Spanish I                                                                      Recommended Grade(s) 9,10,11,12
Beginning Spanish includes vocabulary, writing, reading, and the building of oral narrative skills.  A strong emphasis is placed on grammar, sentence structure, and audio-lingual skills.
Requirements NA                                                                      Semester(s) 2

Spanish II                                                                    Recommended Grade(s) 9,10,11,12 
Spanish II emphasizes the grammatical system of the language with an intensive study of structure and verb usage.  Vocabulary is built on reading and listening skills and is thematically based.  Students will increase oral communication through dialogues.
Requirements C- or higher in Spanish I                                     Semester(s) 2

Spanish III                                                                   Recommended Grade(s) 10,11,12
This course refines the students’ understanding of cultural and linguistic differences.  Students express themselves through both written and oral means with a high level of accuracy using basic tenses while learning more advances in grammar skills.  Reading may include short stories, poetry, legends, newspaper articles, and magazine articles and information about the history, geography, and culture of the countries where Spanish is spoken.
Requirements C- or higher in Spanish II                                    Semester(s)  2

Honors Spanish IV                                                       Recommended Grade(s) 11,12
The focus of this course is reading.  The reading of short stories, excerpts from novels and plays, poems, and magazine articles enable students to increase their ability to read with a high degree of comprehension.  Oral conversations, structured oral exercises and the unique textbook treatment of vocabulary provide opportunities for students to maintain and develop their listening and speaking skills.
Requirements B in Spanish III & with instructor’s approval      Semester(s) 2

Honors Spanish V                                                        Recommended Grade(s) 11,12
Honors Spanish V includes a detailed study of Spanish grammar.  The course stresses the four primary language skills: reading, writing, listening, and speaking.  The goal of the course is to teach students to read and listen with sensitivity, to write cogently and persuasively, and to speak as fluently and correctly as possible.  Literature, authentic media sources, and history are included in the class tools to help teach the four primary language skills.
Requirements B- in Honors Spanish IV & with instructor’s approval Semester(s)  2