 1 Semester
- 1 Credit
- Grades 9,10,11,12
Prerequisite: Chinese 1 CP This course builds on the listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills taught in Chinese 1. The course includes a study of the Chinese phonetic system, character writing, sentence structure, and expanded knowledge of Chinese culture. Further acquisition of language skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing…
- 1 Semester
- 1 Credit
- Grades 9,10,11,12
This course is designed for students as an introduction to Arabic script and letter pronunciation, basic conversation skills, and gradual building of reading, writing, speaking, and listening skills at a beginning level. Aspects of Arab culture/history will also be introduced. This course is offered for dual enrollment for 3 credits…
- 1 Semester
- 1 Credit
- Grades 9,10,11,12
Prerequisite: Arabic 1 CP Arabic 2 is the continuation of Arabic 1. This course will help students to develop basic skills in aural comprehension, speaking, reading, and writing. Basic grammatical concepts will be reviewed, and more complex grammatical and sentence structures will be presented. Students will also be introduced to…