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<p class="fontlook">CHINESE I<BR>
Full Year<BR>
Grade Level: 7th<BR>
<p class="fontlook">Chinese I is an introductory course to the Chinese language and cultures. The course fouces developing basic speech and listening skills of the language. Writing Chinese characters is also introduced in this course. Basic Chinese grammar is taught through daily expressions and simple dialogues. In this course students learn the Pinyin (the Chinese alphabets) and basic daily used vocabulary.  Students also learn about the Chinese cultures, traditions, and the people through multimedia teaching materials and field trips.                
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<p class="fontlook">FRENCH I<BR>
Full Year<BR>
Grade Level: 7th<BR>
<p class="fontlook">The French program in the 7th grade uses the same textbook and workbooks that the French1 students use in the H.S. They will learn to communicate in French in specific daily life situations. Students will develop speaking and writing skills through the use of basic grammar rules and sentence structure. Culture of the different French speaking countries will be introduced to them.
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<p class="fontlook">FRENCH II<BR>
Full Year<BR>
Grade Level: 8th<BR>
<p class="fontlook">The French program in the 8th grade uses the same textbook and workbooks that French
II students use in the High School. Students will learn how to express themselves in a 
more creative way. They will be able to converse giving more details and descriptions 
including simple comparisons. They will express themselves in basic narration in the 
past, present, and future tenses. They will be comfortable expressing their personal 
wishes and needs. 
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<p class="fontlook">SPANISH I<BR>
Full Year<BR>
Grade Level: 7th<BR>

<p class="fontlook">The Spanish language program for 7th grade emphasizes learning through a communicative approach in which students function with contexts they are likely to encounter in Spanish-speaking countries or with Spanish speakers in the United States. Grammar, pronunciation and cultural aspects of language study are used as tools to accomplish functional tasks.
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<p class="fontlook">SPANISH II<BR>
Full Year<BR>
Grade Level: 7th and 8th<BR>
<p class="fontlook">The Realidades program is based on the belief that the purpose of learning Spanish is to communicate with the people who speak it and to understand their cultures.  To this end, the vocabulary, grammar and readings presented in each chapter of the textbook are organized around a specific theme relevant to the student’s life.  The course will ultimately enable students to interpret written and spoken language on a variety of topics. 
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<p class="fontlook">SPANISH III<BR>
Full Year<BR>
Grade Level: 8th<BR>

<p class="fontlook">This course aims to increase vocabulary and to reinforce the major grammatical concepts that will be necessary at the advanced level.  The course is geared toward developing oral, reading and writing skills through the use of individual, paired and group activities.  These activities, which may be oral, written or internet-based, serve to enhance language acquisition and knowledge of the literature and customs of the Spanish-speaking world.
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